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iPhone 13 Pro with Waterproof Housing, vs TG6?

Started Jan 24, 2022 | Discussions thread
SafariBob
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Re: iPhone 13 Pro with Waterproof Housing, vs TG6?

kelpdiver wrote:

SafariBob wrote:

kelpdiver wrote:

SafariBob wrote:

above water the iPhone will take better pictures. Bigger sensor, newer sensor, no zoom, and better software.

inferior lens, all the same.

i would be extremely surprised if that was the case

Compare the width of the pinhole lenses in the 13 pro to the compacts - it's a fraction of the size. That forces the fixed focal length, but can't get past the limitations of that size.

Also, while the wide angle camera of the 13 pro pairs with a larger 44mm sensor (versus the TG6's 28mm, that 6x lens has to be paired with a 12mm sensor to get that effective focal length.

the iPhone has a wider aperture, as far as I can tell at all focal lengths. To the extent where it’s gathering more light throughout even taking sensor size into account, as far as I can tell.

Meanwhile, a good compact camera with a 1" lens has a 116mm sensor. The 4/3rds go to 225, and the FF sits at 860.

that’s reasonable, but the device itself is waterproof to a certain level, so flooding isn’t a big deal unless your very deep.

"Apple states all four iPhone 13 models can be submerged and protected in water up to 6 meters deep for up to 30 minutes."

So no, not deep at all.

The other dilemma for the OP is that the 14 is said to finally play catch up with Samsung and the others on megapixels. 12mp seems hard to believe in this day, for $999.

Maybe. I think the 13 was a fairly large bumb

12mp versus 30-108 (Samsung G21 Ultra).

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