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A7IV vs iPhone pro 14 for videography ?

Started 6 months ago | Discussions thread
Roger Wilco Junior Member • Posts: 39
Re: A7IV vs iPhone pro 14 for videography ?

I used to say for most people iPhone videography/photography had progressed so far there was little reason to upgrade into an actual camera setup unless you were professionally obligated to or just enjoyed using cameras.

Lately, though, I've been so disappointed with the quality coming from the latest iPhones. The colors and noise reduction are so over the top that I've gotten more "uncanny valley" sort of results out of mine (iPhone 13 Pro). You can bypass this a bit with third-party apps but it takes the fun and ease of using a phone.

That said, if I'm using an actual camera to video something I want to share immediately, or close to it, I video in a non-log color profile (usually S-Cinetone on my A7Siii or Cine-4 on an A7C), bring the footage into something like Adobe Premiere Rush (free, pretty simple and easy video editor) with a SD dongle, and can have it edited and published in just a few minutes.

All THAT said, the iPhone video look is so ubiquitous it's probably a nonissue in real life. If your client is happy with the colors then I wouldn't hesitate.

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