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R10 vs iPhone 13 Pro on Video

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MarshallG
MarshallG Veteran Member • Posts: 8,951
Re: R10 vs iPhone 13 Pro on Video

tkbslc wrote:

MarshallG wrote:

tkbslc wrote:

MarshallG wrote:

And how does iPhone do zooming in on a subject and holding focus?

iphones have great autofocus actually. PDAF for many years now.

Zooming in on a subject while recording makes for horrible video, don't do that. iPhone can do it, but you get digital zoom with lots of artifacts.

Zooming before recording works but stick with the 3 native focal lengths for good results.

Or tracking focus of moving objects?

again, very well

Or controlling the exposure or focus points?

both are available with a tap

Or choosing between deep and shallow depth of field?

Cinematic mode with fake blur is pretty decent if you background isn't too complex.

But let’s be honest, APS-C with a wide angle lens isn't going to have shallow DOF either. iPhone 13 pro lens is equivalent to f3.75 lens on 1.6x crop for DOF equivalence.

Ok, take some photos or videos of hummingbirds or bald eagles with an iPhone and let us know how it works out.

I love iPhone and I ordered the 14Pro, but I don’t have illusions that it can outperform my R5.

Moving the goalposts just a bit aren't we? OP was comparing wide angle video with an R10, not against a R5 and super telephoto prime tracking wildlife. Not sure why you seem to feel so threatened here.

It does not threaten me a bit. I’m just trying to answer this honestly. Shooting ambient light indoors at f/5.6 isn’t going to deliver great results. Either use a faster lens or add light. If that’s a corner case where the iPhone will be better, because its lens isn’t f/5.6, good for you, but it doesn’t make the iPhone an overall better camera, because it is not.

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