Mike recommended listening to the PhotoActive Podcast, episode #150 about iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max. Jeff Carlson and Kirk McElhearn are deep into the details of these devices. Listen once, play with your iPhone - any iPhone camera - and then listen again. In this episode they did not have the new iPhones but are reading into the specifications. Very enlightening. After getting hands-on they will review again.
Notes from show
- iPhone 15 Pro and ProMax use USB-C (officially USB 3.2 Gen 2)
- Example test for 48MP HEIF, 48MP JPEG and 12MP RAW @ 10:16
- Recording video to external SSD @ 15:15
- 5X tetra-prismatic lens on iPhone 15 Pro Max is 12MP sensor @ 16:30
PhotoActive links to the PetaPixel team video The iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max Review for Photographers on YouTube. Again, listen, look at the examples and then review your Camera settings. I found the hint to record video to an SD card interesting and worth experimenting.
Carolyn offered another resource by Jonathan Casey iPhone 15 Pro Max Camera Tips and Tricks You Need to Try. A few notes on this video:
- Fix shifting White Balance @ 0:20
- Change photo resolutions @ 1:06
- When to use different resolutions @ 2:42
- Shooting video in ProRes Log @ 4:38
- External recording to SSD @ 5:33
- Apply Portrait Mode to Regular Photo @ 8:45 - plus change when editing.
Charlene has found Blackmagic Camera App on iPhone 15 Pro that is Wow! in reviews by Michael Tobin posted to YouTube. Do read the show notes for links on his gear.
A couple notes on Blackmagic Camera features:
- Hold camera vertically but record in landscape orientation
- Recording video to external source @ 6:41 with Beastgrip Universal Cage
- Log Profile for video (this is news to me … pro possibilities)
