iPhone 16 Pro VS. A Professional Photographer (eye opening camera test and review)

Today we are testing the camera capability of the Apple iPhone 16 pro.

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[RanftEvan]

Hope y'all enjoy this one even though its out a few weeks after launch. It takes a while to get all these examples and get an accurate outlook/opinion on these smartphone camera. Always appreciate you watching!

[chromegator]

I like how many examples you put in these videos. Easier to trust opinions after seeing so many situations

[FieldingSmith]

Coming from the 12pro, the 16pro has been a big upgrade for me. I’m trying to use it more for both photo and video to complement my normal camera setup, though video is a struggle for me in general. Thankfully mine didn’t have the blue streaks in the main sensor for nightmode shots (there are several people reporting this now, mainly in the smartphone astro groups). And hopefully they can make the camera button a better/more useful feature… for now I’ve turned it off.

[jonbo]

I just got the iPhone 16 Pro Max, and as a photographer, I’m thrilled with the quality. It’s definitely an amazing upgrade from the 13 Pro Max and will serve as a great B-cam for both video and photography moving forward.

One thing I wish they would add for creators is the ability to customize the dedicated photo button. It would be great to choose which functions to have readily accessible, allowing me to eliminate ones I rarely use and arrange others for quicker access. This kind of software update would give users more control, letting us tailor the experience to fit our personal workflow, no matter what we’re using the device for.

[Skylda]

You're the first to say what I was thinking. Finally, the photos are a bit sharper and not as soft as before. Everyone sees that as criticism, but I think it's great.

[TheRyanMaybee]

You’ve made some really great points, Evan. Your reasonings were essentially the same things I had in mind before I upgraded the other day. I’ve now gone from three generations of the “Pro” lineup (11, 13, and now 16). I might have stretched another year of my 13 Pro, but I’m satisfied with the new features and overall performance of having a new device to take full advantage of.

The photo quality is great so far, I just have to learn how to have fun with mobile photography; iPhones lack the creative connection that something with buttons and knobs has.

[nayyuuuuuuiu]

along with steven divish, this is the channel i appreciate a lot fpr photography. love from india ❤

[kevinj]

Loved this video, can’t wait to see your comparison video between iPhone and pixel

[insomnia]

Great vid as always! Can’t wait to see your pixel vs iPhone video 🤘🏻

[shezzbeckstowers]

Thanks so much for an honest review. I have a iPhone 13 Pro Max. I was gonna get a iPhone 15 Pro Max and I didn’t wanna spend the money for the 16 so you help me make my decision. I’m gonna get the iPhone 15 Pro Max. I’m also just do YouTube TikTok videos fitness videos

[unstoppable]

Hi, Evan. I was waiting for your video cause i loved the previous iPhone videos and the photos you took. I have a few workflow related questions for you, if you can share.
1. When you edit, is your True Tone on or off?
2. When you edit, at what level you keep your iphone screen brightness
3. when you took pics with the 16 pro max, did you went with the exposure at -0.3 or less or you left it on 0?

Thanks a lot. Again, great video!

[danielanderson]

Hi Evan, I love all the posts on your channel. They’re so valuable and I’ve learned so much in a really short time span. What I’d really love to see is a video where you talk about editing pro raw right off the iPhone. I shoot a on lumix s5ii and edit those images on my Mac, but since the iPhone wins out on the convenience factor, I’d love to improve my photo editing game in-phone.

[daquiksta]

Glad to see a well prepared video with great pictures. Thanks for caring about your audience and not the hype!

[Flamamacue]

Appreciate the detailed comparison on the UW - in all the reviews I've seen so far no one has covered it anywhere near as well as you. I use my 15 Pro a lot for various BTS and snapshots alongside my pro gear and find the "smartphone crunch" of the 13mm and 77mm a little too noticeable. I use the 13mm probably the most and seeing that it looks closer to the 24 is what I was hoping for when I heard the 13mm sensor was getting a bump. Nice surprise to see the tele sensor got improved but a shame they moved the 3x to a 5x. Always thought 77mm was a much better focal length and not too tight.

[WillNewcomb]

Thanks. I have been planning to upgrade my i12pm to an i16pm but have held off because many reviewers say it's not better than the 15pm in many cases. I think your video says otherwise.

[lookforbeauty]

Things I miss on the iPhone:
1/ Manual control like the Samsung app has. A true manual mode. Being able to take real long exposure photos
2/ "Real" focal lengths on the lenses, not cropping
3/ More user-friendly focus and exposure dissociation. I find it very uncomfortable to focus and expose
4/ 48 megapixels on all lenses

[csilt]

Thanks for explaining about RAW on an iPhone. Also, those zoom images look really nice. Its crazy that you can take professional looking photos on an iPhone these days. Crazy times in so many ways..

[WARVIATION]

im getting iphone 16 pro and im excited, thank you for this video.

[davechia]

Great comparison and learn a lot from your presentation. Thank you!

[jeremyg]

At 5:27 the iPhone 15 Pro is likely cropping into the main camera, which seems to happen in low lighting more often with the old 3x zoom.