iPhone 16 Pro camera review: change these settings for best results

We always wanted to make a video entirely filmed on an iPhone and here it is. After a few weeks of testing, The Verge’s supervising producer Vjeran Pavic talks about his experience making this video, shares his best practices to and reviews the new features of the iPhone 16 Pro’s camera including the new 48MP ultra wide lens, 4K 120fps slow motion and photographic styles. Presented by @T-Mobile

00:00 Best iPhone for videos and photos?
00:58 Video (4K 120ps slow motion, accessories)
03:57 Video (third party apps, ProRes Apple Log)
05:37 Photos (favorite photographic styles and settings
07:42 48MP Ultra wide lens review and macro photos
08:08 5x telephoto lens
08:32 Photo edits (RAW or HEIF?)
09:39 Camera Control
11:14 Production issues with large files
14:00 Quick recap
14:56 Conclusion and newfound appreciation

[TheVerge]

There are no hard rules, paste your favorite settings

[javiermurillo]

I really liked this format, for some reason the last videos had some lack of storytelling and deep content, but this one feels specially good, kudos and I would love to see more like this. Thanks T-Mobile for helping the Verge to produce this.

[SuitcaseMonkey]

I’ve been using iPhone only since the 6S for all videos on this channel. 40 million views later, (without a gimble, rig, luts, or any colour correction) the average person has no idea it isn’t a high end camera.

PS. I also cannot get into camera control. 🤷‍♂️

[HspncAtheDisco]

I definitely could see this replacing an entry-level Mirrorless DSLR. If you're on a budget, you're probably better off just getting an iphone and rigging it out than a Sony A73 and rigging it out. But you've GOTTA put in the work to make the iphone look good, cause it's pretty rough straight out of the iPhone camera app. Get an ND filter and an app like the Blackmagic recording app, set your shutter angle to 180, and shoot in Pro Res LT, with Apple Log. Turn off auto-white balance and auto-exposure. Nobody will be able to tell you're shooting on a phone. It looks REALLY good.

[safe]

the problem i have with photographic styles is i just don't want to stand there for 1 minute flicking around trying to pick the best style based on subtle differences. i want to just shoot and move on. ideally i want my phone to just be smarter than tell me to figure it out. personally, i just stick with standard but dial the tone down to like -50. i often will quickly lower the exposure on shots since it has the tendency to overexpose. i think maybe if we could just pick our 3 favorite styles and have a nice 1 2 3 shortcut on the viewfinder, that would be ideal.

[admiralteddy]

Can you do one for the pixel series? :)

[hyr]

same here. i use the camera control button to launch the camera app and thats it.

it's too stiff compared to normal camera shutter buttons to do "half" or full clicks without shifting the phone and affecting the framing of the photos i want to take. the touch screen controls are superior and since iphone4, more natural and intuitive for how i use the phone camera. 🙂

[OCD.Reader]

Really loved the video. I love this type of camera reviews. Looking forward to more such videos.

[maddada]

Really amazing video! Please do one for the S24 Ultra (or S25) and Vivo X200 Ultra.

[steveasher]

Great video. Thanks. I kept scrolling back to make sure I got it. Saved this video for future reference.

[fog]

Vjeran showcasing the sunset neighborhood!

[nyom_nyom]

Those 120Hz videos look awesome, and the gold and quiet photographic style is just 🤌so good. Can't wait to got 16 Pro Max in my hand. Thanks for beautiful footages and informations!

[gheatza]

thank you for this, the iPhone starts looking yummier and yummier 🙂

[NathanHolritz]

Wasn’t clear about the name of the app you mentioned at about 4:30 with the helpful luts. Will you share that here? Thanks! 🙏

[astrohgamingZero]

There’s always the pre-travel discussion. Take the real camera + heavy tripod + backpack of accessories or the iPhone and $20 Amazon 60” compact tripod. I like the rose gold toned down, cool rose, or pro-raw which few seem to know about.

[ak_hoops]

Really really like this video style!
My 15 pro stays in Rich Contrast and I take my RAW photos to Lightroom to edit.

[oelph]

Fantastic video. It amazes me that the kings of design can mess up the camera button so much.

[adamalexander]

Awesome, informative video! Could you point us toward any info on the audio feature improvements you mentioned at the end?

[yashs]

Great video! Keep this series going! Link to the desktop wallpaper pls? 3:38

[rowan]

Really nice video, thanks Vjeran - any word on whether we can save tone settings for photographic styles?