Starting to learn more about the iPhone 16 Pro Max camera
Posted By RichC on October 9, 2024
It has been quite the improvement when it comes to the camera, especially in switching from the iPhone 7 Plus (a great smartphone) to the new iPhone 16 Pro Max. I’ve really yet to learn how to best use the new features, but “out of the box” it just takes excellent photos (that link means little after 8400 posts and most with photos). 😊
An immediately noticeable change is when in low-light settings. The better normal 1x camera lens, vastly improved sensor and “magic,” when it comes to digitally processing the photos in the iPhone itself, is like night and day. Above is a driveway Sunday night photo while taking out the garbage. It was a quick point and shoot to see how well it captured a dark scene. I’m impressed.
Then next two “lunch” photos were manually controlling the f-stop of the lens … the one on the left being fully open (as in low light or selective focus) and the one on the right fully stopped closed (maximizing the depth of field). Again, very impressed and love having control rather than trying to fool the iPhone using “portrait mode” or the longer lens. My only “immediate” gripe is that the new touch sensor camera control button is challenging to operate. I would not want to be trying to quickly change settings while taking photos — but as with touch-a-glass-display typing, perhaps it will grow on me and I can improve?
For now, it is nice to have the photography controls again — back to my old hobby.
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