iPhone Photography: Just curious is any one out there has taken iphone pictures and how do they compare to point and shoot cameras. Also, any one planning or has order the iphone 6 or...

gee4time

Just curious is any one out there has taken iphone pictures and how do they compare to point and shoot cameras. Also, any one planning or has order the iphone 6 or 6 plus. I've seen online some outstanding pictures taken with the iphones before, but lack information on technical specs.

Thank you,

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

Assuming the ithing you want is technically on par with current Samsung products, results can be stunning.

Comparing them to point and shoots makes no sense because they will do better than many but not better than the larger sensor P&Ss like the RX100 or brand new LX100. "Point and Shoot" is no longer a meaningful category.

My son and granddaughters keep providing me with Galaxy S4 and S5 photos that can be Lightroomed into 13x19 prints that shock me every time.

Based on their results, I got a new S5 and am impressed. But, it is not hard to push it beyond its limitations.

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

bsprague wrote:

Assuming the ithing you want is technically on par... (show quote)

Agree. I'm consistently amazed just how good the images from my Samsung Galaxy s5 are. While I'm not giving up my dSLR any time soon, I'm constantly impressed by the sharpness, detail, color saturation, relative lack of distortion and CA and its ability to extract details from shaded areas. No need to carry a more portable point & shoot for me. Even when I leave my beloved dslr at home I always have a good camera with me. Attached is an example straight out of the phone with no post processing. Look at it in full resolution. See the sharpness of the chalk on the bIack board near the entrance. See also the details under the heavily shaded shed to the left of the main building and the clarity of the text on the top of the two silos. I can't get images this good from my wife's highly touted iPhone camera.

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mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

gee4time wrote:

Just curious is any one out there has taken iphone pictures and how do they compare to point and shoot cameras. Also, any one planning or has order the iphone 6 or 6 plus. I've seen online some outstanding pictures taken with the iphones before, but lack information on technical specs.

Thank you,

I think the new iPhones are still 8mp, while the Samsung Galaxy s5 is 16mp. Of course, megapixels counts aren't everything.

gee4time

I just went surfing google for images taken with iphone 5 and before and compare to android phones by HTC, Samsung, etc. Most comparisons are virtually the same. However, where the iphone excelled where the range images taken of everything from macros, portraits, architecture, landscape and panoramas.
What is especially noticeable is the dynamic range each picture shows.

Anyhow, thanks to everyone for your opinions. The information I gleam from google has help me to decide on the iphone 6 plus.

Happy shooting with the Samsung's, HTC's, etc.

SharpShooter Loc: NorCal

gee4time wrote:

Just curious is any one out there has taken iphone pictures and how do they compare to point and shoot cameras. Also, any one planning or has order the iphone 6 or 6 plus. I've seen online some outstanding pictures taken with the iphones before, but lack information on technical specs.
Thank you,

Gee, I've been using an iPhone since 08, but I certainly don't use the camera for photography(snaps yes, fotos no).
That said, probably the two best photography gallery shows I've ever seen were done on iPhones.
I will be getting the new 6 in a few months. Had they only come out with the plus(+)model, I would have gone to a different phone. I was pretty relieved when the new std. 6 had only grown by 3/8" to accommodate the TV screen aspect ratio.
Gee, never forget, that Galexies are for children!! :lol:
SS

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

SharpShooter wrote:

Gee, never forget, that Galexies are for children!! :lol:
SS

That's Galaxies, not Galexies. Apparently some children were absent from school that day. :)

By the way, my wife has an iPhone 5C issued by her company. I've played with it extensively. My biggest take aways were the lack of flexibility, the antiquated interface, the lack of several features I rely upon, (among them, live widgets, the inability to change the "permanent" apps on the screen bottom, and the lack of non home screen storage for little used apps) and of course, the miserable battery life and the diminutive screen size. For the life of me I can't figure out why its so popular. Yes there are many great apps, but there are also many great apps for Android. The iPhone has very few user updatable configuration settings and as a result the phone is so simple to use that even a child can learn everything there is to learn about it in a few hours. Perhaps the simplicity is the appeal. But personally I can't tolerate Apples "my way or the highway" approach to design. I want things configured my way, not their way.

SharpShooter Loc: NorCal

mwsilvers wrote:

That's Galaxies, not Galexies. Apparently some children were absent from school that day. :)

Silvers, I'm sure I was at school.
Remember, that I had to walk to school and back, uphill both ways, barefoot and in the snow!!
I'm sure I was there that day, probably just a little tardy. Sometimes with the deep, fresh powder, I'd have to stop often and stand on a tool, just to see where I was going!! :lol: :lol:
SS

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

SharpShooter wrote:

Silvers, I'm sure I was at school.
Remember, that I had to walk to school and back, uphill both ways, barefoot and in the snow!!
I'm sure I was there that day, probably just a little tardy. Sometimes with the deep, fresh powder, I'd have to stop often and stand on a tool, just to see where I was going!! :lol: :lol:
SS

Did I accuse you of not going to school? No I was just talking in generalizations. I'm glad you had it so easy. My school was a Quonset hut under a bridge in a bad part of town. I ran to school each day chased by rabid dogs. And those were the good days.

MarkD Loc: NYC

I see the current smartphones as a replacement for a low end P&S. They have small sensors, no optical zoom, and no viewfinder which by itself is a deal breaker for me. They can take very good photos when they are used within their limits.

Racmanaz Loc: Sunny Tucson!

mwsilvers wrote:

Agree. I'm consistently amazed just how good the i... (show quote)

That is amazingly sharp and very little noise.

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

Racmanaz wrote:

That is amazingly sharp and very little noise.

I wish I could take credit for it, but it was just point and shoot. I do tend to use the HDR setting most of the time, but it's just an in camera enhanced single image process which seems very adept at managing the light balance and pulling details out of the shadows.

Racmanaz Loc: Sunny Tucson!

mwsilvers wrote:

I wish I could take credit for it, but it was just point and shoot. I do tend to use the HDR setting most of the time, but it's just an in camera enhanced single image process which seems very adept at managing the light balance and pulling details out of the shadows.

Yes but it's fine, it's not different than pics taken with DSLR's that are enhanced. I just find it more impressive to see sharp non noisy pics from cell phones than I do from the same taken with DSLR's. We all expect beautiful pics taken with a DSLR in the right hands, we don't expect as much with cell phones image quality wise. :)

Racmanaz Loc: Sunny Tucson!

Just wait till we see Samsung come out with their new ISOCELL image sensor, that's going to rock the cell phone crowed :)

SharpShooter Loc: NorCal

Racmanaz wrote:

Just wait till we see Samsung come out with their new ISOCELL image sensor, that's going to rock the cell phone crowed :)

Rac, you need to look at the new Panosinic smartphone that was announced at Fotokina. It's 24 mp and a 1" sensor(I think?)
Look it up. THAT'S the new generation smartphone/camera combo.
Forget those little Samsung trinkets!! :lol: :lol:
SS