iPhone 13 Pro Camera Review - shot on iPhone 13 Pro!

[@ClipCaptain]

The opening shot of Jordan honestly looks like green screen with the soft edge around his entire silhouette. It was somewhat of a relief to see the improvement stopping down makes. As noted, I’m sure the effect will be improved in time. I don’t think filmmakers and camera makers need to worry about this being a threat, but it is interesting tech on a consumer level.

[@rhythmace1]

That was exactly my impression; not a great look. I do wonder about camera makers, though; while there will always be people willing to pay for specialist equipment, the continual improvements will keep nibbling further and further into the camera market.

[@ClipCaptain]

@@rhythmace1 The recent eye tracking then animal eye tracking of professional cameras has been an exciting leg up on phones, though I wonder how long it might take to make there as well. Luckily for camera makers, phones just don't have the same lens reach to capture wildlife at a distance.

[@miaso130]

Yes, look at the window above his shoulder, as he moves a little it becomes sharp or blurred - fake bokeh is still looking too fake for my liking.

[@curtisbme]

Yeah, seemed to be doing its artificial depth of field, trying to cut out the person from the background and doing a bad job of it.

[@vxl2320]

I was thinking the same.. looks like he's standing in front of a green screen 🤣

[@WalterWhiteFromTheBlock]

Loved the bit with Jordan's reaction to the cinematic mode!

[@melgross]

I’ve been trying cinematic mode on my 13 Pro Max for a while . I also found experimentally that stopping down a bit can make a major quality improvement, somehow, it’s rare that it’s mentioned in reviews, so I’m happy that it was here. It’s a very simple solution.

[@PTYC933]

As I expected most reviewers won't try to stop down, they are not experimental enough. I always did portrait mode in f6.3 and above, not looking for crazy background blur.

[@unlokia]

It's an utter gimmick. People can't see past marketing hey.

[@melgross]

@@unlokia easy for you to say since you obviously don’t have the phone. It’s better then you might think, and most people will never see the defects the reviewers love to point out.

[@melgross]

@@unlokia I’m happy you’re so cynical. Enjoy life.

[@japkoslav]

@@unlokia I can't blame you, the amount of artefacts is incredibly high - it's like portrait mode with all those problems but 30 times per second, magnifying the issue.

[@summarity]

That cinematic mode gave Jordan an entirely new haircut :D

[@cameraconspiracies]

The cinematic mode at Tony 9 actually looked pretty usable. The 4k is painfully over sharpened and gross. The lack of 7680 fps slow mo makes it a useless tool :)

[@silva_br1]

Except older phones from samsung and sony, all that offer 960fps or more, just playback. Not really recording slow motion.

[@Raja995mh33]

@@silva_br1 But those modes were kinda useless and limited to literally recording for less than 1/4th of a second. Apple "only" offers you 240fps at 1080p but you can record as long as you want until your storage is full.

[@basdenchris]

Agreed, though the 30fps restriction means I won't be using it much. I'd like to see a "pro mode" that lets you choose strip away that horrible sharpening. Looks like ProRes with Filmic gives a somewhat better result, but from the videos I've seen so far it still has the telltale smartphone video look. I suppose all that crazy computational stuff is probably the only thing that makes the footage halfway useable in the first place though, so maybe there's no benefit in fully disabling it.

[@adamharika269]

LoL the reply to camera conspiracies... Why are you so serious son. It just Kasey on toneh 0.09 😂

[@rjkral]

All you want is the perfect camera with 7680 fps

[@NicJohnson]

Cinematic mode sorta looks like a poorly masked greenscreen to me.

[@AutismFamilyChannel]

Excellent cameras for a smart phone, but I'm still not crazy about the software shallow DOF effect. It looks like some sort of weird haze filter surrounding the subject, instead of an even and smooth falloff. I hope Apple fixes that over time.

[@githinkumarkuttu]

Man the cinematic mode make it look like this was shoot using green screen or something, it’s wierd

[@MQFahey]

Stopping down in cinematic mode is great advice! I’d love to see the ponytail test with those settings. As this review has pushed me closer to upgrading, I may try the test myself!

[@Raja995mh33]

Pushing the f-stop really is an easy way to make the content look horrible. I kinda hate that in many reviews people are setting it to f2 or whatever and then blame this mode for doing a bad job. It's just like with Portrait Mode. stopping down helps a LOT. That way you still get a clean and good looking blurred background but without the mistakes around the subject all the time.

[@pa4482]

does stopping down just mean going back to regular focus "depth"?

[@MQFahey]

@@pa4482 Stopping down means increasing the f number, aka, f stop. In a practical sense, raising the f number increases the depth of field and lessens background blur. Here’s some wikipedia action: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-number

[@pa4482]

@@MQFahey thanks for the info

[@bbtan]

0:23 thought Jordan had green screened himself on the scene. *cinematic mode ahhh yes

[@maxmouche]

exactly. Cinematic Mode looks awful imo.

[@bbtan]

​@@maxmouche The guys mentioned stepping down the aperture makes it bearable. Give them some time and it should be fixed

[@toboldgoodbody8974]

Length 13:13, how fitting 😅

[@Klarden]

Holy crap, Cinematic Mode is like "Neil Breen movie look simulator"

[@creativecomputers6060]

Is there a way to internally turn down the artificial sharpness?

[@turtleownage]

I am not a camera reviewer, I'm not really into photography even as a hobby. I love seeing good work but I myself have no experience in learning what goes into a good shot or any real terminology about cameras or photography. That being said, my iPhone 13 Pro Max has allowed me to take some of the best photos I've ever seen. I filmed a very small wedding reception along with the professional photographer they hired, and with portrait mode, they preferred some of my shots to those shot on a professional Sony camera. They also aren't pros or camera buffs by any stretch, but the fact that a smartphone can keep up with a pro camera + lenses that combined cost 3x or more what my phone did, especially being used by a completely clueless operator, is super impressive in my opinion.

[@joepverhaeg]

This is exactly why I don't use my expensive fullframe camera these days and photograph more and more with my phone. I learned about story telling and using the oldskool composition techniques. The images from my phone are amazing and people prefer them because the people look more natural (your not "taking a photograph"). Grandma doesn't see the technical imperfections. Yes, I see the quality difference. Even on my phone screen the fullframe camera looks "better", but the convenience takes over when using my iPhone. My wife laughs at me, because she uses her phone for many years now. :)

[@BrianMosleyUK]

Very smooth, very impressive performance by Jordan here. Good to see what Apple are up to, can't wait for the Google Pixel 6 Pro.

[@yousuckatcooking]

That guy bowling knocked down 2 pins max

[@ObservingBeauty]

Funny, I assumed no one saw that …

[@DonaldHawk]

For something you can have with you all the time this is a terrific camera setup

[@johnsprite9226]

Another solution at the same price point is a small quality point and shoot from one of the major camera companies.

[@TheNewTravel]

Great overview of the pros and cons. Thanks!

[@JonInLondon]

I wasn't convinced by the skin tones, but also wonder if you could turn the cinematic videos into 3D videos, like you can with the photos with depth maps? (12PM owner so won't be upgrading... it was a nice bump from the 7...)

[@johnsprite9226]

I didn't like the unnatural skin tones either. Good point !!!

[@eugenewangchuck8633]

I also noticed it. For younger people, the skin tone is not very bad when shooting with iPhone, but for older people skin tone is not good at all. I hate my dirty skin tone shot by iPhone.

[@steveottavaino3804]

Excellent review, the “A Clockwork Orange” scene would make Stanley proud were he still alive. Bravo!!

[@thatsginter]

oh man, that scene holding Jordan's eyeballs open to watch the footage.... i'm dying over here! 🤣

[@willusionist]

This was the most helpful review on video and cinematic mode in general. Thank you for putting the time in.

[@greyspaniard]

When Jordan said “stopped downed a little bit” I was expecting him to say f/5.6. I wasn’t ready for f/8

[@MelvinGarcia]

5.6 is pretty wide open for video. That’s usually my starting point, you wanna make sure you give yourself some depth, it helps a lot with focusing.

[@MrAmchuk]

Stopped down a lottle bit

[@welshlad6427]

Great vlog. Just bought the iPhone 13 Pro and loving it. Like you mentioned 99.9% of people aren’t camera reviewers and I believe the quality for social media is amazing. To have the versatility and quality that this phone gives you for photo and video from a smartphone is great. Would recommend this phone big time 📱❤️

[@MrAmchuk]

Holy shit that "cinematic" mode really is painful to look at

[@bmozumder]

Dynamic tone mapping is a huge problem still. Also, internal reflections at night.

[@henrikhelmers1412]

Wish there were options for more neutral processing.

[@chcomes]

was the sound out of the iphone too?

[@impatrickt]

I agree on the main wide. It’s been a huge upgrade even from my 12 Pro max.

[@billx4266]

Is it? In which way?

[@joseolvera9287]

I'm not too sure about that

[@impatrickt]

@@billx4266 detail, bokeh, and low light.

[@AlexandraStarr1974]

haha loved The Clockwork Orange segment here, Chris, how dare thee!!!!!

[@webinatic216]

Cinematic mode with F9 looked great. Just enough to blur out the people behind you.

[@RawkustvOfficial]

Wow the skin tones and natural bokeh are good enough for me. The cinematic mode when you stop down a bit looks pretty cool a detail pretty much every other reviewer missed but you guys didn’t. Keep up the good work 👏👏

[@RonRosenzweig]

Jordan's skin tone didn't look good to my eye in Cinematic Mode and still looked a little too red in standard 4K. Skin tones seem to be a challenge for this phone camera.

[@CallMeChato]

Great in-depth vid. But where were the dramatic focus pulls between you and Chris? A famous scene recreation I believe is required.

[@bryanswisshelm941]

The Clockwork Orange homage was brilliant

[@ClaytonOrgles]

That image stabilisation is mindblowing to me! The only thing stopping me from buying one of these and using it is Apple's image processing: I really don't like how they tone map the image, because it makes skin tones look unnaturally flat and bizarre-looking 😬

[@Raja995mh33]

well Apple kinda has you covered then with the new Photography Styles. You can set up the look you want and the iPhone then will take every shot in those settings.

[@Terencehogben]

Yes that is what has stopped me buying

[@Fattiapples]

Yes thank you Clayton! It’s terrible the post processing makes you look dead and dull. Called apple supportt and they had no idea what I was talking about

[@MegaNardman]

What's going on with the colors in this review? They're kind of all over the map, but the cinematic mode, in particular, seemed really oversaturated and made Jordan look like a tomato. Was this tweaked in editing, or is it straight outta camera(phone)? It didn't seem like the still images had this problem.

[@JohnDennery]

Coming from the iPhone 7 and so far I’m underwhelmed! I can’t stand the hdr/over sharpened look in a lot of these photos. Apple better give me the option to turn that off ASAP!!!

[@alexdi1367]

Terrific review, Jordan. You and Chris are both very compelling presenters.

[@johnsprite9226]

Not just compelling presenters but the GREATEST presenters when it comes photo products. Love the honestly and work they put into their reviews !!!

[@myprettyisland6080]

Best reviews of cameras on KZbin. Thanks 😊

[@bigstreetguns6619]

Cinematic mode looks nasty.

[@maxmuenchow]

The cinematic mode by the wire fence looked so funny😂

[@WesPerry]

Will you come back to look at ProRes when the time comes?

[@TheEverydayDad]

30fps, finally a DPReview TV video I can support.

[@InterMaus]

But that's heresy.

[@AlumarsX]

I thought their shutter speed was off at first. I felt nauseous lol

[@sarmadsoomro1204]

Your channel is way underrated. You deserve more than Million subscribers.

[@lk261288]

The video quality of iPhone on his video looks fantastic....am i the one who feel it ?

[@danieldougan269]

As an Android guy, I'm extremely impressed with the video quality from the iPhone 13 Pro. I mean, not enough to spend US$999 on one, but Apple has really thrown down the gauntlet. Cinematic mode should automatically be 24 fps. It's insane for it to be 30 fps.

[@Raja995mh33]

you don't even have to spend $999 since you get pretty much the same video quality (at least from the main sensor) on the 13 mini as well 😅

[@ldefranchi]

while the cinematic mode aims to produce subject/background separation, the strong hdr is actually doing the opposite.. my brain is so confused! great review though! DPReview is the best!

[@Vinizuca]

The HDR is terrible, IMO

[@HwL01]

I think the cinematic mode looks fine, the weird blur and halo is there if you look for it, but many common people wouldn't notice as they don't know or care how actual depth looks like. Hope they can make it shoot at least 2.7k instead of 1080 though.

[@cmichaelhaugh8517]

I just bought one for use as a phone and browser. Now I’ll really have to give the cameras a try.

[@RobertJohnLora]

Ok some parts of this are hilarious. Damn you guys do a great job. 👌🏽👏🏽

[@110341]

My photography has been on pause for a few years now but I still watch each and every one of your videos featuring Chris and Jordan. Almost feels like family at this point 😁

[@MartinBezuchSK]

Is that night mode only for pictures or also for videos? Thank you

[@Reviews4fun1]

I got the 13 pro because it’s a decent camera that’s always with you for day-to-day snapshots. I’m not going to carry my big Sony everywhere but when it matters, I’ll always opt for a real camera and good glass.

[@wtfnahmean]

Wow the stabilization is so ridiculously good, certainly looks better than most mirrorless ibis system

[@nsbhagwat]

That review piece of cinematic mode - Jordan's a good actor.

[@MrAmchuk]

That wasn't acting. The fear was real

[@TechWiz1983]

Hope you do another review with ProRes enabled!

[@lim2001burger]

Great review as always. Cinematic mode at the start looked like green screen footage, but stopped down definitely looks better.

[@Othmane.FETTAKA]

You should test Xperia 1iii

[@thegangstagentle]

I have a 12promax and I am a blind content creator and I am shooting with my iPhone and my Insta360 OneR. I will upgrade when I have cinematic modes of my iPhone and my 360 camera

[@VIDJACK]

One of the better reviews of the new iPhone. Great job, guys!

[@Terencehogben]

Thank you for the review, the footage and stills convinced me to just hold on to my iPhone 8 and stuck to my regular cameras

Over-sharpened, over-saturated, over-contrasted, especially the part starting at 09:22.

[@gordon3988]

Thanks once again for both an entertaining and useful video! Quite impressed overall with the new lens features; especially when you consider this a camera you always have with you. Likely wouldn’t use cinematic mode (just like I rarely use portrait mode on my iPhone 11, still on occasion it works well), but otherwise could be a great tool. Still wish it performed better in low light, but I say that about all small cameras too. This seemed reasonable. Was just about to pick up a ZV1 as a small carry along camera, but this actually might be the better choice! A bit more perhaps, but so convenient for often same quality. Colors here however seemed a bit too much at times.

[@joakimtollerud2172]

Your reviews are such top notch. Enjoyed it a lot.

[@HotCarTrack]

Great review, I'm on the 12 pro max and will stay until the next iPhone version.

[@richardc1409]

You guys are great. Love the reviews, and the cinematic mode discussion had me laughing. :)

[@Two_bros3141]

BEST REVIEW EVER❣️ LOVE FROM BANGLADESH ❣️

[@tombergman4506]

Are there differences between the pro and pro max (such as withe the 12 pro vs the max)?

[@arjealis97]

Should I get this or the Sony ZV-1?

[@yiyinyu9679]

Wonder what’s the mic you were using on this video, and one thing you did not mention when you talked about the video mode was audio quality, and the solution for audio recording

[@prestonowens4594]

I’m more of an enthusiast, but as someone that would like to travel and make content, I think the pocketable nature of the iPhone form factor, I’d kinda like it if Apple would start to make a dedicated camera, I know a lot of people wouldn’t like it, but I think it could be cool. I’d like to see how far they could push the form factor while also improving the camera quality and the computational quality. There’s probably not a market for it though.

[@JBAYMEDIA]

5.6 seems to be the cinematic mode sweet spot for best results

[@HamidReza-qh4fw]

that was the review i was searching for ❤️

[@inkubatur]

Excellent review. Top notch.

[@Donbros]

Colors are a bit too saturated like always on phone

[@detailsmove]

great review on the camera, was really curious how video recording and stabilization performed on this model

[@pinknight3650]

is the camera of iphone 13 pro max and iphone 13 pro the same?

[@dpreview]

Yes, the Pro Max just gets you an upgrade to the screen and battery.

[@DarkPa1adin]

5:33 is a comedy in the review! that's what makes this duo stand out!

[@bubuli]

7:47 The cinematic mode still looks very fake even at f8...it's not as bad, but the halo effect around the subject is still there and and distracting to watch. However, this is a commendable effort from Apple, and with further improvements on the algorithm/software...it's probably be outstanding when iPhone 14 comes along.

[@johnsprite9226]

Great review !!! I love you guys :-) :-) Love the review for teaching the HUGE difference between a smartphone and mirrorless 4K quality camera👍👍👌👌Also appreciate that you didn't create a war between Android and Apple because you taught us and then showed us the facts. Fun to watch too with lots of giggles :-) :-) Thank you !!!! 🙏

[@marco21274]

Got Jordan a sunburn? 😎

[@pierrelemaire5591]

What about the audio? How did you record it on this video?

[@nazukeoya]

Texas Pro Photographer here: "Best BBQ in Calgary?!?!?" *GASP*

[@bd7190]

Great video thanks but you didn't mention anything about ProRes, is it worth it? What about the camera on the 13? do you think its worth going for the pro? A comparison review would be nice if you could.

[@Ivan_1986]

Thank you guys! Great review, shots and the fork story👍😄

[@louisvanzyl]

🤣🤣. Laughed a lot at the look at the footage clip. Very funny

[@BearFOXThirty]

Thanks for doing such a thorough review! Even though I can't afford and likely wouldn't buy one anyway, it's still nice to be informed. Those colours are just way off for me. Combined with the crazy good stabilisation, it makes it look like a video game.

[@danielandbreezeeveritt6534]

Thank you for this great video. Could you advise if the audio was also captured by the iPhone or did you use an external microphone set up? Thanks again.

[@izopen]

Thanks. Nice quick to the point!

[@1585AS]

Where do you get your info about sensor size? Apple webpages do not have any info, or am I looking in the wrong place??

[@kalpeshpatel1057]

Awesome video as usual!!

[@ChunxiaoGuo]

Instagram and tiktok, where quality isn't of the absolute essence. - Jordan

[@krishnar3493]

You killed it, Jordan.

[@Raja995mh33]

tbh the cinematic mode looks pretty dope for pure software blur. I also like that you converted the f-stop correctly. It's always weir when people (including the companies) are talking about the focal length FF etc. but then still are talking about f1.8 etc. while in reality it's much smaller since you also have to convert that to FF

[@Quoutub]

It's wrong, if one says that the iPhone has a focal length of 26mm. But it's correct, if one says that the iPhone has a field of view of 26mm, if "mm" is just seen as a different unit for the field of view here.

[@Raja995mh33]

@@Quoutub The point is, EVERYONE is saying that the iPhone (but this goes for literally all phones, tablets etc) has a "focal length equivalent of 26mm". No one says it has a field of view of 26mm... But when you convert that, imo you also have to convert the f-number as well. Doing only one does not work. And especially because that's what the f-number tells you, it should be converted. A phone does not have a f1.5 aperture on an equivalent of 26mm. And the f-stop actually tells you how big the physical diameter is. BUT for that you have to use the real focal length. For example (because I have those numbers in mind) the iPhone 11 Pro telephoto has an 52mm equivalent and "f2". The real focal length are 6mm so 6 / 2 = 3. And the physical aperture diameter is 3mm. But this does not work when you use 52mm but then also say the aperture is f2. It's not. It's about f17. And that way you get 52 / ~17 = 3.

[@yervantparnagian5999]

Well done review. Thank you. I went out and bought an iPhone 13 Pro Max. I find it much better than my Ultra 20.

[@emergencyvehiclessa8947]

Solid review, was there much/any colour grading done? Skin colour and tone is oddly red-yellowish?

[@emmgeevideo]

I think you should do a tutorial for DLSR users. I spent a lot of time learning my Fuji X-T3 and can shoot quickly without a lot of thinking. Whenever I use my iPhone (I’m always thinking “Now what do I do?”

[@amanieux]

How does iphone 13 video quality compares with android motioncam DNG raw video ?

[@Galgomite]

I’ve been very disappointed with 13 pro for photos. Aside from being stupid heavy (and slippery without a case), pics from this phone are waaaay oversharpened and there is no setting to avoid this, even with RAW. Faces look squeezed down to watercolor, unless Apple doesn’t register the face, in which case you’re the crypt keeper. I really want the option to lower the sharpening so I can get the best out of this camera.

[@Fattiapples]

Yes I looked dead shriveled and dull yellow green gray color

[@rohaanmanzoor3268]

is it just me or does the footage of foliage esp at 9:49 look really oversharpened