iPhone 15 Pro Max Vs Professional Camera - Portrait Mode 🔥

[@dranalytical]

Can we all agree the phone’s performance is totally insane?!

[@LeeZavitz]

I’m always impressed, but it’s the hair that portrait mode always does a poor job on. In most cases it did a great job but it still has a few years to go

[@Ogura_Tech]

its not good enough. Pixel 6 pro and 7 pro 4 and 5x are better. They do not miss any hair and the bokeh is natural like a DSLR

[@robhughes8516]

@@Ogura_Techpixel for sure is NOT better.

[@Ogura_Tech]

@@robhughes8516 yes, I had one and now. Pixel 7 pro and the 5x on iphone 15 pro max is bad. There are no details like the Pixel

[@ThePalePatriot]

@@Ogura_Tech So if my goal is 5x to 10x, what phone should I be looking at?

[@SilatShooter]

Wow, I think most people will be very happy with the results from the Iphone 15 as compared here. That's really impressive.

[@Webzterr]

The way you are able to match the framing so precisely, one after the other like that🤯

[@LeeZavitz]

I do my best. They aren’t always perfect. Thanks for watching!

[@NickDelDuca]

Always come back to your videos for camera/lens tests. This is exactly what I was looking for.

[@arnoldtendaichinamhora6512]

We still need that 15 pro max vs samsung s23 ultra battle

[@fabriciomoura2280]

Yeah, i would like to see this

[@itzlivewire]

s23 ultra isn't in the competition, s24 ultra will be

[@alexwell154]

Vs s24))

[@kbarrett1844]

Been done multiple times. Do a search. It's almost a draw between the two. The iPhone edges out the Samsung in some situations and vice versa.

[@Mistygio]

Oh ive already seen all of them. The iPhone 15 Pro blows the Samsung out of the water. Even in 25x zoom the iPhone 15 Pro Max does a better job in low light lmaoooooo

[@archie7288]

This guy the best iphone photography review 💯

[@Mistygio]

Really glad Apple finally fixed the Smart HDR issues since its introduction. The over-sharpening has been tamed down on the 15. And the color accuracy has finally been improved as well. This is the first iPhone that impresses me since iPhone 8/X. I've been waiting for this kind of upgrade. And as someone who has been loving the Galaxy S Ultra and Pixel cameras, I have to admit this new iPhone 15 Pro is the most advanced camera ever put on a smartphone.

[@LeeZavitz]

Yeah for the first time in a while the HDR is more subtle on portrait shots. It was horrible back in iPhone 13 Pro when it came out. What was that. iOS 14 or 15

[@r_bear]

That + the extra detail from 24mp shots on the main lens is really nice

[@michaelbell75]

Id love to see an iPhone 15 vs Xperia 1V, or even 1 IV comparison. Make it happen! 😃

[@maejkim]

yes pleaseeee!!

[@edwinnajarrojr1255]

Where’s that video want to see that too

[@Mandeepsinghmakker]

I always look forward to such comparisons. Kudos !

[@mmmadfishhh]

I'm using a 24MP Fuji model, and at this point, it feels like the iPhone could replace a camera. There's a bit of blur compared to a full-frame camera, but considering the portability, it's acceptable. It's absolutely mind-blowing.

[@richarddutchholland4780]

I’ve just sold my Fuji X100f after upgrading from the iPhone 12 Pro to the 15 Pro Max.

[@Vincentshuang]

I was gonna do the same. Sell my Sony a7iii and 2 lenes after I got my 15PM. @@richarddutchholland4780

[@MatthewVlossak]

Hey man! Found your channel while searching for iPhone 15 Pro reviews. I’m getting into videography and photography and was wondering how your battery experience was with the 15 Pro vs. Pro Max? I know the PM has a 5x’s zoom but I feel I’d use 3x’s more. Plus the PM has a better battery being larger overall. I saw that you prefer the regular Pro size like I do but wanted to make sure the regular Pro’s battery can handle a photo / video shoot day…Also, you got a new subscriber bc I found your videos so informative! Respect the hustle!

[@bernios3446]

Hahaha, I have been doing photography with DSLRs and system cameras since 2003, and it is just insane how good the iphone has gotten except for the wildest hair with foliage in the background. The basic image quality is now so good that it is difficult to differenciate, plus the convenience of having a camera/ 3 lenses setup at 220g weight in your pocket is crazy.

[@LeeZavitz]

I feel like if they can improve lidar with a farther reach it could be very very good. It would be able to map hair strands if it had higher res lidar sensor which would then be able to easily cut out each hair strand no matter what the background is

[@laliland]

@@LeeZavitzI don't think the lidar does anything tbh. Even Apple only mentions it for night time portraits. The phone does the same images/portraits even if you cover the lidar sensor. It has no effect on edge detection. I think Samsung is doing a better job with hair and it has no lidar at all. But I agree with you, hair in portrait shots is dead giveaway that it was taken with a phone.

[@劉香腸-u4r]

on most situation both camera looks really similar but if apple added 48MP sensor on telephoto to use portrait mode i think it can be competitive with DSLR camera. to sum up this time apple done a pretty great job on photonic engine algorithem and deep fusion

[@LeeZavitz]

If they added that 48mp sensor to all the cameras it would be amazing

[@劉香腸-u4r]

@@LeeZavitz 3:11 the apple algorithm see the clothes hair on the arm as the back ground.. This shows that for complex item there is a room for apple to improve their Portrait algorithm…. But most situations have done a great job

[@canyonblue737-8]

two fairly solid rumors/leaks for the 2024 iPhone Pro models... 1) both models (Pro and Pro Max) will have the 5X telephoto (still 12MP) and 2) all new ultra wide lens and 48MP for the ultra wide next year. So they have decided the Main and Ultrawide will be 48MP, still is a telephoto but remains 12.

[@AitorITurbe]

I can't tell which camera it was shot with, the iPhone15 Pro is incredible

[@arman_s]

The pictures are totally insane. I would love to see the IPhone 15 Pro Max vs a Camera in the same price range. For many this could be the deciding factor which one to buy for everyday photography.

[@ebubeawachie]

But the results are clear already. If it’s THIS close to a high end DSLR, it would likely perform as good or better than anything else in a lower price range.

[@RyugaBlader]

well… a single lens could be 1000$ so a price range comparative is reasonable

[@RodolphosTechchannel]

@@ebubeawachieI can get better results than the 15 pro max with a 400 dollars m4/3 sensor camera from 2015. But you need to know how to use it ;)

[@RodolphosTechchannel]

@@ebubeawachiehe could be using a 20,000 dollars camera but if he doesn’t use it to its full ability it’s worth nothing

[@BCE-111]

Tik tik tik. Drum roll. Our favorite portrait photographer supreme!

[@KarmaDiamond]

Do you mind testing the iPhone 15 Pro 3x (77mm) vs the iPhone 15 Pro Max (120mm)? Thanks

[@LeeZavitz]

Like to zoom digital zoom the 3x the to 5x?

[@KarmaDiamond]

@@LeeZavitz nope, comparing the different focal lengths of the two devices and which you consider the best for portrait shots :) thanks!

[@minato1]

i feel like Iphones these days are like a mini pocket camera. I love taking pictures as a hobby. I'm gonna order the 15 pro max soon.

[@LeeZavitz]

They are getting so good, I’m even contemplating using a 15 pro as a bts camera because I actually think it’s better than a zv1 in most cases

[@GastonShutters]

For instance some iPhone images looked better than the ones from the Sony, at least on KZbin. Insane

[@ozarksdigitalcreations9254]

Great video! I'm one of those people who only upgrade my phone when its obsolete or something breaks 🤣 so I just upgraded from my 11 Pro Max to the 15 Pro Max this weekend. Definitely looking forward to this better camera for shooting BTS or the rare chance I don't have my camera on me (especially after your 35-150 video last year sold me on having one lens when I travel.) It's crazy how good these phone cameras are getting, if Profoto lights weren't as much as a used mirrorless camera being the only light that can trigger with a cellphone right now it'd be interesting to see how well they perform with flash.

[@kevinvo6144]

The 35mm 1.5 crops look horrible. The 2x 48mm crop mode looks decent though. The 5x looks great but seems like there's lots of noise even during the day which is a bit concerning. Seems like the sensor needs to be improved.

[@aasifsarwar3303]

Please do a comparison between iPhone 15pro max and Google Pixel 7pro

[@michaelbell75]

Thanks. We do this every year and Apple is getting a little closer but I can still immediately tell the iPhone shots, especially on a big 5k monitor. Just way more detail and far better colors in the Sony shots, and the iPhone still does the HDR look which I hate, it just screams smartphone photo. Seems to do it even in RAW. Apple still can't get the portrait thing right. Skin texture still looks off and the tassels are blurred along with the background in several of those shots. What would be an interesting test is one of these older digicams with around the same sized sensor as an iPhone. Something like my Powershot S90 or S120 with their 1/1.7" sensors against the iPhone. Can use Focos to blur the background on the camera shots. My point and shoots beat my 13 Pro in landscape/street shots, need to try portraits soon since thats what I do. Still on the fence about the iPhone 14 or 15.

[@robhughes8516]

I really don’t think there is a big difference, actually very, very slight if at all…. Most people would not notice anything and that is who makes up the silent majority, the general public….

[@DJ_S-3-R-G]

Pretty impressive photos from the iPhone but I still think nothing is better than the actual professional cameras. Cuz the cameras in phones use computational photography to help them and sometimes it can't tell what's in focus and what's not. And on top of that... the computational photography causes a smear effect on the edges of the subjects.

[@techno_hater]

portrait mode only 12 mpx 🤷🏻‍♂️ where 48mpx

[@BlueBull2604]

The iPhone 15 Pro Max camera is looking really good!

[@jaimel2037]

Awesome results as usual Lee …as the tech gets better and better every year ,it’s less reason to spend 1000s on pro camera gear

[@BurakCalik]

2:51 wow, I was expecting a terrible shot here but it really surprised me. It's not bad, actually it's very good.

[@barty_hr.]

The reason why I'm so much inlove with an iPhone 😢❤

[@pitiwong1]

always the great job, respect!

[@LeeZavitz]

🙏

[@aryapatel015]

Make a portrait mode on 3x cam on iphone 15 pro max

[@LostInDistance]

To the average person though that’s not knowing much about photography, they won’t be able to see much differences. For example if you did a wedding shoot with the iPhone 15 Pro Max, you could easily get the same results with some slight editing on the iPhone. Real impressive results with the IPhone.

[@forgottenamericana]

Still can’t find a pro max 15 in stock anywhere yet.

[@BLAKEEATS1988]

10 years ago if you would have told me that the iphone pictures were shot by a dslr I would have believed you. Smartphone Photography is really getting better and better.

[@tiagomoraisc]

Thanks Lee! Could you do a video for Landscape photography ?

[@ariruishalme4403]

Yeah.. this getting interesting.. The colou sience is beter on the phone for sure, but its insane how good the photos looks like in iphone 15.. helps many people example as b cam.. holidays etc..

[@Sudip9]

U should do the same outdoor portraits with different focal length with S24 ultra when it comes out...

[@jus_callme_abhi]

Great work !👏 insane cameras 💥

[@jbnitpou9942]

I prefer the skin tones on the Apple 15. I will test it in comparison with my XH2S as soon as I get it.

[@Patrick-mm7fz]

What do you think about the S23 ultra’s portrait mode?

[@TomZach]

Great video buddy!

[@MrSamPhoenix]

I’m not gonna lie… even with super small sensors the cameras on iPhone 15 Pro Max are impressive. I’d love to see a shootout between this iPhone with older generations such as the 2G, 3G, 4, 4S, 5, 5S, 6, 6S, etc. Mostly to see just how far we’ve come.

[@LeeZavitz]

The first big jump was 3G to the 4. And then the next big jump was 6 to the 6s. It went to 12mp and also started shooting 4k. Then I don’t think the next real big jump was till iPhone X in terms of quality. After that the 11-13 almost the same. And now 14-15 are pretty similar but that 48mp was a huge jump in quality over the 13

[@MrSamPhoenix]

@@LeeZavitz agreed, but i had a 6S and didn’t see much of an improvement between it and the X. It’s when the XS came out is when i saw stark difference. I just wanted to see a video on the subject lol.

[@Abdullah-malik.]

iphone 15 pro max do a great job but i have 14 pro max so should i need to upgrade to 15 pro max only for portrait purpose i love to take portrait shots.

[@nuyou21]

Wow, really good video. I'm so impressed with the iPhone 15 Pro Max. 👏

[@piyush0051]

Maan..!! That was good 120mm portrait on iPhone is bang on the best one on planet

[@mtlreiner]

The 15PM still kinda mashes up those stray hairs, but still much better than my “ancient” 11 Pro.

[@bzdesign07]

120mm lens on iphone takes phenomenal portraits. i think its much better than canon 80d + 50mm f1.8 prime lens combo

[@Wave_Drop]

"And it's only a matter of time before Apple nails this, and you won't even be able to tell the difference." Been hearing this statement since iPhone 11 Pro.

[@alexgoriatchenkov]

The model is so Cool !

[@LeeZavitz]

Stella is the best

[@opporeno3pro963]

Can u make a video on iPhone 15 plus camera 📸 photography

[@darkoxyde7064]

I think the quality is not that far but edge détection is very poor on the 15PM

[@heyimadrian.4546]

What I noticed with the portrait mode is the cut out is getting much better after 100-200 shots, the more you shoot portrait the better the cut outs to the point it will detect smallest flyaways and cut them out perfectly

[@heyimadrian.4546]

Maybe a 6months follow up camera vs iphone portrait mode will be interesting

[@Johnassu]

Maybe software update I think iPhone won’t ‘learn’ to get better at cut out by itself

[@kundansingh914]

Hi Lee, really enjoy your videos on phone photography. I was wondering would there be a difference in the pro cameras photo quality if you had been shooting with a prime lens insead of a zoom lens. Say a 56 mm with a fixed aperture ? thanks you. cheers Kundan.

[@Devest8]

Next click you going to hear is your AC vent breaking

[@keeps4970]

this phone is insane! probably the best smartphone this year!🔥

[@AK-sw4zt]

Do a camera comparison video on iphone 15 pro max vs pixel 8 pro

[@scttymn]

Nice video. Have a good one!

[@LeeZavitz]

Thanks for watching

[@adnanmaqsood7128]

We want a comparison between pixel 8 pro and iPhone 15 pro max

[@LeeZavitz]

Do we

[@himelmahmudshuvo7415]

Iphone 15pro max 😎✌️

[@BotGamer-nc8vf]

make a video on cinematic mode also on 15 pro max

[@AldoLucio-w1x]

I will get this one and a osmo mobile 6 to make some work, i bet is a nice mix

[@AldoLucio-w1x]

Great video btw, recently followed u, you are a master

[@karanmaan6263]

Hlo lee can you please make a cemra comparison vedio between iphone 15pro max vs soney xperia 1 v Please.

[@smithmillion101]

100% Pro Camera is much better 👍

[@LeeZavitz]

I sure hope so

[@bewegtebilder]

Does the 15 model allow 16:9 in portrait mode finally?

[@HarshDangar-br5ze]

Hmm it is good only if there is proper light source

[@hovhanneshovakimyan]

Nice comparison video! I think Apple should dial down the sharpness.

[@LeeZavitz]

I actually think it’s perfect. After reviewing so many phones this looks the most natural to me. If I was to show you this next to the pixel 7 pro you would see what I’m talking about

[@softwarephil1709]

I like sharpness!

[@jcblum1507]

Nice Job!!!!

[@mamukaauriadmkopelii]

I have 2 question, why does have iphone 15 pro deph in photo mode when it has portrait mode? And why 12 mp not 24??

[@osx101]

To be honest, iphone 15 pro max camera system is insane.

[@deepaksahu9601]

She looks gorgeous both in pro max and Sony

[@user-us8tz2gm1n]

@leezavitz Tell me iPhone 15 Pro Max vs Samsung S23 Ultra For Portrait? Who wins

[@LeeZavitz]

Both win because they are both good

[@IvanLitus]

That location remind of a place near Stony Kill Falls, Wawarsing, NY. :) iPhone killed it. Selling my Canon.)))

[@harshss372]

Can you compare it with s23 ultra

[@MorYohai]

Make a 23 ultra vs iphone 15 pro shot out

[@EerieAndShadows]

You can see iPhone missed so many edges, but 3x potraits are insane

[@LeeZavitz]

I feel like if they can improve lidar with a far reach it could be very very good. It would be able to map hair strands if it had higher res lidar sensor

[@sinankara8316]

iPhone can take photos as good as a professional camera. This is really crazy :)).

[@meat_loves_wasabi]

I think sony needs to cut their prices drastically to be more competitive with an IP Camera

[@iPhonedo]

haha whoa! Insanity!

[@LeeZavitz]

Right! It’s only come down to the little hair strands on the cut out. And I think if they can incorporate some serious AI and a long range LiDAR Scanner. It could theoretically be able to map hair stands 😮

[@PrestonGladd]

Is this a surfing photographer? All he says is “that’s dope” “that’s sick” “rad maaaan”, “like totally” “gnar” “gonna shred some photos mans”. 😂😉

[@LeeZavitz]

So gnar bro

[@Kawsarahmedpolash.]

plz iphone 14 pro grits plz

[@charanjeetsinghboparai5642]

5x portrait shots is impressive

[@ezsog8903]

do one with a real rival the xiaomi 13 ultra. It would provably beat even the newer iphone. Iphone is just a point and shoot phone. The xiaomi has character and the leica tuning really brings the shots alive. Dont even get into the 1inch sensor main cam at 50 megapixels. do a real comparison bro

[@BLAKEEATS1988]

He doesn't do phone to phone comps. He does a dslr to phone. I would love to watch a xiaomi 13 ultra against a dslr though that would be fun.

[@NasteeGod]

This phone is .. idk bro, crazy

[@adamsmite6744]

We need à comparison with the S23U

[@LeeZavitz]

If I had a s23u I would do that comparison. But I don’t

[@smujiburr]

Pixel 8 pro vs iPhone 15 pro max vs s23 ultra camera camper video please

[@heynow2880]

I would like to see it against a Canon R5.

[@jeremyguiab]

would you be able to put depth effect in photo mode throughout all zoom of the lenses? or will it just work on 1x 1.2x 1.5x and 5x?

[@r_bear]

It works on any picture that has a person, cat, or dog in it regardless of the lens

[@princeerick11]

iPhone ❤❤

[@Briel08]

Mejor es la cámara profesional, pero iPhone hace un excelente trabajo, el mejor celular de todos

[@joyontaprosad8451]

iphone 15pro max can't control blur perfectly..but sony's camera did so well..

[@juergenstrapko7159]

Portrait Mode ist still not useable for „hairs“ look’s wired

[@rekhakeer772]

Don't think iPhone takes shot like dslr but it can be takes in potrait shot 🕷️

[@softwarephil1709]

I prefer the iPhone look - especially the skin tone.

[@ebubeawachie]

5:15 I thought it was Captain Jack Sparrow 🏴‍☠️ for a bit 😢

[@ASVE7]

iphone 15 pro max vs s23 utra

[@shabig]

Bro compare with Samsung s23 ultra if possible.❤❤❤

[@MT_Real_]

Amazing camera on iphone, comparing the price of a phone to a camera that cost a lot money

[@Robboa1]

Shooting portraits in full daylight is problematic, for a variety of reasons. At least with a camera you can use a circular polarizer to tone down the harsh glare on her skin.

[@loadmusics7142]

Still cant beat a professional camera

[@matijabaksaj9360]

S23 ultra 🔥