photographing stars with the iPhone 16 Pro. Is it worth the upgrade?

[@Edramon53]

Been using a 12 Mini mostly for the last few years, but been fancying the 16 Pro. Until now I didn't know astrophotography with a phone was even a thing, one more reason to go for a new one.

[@ShayneMostyn]

If the 12 mini has night mode, you can already do it. Just better with later models.

[@spiketickett]

upgraded from a 12 mini to a 16 pro max, the difference is honestly life changing both in terms of camera quality and just general level of usefulness

[@thediglerofdirk]

I had the 12 mini just got the 16 pro honestly worth it for the battery alone and the camera is pretty cool too. Feels like I’m holding a tablet tho

[@vermili0n]

I can take decent pics with my 12 mini but the 15-16 fixed the star trail issues and has way better night mode.

[@mrwiz124]

Ultra wide is getting an update in the future to fix it as it’s not really performing as it should on the computational side apparently.

[@ShayneMostyn]

There are a few things on this phone that are not performing well

[@jdonald24]

@@ShayneMostyn My lease is up in March and I am hoping to get the 16 pro max.

[@Dr904]

What is your source on that? How do you know it is going to get fixed?

[@bigmac463]

@@Dr904 research

[@nerdinside8242]

I had no idea phones could take astro shots. Today I learned about the 30 second shutter speed when using a tripod. Thank you for this video. I have the 16 Pro Max and I’m looking forward to taking astro photos!

[@M0NK-P2P]

I had no idea the iPhone would do that on a tripod! Thanks for the info from across the pond.

[@ShayneMostyn]

Sweet as

[@mic9657]

Always great to see your astra photos. Suggestion: Can you label the images with what camera they were taken on? Can you put timestamps in so we can skip straight to the comparison and conclusions? Cheers

[@ShayneMostyn]

Cheers mate. I can do that for a comparison video soon

[@longboardfella5306]

Yes please put up a text label on the images of which camera and sensor

[@hecticgamer98]

Awesome vid mate! Convinced me to upgrade from my 14 pro to a 16 pro max! Keen to see those edits 🤙

[@jasone1881]

I preordered mine yesterday.

[@hecticgamer98]

@@jasone1881 waiting for my pick up on Thursday

[@abdulbasitshaikh637]

Nice video! PS: 9:41 You should always specify which photo came from which phone. It makes it easier for viewers to follow the video.

[@malyedik2]

the ultrawide is shooting 12mpx unless you turn on Pro RAW max …, also why not RAW on the main sensor too?

[@BeKay1211]

From what I’ve found so far, the thing will scale down to 12mp when it’s too dark, even with raw max

[@chrisak49]

The iPhone 16 Pros will shoot 12MP ultra wide photos once the light level hits below a certain threshold. I think Apple knew the low light capabilities at full 48MP is just not good. They have confidence in the main sensor (1x) to allow 48MP full res in low light (without night mode) but not for the ultra wide (0.5x)

[@beebeedeeie]

@@chrisak49the 48mp 0.5 has done nothing good for quality of the photos so many reviewers have said like no change it sucks

[@PatrickWithCamera]

@@beebeedeeie Some of reviewers shows that new ultrawide 48mpix quality can drop significantly in comparison to previous years models(for example tony northrup)

[@pickes]

For whoever new coming here, you can’t expect to achieve this photo quality of the Milky Way except from the darkest places on Earth. Maybe it is is said somewhere in the video, but I skipped through, so can’t tell.

[@RobLennox]

Thanks for the video. Last night we had a big Northern Lights event - I went out with my new iPhone 16 pro. Last time I photographed the northern lights on my iPhone 12 pro, it was pretty good. Strong colours, dark sky. The 16pro just seems to make the sky too light. It picks up detail, like the hills and the landscapes and renders them as if it was twilight, but the sky has this washed out pink look, and very few stars are visible. The northern lights' colours themselves were weak and washed out. What could I be doing wrong?

[@laurablockley1269]

I would like to know about this. I photographed the aurora on my 13 pro max the other night, colour came out great but too much grain in the photos. I was hoping the 16pro would do a better job but now I’m worried it won’t.

[@RobLennox]

@@laurablockley1269 Hard to be sure, as it wasn't a side by side comparison on the same night, but my 12pro had darker blacks and brighter aurora colours than the 16pro. I would say the 16 is doing a slightly better job when it comes to reducing graininess, but it's not a huge obvious difference. Both were being used without a tripod, though.

[@laurablockley1269]

@@RobLennox yeah I need to get myself a tri pod for night shots. I have found the lightroom removes the grain/noise from my photos so that helped. Someone else said under expose the photo when capturing it and then edit exposure after. If we get another opportunity I’m going to try taking shots a few different ways and see which one I like the most.

[@TheSaunaViking]

Interesting to see the progression! Thanks for this comparison. 👍 To be fair we all have gotten older too. 😅

[@steffent1556]

Been waiting for this one! 🙂

[@fazergazer]

I heard there was a sensor banding issue on the 16?

[@ShayneMostyn]

Correct

[@Mosesinmusic]

Are you kidding me??? That this is actually possible on an iPhone you sir are absolutely amazing. I cannot thank you enough 🤩 immediate sub

[@ShayneMostyn]

HAHA thanks mate, welcome aboard!

[@AlienVibesss]

Thank you for this video! I have an S22 Ultra, and I LOVE it's camera! It blows me away the quality I can get. I'll be able to upgrade soon, and have been considering the iPhone 16 Pro Max. While I still haven't decided if I wanna go iPhone, or stay Samsung with the S25 when it comes out. This does help me think about it more!

[@richardharker2775]

Very interesting. It blows me away with what can be done with a phone camera. It seems to be the main feature of top level phones currently.

[@ShayneMostyn]

They are getting better all the time

[@chrislee8886]

I’d be interested in learning how to exploit non-raw iphone imaging capabilities. Any pointers? The problem is the vignetting of the image and without calibration flats its tough to move much further.

[@larrychampion7964]

Thank you for sharing. Going to Big Bend National park and planning on capturing some Milky Way shots with my 16 pro.

[@camerondart1150]

Yours is the only review I trust the most. Keep up the amazing work

[@johnlovejoy841]

Is that a magnetic mount for the iPhone? Have you got the details? Just got a 16 pro max and want to try these sort of shots. Great video thank you.

[@nicholaskey4847]

Hey I noticed you were shooting at 12MP for the 16 pro, may I ask why you decided to shoot in 12MP? From my understanding, it has the ability to shoot in 48MP if enabled in the settings.

[@laurablockley1269]

Hiya, really helpful video thank you. I currently have an iPhone 13 Pro Max so am planning on upgrading and have recently been exploring nighttime photography. I’m hearing that the 15 pro performs better in low light conditions than the 16 pro. Would you agree with this? I’m particularly interested in photographing the Aurora. One professional Aurora photographer told me the 16 pro is great. But I’m unsure now and certainly don’t want to spend the money on the 16 pro if it’s going to perform worse than the 15 pro.

[@ShayneMostyn]

Personally, I prefer the 15Pro over the 16Pro. There has been some issues with the 16pro in low light.

[@laurablockley1269]

@@ShayneMostyn thanks for the info. im not sure the aurora at the strength I saw it at the other day counts as low light anymore 😆 to be fair it felt like it lit up the street when the whole sky above me was bright pink. I think I was over exposing my aurora photos resulting in too much noise when I should have been on a 3 second exposure. I can see why when taking shots of stars and galaxy’s if there is an issue with low light the 15 pro would be better. I guess I can always sell the 16 pro if it isn’t working for me and swap it for a 15 anyway.

[@nouserfree8188]

Why not use C/2023 A3 to test iPhone 16 Pro series?

[@johnlovejoy841]

Just got a 16 pro max,how do I get second shots, I can’t see it, thank you, great video.

[@pvdgucht]

I’d like to see the edited versions of the 15 and 16..

[@ShayneMostyn]

Soon mate

[@peaceandlove2555]

I learn so much from you, thanks so much for your time and your talent 👍🏻

[@damienlobb85]

The sensor specs are identical save for a faster interface, so I think as you said, it has more to do with software. Also, I do notice the 16 was slightly darker, perhaps the reason why there was more color in the stars and slightly less noise? It might have stacked differently too. Remember, the iPhone even in RAW, doesn't take a single snap from the sensor.

[@ShayneMostyn]

100% correct mate

[@findtruth7]

For someone who loves Astro, your videos answered all my questions, thanks.

[@ShayneMostyn]

Cheers mate

[@ejmatthews1012]

Very nice comparison, thank you! Both Photos you took were 30 seconds. So why does the Metadata say 10 sec?? This has always confused me on the İphone 15 max pro.

[@ShayneMostyn]

10 seconds for ProRAW. It take 3x10s and stacks.

[@ejmatthews1012]

@@ShayneMostyn ah ok thanks!!

[@willbelial3775]

I just noticed something, the photo from the 15 has very light red beams running up and the 16 has blue. The 16 looks better or more brilliant in color. I have done several tests and also have seen some others that have had red beams as well on the 15 and 14, mine has the blue sometimes it seems on the 16. I also noticed when shooting in the dark bathroom that there is a small light that is blinking rapidly inside the cameras lens area when on night mode 30 sec. And I wonder if that may be where this blue light is from, or red in that left shot. Something to do with to the night mode and how it operates maybe. Idk just made me wonder if that bit has always been there and until someone pointed it out you just didn’t see it because it was not invasive enough to catch your eye. I mean these are all still incredible pictures and until you pointed it out I didn’t to ink nothing about it, I remembered seeing the red color beams in this left 15 pick and came back to see. Just thinking about it, it’s been messing with me since you pointed it out I have been testing my camera like crazy 6 days into receiving it I’m taking crazy amount of night photos lol and they look good for the most part but I also want to send in a camera if it is truly defective, anyway, keep at it I love all the pics and tips!

[@ShayneMostyn]

The 15 handled it so much better.

[@willbelial3775]

@@ShayneMostyn ok but you see it too right? The red beams in the exact spot as the blue beams in the 16 photo? Idk just wondering how long it’s been unnoticed and not an issue now that I can’t unsee some beams either red or blue or green it in like…. Almost every night photo from every phone I see it to some extent lol, idk but this video really got it going lol keep shining! Thanks for the tips!

[@eldanno5970]

Great video! Question cause I can’t find your fb group 🤷 how do you combat dew with your mobile photography?

[@ShayneMostyn]

I dont mate. Never have an issue with it. facebook.com/groups/bloodylegends

[@thelookanchannel2560]

I use the ProCam app and i can do bulb exposures with full control of focus and iso. My 13 pro gets better photos overall because of the apperature even on the ultrawide.

[@ShayneMostyn]

Hmm. I will have to test this. Ive never found an app that will do astro better than the camera app. I did test ProCam years ago. Maybe its worth another look

[@brionyhall4250]

THank you for this video. I live where I see the aurora a heck of a lot, throughout the year, and so I’m always taking photos of the night sky. I have a rubbish redmi phone currently. The last iPhone I had was the iPhone 6… and the best phone I’ve ever had was a huawei. I’m seriously looking at my options now -vivo, s24, and 16 pro.

[@amusetech]

Thanks for testing this out, Shayne! Is there any specific reason why haven't you tested the Pixel 9 Pro XL this year? It has a nice, new ultra wide as well, and its astrophotography is strong as ever!

[@markdickerson2056]

Great video Shayne as always, thank you.

[@PauloGabrielSposito]

Hello, nice video! Any type of tripod will change the camera time, 10s to 30s? Or need to be a specific tripod?

[@ShayneMostyn]

Any tripod mate.

[@hmm8907]

Does the tripod have to be a specific kind for iPhone to recognise it?

[@eibze]

Great vid! I’ve got 2 questions for you - 1. Should you always use raw instead of heif max for these types of shots? 2. Is there any difference when shooting in heif/raw vs heif max/raw max, or is it all the same because they bin to 12mp?

[@ShayneMostyn]

They do all bin to 12mp. I also do tend to shoot RAW as there is more flexibility with editing. But really, you will get good shots either way

[@eibze]

@@ShayneMostyn thanks so much!

[@mftran]

Great video. I didn’t know I could put the phone on a tripod to do long exposures. Thank you!

[@ShayneMostyn]

Happy to help!

[@Michael.Chapman]

Thank you, an excellent review! “little incremental differences” seem Apple’s specialty now. Is there really a 48 mp sensor in the 16 Pro, and did you pre-order yours? We have to wait another 40 days, maybe more-and prices are not trivial (especially given those increments).

[@szokatlan_szerep]

Would help a lot if you show which photo belongs to the 15 pro and 16 pro....

[@CP-rs5mg]

Hey, I want a 16 pro but it’s just too expensive so I’m probably going to have to go with the regular 16. Do you think you could try using that? Great video by the way.

[@ironchiri5251]

Get 15 pro instead of base 16

[@normansavigar]

Thanks for the honest review especially about whether it's worth the upgrade from 15PM, as always.

[@SimplyRajput]

didn't use the wide angle of 16 pro max properly, it only takes 48 mp if u manually set it to pro max on top right otherwise it's just a crappy 12 mp camera on ultra wide.

[@ShayneMostyn]

No, wrong. At least you are wrong in night mode. With good lighting, you are 100% correct.

[@chaddrhoads3802]

Dose the iPhone 16 plus take good astrophotography ?

[@lincolntse4330]

The sensor size for the ultra wide seems to be no different than the 15 pro, just the change to the quad Bayer sensor. The sensor size difference between the main camera and the ultra wide is huge, 1/1.14" vs 1/2.6"

[@ShayneMostyn]

Big difference between W and UW sensor size. The UW from 15 to 16 looks the same with astro for sure.

[@chrisak49]

The iPhone 15 Pros and 16 Pros both use a 1/1.28” main sensor actually. Rumors said 1/1.14” but it didn’t come true. So Apple has been using the same 1/1.28” main sensor since 14 Pro (3 years now). They’ve been using that same 1/2.55” ultrawide sensor since the 14 Pro (also 3 years now) unfortunately.

[@chrisak49]

It’s also pretty sad from 11 Pro, 12 Pro, 13 Pro, 14 Pro we had sensor size increases all of those 4 years then suddenly Apple stopped giving new hardware the last 3 years

[@PatrickWithCamera]

@@chrisak49 I'm also dissapointed. Last 3 generations, only slight improvement. They know that they can go to stagnation, because china's biggest phone companies have hard time to get to all markets after sanctions and getting worse license offers than google/samsung. So they can put whatever they got and still do good sales.

[@chrisak49]

@@PatrickWithCamera iPhone cameras haven’t improved since 14 Pro for sure. It’s not just an Apple problem thought. Samsung and Google cameras haven’t improved since S22 Ultra and Pixel 7 Pro either.

[@IslamTWL]

I love your video man. Always a good vibe and smile. Keep it up.

[@ShayneMostyn]

Cheers mate

[@JahinMajumdar]

Any recommendations on a good iPhone tripod?

[@DanRustle]

Wow. I just got my 16pm and this stuff is so cool. Subscribed so I can learn

[@underdasink8641]

I love the ultra wide works best during the day but I wouldn’t expect it to pick up something when it’s purely pitch black even with night mode that main 48 is incredible in night mode

[@N0BIgDEal]

Duh, thanks for the video! I'm even more excited now to receive my new 16 Pro in the next couple of days!

[@juanmagimenez29]

Excellent! When you finish editing, do you export the final pic or do you save as a copy?

[@ShayneMostyn]

copy, always a copy

[@juanmagimenez29]

@@ShayneMostyn And do you set the exposure (-2 to +2) or you shoot as a default (0)?

[@bobjoe9907]

what is the bortle level where you shoot the photos?

[@LeighAnnNC]

Did you adjust the exposure (if that’s the right term) at all, or just shoot the 30 second photo??

[@bfbunny]

Been doing long exposure shots on my android with iso100 and 30s+ exposures, and the dng files out of the camera are just great to work with. Hopefully Apple would allow manual control of iso and shutter speed in their default camera app soon.

[@ColorTR]

Hello friend, what do you recommend as a magnetic holder? Thank you!

[@meiselle]

May I know what tripod you were using and whether I could get them online?

[@ShayneMostyn]

This one is a Explorer Photo Video one. explorerphotovideo.com.au/product/explorer-ex-exppro-expedition-pro-carbon-fibre-tripod/

[@TopFindsReviews]

awesome! might be upgrading fomr my iphone 13 pro

[@alisyed294]

I was wondering if you could show a comparison of the 0.5x ultra wide night shots from the 15 pro vs 16 pro? I’ve just upgraded from an 11 pro, and was quite disappointed to hear various sources complaining that the 48mp ultra wide results in significantly worse low light performance than the 12mp ultra wide on 15 pro :/ E.g. in Fstopper’s review “Iphone 16 pro camera test (major flaws)” he was shocked at how bad the low light photos came out on 16 pro vs 15 pro and 14 pro. It seems almost as bad as the 11 pro’s ultra wide was. One of the main reasons I was looking forward to the upgrade was to get a much better 0.5x camera, with better low light performance.

[@TheYooToob2000]

Seems like the 16 Pro loooooooves ISO. Are you noticing that? Is that bad?

[@iCthe4]

I was hoping for this video & here it is!, if I had the money I would as well but the 15 Pro Max has been decent in a backyard setting.

[@HitEmUpru]

Why nobody yet didn't show 15 pro max vs 16 pro sample photos of night skies, astro?

[@caseylevin2966]

Thanks for the video! Was the ultra wide shot in RAW mode? It looked like it may have been turned off. Got some nice moonlit mountain scenes with my 14 pro, but may want to upgrade if both main and ultra wide lenses are better in low light.

[@chrisak49]

Even in RAW mode, anytime an iPhone uses night mode, it pixel bins down to 12MP anyway. Honestly, your iPhone 14 Pro has the same main sensor (1/1.28”) and same ultrawide sensor (1/2.55”) as the 16 Pro. It’s not really worth upgrading. I noticed the 16 Pro ultrawide is actually softer and less bright vs my 15 Pro.

[@caseylevin2966]

@@chrisak49 From the previous video comparing the iPhone 15 Pro versus the 14 Pro it looked like the stars and galactic core were much sharper. I’m not sure what sort of software created this if the lenses are identical, but something made it better?

[@ShayneMostyn]

Just processing power I think

[@danielworrell3438]

In summary, the iPhone 16 Pro can indeed deliver KZbin-quality 4K HDR video. Its advanced recording capabilities, combined with a high-quality display, make it suitable for both casual users and professionals looking to create high-quality video content it’s the closest I’ve seen to KZbin 4k hdr so far .

[@2smg]

Can you link me the tripod u use?,

[@hasan_uk]

All I can say you’re truly a bloody legend , with the beard on you’re a bloody ultra legend 🦁🏆🥇😎

[@ShayneMostyn]

HAHAHA thanks mate

[@-ok1641]

Been waiting for this~

[@ShayneMostyn]

Cheers mate, thanks for watching :)

[@n3ch4]

Thank you for reviewing this

[@ShayneMostyn]

Youre welcome

[@faizf]

Thanks

[@chaddrhoads3802]

How does the 16 pro or pro max telephoto camera look when taking pictures of the moon and the Milky Way galaxy ?

[@2smg]

This is amazing

[@artem8193]

Doesn’t turning on ProRaw Max format in the photos using the 1x zoom gives you the full 48mp while not having it on doesn’t give you the highest resolution?

[@ShayneMostyn]

Not for night mode

[@artem8193]

@@ShayneMostyn yeah sorry I wrote that and then heard you explain in the video hehe

[@katebarker2107]

Thats crazy, the iPhone 11pro was when you and I went to Kow Swamp

[@amermug]

You might want to enable RAW Max setting as well, it should use the entire sensor and give you a more detailed photo

[@ShayneMostyn]

Raw max is enabled. It still pixel bins in night mode

[@willbelial3775]

The blue lines on 16and red on 15 are in almost the exact same spot, it really may be just part of pushing the night mode to the very max. Idk I’ve been testing my camera like a crazy person 😅

[@willbelial3775]

Maybe the blue light helps somehow better than red did in the 15 with color, lighting etc..?

[@fidoalca9]

Thanks!

[@ShayneMostyn]

Thanks Legend!

[@RichardServello]

According to camera settings you can only shoot 12MP with night mode. In order to shoot 48MP it needs to be a standard image with enough light at .5x or 1x

[@ShayneMostyn]

No 48mp in night mode.

[@Mabjidul]

can you please suggest me camera settings in iPhone 13PM for astro photography.

[@VincentTse]

Been watching u since the 12 Pro max days!

[@ShayneMostyn]

Thanks legend

[@Perseverance1987x]

my only issue when I had the 15 pro max was newtons rings in some of my night photos >15sec exposure time.

[@ShayneMostyn]

Yeah its bizarre. Ive seen that a few times in the FB group

[@jackschijven8219]

Thanks. Very interesting. I subscribed happily.

[@FC-xy4tc]

Those are good shots in low light

[@anubisgaming1596]

I’m not sure with this but i saw a review that you need to tap on the RAW MAX to activate the 48mp for the ultra wide mode

[@Chris_Hruska]

he was using the mode where it pixel bins the 48 to a 12mp making it better with light than 48 by itself. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@ObviouslyMegamind]

I downloaded a long shutter speed app and I can use bulb made to let it run indefinitely. I use the app on my Apple Watch so as not to poke the phone and muck up the photo.

[@johny3133]

u r the best man thank you for this video!!

[@ShayneMostyn]

You're welcome!

[@deavo74]

Great stuff! How do you get the 30 seconds though? I’m only getting 10?

[@P1sharky]

Put phone on a tripod it automatically knows and switches

[@jacobgerritsenfilms3559]

has to be on a tripod; has to be raw ; then hit the little V in the center and it should do it; it is a little finicky

[@deavo74]

@@jacobgerritsenfilms3559 doesn’t need to be raw, Apple magic works in all modes it would seem.

[@ShayneMostyn]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@qt5108]

I’m honestly quite surprised that people haven’t noticed this. To take 48MP photos, you need to head into settings and turn on the Apple ProRAW setting which is off by default. If this setting isn’t on, you won’t be able to take 48MP photos. I noticed that he doesn’t have this feature on which affects the outcome completely.

[@ShayneMostyn]

You cant take 48mp pics in night mode regardless

[@qt5108]

@@ShayneMostyn didn’t know that :/

[@jmac6248]

Are the cameras on the 15/16 pro and pro max the same? I’m still on a 12 pro max that I got way back for the sole reason that its camera was better for Astro than the 12 pro.

[@ShayneMostyn]

Yes, the UW is now capable of 48mp on the 16. Other than that, the same

[@petermclennan6781]

I've had both a 15 and now a 16. A 15 will give you 90% of what the 16 will do photo-wise. AI-wise the jury's out. The AI stuff hasn't been implemented yet. Up to you whether you want to future proof your phone by investing in the newer one. Apple gave me about $600USD as a trade in on my 15, so you can estimate the 15's savings from that.

[@Celuxs]

I’m assuming due to light pollution I’m just not picking up as many stars as I’d like. Will need to go farther out of town to try again! Please let me know!

[@ShayneMostyn]

Almost certainly light pollutions search my channel for planning Astro shots. It will help you find a location

[@majorsharpe1453]

I just upgraded from the 14, and I’m eager to get shooting!

[@ShayneMostyn]

Nice mate

[@henryha835]

Somehow the ultra wide on the iPhone 16 pro is worse in low light than previous years Apple really messed something up hopefully it’s a software issue that can be fixed and not a hardware issue

[@RyanMonoxide]

In settings you have to turn on HEIC max and turn it on in the top right where yours says RAW max before taking the photo to unlock 48 MP shooting. That allows you to not shoot raw and not have to post process but get a 42 MP useable image straight from pressing the shutter. Otherwise it will be potato quality especially at night.

[@ShayneMostyn]

Thats not right mate. ProRAW max and HEIF Max both will pixel bin down to 12MP in night mode.

[@RyanMonoxide]

@@ShayneMostyn it is correct. I do car photography and shoot in HEIF Max and it outputs 48 MP files and when you swipe up in the photos app it shows 48 MP resolution. It even mentions this in the settings app under Camera>Formats. So it does not pixel dump. I just verified this on iOS 18.1 beta 4. The most current.

[@ShayneMostyn]

@@RyanMonoxide Night Mode is the important part. In good lighting youre absolutely correct. Its the night that pixel bins.

[@peterbrowning1251]

Gday mate, what brand magsafe mount are you using?

[@ShayneMostyn]

its a Ulanzi one

[@richbone0411]

Anyone else having trouble getting 30s to come up even when using a tripod? I’m using the iPhone 16 pro and only 10s would display last night

[@KeiGGR]

Its Iphone better for this stuff than any android phone?

[@alangandara2281]

Been here since I got my 14 pro. I always come to see how the new iPhone’s do with astrophotography since I upgrade every year😭

[@modelistas1]

Ru planning on testing 9 pro?

[@ShayneMostyn]

I wasnt going to. I tend to skip a generation or two of Pixels.

[@extrashot]

Pixel size doesn't really affect total light gathered... it's the total surface area of the whole sensor that's important. (think of lots of little buckets catching the same amount of water as one big bucket - the whole read noise thing is almost irrelevant on modern BSI sensors)

[@ShayneMostyn]

That is literally what I said in this video.

[@bizpo2713]

Thank - I upgraded from 12. Looking forward to more 16 pro max stuff.

[@ShayneMostyn]

Big difference. Enjoy!

[@bizpo2713]

@@ShayneMostyn can’t wait to try. I’d love to see an iPhone 16 moon shot video. The moon is so hard to photograph.

[@mgs.915]

I’ve got an iPhone X…I wnat to upgrade but haven’t yet😂 couldn’t find a 512gb at the store before my trip. Do you think the added storage is worth it or should I be okay with 256

[@petermclennan6781]

Even a 256 GB phone is a huge amount of storage. My 512GB 15PM reports 22 HOURS of video storage when shooting H.265.

[@vmusatov]

I switched from iPhone X to 16 pro max with 256 Gb it’s plenty for me