Portrait Mode: Explained!

[@MrTrini1212]

I would love to see a 2020 version of this video to see how far smartphone cameras have come!

[@energyskill3598]

Bruh you posted the comment in 2020

[@HardPasta]

Lol

[@meILM]

Yeah

[@meILM]

@@energyskill3598 That's why he said have come, not will come.

[@aidensnew8562]

/watch?v=788E-ATJ3pk&t=1261s Skip to 18:43 in that video.

[@gabrielshangheta4236]

This guy can talk about toilet paper for 2hours it will still have high quality pure class👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@artjiblaframes.7190]

Funny you !

[@IcarusActual]

I want this

[@viciouspink6247]

Jokes in you--- Turns out toilet paper gets you all the views.

[@deltaaimee]

coincidentally

[@immortalsun]

This comment hasn’t aged well.

[@GlenAndFriendsCooking]

I love my Hasselblad - takes a great picture, but it sucks at sending texts...

[@doncole4470]

Port link?

[@NOT_NativeEN_Speaker]

lol

[@IndianTrainSimulator]

Well the Pixel 2 does all of this portrait shit without dual cameras.

[@Izaatz]

I think the pixel is dual pixels if I'm not wrong. But Pixel 2 mostly uses AI and software to overcome the depth perception that can only be done with dual cameras

[@IndianTrainSimulator]

Still, it doesn't the hardware that other dual cameras do.That's because Google has some neat AI tricks up its sleeve.

[@Izaatz]

Ya that's what I'm saying also. Google doesn't need dual cameras because its AI alone can make up for it.

[@rafehn]

Ikr and I agree but portrait mode or bokeh is not the only thing that we need, a secondary telephoto zoom lens also provides optical zoom.

[@Dc-121]

THANK YOU GOOGLE! YOU CAN GET IT ON YOUR PHONE NOW BY APKs!

[@MichaelNNguyen]

Amateur: the best camera is the one you have with you Professional: the best camera is the one you left at home

[@OhSoTiredMan]

XD

[@wowsuchname1939]

Michael Nguyen take the 'best camera' out then :p and the best camera is always the one you have with you

[@arwlyx]

I am a repeated offender. :(

[@TheLingo56]

Honestly, DSLRs and other more professional grade cameras are mainly best at shots that are pre-framed and have a little bit of staging or setup. As far as just point and shoot goes it's very difficult to beat what a smartphone can do.

[@Xanoxis]

@TheLingo56 , That sounds like bullshit. Smartphones don't have good zoom, or any tools, really, to make a good shoot. I would never make any good photos with smartphone no matter the occasion, just because of quality, or tools I have with me.

[@DanielGonzalezL]

Holy FUCKKKK those Hasselblad pics are straight up amazing

[@johanness6545]

Jip it´s medium format

[@gauravkar4805]

It costs freaking $13000 what did you expect?

[@hardysingh3238]

Well , it's price is also amazing....

[@jonaqpetla_]

The camera itself is very frustrating I hear.

[@Γ.Νικ]

A car would be much more amazing I suppose.

[@branysh]

Best difference is a Pixel 2 is $650 while the Hasselblad X1D is $13,000, so take your pick.

[@davidcox2459]

You could get similar results with an APS-C sized sensor, just need faster glass.

[@atl3630]

That's a shit ton of money for better edges, lol.

[@Cr1ptlord]

And the fact that any of these phones have so much more to offer for the price, while hasselblad is just for taking pics, which is great if thats your job or you are loaded af, but to me the portrait modes look amazing for what they are.

[@shellracer3189]

13k for a camera......

[@pedroz3891]

you could just buy a $90 f1.8 lens for a cheap camera

[@Pyngwieee]

I'm a photographer and I already knows these basic concepts, but I am AMAZED by the quality of this video and the way you visually "teach" this concepts. Good job Marques, this will be my reccomended lesson on depth of field for newbie photographers, rather than books!

[@timon240]

Pixel 2's dynamic range is soo impressive

[@jaystarr6571]

It's crisp and minty fresh. With a robust finish. Peppermint Schnapps this time of year is lit.

[@johanness6545]

Yeah. Awesome

[@gotworc]

I was gonna get the pixel 2 just because of the camera but I just don't like everything else so I got a s8+

[@lordsilver14]

^ you're crazy. What do you mean by "everything else"?

[@gerbilpmc]

Nitelynx96 have fun with touchwiz

[@ayonbarua7668]

This is why you're the best tech tuber

[@chepoluis20]

Ayon Barua 🤔

[@aliehsan8738]

Because he made a video on portrait mode? 🤔

[@superboy305]

Ayon Barua Fr, was just thinking about getting DSLR but phone cameras are up now.

[@NaitikGohain]

Joi Aai Axom!

[@thepatriottz9205]

still prefer lew

[@chance4746]

Oh hell no the note 8 blinded my eyes 😂😂

[@Scp.3832]

😂😂😂😂

[@XrodGaming]

Iphone and samsung lost to a phone with only 1 camera

[@y21st83]

ugh i didn't think they'd lose this fast

[@HaydenSmedley]

"iPhone and Samsung..." 🤦🏼‍♂️ It's either 'iPhone and Galaxy' or 'Apple and Samsung'.

[@jeanevoy5759]

9iHayden Smedley i8

[@groundfx5733]

I Am If you're going to say Android, it needs to be iOS. Android is software, Galaxy is a phone line, and Samsung is a company. Just like iOS -> iPhone -> Apple

[@Anthyy]

It was just the s8 that one was terrible

[@SceneArtisan]

One thing to consider,.. "Portrait mode" = the image in its vertical orientation and "Landscape mode" = the image in its horizontal orientation.

[@GoDUsopp-dg4jj]

This was what i was thinking when i said all phones can do portrait lol

[@klausheinz5066]

What you said is portrait orientation. The portrait mode comes from portrait photography.

[@SceneArtisan]

@@klausheinz5066 I know, I studied photography professionally. ;)

[@AmadeusBrown]

about every galaxy note picture looks over exposed

[@XavierMathewsEntertainment]

Oskar Göcmen exactly. It looked awful.

[@micahjacob631]

Oskar Göcmen ikr

[@princemarkanthony500]

Lol note8 is overrated

[@bilalyldrmsimsek6318]

Doğru diyorsun kardeşde tek Türk takipçi ben değilmişim

[@damien2729]

If the Note 8 is over exposed then the iPhone X looked under exposed, Pixel 2 is almost too detailed, but the clear winner.

[@MrJ3]

Your videos are so freaking pleasant to look at...

[@imranvp]

Eeriewolf ikr. And he's still just a kid. For a guy who's born in the 90s this guy has accomplished a lot. Quality content each time. Definitely the best tech-youtuber on the planet rn. Nikki is a really lucky girl! Keep it up Marques! Love you man!

[@teamtaka7]

Imran VP who's Nikki?

[@mikemedusa]

i don't even care about cameras and i love these videos lol

[@abhisheksharma8374]

You sneaked in the possibly biggest pun of your channel at 8:42 lol, loved it!

[@ThePawanDhiman]

Didn't get it. Explain please.

[@Fate_37]

@@ThePawanDhiman There's a song called Blurred Lines by Robin Thicke

[@yathinchakravarthy1126]

Can't find a better a explanation elsewhere👌👍

[@phermey]

Yea you can. As much as I love me some MKBHD... he should have used a bit of Google himself. It's Qualcomm IP that outlines the subjects, not the camera(s). Apple uses it and doesn't pay... hence the reasoning behind Qualcomm adding patents for portrait mode to the lawsuit. Need Marques to explain it better. (pun intended)

[@gsmarenanew8186]

Good Review!

[@0x033845]

Pixel 2 is amazing smartphone camera. I have been using DSLRs with various lenses for 8+ years. And Pixel2 camera amazes me.

[@gerbilpmc]

Dr. Gadget get a pixel 2

[@ashishtigga916]

Pixel 2 I was shocked

[@Gwrightproductions1]

Ashish Tigga oh yes it's outstanding. I love my 2xl

[@hughhobo1636]

Ashish Tigga I

[@DeRive_]

Note 8 has the worst photos. :D

[@DoJongYun]

DeRive nah.i’ve seen worse.

[@salvadorgonzalez4501]

29

[@mattyj_]

I LightenStar I You’re grammar is...

[@MrTanziim]

DeRive the camera with which you took your profile picture is worse

[@robot2374]

DeRive iPhone 4s would like to know your location

[@UnPhayzable]

You should update the top 5 headphones list

[@papagolf1159]

UnPhayzable jj

[@Rhadiqul]

m40x

[@avinavi5414]

AppleFan935 no, WH1000XM2 is way better

[@DrZoidberg2005]

AppleFan935 beats are so bad and overpriced hahaha. ur just some sheep who doesnt know shit about headphones but instead follows mainstream shit

[@Mr_M_]

The QC35 II's came out with Google Assistant too

[@GadgetsDiscover]

*MKBHD + Portrait mode =🔥🔥*

[@joefox6000]

Gadgets Discover the camera set him on fire? Is he OK?

[@Japanglish_]

Pixel is slightly better at edge detection over the iPhone, but there’s just too much artificial sharpening that turns me away 😬

[@unspoken07]

because it works well?

[@taras1033]

Maybe kids will love oversharpened photos but not pros.

[@techbhp4198]

Your “Explained” series is getting way better and better in every vid. Shows great effort..

[@loadedx16]

YOU MADE IT KZbin REWINDDDDDDDD :))))))

[@BandithThach]

he’s been deserving of it for a while man

[@MadsPlaysPCIOS]

He was in 2015 and 2016 too

[@AustinInAction]

What's youtube rewind?

[@ASHISHKUMARDPSG]

The bar of KZbin rewind is pretty low though. Jake Paul, Logan, Liza Koshy, couple of dead fucking memes etc. I'd been cringing the whole time.

[@ZACH_JPG]

You shouldn't be happy about that

[@justmxkael]

For tech guys christmas trees are tripods with lights wrapped round em😂

[@9540400]

RGB

[@venom5809]

I love how you have multiple 5 figure cameras just lying around. LOL

[@axroo5068]

1:47 Google: well you see...

[@hazmanrostam2849]

Happy birthday broo!!

[@himanshutandel2644]

Hazman Rostam 0h R Lruuq?? E Au up nfwz

[@bootz_the_cat5847]

Himanshu Tandel learn to type

[@AdarshPandeyFilms]

I actually liked the Pixel photos over the Hasselblad.

[@CrackedDylMil]

The HTC One M8 had dual camera with bokeh waaay before the iPhone 7 lol

[@bonamin]

way before..... It wasn't perfect but it was definitely there.

[@RaviVemula2]

Yep! Had a dual cam specifically for doing things like artificial bokeh, but then again, HTC decided to use that crap ultrapixel thing and make every photo crap if it was viewed on anything with less pixel density than a smartphone (Had one for almost 3 years, loved every last thing in the phone but the camera).

[@viper2131]

And it was a poor attempt at it, they gave up too quickly to improve on it.

[@wowsuchname1939]

The HTC One M8 was actually fantastic! They kinda low key released a One M8S which fixed the phones only issue (the 4MP camera) but seriously the m8 was the closest phone to perfect I've ever had

[@JoesephOIU]

I've used that phone and what you're saying is just false, there's no "bokeh" effect. HTC's approach to the dual camera system is rather useless, they call it ultra pixels, photos were good for a 4MP sensor but no portrait mod whatsoever.

[@darius2640]

remember when HTC one M8 did this? in 2014

[@raazreviews2101]

are you sure ???????????

[@darius2640]

totally sure, I had 2 of those myself, not that it did it in real time, in editing menu, but still it was offered option because it had 2 cameras on the back so it could do it

[@ThatCrazyGamerz]

Wrong

[@somebodyelse522]

darius2640 me

[@100subsnovideos9]

darius2640 definitely

[@eau_rouge]

Hey Marques Brownlee… love your videos!

[@ABTechMarathi]

No one explained the way u explained..👍

[@ABTechMarathi]

U just cought ahhh,👍

[@simonchinnery1738]

IMHO this is the best video you've ever done because it combines your unrivalled production quality with the technical aspects of photography which fascinate me.

[@Shadow__X]

took me far too long to realize you weren't talking about holding the phone vertically...

[@Giladbriggs2222]

Editing was great in this video!

as always

[@jedteng2650]

Marques is slowly integrating the word "trash" and "garbage" into his vocabulary,idk if thats a good thing or a bad thing ,but someone has to mention it ,there I said it...

[@jkimble2590]

Jed Teng at least he is not cursing and using profanity!

[@taegyeomshin2772]

what's wrong with cursing lol as long he's not being pretentious with it

[@coscorrodrift]

wut lmao what if something's trash or garbage? he'll have to say it's trash or garbage using those words

[@abyssabyssabyss]

coscorrodrift There’s more professional terms to use and I feel like he should stick to those.

[@harrybanda]

He wont get demonitized by youtube

[@iansavii4278]

The pixel just shits on every phone when it comes to that fucking camera. This is coming from a long time Apple fan. I still believe the Note 8 needs to work on stuff like contrast, white balance and Saturation.

[@razorized]

Ian Savii true

[@toughtits101]

I got the ten and I gotta say the pixel does a great job, it’s really impressive

[@koolboy347]

Agreed. Its damn impressive

[@Badonicus]

For night shooting defo. But daylight the iPhone has better edge control

[@TheRealBOBlibob]

I was looking forward to the iPhone X for a long time, but now I really want a Pixel 2 XL.

[@karthikeyan148]

These kinds of videos makes Marques so special . ☺️ Don’t stop it ✌🏻

[@web3js]

Marques is the Bob Ross of Smart Phones.

[@rezaimran98]

Turi AE Beat the devil out of the phones.

[@abhishetty2637]

*beats iPhone repeatedly on desk leg

[@QualityTechVideos]

All these comments tryna please marques! *I smell giveaway results*

[@QualityTechVideos]

The Story of Life Exactly! 💯😂

[@shraiwi]

Look, I'm waiting for a phone which has *triple cameras* _noobs_

[@xBlackCaps]

huawei

[@OhSoTiredMan]

When you realize apple has triple cameras one on the front and two on the back. LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL. so does other smart phones, LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

[@rohankhatri4548]

poppet pala well Honor us doing that 😂😁

[@TheCopperwire]

Huawei Mate 10 lite has FOUR!

[@firdausrahman]

poppet pala evan Blass saidd that the next huawei p11 may have triple rear cameras go check it out

[@maewashekelcey763]

Didn’t Samsung Galaxy S6 did the so called Portrait mode before iPhone ? If I remember well , they called it Selective Focus

[@ghasanie5561]

Ya

[@qmelzthevoid]

using a s6- it has and had that feature since android 5

[@disco5119]

they did, but the operating range was so close, only about 30cm-50cm. Live focus nowadays is so much better.

[@martinetta882]

Although it came later They came better

[@bryan.w.t]

I remember having it and its trash

[@aaronmoiche330]

I wanna get a Hasselblad but if I do my grandkids will still be paying for it by the time they’re my age 😣😣

[@01bamoipchingshakhu51]

Lmao

[@foop8964]

the note 8 pictures look like shit

[@WWxeroWW.WERWKWWF__WPWWW.-_WWW]

Abood Abood yeah they were way too bright

[@uddin2166]

Abood Abood you apple sheep

[@liuw.h.4394]

mo Cinema YEAH!It's all about Apple!Whatever they do!

[@gauthamv5898]

pixel owns portrait mode!!

[@porsche00fan]

Easley

[@hri5hike5h]

True.

[@Badonicus]

Doesn't actually. Look at Supersaf vid. It blurs the edges badly.

[@TakingShapeCreations]

Good news folks. Today December 31 2017 on XDA a Dev has successfully gotten portrait mode to work on the OG Pixel, Nexus 5x and 6p. Yes!!

[@BarcaVerse]

Pixel 2 is the best

[@adyanjahanger2122]

Extreme Apple fanboy Extreme Apple fanboy i agree!!!

[@BarcaVerse]

Extreme Apple fanboy Extreme Apple fanboy everyone have their own opinion so i don't judge anyone

[@georgecostanza77]

Tech Talk With Devesh Bohra Google assistant, duel front facing speakers, waterproof and the best camera on the smartphone market. Only complaints I have is the large bezels on the smaller phone and of course NO HEADPHONE JACK!!!

[@adamtajyar]

Pixel 2 is garbage. That phone is already crapping out for a number things even after software update on a pure android phone. Wholly google made/designed.

[@namilily3847]

Extreme Apple Fanboy nah

[@vasan6956]

Where is the OnePlus 5t full review❤️✌️

[@HarshaKratos]

vasan 43 love 4 god of war😍😍😘

[@281CubicInchesOfFreedom]

The lines between high quality cameras and smartphone cameras really are getting blurred!

[@iletyoucallmestevesy]

In certain contexts, they certainly are. In others, not so much ;)

[@ayra_c3781]

get out

[@normanm11]

HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

[@tenavier]

You have the best tech channel on KZbin to me. Makes the homies proud to see one of us with one of these channels. Keep doing your thing. You and Flossy Carter should do a joint show. I think that would be dope.

[@syedarafhossain]

Eagerly waiting for *BITCOINS: Explained* from Marques...

[@akhilrane9318]

That 🎄 in the background is dope

[@i_jeremy]

google did a really good job with this portrait mode.

[@architbhatiacodes]

After the success of pixel 2 xl google should build a dslr😂😂😂

[@jiriq8853]

Marques, why are your videos now only in 2K??!! I was looking forward to see some 8K but ... just kidding, I always watch in 360p...

[@shivankitss8396]

He actually records in 8k. But KZbin and your devices doesn't support it

[@OhSoTiredMan]

Lol i watch in 2k or 4k also my Tv supports 8k but youtube doesnt support it 4 some reasob

[@aakash_5_10]

❤️ THIS MAN IS SUPERB ❤️

[@tomassholemuller8659]

Aakash Parmar gay bro

[@jitendragudi7090]

Tech Talks with MKBHD..

[@maunakdas8164]

why are you so bichsy?😂

[@ganeshsawant2641]

No comparison.mkbhd is far more good then tg

[@faz8259]

Siddhesh : don't compare him with TG... He is not a waste like TG

[@motobmurray]

yo I hope you read this, every time I watch one of your videos and I can tell that ur not tryna purposely make it past that 10min mark I get so happy. Been watching u forever ur just an honest ass dude who does really well for himself and makes great content. No sellouts or bullshit, glad u made it this far man 👍💪

[@BossM5x]

Note is pure crap Jeezus Christ... I'm impressed with both Pixel 2 and iPhone X even tho I'm a huge apple fan

[@nandyteror]

How many of you noticed the speaker on the tripod

[@Furiousbuddha]

Nandlal Aruna JBL is paying him thousands of dollar just to put that speaker in background.

[@flossenking]

* MILLIONS of dollar$

[@kristchun9568]

BILLIONS*

[@TupacsStepSisterlocoman]

issa great christmas tree

[@atl3630]

Sup there, step sis

[@juxy]

I would love to see a follow-up video for 2019.

[@MorkusReX]

Waterproof. On my trip to Brazil and Argentina I barely took my DSLR out of the bag because of constant rain (not heavy rain..but barely ever stops). The G6 saved me there.. Waterproof is priceless.

[@Trapper64]

Did anyone else notice that patch of beard on the left side of Marques' face? (If you were Marques it would be on the right side of your face)

[@MrAlucardDante]

Yup, and I was like "WTF dude, do you even watch yourself in the mirror?" :)

[@thatsthething778]

Yeah man, I couldn’t help but to stare at that patch the entire video 😂

[@OhSoTiredMan]

SOMEONE GRAB HIS ARMS AND THE OTHER SHAVE IT!!!

[@JjAllDay]

That's when the facial hair starts to grow in lol it grows in patches 😂😂😂

[@shubhamdongare7779]

Still learning about Portraits in 2019 on my Note 10 + ♥️

[@AM-ho8vc]

Am I the only one who's looking at the Christmas tree made out of a tripod on his background?

[@aimanshamsol2402]

Angelika Marie what has been seen cannot be unseen

[@بنانالقحطاني-ف1ن]

@@aimanshamsol2402 'Ethiopian

[@بنانالقحطاني-ف1ن]

0

[@corrobi7]

The editing, the explanation. Kudos, MKBHD. You got my subscription.

[@Cecee01]

How could someone thumbs down this video it was soooooo informative...they are HATERS! GREAT VIDEO KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!!! I appreciated this so much it went beyond my expectations 🙌🙌🙌

[@Mohamed-zy1er]

7 seconds away from the 10 minute mark, damn.

[@EduardoRodriguezRocks]

Pixel 2 much more detail and better colors than iphone

[@colindeng3001]

Eduardo Rodriguez better detail for iPhone i think

[@sprite8666]

Colin :D yes

[@adamtajyar]

Yet that shitty ass Google Pixel 2 or Pixel 2 XL can’t even record 4K video @ 60FPS. GTFOH. Pixel 2 is shit.

[@nourh9361]

Yea that looks right from ur low quality pfp

[@YxngPlayboii]

Not true

[@Biobele]

I don't give a fukk but somehow I'm watching. This guy is something special he can keep you interested even if his talking about nothing

[@Japanglish_]

To be fair, there are instances where parts of the face are blurred out using a dslr with a fast lens. The nose compared to the ears are definitely not in the same plane depending on the composition of the photo.

[@akazmi3284]

Yuri S Well, it depends on the apeture you're using. The faster the apeture, the smaller the plane of focus. If you take a picture at f/1.4, you're not going to get the full face in focus like you might at f/5.6.

[@scenekween666]

that's why you take classes and keep learning. like what the person before me said, you play around with the aperture and f stop, and you'll get it down.

[@herranton]

Yuri S Of course. With a large sensor and a fast lense you can get a razor thin dof. Take a wide open headshot with a Canon 85L with the focus on the pupal and the ears will be blown out. That makes the lens awesome and it certainly isn't nearly the same thing as some garbage algorithm that can't figure bout where to apply a gausiann blur... Want a wider dof, stop down. Furthermore, you don't get the pleasing compression with a phone. All the proportions are out of whack. Portraits should be taken with a 50-135 no matter what size sensor or the compression is all wrong.

[@anilseervi]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 Nobody can explain better than you...😘

[@sprite8666]

crackalope lol

[@crackalope]

Tailosive Tech & Talks fan ily

[@aGOODparas1ght]

You missed a spot shaving on your right cheek and it's really distracting...

[@lindyhameltoe1484]

Coach_Jimbo leave my daddy alone jimbo

[@WWxeroWW.WERWKWWF__WPWWW.-_WWW]

Glad I wasn't the only one that noticed

[@officialEricBG]

That groot looks stunning on the Hasselblad, the lights are amazing

[@Urowodo]

Your beggining face expressions had me dead 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂💀

[@DavidMatthewJones]

“The most blurred that line has ever been” Heh. I see what you did.

[@TheOmglexii]

I dunno if I’m just crazy or what. But in some pics, I thought the Pixel looked better than the Hasselbland.🤨

[@95LotusFlowerQL]

aliwalyd3 lol QUALITY OVER QUANTITY. PRICE MEANS NOTHING MOST OF THE TIME!

[@95LotusFlowerQL]

Pixel 2 looks nice as hell

[@adrianastro1]

sorry to burst your bubble but no phone camera will ever be better than the Hasselblad or any dslr camera. the pictures you see on billboards, magazines, posters, etc are always taken with an actual camera. why? sensors and lenses. bigger sensors mean better low lighting and field of view, different lenses for different use, and sky is the limit with editing due to the large size of the picture files. There's a reason why billboards, magazines, posters, etc. dont use phone cameras. theyre just not as good.

[@jensdanbolt6953]

Adrian, how about you turn down the snobbery and argue rationally instead? It seems you are the one in a bubble you just got scared will burst. I'm a photo hobbyist, but agree it did look better than the Hasselblad one one or two of the pictures. The reason is that the smartphone companies are quite aggressive on automatic editing of the pictures: The phone guesses what type of picture it is, considers the color space in the picture and makes adjustments towards what humans generally find more attractive: Vibrant and warm colors, with some exceptions. This means that the JPEG straight out of camera the phone will sometimes look better, and it's easier and quicker to share the photo. Reasons why I still bought a new lens for my mirrorless camera just yesterday? 1: Picture reliability: Phones often guess wrong, or guess something really stupid, resulting in an unusable photo other workaround than trying again and praying to the AI gods. 2: System reliability: High end smartphones are inherently quite fragile compared to cameras, due to thinness and having a full side covered in glass. The phone lens is prone to smudge, wear and mechanical damage over time due to being carried unprotected in pocket and used for all kinds of other stuff. The camera app and interference from other apps and excessive chains of software updates is less of a problem, but I'm sure we've all experienced the camera app randomly shutting down or refusing to open. 3: Accessories: Flashes, tripods, audio recorders, filters (UV, ND, gradient...), remote shutter releases... For most any randomly picked camera compared to any randomly picked flagship phone, more and higher quality accessories are available. 4: Glass: Optical zoom, and an interchangeable selection of lenses with various fields of view, gives enormous advantages. The lens is what really determines what image you get, the sensor and camera body are just there for support and to record the image. With a phone you are stuck with one lens, and it's not a particularly nice one. It's equivalent to about 28mm focal length on full frame, which is a quite boring focal length right in between the "normal" range and wide angle. It doesn't quite give the dramatic scale of a wide angle, nor does it give the natural look of something in the 35-60 range when shooting half or full body portraits. It's a very practical focal length, perfect for recording an A4 page and for getting everything you want in the scene without making them too small, but it's not really a very nice one for well... anything. Point and shoot cameras often have this focal length because it is so practical, but for an interchangeable lens system it's not common for a reason. Search KZbin for "focal length perspective" and you will understand. 5: Manual control: The camera and lens has physical dials to directly and quickly control all the elements of the picture, letting me have exactly the compression/distortion, depth of field, motion blur and grain. This means it is *my* picture, looking exactly how I want it to. There are camera apps that allow some level of manual control, but it's quite limited and super inconvenient hidden under menus compared to turning an ergonomic dial that is always available. This is the biggest factor for me, as it changes photography from simply recording a view to creating a look. It's the difference between taking the bus or driving a motorcycle. The bus is cheaper and the driver knows the way, you just have to go on and get off at one of the preselected stations, which usually are close to something useful. A motorcycle takes a lot more time to maintain and store, and you have to drive it yourself, but you can drive it exactly the route you want and sometimes take a creative detour to something you've never seen before, just for the experience and exploration itself. 6: And lastly, yes the image quality is better. Not so visible on a tiny mobile screen, but for print or displaying on a large screen, the difference is massive. If the colors aren't as interesting straight out of camera, a quick edit can catch up on that and a thorough edit can create magic. Phones have made great strides to catch up, but there is still a long way up and each step is becoming more difficult as the easy steps have been made first, leaving the tougher and less impactful challenges, such as diffraction and fast moving subjects, still ahead.

[@sankarsanbhattacheryya7498]

@@jensdanbolt6953 aren't you kind of proving his point?

[@prabhk6254]

Excellent detail in the difference between the phones and how they blur the background dude :D

[@RandoSpear]

Great explanation! Superb Christmas decoration!

[@BM26]

That patch of hair...

[@bledarpoci]

BM26 was looking for this

[@rahulrbharadwaj123]

ik! I thought I was the only one noticing it lol

[@somepieyoung]

Yeah. Scrolled down for this.

[@googleg5]

LOL. I didn't want to be the one that says this.

[@mikelanzafame3401]

?

[@alexwr]

What's with the exposure on the Note 8?

[@WWxeroWW.WERWKWWF__WPWWW.-_WWW]

Lol it looks like he manually made it way brighter . But I'm sure he didn't. My galaxy s8 camera is nowhere near as bad as that.

[@junyaiwase]

terrible

[@javianbrown8627]

Ikr. He could've at least turned it down a bit. Pretty much every phone can do that

[@alihabibi2985]

Yeah thats atrociously bright.

[@FunkadelicPeach]

S8 camera also has issues with overexposing in my opinion. I know this is a software update, because turning the exposure down myself yields even better pics than the iPhone

[@jensdanbolt6953]

As a photo hobbyist, I actually *preferred the Google Pixel over the Hassblad* in two of the pictures. Now let me explain how that can be and why I still bought a new lens for my mirrorless camera yesterday, for the same price as a new smartphone. The reason is that the smartphone companies are quite aggressive on automatic color editing of the pictures: The phone guesses what type of picture it is, considers the color space in the picture and makes adjustments towards what humans generally find more attractive: Vibrant and warm colors, with some exceptions. This means that the JPEG straight out of camera the phone will sometimes look better, and it's easier and quicker to share the photo. Reasons why I still bought a new lens for my mirrorless camera just yesterday? 1: Picture reliability: Phones often guess wrong, or guess something really stupid, resulting in an unusable photo with no other workaround than trying again and praying to the AI gods. 2: System reliability: High end smartphones are inherently quite fragile compared to cameras, due to thinness and having a full side covered in glass. The phone lens is prone to smudge, wear and mechanical damage over time due to being carried unprotected in pocket and used for all kinds of other stuff. The camera app and interference from other apps and excessive chains of software updates is less of a problem, but I'm sure we've all experienced the camera app randomly shutting down or refusing to open. 3: Accessories: Flashes, tripods, audio recorders, filters (UV, ND, gradient...), remote shutter releases... For most any randomly picked camera compared to any randomly picked flagship phone, more and higher quality accessories are available. 4: Glass: Optical zoom, and an interchangeable selection of lenses with various fields of view, gives obvious advantages. 5: Manual control: The camera and lens has physical dials to directly and quickly control all the elements of the picture, letting me have exactly the compression/distortion, depth of field, motion blur and grain. This means it is my picture, looking exactly how I want it to. There are camera apps that allow some level of manual control, but it's quite limited and super inconvenient hidden under menus compared to turning an ergonomic dial that is always available. This is the biggest factor for me, as it changes photography from simply recording a view to creating a look. It's the difference between taking the bus or driving a motorcycle. The bus is cheaper and the driver knows the way, you just have to go on and get off at one of the preselected stations, which usually are close to something useful. A motorcycle takes a lot more time to maintain and store, and you have to drive it yourself, but you can drive it exactly the route you want and sometimes take a creative detour to something you've never seen before, just for the experience and exploration itself. 6: And lastly, yes the image quality is better. Not so visible on a tiny mobile screen, but for print or displaying on a large screen, the difference is massive. If the colors aren't as interesting straight out of camera, a quick edit (including preset filters) can catch up on that in the direction you want, and a thorough edit can create magic. Phones have made great strides to catch up, but there is still a long way up and each step is becoming more difficult as the easy steps have been made first, leaving the tougher and less impactful challenges, such as diffraction and fast moving subjects, still ahead.

[@lenny9323]

the pixel 2 has the best camera by far but the note 8 really disappointed me

[@IAMMUSIC2420]

Lex agreed

[@origamibysalman2817]

Samsung always disappoints

[@NA-jo6bv]

I thought you meant Portrait like vertical... And thought you would bash Phil for showing that picture in landscape...

[@IndiCoder]

*Hoodie Link?*

[@IMurshedRolin]

Sometimes I wonder, what would happen if MKBHD were not on youtube and telling us all of these amazing kinds of stuff. I feel like I am so lucky and yeah, blessed. May God bless him always. And I want to thank him too from the bottom of my heart. -- Peace.

[@royellpetterson]

Credits for Huawei man. This bokeh effect camera feature or whatever you call it was already present in the Huawei P9.

[@dinoypeter]

Royell Petterson exactly

[@pkal244]

Add the Honor 8 to that list, released in July of 2016. I use it to this day and the effect still works great. Pretty incredible for $300 new :D

[@TechAddictNow]

Common, be honest. It wasn't the iPhone. Yes, they may have named it portrait mode for the first time but Huawei and HTC did it two years before Apple did it in the iPhone 7.

[@mohammednihalrehman939]

Tech Addict huawei with wide aperture mode and htc with ufocus. Htc u can only do it after taking a normal picture.. Huawei on the other hand can do it even before snapping and after also we can adjust..

[@iBeJigginRite]

Been using the pixel XL 2 and the iPhone x for the past month . I prefer the pixel 2 . And honestly I barely even use my iPhone . I only pull it out when I want to flex lol. But other than that I rarely use my iPhone x. The pixel 2 xl is just way better

[@atleasteight5615]

I love the way u talk MK!!! nobody can explain better than you..thank you MKBHD

[@arjunsaradava8338]

Very Informative video👏👏.....One day Smartphone will Reach to its Highest limits if Limits are there

[@jayshyamdasani]

You look white in Samsung’s camera 😂😂😂

[@qvbe]

Because Samsung's camera is shit.

[@AbdouEN92]

🤣🤣🤣

[@junyaiwase]

samsung raCiST?!?! (joke)

[@junyaiwase]

barry b the just made milions off uphonne x sales and you call thier career shit

[@simotan2]

Your content on KZbin is great .....continue.😁😁

[@muustfa]

Its good to see the "Explained" serie is back again! ... Please make more of this kind of videos🙏🙏

[@Archetapp]

Liking the star on your “Christmas Tree”. :]

[@ryanthomas6063]

Jared Davidson lol i just noticed.

[@yacinegannouni860]

Love your videos man 😍😎

[@surajlohia]

I knew the video was coming because of the live stream

[@TheMilanMovies]

Love the Trimas-pod (Christmas Tri-Pod) in the background