Robino Films shot an extremely interesting video face-off between the king of video-enabled DSLR cameras, the Canon 5D MKII and the newest kid on the block in terms of compact size and simplification: the new iPhone 4S.
A small rig was set up so that both cameras could record the same subject at the same time, and the results are pretty impressive.
Exposure, shutter speed, frame rate and picture style were matched as close as possible between the two cameras.
The test shows that the tiny F2.4 lens and sensor on the iPhone provide pretty impressive results including also a bit of depth of field.
Here the settings used for this test:
iPhone 4S
- AE.AF locked.
Canon 5D MKII
- Canon 50mm 1.4
- ISO 160 ~ 640 (varied per shot to match the iPhone)
- F 7~22 (varied per shot to match the iPhone)
- Shutter 1/60th
- Auto WB
- Standard Picture Style
- 1080p 30
The test shows that the 4S is coming close to the 5D but in NO WAY is it better.
The iPhone is a great 1080p pocket camera and shows us where technology is heading.
The iPhone falls apart in these areas:
- Compression / codec (it's very noisy even in daylight)
- Tiny tiny tiny tiny sensor
- Lens (f2.4 is great for a cell phone though)
- Shutter (no control / stuck on auto)
- Framerate (stuck at 30p)
- No picture styles (contrast and sharpening is heavy)
Key positive points for the iPhone 4S:
resolution and portability.
N.B.: Check the interesting comments here: http://vimeo.com/30606785
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