iPHONE 13 VS DSLR CAMERA TEST

 iPHONE 13 VS DSLR CAMERA

so for the past few days i have been experimenting and comparing photos and videos on the iphone 13 pro and the dslr that i'm using right now the nikon d5600 so the camera that i'm using right now is in fact released way back 2016 and the iphone 13 pro was released just recently so quite the gap in the hardware but mostly the software and we're going to be doing a bunch of tests to see which one caters more to your needs and to see how far smartphones have gotten so far with the iphone 13 pro as our main contender which is actually one of the best smartphones out right now according to a lot of people so for this video we're gonna get in depth on which one you should potentially invest in whether you should start out with a dslr camera or would an iphone 13 pro or the latest iphone would be better so i'm gonna be breaking it down to these following categories so we have the main camera and video sensors we have the harsh lighting conditions the low light conditions the portraits the cinematic the editing process the ease of use the stabilization the portability the battery life and finally the price so i'm gonna be scoring each camera on which i prefer on each category and these are just my preferences so if you have a different preference you have to score along with me so grab a pen grab a paper let's get started so for the first category the most important category for both of this device is the main camera telephoto and the wide angle so we're gonna go through with the specs for the dslr it has a 24 megapixel with a kit lens of 18 to 15 millimeter and an f-stop of 3.5 to 29 i think depending on the focal length that you're using so for the iphone 13 pro you have 12 megapixels for each of the three lenses an aperture of 1.5 for the main camera 2.8 for the telephoto it supports up to three times zoom and 1.8 aperture for the wide angle with a 120 degree viewing angle amazing specs overall not the highest megapixels but the photos and videos it takes are outstanding my only issue is the contrasting when shooting photos and videos there might be too much contrast when using just the standard camera app in my opinion but of course if you do shoot with the new apple raw that can also be slightly fixed the iphone can get really sharp photos and pass richer contrast and more vibrant colors but the professional camera is way better for my taste just because of the better flexibility when editing the photos and we're gonna be talking about that later on so the dslr gives me more dynamic range to work with again that's more of a preference so for me the main camera i'd still go with the dslr when it comes to stills but this is where it gets one-sided everything other than the photos so for the video this might not be the best comparison since this camera is 5 years old 2016 2002 2021 so five years old while the iphone 13 pro has a lot of improvements so far it is it has the most latest top-of-the-line built-in softwares inside it can shoot up to 4k 30 fps and this dslr is quite old so sadly it can only handle 1080p up to 60 fps not in any way bad but it's not even close to the iphone with its more sharper details rich and natural colors and its ability to take videos in various lighting conditions and also its 4k capabilities let's not forget about that so this one without a doubt goes to the iphone 13 pro but maybe a more higher end professional camera would put up more of a fight but for this one the iphone 13 pro wins and for the next category we're going to be talking about the portraits and the cinematic let's go with the portraits first and as much as i want to say that the dslr can take amazing portraits but of course the limitations of just using a kit lens it does a decent enough job compared to the software capabilities of the iphone's portrait mode but the iphone's portrait mode can really produce great depth and now can go up to an f-stop of 1.4 okay now for the video or the new cinematic mode which is exclusively only available on the iphone 13 is maybe the one deciding factor the only thing that could have differentiate a smartphone and a professional camera has now been broken by this little compact thing with this feature alone you're really gonna have to ask yourself what does a professional camera do that the iphone can't do and if you were to ask me currently none so undoubtedly this goes to the iphone 13 pro having that great advantage of an aperture as wide as 2.0 right off the bat you just can't beat that with an ordinary kit lens and i haven't even begun with how sharp the videos look when shooting close up so if you're looking for a camera to shoot mostly selfies or video selfies the iphones got you covered so for the next category we're going to be talking about the low light features so in regard to the iphone's new and improved low light capabilities it can get really high quality photos even at low light and it can even make the darkest of night look like day but a dslr camera can also do well in this category just by decreasing the shutter speed to about 2 seconds or more to get more details but might be more of a hassle since you have to set up a tripod to prevent any kind of blurry photos when you're at a higher or a longer shutter speed and for when shooting low light video i the iphone 13 pro even if you do shoot in the pitch black you can still see some of the details with little to sometimes no grain and depending on the dslr that you're using it might be different but for this one for the videos i'm gonna have to bump up to undesirable levels of iso which can introduce too much rain in low light but of course i'm comparing it with this kind of low to mid-range dslr camera so there are most certainly gonna be some limitations to what an old dslr can do but if you do compare it to other higher end dslr or mirrorless camera or even a cinema camera then it might have les disparity when compared so for the next category we're gonna be using it on harsh lighting conditions both natural and artificial so i did not do anything i did not change the settings i just used the native exposure for each device without doing any adjustments the iphone 13 pro is more accurate in depicting the amount of light that is present which can produce more highlights but of course you can adjust the exposure of any smartphon video or photo by tapping into it but sometimes by lowering that you could be compromising some of the color alternatively you could also use an nd filter for better results during really bright scenarios for the dslr it's much more versatile during really bright scenarios because in this situation i could just easily bring down the iso and increase the shutter speed or even closing that f-stop if i'm to capture a wide detailed shots so both have their own pros and cons but in my opinion if you want to see more natural bright highlights then it's the iphone but it doesn't really show that much shadows because of the iphone's ability to make things more brighter than it really is which is great for some people so in the dynamic spectrum if you favor highlights then i'd stick with the iphone but if i want to retain as much shadow as possible then i go with the dslr so both have their own style in shooting photos and videos in harsh lighting conditions and it just comes down to preference but for this one i'm gonna have to give it a tie so for the next category we're gonna be talking about the editing process so i'm gonna divide it into sub categories we have the the size the file size and also the compatibility so first the file size for the file size apple is really well known for having really large file size for both their photos and videos and that's because both of them produce highly compressed files and retains more details when it comes to editing it's a really great advantage but it does use up a large amount of storage and when it comes to compatibility in the past years the previous iphone models when transferring and editing videos with a windows pc was such a hassle now that they added the feature that you can now shoot at prores it makes it a little bit more easier since this codec is more widely used in a lot of editing software but having a mac os or a macbook is still the best way to edit or transfer any kind of media because of the whole apple ecosystem while in the dslr you just plug in the sd card copy paste and you're done so for me i'd still go with a dslr camera since i'm mainly a windows user so a dslr cameras format or the codec that it uses is much more compatible to the pc that i'm using so for the next category the ease of use and for the dslr you really got to get hands on with it and take a little bit more time to get the hang of it and it does kind of have a learning curve but taking time to practice is really worth the time but for the iphone of course you just open up the camera and start shooting and all the menu is just swipe away so it's super easy the advantage of the slr camera is the built-in pro features when you want to adjust the shutter speed the aperture and the iso without the use of any other third party application and the most important features for me when it comes to pro camera is the flip screen this one feature alone is one of the deciding factor for me when it comes to photo and video especially when i'm taking my own photos and videos this way you have the option to see yourself when shooting and also when shooting different angles you can still view what you're shooting because of the articulating flip screen this is important if you want to constantly see if you're in focus or if you're in center frame or if you currently are recording because i have to do a shot a second time just because i forgot to press the record button because i couldn't see the screen so for this category i would give this win to the dslr just because it caters more to my knees especially when i'm doing talking headshots just like this one it's much more convenient and easy to use okay for the next category we're going to be talking about the stabilization feature on each devices so i did not use any gimbal or stabilizing lens for each devices i just shot all of this purely handheld and to really test out both of its capabilities the iphone 13's improved stabilization feature is one of the best in any smartphone right now and even without a gimbal it produces really smooth videos well if you have a dslr it's a constant struggle to keep videos smooth especially when you're constantly moving unless if you invest in a lens that has stabilization which can be costly as well so for me when i'm shooting moving shots it's much more easier on the iphone but of course if you have a stabilizer for your lens or a gimbal for your camera it's much more easier but purely handheld i'd still go with the iphone 13 pro so for the portability i don't really need to talk about it that much the iphone 13 pro is more portable and it's easier to carry around and it without any question this goes to th iphone 13 pro since it's one of the few cameras that can fit in your pocket so easy win for the iphone 13 pro but if you don't mind carrying a heavy camera with you everywhere then not a big deal for some so the next one is the battery life so it depends and it's more of a subjective category for a lot of people because it has different ways of conserving battery so if you're planning to use a dslr then you can pretty much have unlimited amounts of battery life because you just need to swap out the batteries with a fully charged one maybe around every two to three hours of usage on the other hand the iphone could last you about eight to ten hours with intense shooting but if that's not enough which is unlikely then just plug in a power bank and you're good to go and for this category i would honestly go with the iphone 13 pro on this because it has really great battery life and that's just an understatement because even if you have unlimited battery you're gonna have to buy a lot of batteries if you constantly use up a lot of batteries and the batteries are not really that cheap as well plus after a while continuously draining numerous batteries that can really put a strain on your camera and could sometimes result in heating up your device and lastly the pricing so the iphone 13 pro starts at about 64 000 ish i think and that's about 1 300 i believe depending on where you are and for a low to mid-range dslr or mirrorless camera you're looking to get about 30 to 50 000 pesos or that's about 500 to 1000 so more or less almost half the price so you really have to think about which investment is for you but if you need a camera and a new phone then of course get an iphone that way you kill two birds with one stone so for the overall price the most worth it one would still be the iphone 13 pro since it serves you a lot more purpos than just being a camera alone and in the iphone you don't need to have a pc you just edit your photos and videos on your phone and you don't need to transfer it anywhere you can do it on your phone alone so that saves you a lot more money now to answer the question can we finally replace mainstream dslr cameras with smartphones well it depends on what are your needs in the camera and this video was to direct you on which is the better investment that can be more worth your hard earned money for me i would still definitely go with the dslr especially for photos because it gives me more of a natural looking photo and it's easier to edit and it gives me more creative flexibility when i shoot with my dslr but if you're more into shooting videos then clearly the iphone 13 pro is way ahead of its game but if you do compare it to a more high-end camera from sony and canon then that's a different story so in short dslr for photos iphone videos but that's just for me i want to know which one is the winner for you in this comparison if it was the dslr or is it the iphone let me know in the comments down below .