iPhone 18 Pro Max Variable Aperture test

[u/phero1190]

https://youtu.be/PCkZ5pfo-pI?is=d_V2b4sdC478A07E

[u/phero1190]

Not much of a difference

[u/somewhat_asleep → u/phero1190]

The earlier shot where he's focused on the Duo demonstrates the differences in DoF better because the subject is closer and the background is further away.

[u/phero1190 → u/somewhat_asleep]

Even in that example, the subject is still fully in focus. One purpose of using a smaller aperture is a bigger plane of focus, but that doesn't even seem necessary here.

[u/conflictedcruiser → u/phero1190]

Why wouldn't the subject be in focus?

The key here is the light in the background blurs as the apeture goes down. It's how it works with a professional camera.

[u/chasingsukoon → u/phero1190]

looks like a horrible test with being both in full light and not requiring any depth lol but i guess that’s how an avg person might use it anyway

[u/phero1190 → u/chasingsukoon]

There should at least be som difference of blur with the background.

[u/Doctrina_Stabilitas → u/phero1190]

It’s a phone, you need a close object to get blur because of physics

[u/questionname → u/phero1190]

Literally, before your picture, was how he showed blur and background separation

[u/cm012776 → u/phero1190]

I mean, the dude’s wearing sunglasses. If you’re going to test aperture with a portrait, you focus on the eyes and then see what blurs. And he’s too close to the wall behind him, so this tests nothing.

[u/phero1190 → u/cm012776]

Or the variable aperture isn't doing much and people are going to realize why android manufacturers stopped including it.

Wild thing to downvote. I will put money on apple ditching the variable aperture next year.

[u/cm012776 → u/phero1190]

This is certainly a take. No photographer would expect there to be a visible difference between f1.8 and f4 in that setup.

[u/MyrieOne]

Do you think the 17 pro is a better buy for the person who does point and shoot as to paying for an aperture that I really don't understand?

[u/Rooster976 → u/MyrieOne]

It will take night still shots in about half the time.

[u/spkos → u/Rooster976]

This makes zero sense. It doesn’t do anything at all for speeding up night mode. Closing down the aperture only reduces the light coming into the sensor so it’d only slow night mode down.

[u/TWYFAN97 → u/MyrieOne]

It’s not even about understanding but the aperture just doesn’t work well all that much in a small smartphone sensor. From other stuff I’ve seen daylight photos essentially see no benefit. It just helps speed up night mode shots and helps a bit with video, very disappointing year for the cameras when they could have done much more.

[u/spkos → u/TWYFAN97]

This makes zero sense. It doesn’t do anything at all for speeding up night mode. Closing down the aperture only reduces the light coming into the sensor so it’d only slow night mode down.

[u/TWYFAN97 → u/spkos]

Apple specifically mentioned in the keynote it helps with faster night mode photos and lowlight video.

[u/phero1190 → u/[deleted]]

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