Apple launched IPhone 12 Pro, 12 and 12 mini We are still waiting for the 12 Pro Max. The Pro Max contains the best camera in this group, but since it has not been released yet, we saw to take a look at the improvements that were made in the iPhone 12 Pro and see how the camera quality compares to the iPhone 11 Pro.
The iPhone 12 Pro has the same triple-lens camera setup as the iPhone 11 Pro with a wide lens, an ultra-wide lens, and a Telephoto lens, but there are improvements in all cameras in addition to the addition of a LiDAR scanner that improves performance in low-light. The faster A14 chip and new GPU also provide new imaging capabilities, which ultimately leads to some improvements.
TrueDepth camera
When it comes to the front camera, the same 2.2-megapixel f / 12 lens is still used with no real improvements to the camera's components, but thanks to the A14 chip and artificial intelligence, it now supports night mode selfies, and also videos in Night mode, Deep Fusion, Smart HDR 3, and Dolby Vision HDR video recording, and none of these features are available in the iPhone 11 Pro.
Adding Deep Fusion to the front camera allows better pixels to be drawn from multiple exposures to create a clearer image with more detail and less noise, and this feature is enabled by default in medium-light conditions.
The Smart HDR 3 feature improves lighting, shadows and white balance so you get more natural light and look more realistic, and Dolby Vision HDR video recording allows you to record and edit HDR video from the front camera for better selfie videos than ever before.
In fact, we see that the image quality is close between the iPhone 12 Pro and 11 Pro, and you will not notice a big difference except in the low-light or night mode photography feature, and the rest are slight changes.
Rear camera improvements
Smart HDR 3 and improved Deep Fusion features have also been added to the rear cameras of iPhone 12 Pro, in addition to a new 7-layer wide lens with f / 1.6 aperture that enables 27% more light to improve low-light photography.
Automatic stability has been improved, and there is a new telephoto lens with f / 2.0 aperture with a focal length of 52 mm, and while the Ultra Wide lens has not changed, it provides a lens correction feature to calculate the distortion that can come from the wide aperture lenses, and it supports "Night Mode" thanks LiDAR scanner. Deep Fusion works across all lenses to improve color and shape, and Smart HDR 3 includes Scene Recognition that allows the iPhone to recognize the scene and adjust it to make photos look more realistic.
Shoot in perfect light
The photos in good lighting from the iPhone 12 Pro look really stunning, and Smart HDR 3 does an excellent job with white balance and preserving important image details, so the image looks clearer and a bit more realistic than iPhone 11 Pro photos. The new lens brings out more sharpness and detail by reducing noise and achieving a better balance between changing lighting in photos.
Pictures look a little better than iPhone 12 Pro and accurate. In comparison, the images from both phones look very similar unless you zoom in and see pixels, and here you will see more details. IPhone 11 Pro offers great pictures in ideal lighting conditions as well, but there is no doubt that the improvements made to the iPhone 12 Pro camera highlight the difference.
Selfie "Portrait mode"
The A14 chip and LiDAR "that takes a depth map of the scene" scanner improves Portrait Mode images by better separating the subject from the background, and this is noticeable in fine detail. Edge detection just got better than before, especially for furs and hair.
The LiDAR scanner turns on automatically even in "night mode" for portraits, so you can get some stunning selfies in low light that cannot be captured in the same way with iPhone 11 Pro.
Low light and night mode
In low-light conditions, there are more noticeable improvements in the photos of the iPhone 12 Pro, also thanks to the A14 chip and LiDAR scanner. Pictures in “Night Mode” capture more detail, clarity and more vividness.
"Night Mode" photos can be captured with the ultra-wide lens for the first time, to get great wide-angle shots at night, and the LiDAR sensor provides much faster auto focus in low light.
Video shooting
Camera improvements apply to video as well, and there are some improvements on the iPhone 12 Pro, as it is able to focus faster due to the scanner LiDAR, HDR Dolby Vision, which are new features enabled for the A14, it is not possible on the iPhone 11 Pro.
HDR Dolby Vision recording looks great as you can see in the video above, but it's limited now. It is easier to edit the video that you capture directly on the iPhone, which is not possible on the Mac due to its lack of compatibility for editing Dolby Vision video, and this type of video must also be played on a device that supports Dolby Vision, such as the iPhone or Dolby Vision TV.
If you take a Dolby Vision video on iPhone 12 Pro and then play it back on the iPhone, it looks great. The elements in the video are bright, clear and well-defined, but again, you need the right device to see the improvements and the difference between it and the iPhone 11 Pro. Dolby Vision HDR is turned on by default, so keep in mind that the video you record may look normal if played on devices that do not support Dolby Vision.
As for the video mode, there is a new option called Night Mode Time-Lapse if you want to capture videos with longer exposure to the night sky, but most people will likely not use it as it requires a tripod and professional photography modes.
Conclusion
The iPhone 12 Pro definitely introduces improvements to the camera on the 11 Pro, but the differences are not so big except when it comes to new features and some low-light photography, so maybe the camera technology alone is not a reason for an upgrade except for more specialized photography enthusiasts and professionals, who understand more of what it means to be there. These new features for the average user.
IPhone 12 Pro Max for this year contains more improvements than iPhone 12 Pro, so we will make another comparison when it is launched.
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