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iPhone SE (2016) iPhone se has iPhone 8 not XR camera
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yep i saw that one. the iphone se compared to the xr seems to have mixed results. it beats the xr in some scenarios and loses in others (ex at 6:15 the se loses in terms of details). I'm still waiting for a decent 8 vs se video to come out because that's the one that matters at this point
So it’s not the 8 camera then as you initially claimed. Thanks for clarifying that.
Too optimistic is a euphemism for being wrong. Just spell it out and get used to it. Proven wrong. Case settled.
Yup it’s pretty obvious. Even to an amateur in photography the nicer one clearly stands out.
well looking at a picture from these forums, the loss of detail seems consistent from multiple sources now, even though it can take in light better.
Top iphone 8
Bottom iphone se
Bottom pic is filled with grain, whilst iphone 8 isn't. if you zoom in to the wall, or almost anywhere in the pic the iphone se has significantly worse detail capture.
Top iphone 8
Bottom iphone se
Bottom pic is filled with grain, whilst iphone 8 isn't. if you zoom in to the wall, or almost anywhere in the pic the iphone se has significantly worse detail capture.
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Not identical details? Must be a different camera then. Or sample variations. Likely the former. Case closed. Mods can lock this thread then I guess.
Do you have a link to the source? I'm struggling to find this picture in these forums.
The top picture has completely blown the bright highlights and lost all detail there.
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SE 2 camera comparisons to SE/8/11, plus first day camera impressions
Hey all! I got my SE this afternoon and have not been able to stop tinkering with it. I thought some may like to see how the new SE measures up against the original SE, the 8, and the 11 Pro, so I've put together an album of the same shot taken on several devices. I tried to cover several...
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Yet the one with more grain is a better photo and actually clearer, as this zoomed in area shows...
Ah, saw that thread but didn't click through to the album. The SE photo does contain more noise than the iPhone 8 in that example. But the SE does still contain more detail and sharpness. The iPhone 8 has blown the highlights and distant detail is smeared. Where did Pac-Man's nose go? Possibly due to heavy noise reduction on iPhone 8?
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Hmmmm.... here is your opening post of the thread:
You said nothing about Apple being cheap.
Exactly.
Wow, the SE blows away the 8 in that comparison. The highlights are perfectly preserved on the SE, the highlights are totally blown on the 8. The detail is much stronger on the SE as well, the 8 is a smoothed over blur in comparison.
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I read it when it was released. Want to explain the pixel pitch difference to me? No... you can’t.
Anyway, outside, SE first picture, 8 second...
Wow, the SE blows away the 8 in that comparison too. The 8 has blown highlights and blurry details if you download those images and zoom in.
LOL, I definitely didn't expect to see my photos in this thread but it's really cool to see them discussed and picked apart.
The SE did a better job than the 8 in every category but noise. In that comparison, I can say with confidence the SE and 11 most accurately captured the game room.
The game room is a difficult place to capture photos, with the dark room and bright game marquees. That makes it a really good environment to test cameras. In the past it's been a dilemma between focusing on the light bits and leaving everything else dark, or have the room visible but lit areas get completely blown out.
The SE did a fantastic job with the range of light levels that the 8 just couldn't handle. The SE also prioritizes detail sharpness over smoothness, but it's a very worthy tradeoff.
At the end of the day, the SE photo is usable despite the noise, where the 8 photo just isn't
The SE did a better job than the 8 in every category but noise. In that comparison, I can say with confidence the SE and 11 most accurately captured the game room.
The game room is a difficult place to capture photos, with the dark room and bright game marquees. That makes it a really good environment to test cameras. In the past it's been a dilemma between focusing on the light bits and leaving everything else dark, or have the room visible but lit areas get completely blown out.
The SE did a fantastic job with the range of light levels that the 8 just couldn't handle. The SE also prioritizes detail sharpness over smoothness, but it's a very worthy tradeoff.
At the end of the day, the SE photo is usable despite the noise, where the 8 photo just isn't
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Thanks for taking the time to post them, some really great comparison shots. Is that your game room? Very cool and I’m a little bit jealous.
It is, thank you! 😄
I actually designed and built all the machines in that photo except for the blue Ms. Pac-Man. The three on the far end are revivals of cancelled/unreleased iterations of games. If you're curious, my site is PacificArcades.com/projects.
Yet they have different part numbers and other tests show the SE camera does not work with the 8.
Yet they have different part numbers and other tests show the SE camera does not work with the 8.
I'm not surprised. Apple gives different part numbers for different suppliers for the same component. We've seen this for years.
The fact that the cameras are interchangeable is the most telling.