The iPhone 11 Pro is the best video phone from Apple, but it is far behind the competition.

When Apple launched the iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max, his two new high-end smartphones that join the iPhone 11, he stressed the importance of their video recording.

Between the three cameras of the phone, the new software options and the improved processing power, the handsets are supposed to be perfect for filming content, movies to your own little clips.

However, while Apple has announced all its new features with enthusiasm and enthusiasm, it seems that the company does not really understand how people use cameras from a smartphone, and when you look closely, it looks like the phone is not all that it has been cracked.

We will review the camera's capture capabilities of the iPhone 11 Pro so you can understand how it works and its comparison with the competition.

Pure specifications

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In terms of pure specifications, the iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max have pretty good video recording specifications, so they're not behind competition in this respect.

The 12MP triple cameras, consisting of wide angle, wide angle and telephoto sensors are similar to those you can see on Samsung or Sony phones, and the video recording heights from 4K to 60 frames per second are equal at the best of the rest.

There are some smartphones with similar specifications, like the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus or Huawei P30 Profor the iPhone 11 Pro does not outweigh the competition. But he does not lose, not at least in this respect. However, the specifications of the iPhone are neither new nor innovative in the broader smartphone market.

Multi-camera capture

One of the main selling points of the video capture of the iPhone 11 Pro is the ability to switch between lenses while recording without interrupting the video.

This means that you can record something, then switch to the ultra-wide-angle lens to view more background, and then on the telephoto lens to see the subject in more detail, all without stopping the video.

As you can probably guess, this feature is far from new in smartphones. In fact, most high-end and even mid-range handsets can switch from one lens to another while you record videos. Sometimes you do a little stuttering when you do this on devices with less processing power, but it's rare, and we do not know either that this is not the case for iPhone 11 Pro.

Of course, the fact that cameras retain focus, exposure and color temperature similar when you change the zoom is useful, but that solves the problem that other smartphone cameras not have.

Once again, Apple's technical improvements allow it to catch up with the competition.

Edition suite on board

We have now reached the only real benefit of Apple over the competition in video capture – well, for video in general, because it's a decisive advantage, it's the video editing suite that now comes on iPhone .

When launching the iPhone 11 on stage, it was mentioned that iOS 13 would bring an improvement to the Photos application by adding a range of video editing functions to the first part application. It's not a simple crop or filter, like on an Android smartphone, but a professional-level integrated editing software.

This means that you can change the exposure, cropping, color temperature, and audio levels without having to download a third-party file. retouching app for your iPhone.

This is a great addition for people who, as we can understand, find the overabundance of video editors on iPhone a bit confusing and want a simple built-in option. Of course, this function is available for no matter who who downloads iOS 13, not just iPhone 11 Pro users, but it will be much easier to edit your 4K video at 60fps.

Confuse FiLMiC with the camera

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At the launch of the iPhone 11, Apple has detailed many of the iPhone's camera features, such as simultaneous recording of multiple lenses, including front and rear cameras. back. Except that these functions are not those of the iPhone 11 Pro, but FiLMiC.

FiLMiC Pro is an application for iOS and Android that journalists and mobile filmmakers use to capture and edit videos. It's a useful tool for people who use their smartphone to create videos, but it's certainly not exclusive to Apple products.

Many commentators have confused the new features of FiLMiC Pro with those of the iPhone, but there is no reason to believe that the new tools of the application will not be available on Android devices. Since many Android phones have better cameras and more than the iPhone 11 Pro camera, it is even possible that phones without iPhone will work with the FiLMiC Pro application. better as new devices from Apple.

Some smartphones even have built-in recording applications with all the features of FiLMiC Pro – the Sony Xperia 1 The Cinema Pro app allows you to view your shots through its different lenses, with different shades of color, exposures and apertures. In addition, it runs in 21: 9, which corresponds to the format of most feature films and short films.

Apple samples

Maybe you have read all the above and do you think "maybe Apple does not try new things, but the video samples are superb"?

The video example is credited not only to a director, but also to a director of photography, and the various clips shown would require not only a dolly track, but also a filming crane. The samples have a professional look, but that's because they are professionally made, with (presumably) a big budget.

When you film your friends at a party or a day, you will not shoot with a five-figure budget – it will be you, holding the iPhone 11 Pro with your hands, and it will not hurt. There is no way it will look like so much to Apple's video samples.

Using these professional "proofs" of the video skills of the iPhone 11 Pro, Apple suggests to customers to: they could not make films of the same quality as on the handset, which is far from the truth.

True, Apple has made its Apple video has made the sound of the video recording of the iPhone 11 Pro exciting and innovative, but in reality, it does not do anything you can not already do on any other smartphone mid-range or high-end.

If you want a great phone for video recording, there are plenty of more affordable options, like the Sony Xperia 1, the Huawei P30 Pro and the Samsung Galaxy S10, and each is relatively affordable, some with more impressive specifications too.