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iPhone 6s vs. 5s camera comparison

29 Tuesday Sep 2015

Posted by Ricky Leong in Apple, iPhone, photography

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apple, iPhone, iPhoneography, photography

Apple’s latest smartphones went on sale Friday.

You might have seen comparisons between the cameras on iPhone 6s and 6s Plus to those installed in their immediate predecessors.

However, there are a lot of folks who upgrade every other year … and if you’re one of those people, this camera comparison of iPhone 6s versus iPhone 5s is for you, based on my initial impressions, for what they’re worth.

The smaller pixels in the new iSight sensor don’t appear to have degraded picture quality.

Upon closer inspection, it appears the default sharpening is more aggressive in iPhone 6s. It’s especially noticeable in photos with lots of grass or foliage, or photos that contain type (smaller type in particular).

It appears tone mapping is improved, as advertised.

I can’t seem to determine how the camera’s auto white balance works, however. Some scenes show the 6s coming up warmer while the 5s comes up with a warmer photo in other scenes.

EXIF data show the iPhone 6s is capable is capturing images at ISO 25 whereas the 5s topped out at ISO 32.

Colour reproduction appears improved for indoor and night scenes. At night, the new noise reduction and increased sharpening appear to work in concert to provide a cleaner image.

To see some of my observations for yourself, please check out the sample images below. The iPhone 6s photos are shown first (left or top, depending on how you’re viewing the page). Click on the photos to see the larger, original image.

Daytime shots are from Heritage Park in Calgary; nighttime shots are from the Kensington neighbourhood and along the Bow River. All are full frame and unedited, straight out of the camera.

And if you’ve also come into possession of an iPhone 6s recently, I’d love to hear from you in the comments below.

Happy iPhoneography to you!


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Landing

27 Thursday Nov 2014

Posted by Ricky Leong in iPhone, random, Toronto, Travel, urban

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airline, airliner, airport, canada, iPhoneography, KLM, landing, Ontario, photography, runway, Toronto, Travel

Landing

Was going through some images that got overlooked from my summer vacation … and here’s one of them. That was the view out the window as my flight from Amsterdam arrived at Toronto Pearson International Airport, way back in August.

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Morning coffee

30 Tuesday Sep 2014

Posted by Ricky Leong in iPhone, Norway, photography, Travel

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Balestrand, coffee, morning, Norway, Travel

Morning coffee

Fjord-side caffeine in Balestrand, Norway.

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Gathering place

26 Friday Sep 2014

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, Helsinki, iPhone, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Finland, Helsinki, iPhoneography, photography, photowalk, random, Travel, urban

Senate Square

This is a neat public space in Helsinki. That beautiful building in the background is a church and all the people gathered out front were participating in some kind of art event that involved building structures with paper boxes … and tearing it all down.

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Sunset on the Baltic Sea

18 Thursday Sep 2014

Posted by Ricky Leong in iPhone, photography, Travel

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Baltic, Baltic Sea, cruise, ferry, HDR, iPhoneography, landscape, photography, ship, sunset, Travel

Sunset over Baltic Sea

The view from the top deck of Silja Symphony as she made her way from Stockholm to Helsinki.

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All quiet along the shore

11 Thursday Sep 2014

Posted by Ricky Leong in iPhone, photography, random, Travel

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Balestrand, iPhoneography, Norway, photography, rural, Sognefjord, Travel

Quiet on the shore

This view is from my brief, quiet visit to Balestrand, Norway, in August.

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Walking all over the opera

25 Monday Aug 2014

Posted by Ricky Leong in iPhone, Oslo, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Singing on the shore

This is Oslo’s opera house, which is built in such a way that you can fully explore its bright white rooftop. Scamper up the sloped roof and it makes for a cool lookout with a view of downtown Oslo.

Looking from the rooftop

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Leafy shade

21 Thursday Aug 2014

Posted by Ricky Leong in iPhone, Oslo, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Strolling under leafy shade

This was a nice, quiet walk on the way to the royal palace in Oslo last week.

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Saturday afternoon at the museum

11 Monday Aug 2014

Posted by Ricky Leong in Amsterdam, iPhone, photography, Travel, urban

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Amsterdam, HDR, Holland, iPhoneography, Museumplein, photography, Rijksmuseum, Travel

iamsterdam

This is Museumplein in Amsterdam, seen from one of the exhibit rooms at the Rijksmuseum.

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Sunday morning

10 Sunday Aug 2014

Posted by Ricky Leong in Amsterdam, iPhone, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Zondagmorgen

A quiet street in the De Pijp neighbourhood of Amsterdam on a cloudy Sunday morning.

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