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what's going on guys Ron Purita here from TechnoBuffalo and today I'm very excited to be coming to you guys from the iPhone 7 plus we're going to be doing a camera test to see whether or not the iphone 7 camera lives up to all the hype and if the iPhone 7 plus is worth your extra money and if that extra camera really is all that Apple is saying it is so the first and probably most important thing to cover in this video is the dual lens camera setup and how it works now this may seem very straightforward and you might think you know it but trust me it's more confusing than I first thought it's not just two lenses that you can switch in between it's actually a third virtual lens if you will that's taking the picture what I mean by that is very few photos maybe one or two photos you take will be taken solely with the white England or the telephoto lens the majority of them will be a combination of both Apple software is pulling from the telephoto lens and from the wide-angle lens whether it be exposure highlight data detail all sorts of stuff to give you what it thinks is the best combination of both world the term used computational photography now Apple did not dive into any of this during their keynote all the information we're covering is based on as much information we've been able to gather through other people's tests and our own tests in our own usage so one of the few times you will be using only one lens with the iPhone 7 plus is when you're using one time zoom standard wide-angle shot you're using the 28 millimeter lens that is both shared on the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 plus 9 times out of 10 you'll be getting exactly the same image when taking a photo at a 1.5 times zoom or 1.7 times zoom basically anything between one in two times zoom the iPhone 7 plus is going to be actually using its wider angle lens digitally zooming in and then adding in more digital information that's pulling from the telephoto lens so it's not actually zooming it's moreso creating the effect of zooming and through some trickery is yielding a slightly more detailed image than the iPhone 7 in practice it did yield some better results however I wouldn't say their head and shoulders above what the iPhone 7 is putting out with digital zooming and I don't think it was very consistent either there were some circumstances photos looked identical but this mountain shot for example makes a good case for the seven-plus and this makes sense given that the wider angle lens is faster in terms of its aperture and also has a is built-in so in a lot of situations the iPhone is going to be leaning on that camera more so than it would lean on the telephoto lens which is a 2.8 aperture and will take in less light and also does not have oh is and speaking of OIS there is no OIS on that telephoto lens this is a huge problem and something to be aware of when going to a two time zoom for example and running around if you're doing video or photo you are way more likely to get blurry shots and I found that happening to me a lot this becomes even more pronounced when shooting in low-light because the F 2.8 aperture is slower on the telephoto lens compared to the wide-angle lens the iPhone is going to be doing a decent amount of work with that wide-angle lens and then digitally zooming in trying to add some more detail back in the end result is usually you'll have a mixed bag in some photos you'll have the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 plus putting out the exact same low-light images with the same amount of noise and same amount of detail in other situations you'll have the 7 + resolving a little more detail but you'll also have it resolving more noise which is clearly coming from the telephoto lens of course I don't mean to sound as though I don't appreciate the telephoto lens in all honesty in my regular usage if I wasn't pixel peeping it was really nice to have a two time zoom and I got some really unique shot but I wouldn't have gotten with that standard wide-angle lens when you dive a little bit deeper it's a little bit surprising how often the iPhones actually leaning on that wide-angle lens rather than using the telephoto when you think you might be all this means is that with a standard iPhone 7 you're going to be getting in my opinion about 60 to 80 percent of the results and the value in the photo quality that you get with the 7 plus it's not leaps and bounds above the iPhone 7 the 7 plus is not 2 times better because it has two cameras but this was purely in my usage if you take a lot of daytime photos that are perfectly lit and you want that to time zoom option you're going to be using the heck out of that telephoto lens but if you're not in those ideal circumstances for example if you're in low-light and you're trying to use the 2 time zoom don't bother with the iPhone 7 plus because you're going to be using digital zoom anyways since the wider lens has a better wider aperture to take in more light so the iPhone is going to prioritize with that one because it prioritizes exposure over sharpness so it won't be using the telephoto lens at all in that scenario at the event Apple announced that they have a portrait mode something we've seen to huawei p9 so this isn't some new revolutionary technology it uses a depth sensor by using both lenses to then create an artificially blurry background resembling a depth of field effect that you get from a lot of DSLRs we got to try it out in the beta version so there's going to be some issues but the results were pretty good the camera does guide you step-by-step telling you to go closer further away from your subject if there's issues so it's not going to be some quick way to snap a picture and get amazing results just bear that in mind but the results are pretty solid when they do come through the blurs are gradual they look very realistic I did notice when taking a bunch of photos in a row very quickly the portrait mode wouldn't always work and sometimes you'd be left with a normal background however in one or two photos it would fix that and then blur the background for the next photo so just be sure to take your time when using this mode so far this could just be for the beta and when it goes to full release we may not see these issues additionally the portrait mode only works by using the telephoto lens you're not going to be getting any wide-angle shots it also really struggles with low-light you actually need a lot more light realistically you're only going to be able to use this outside when it's really bright out or if you're in a really well-lit room and so that's really the camera situation on the iPhone 7 and 7 plus let me know what you guys think in the comments down below do you feel the 7 pluses leaps and bounds ahead of the 7 if you were in the market which one would you get I'm very curious to hear if any or neither give us a thumbs-up if you liked this video hit subscribe for more tech content and coverage and I can't wait to see you guys in the next video thank you so much for watching