{"id":2918,"date":"2012-09-21T07:10:59","date_gmt":"2012-09-21T05:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.procamera-app.com\/?p=2918"},"modified":"2023-03-10T14:01:44","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T13:01:44","slug":"iphone-4s-vs-iphone-5-image-quality-comparison-tests-using-procamera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/procamera-app.com\/en\/blog\/iphone-4s-vs-iphone-5-image-quality-comparison-tests-using-procamera\/","title":{"rendered":"iPhone 4s vs iPhone 5: Image quality comparison tests using ProCamera"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was very excited to get my hands on the iPhone 5 this morning.<\/p>\n

After unboxing, the most obvious thing to do was snap some pictures with ProCamera. \u00a0With similar lenses and sensors, I was interested to see if there were any visible differences between the \u00a0iPhone 4S and the new iPhone 5 cameras. \u00a0Here is a quick overview of the technical specifications of the two phones. \u00a0The differences are bolded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Specifications<\/strong><\/td>\n\n

iPhone 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

iPhone 4S<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Megapixels<\/em><\/td>\n\n

8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Resolution<\/em><\/td>\n\n

3264×2448<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

3264×2448<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Focal Length<\/em><\/td>\n\n

33mm<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

35mm<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Front Camera<\/em><\/td>\n\n

1.2 Megapixels<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

VGA<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

To add a little bit of\u00a0rigour\u00a0into my testing process, I decided to mount both iPhones to a tripod. The easiest way for me to do this was to use my Quad Lock Tripod Adapter, iPhone 4S Case and Universal Mount (stuck onto the back of my new iPhone 5 Case). You can see all three tools pictured below.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"Quad<\/a><\/p>\n

Using this system I knew that I would have both iPhones in the same position for each shot.<\/p>\n

And here is the Quad Lock Tripod Adapter attached to a standard tripod and the iPhone 4 Case.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

To further reduce any variables, both iPhones were running iOS 6 with the latest version of ProCamera (3.5.5) installed. \u00a0To take the photo, I launched ProCamera and let the app set the autoexposure and focus. At no stage did I manually change any settings for any shot. \u00a0No edits have been applied to the photos.<\/p>\n

So, let’s get to the photos. \u00a0There are seven of them. \u00a0The iPhone 4S shot is first, then the iPhone 5 shot, followed by the 100% crop comparison.<\/p>\n

Example 1<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\u00a0iPhone 4S<\/em><\/address>\n
\u00a0<\/address>\n
\"\"<\/a><\/address>\n
\u00a0<\/address>\n
iPhone 5<\/em><\/address>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

100% crop comparison<\/address>\n

\"iPhone<\/a><\/p>\n

Example 2<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\u00a0iPhone 4S<\/em><\/address>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

iPhone 5<\/em><\/address>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

100% crop comparison<\/address>\n

\"iPhone<\/a><\/p>\n

Example 3<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0iPhone 4S<\/em><\/address>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

iPhone 5<\/address>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

100% crop comparison<\/address>\n

\"iPhone<\/a><\/p>\n

Example 4<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0iPhone 4S<\/em><\/address>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

iPhone 5<\/address>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

100% crop comparison<\/address>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Example 5<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\u00a0iPhone 4S<\/em><\/address>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

iPhone 5<\/address>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0100% crop comparison<\/address>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Example 6<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\u00a0iPhone 4S<\/em><\/address>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

iPhone 5<\/address>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

100% crop comparison<\/address>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Example 7<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\u00a0iPhone 4S<\/em><\/address>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

iPhone 5<\/address>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

100% crop comparison<\/address>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0Observations<\/h3>\n

It’s early days but a few things I’ve noticed are:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. I like the wider focal length of the iPhone 5 lens (previously 35mm now 33mm).<\/li>\n
  2. The iPhone 5 is much more responsive, with faster app load times.<\/li>\n
  3. Images look better on the iPhone 5 screen, they have more contrast and better colour replication (probably to do with the new sRGB support).<\/li>\n
  4. The iPhone 5 images seem to be holding more detail during day time shots – particularly\u00a0visible\u00a0in the Example 1 flower detail and building lines in Example 3.<\/li>\n
  5. The iPhone 5 seems to be more sensitive in low-light conditions. However, it appears that more\u00a0aggressive\u00a0noise reduction is resulting in mushier images when viewed at 100% (visible in Examples 6 and 7).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    What do you think about the images? I’d love to hear your thoughts and\/or experiences shooting with the iPhone 5 below.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    I was very excited to get my hands on the iPhone 5 this morning.<\/p>\n

    After unboxing, the most obvious thing to do was snap some pictures with ProCamera. With similar lenses and sensors, I was interested to see if there were any visible differences between the iPhone 4S and the new iPhone 5 cameras. Here is a quick overview of the technical specifications of the two phones. 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