00:00 Lee's iphone Fanboy-dom 01:15 Intro 01:55 Low Light Test 3:20 Standard 4k 60fps Test 3:55 Frame Rate and Spec Comparison 6:32 120fps slo motion comparison 6:55 Form factor and different features 8:00 Patrick confronts Lee at the beach 12:19 Apple's fill system is the worst 14:12 Still photography comparison 15:03 Patrick messes up the iphone footage 19:20 Battery differences 22:23 Annoying feature on both cameras 23:08 Final Opinions and favorite camera 25:58 Is the iphone the best? 28:00 Fstoppers Contest 28:27 Fstoppers discount code 💸5 Day Deal Ends Soon:➡ fstoppers.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d4e6f8ec849598786b3ead42e&id=5365952ee5&e=c3800610a5 DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro: ➡www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1846517-REG/dji_cp_os_00000378_01_osmo_action_5_pro.html/reviews?BI=6857&KBID=7410&KWID=682117-152 DJI Osmo 3 Battery Charger Case: www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1724968-REG/dji_cp_os_00000230_01_osmo_action_3_multifunctional.html?BI=6857&KBID=7410&KWID=682117-152 DJI Magnetic Quick Release:➡www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1745813-REG/dji_cp_os_00000260_01_quick_release_adapter_mount_for.html?BI=6857&KBID=7410&KWID=682117-152 GoPro Hero 13 Black with Accessories Bundle: ➡www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1852759-REG/gopro_hero13_black_accessories_bundle.html?BI=6857&KBID=7410&KWID=682117-152 GoPro Hero 13 Magnetic Release: ➡www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1846702-REG/gopro_aemag_001_magnetic_latch_mount_for.html?BI=6857&KBID=7410&KWID=682117-152 Used Apple iPhone 14 Pro: ➡amzn.to/3U5Z6E3 Fstoppers Photography Tutorial Deals Buy One, Get One Free: ➡Elia Locardi's Photographing the World Japan 2: fstoppers.com/product/photographing-world-japan-ii-discovering-hidden-gems-elia-locardi 66% Off Photographing the World III: ➡fstoppers.com/product/photographing-the-world-3-with-Elia-Locardi Enter the next Contest here: ➡fstoppers.com/contests Subscribe to the Fstoppers RUclips Channel: ➡ruclips.net/user/FStoppers Our Gear: 📷 and 🎥Workflow Recommendations: 🥰Our Favorite Gear ➡bhpho.to/3Q5pm01 💻Software📀 Adobe Creative Cloud ➡ bit.ly/3hjVXdE Boris FX Optics: ➡bit.ly/3N83bD6 Luminar Neo ➡ skylum.evyy.net/M6RAM Capture One ➡ captureone.38d4qb.net/NO29q 🛒🏪🛍 Support Fstoppers by shopping at: B&H Photo and Video ➡ bit.ly/3K7CrlX Amazon ➡ amzn.to/3hkTEXS 📸Follow Fstoppers on Instagram: ➡ instagram.com/officialfst... Follow Lee and Patrick's Puerto Rico Instagram: ➡ instagram.com/fstopperspr/
Action cams or gadgets like the Pocket 3 are super handy for family vacations or basically any trip. I'd say the Action 5 Pro is the best and most affordable choice at the moment. You shouldn't worry about the bitrate either - they promised to add a higher bitrate option this month. The internal storage is a great feature too, even though it's not entirely new since the Action 2 already had it.
Neither are most GoPro owners, we just want a point and shoot that we don't need to worry about breaking in (normal person) use. Obviously if you're doing action stuff, then as you say it won't work, but I think this comparison is for regular folk
@@RichWithTechthen don't get an "action" camera, they are designed for hand free use, being durable and waterproof with easy mount options on person or otherwise. Phones or full framed cams don't have these capabilities
@@bingbong6127 Exactly. If you don't care about "action camera" features, then any camera could be an action camera. It would like deciding your sports car is the best truck because you already own the sports car and don't need to haul anything.
If you go into the iPhone setting>Camera>Preserve Settings and toggle on “Camera Mode” you can force the camera to remember your settings when you exit out of the app so if your default recording is 4K24 but you want to film in 4K60 then you can switch it to that and next time you open the camera app it will still be on video mode 4K60 ready to go. There are lots of other toggles in that menu that you might want to play with as well e.g. Live Photo. I hate Live Photo and I want it to stay off permanently so I toggle that setting on and the iPhone remembers that I want it off. That being said, I still agree with you that a proper action camera is more appropriate for most action cam stuff. The iPhone is a good secondary camera while the action cam gets all the high action shots. I don’t want to damage my iPhone but an action cam is designed to take a beating.
I've considered getting an action camera for years, but the truth of the matter is, I don't do activities which warrant getting a dedicated action camera. My iPhone 13 doesn't take video as good as action cameras, but why would I spend money on a dedicated action camera just to take video of my kids or when I'm driving? I'd rather just save the money and buy something I actually need.
Great comparison video, as usual. To get the most out of it I had to watch multiple times, as the information comes at you like a machine gun on full-auto. All the best.
@@FStoppers That's because you can't mix 60fps to a 24fps timeline and get real-time smooth results. You'd have to slow down the 60fps clips probably at least 80%. Or, do everything on a 60fps timeline and mix and match fps 24, 30, and 60 clips. The only thing is you'll get the soap opera look because of the high frame rate of the timeline, but, everything should be pretty smooth.
Problem is Lee only has the 16 (I have the 15). And mounting 4 cameras starts to get a bit insane and even harder to show them all on the screen at once. -P
So you are having to use a program to extract best possible photos? Personally I would opt to only carry one, depending upon what I’m kind of shoot I’m doing.
Maybe I need to get that but everyone has always said the Black Magic App is the best iphone camera app already. Does the final cut app save the files numerically, in order, with native frames per second? If I shoot 120fps files, does it create a true 120 fps file or does it lock it into some other video format? -P
@@FStoppers of course it has its own numbering but starting normally from img0001 and so on. it is free you have to try it. you set everything manually or you rely on auto… 😜
I have a iPhone 6+ that I think has one of the best cameras apple put out, granted I’ve not bought a new phone for a few years so newer ones I can’t compare.
I recorded several underwater videos at PR using my iPhone 12 Pro Max without a waterproof case. Still working perfectly. Those videos are the best I have ever seen underwater compared to my brother GoPro.
Thanks for the comparison! I love hearing someone else critiquing Apple’s photo organization! They seem to have the idea that they can do it better than I can. Perhaps they need a setting for “civilians” who need an automatic organization scheme and a “pro” setting/camera for those who have their own idea of how they want files structured.
One setting I want that seems so obvious is when my phone says I'm running out of storage and I should delete some photos, please for the love of GOD let me have an option to sort all my photos and videos by file size and/or file type. I'm sure I have gigs and gigs of stupid videos showcasing a computer problem or fishing for a cable in my entertainment center or a walking tour of properties I was considering to buy that I don't care about anymore. It's insane that this simple organizing feature isn't built into iOS. -P
You mentioned that you want the power button to just be a power button. That’s a fair comment but I’m not sure it’s possible in the 5 Pro. You can however set the device to sleep after 1 minute so that any time you aren’t using it it’ll just go to sleep. You can also chose what you want the record button to do by default so say if you were taking photos and then you put the 5 Pro to sleep and then you want to record a video. You don’t have to turn on the device, select the mode etc just click the record button even while the device is off and it’ll turn on and start recording instantly and it will always go straight to the video mode because that’s what you set it to in the settings. If you wanted it to take photos or hyperlapse etc by default then you can do that instead but video seems like the obvious choice.
I'll settle this debate. Flag ship phones have great cameras. But they are top of the line for emergency footage like maybe dealing with the police or capturing news worthy incidents. Yet, a person like myself always has a DJI Osmo or DJI Action 4 on them. Phone cameras are not really built for the weather of water. Burt they will for mild rain. On the other hand, action cameras have little p[roblem with rain other than raindrops hitting the lens. But flagship phone cameras are highly competitive on non wet days. But is it really cost effective for the average person? The smart phone is a mini computer that is a jack of many trades. A dedicated camera does only thing. But I use a $300 phone and $400 action camera. And Minolta actually has an action cameras that is great for the same conditions as most phone cameras priced at about $130. If one is making $150k in the US and not living in a city in the US that does not have a population over 300k then what I am saying maybe irrelevant to you. But those making under $150k annually and living in a modestly expensive area, Having a mid budget phone and a quality action camera may be more cost effective . For me the biggest problem with camera phones is the half video it creates when held in a normal vertical angle. The picture quality is great but the covered areas is not. For that reason alone. spending $800 dollars for a mide budget camera and a quality vlogger or action camera is better over spending $1,000 to $1,500 dollars for a flagship phone. But if one has money to burn and does not need to use video or camera daily then buying one top of the line flagship phone to do everything is not a bad idea. However, for me. the quality of the DJI Osmo 3 combined with mid range prices phone is unbeatable. But like a smart phone, the Osmoo 3 is not the greatest for durability and weather. But it can more than compete against flagship model phones at lower prices. I started with still cameras back in the 1980's and I still say frequency of use and the primary weather conditions for filming are the most important factors when buying any device that takes photos.
Good luck recording over a couple of minutes on iPhone 😅 (in 4k 60 fps max quality) - no memory card slot, and extremely expensive onbord memory. (1tb iPhone costs like 2 iphones?😅) And icloud storage isn't always fast to upload on the go.
Because the newest iphone is $1500 and not the same price as the Action 5 or Hero 13. The whole point of Lee's argument is that you can use an iphone that is the same price or is already free because it's collecting dust in your office. That said, I'm not so sure the newest phone is really all that much better aside from the 4k at 120 and 240 fps options. Some reviews even show the iphone 16 as having worse image quality than the iPhone 15. -P
If you don't know anything about what you're doing, no matter how expensive or great your gear is, the output will always be shit, but if you have the skills, whatever gear you have.. you can have great to amazing result. so better focus on beefing up your skill rather than relying on gear.
thanks for your pragmatic pitches while researching my options to buy. i also find it awkward to use iphone for "on the move" type of videos esp if i get a sudden incoming call or text.you finally spoke something sensible. i was using a tripod with my iphone but it feels heavy and somewhat bulky after a while esp with a case.so an action camera is prob what i should aim for which is pocket sized.thanks!
Fact is that an iPhone is only meant to be recording video for a short duration, as son as you start using it as a serious video camera, gathering a bunch of even 1 min clips you will see that battery drain fast and that will be your main focus, getting your shots before you have no phone battery left to do anything else.
Guys, please get an ND filter and reduce that shutter speed. The jitter in the two shot is getting crazy distracting Edit: Also, what's up with the laggy supplied media from the manufacturer?
@@FStoppers The Lightning model iPhones dont have log so you would be shooting a lot less data and that metning it can in theory work just fine. Shooting maximum quality in The 16 pro only requires 220mbps write
I still have an iPhone 12 today and let me tell you these phone can hold their own while under water. I've lost count of how many times I recorded video under water and every time its been just fine, yes to include the speakers as well.
Ha, I just know so many people get caught up in the image quality at 400% zoomed in and 100Mbps vs 120Mbps but then the content the actually film isn't great or they upload only to youtube...this review is more about which camera looks best in real world filming situations. -P
@@FStoppers lmfao, sorry Patrick, it's an honor to get a reply from you, I know you're the one who said it but it was a very Lee thing to say which is why I made fun of it lol, and Lee's alright but you're the reason I stay subscribed to this channel, I found you guys in late 2019 and fell in love with the channel during the 2020 live streams, I don't watch as much of your content as I used to but I still love your sense of humor bro, thanks for replying
I appreciate it. Lee and I are great friends and have a similar view on many things, but sometimes we disagree and this is one of those moments. Next time we travel together and do a behind the scenes series, I'm going to use the Action 5 with a mic and let him use his iphone. That would be a great test! -P
"Look, I'm walking slowly in my backyard and look how much better my phone records" -- Fstoppers wasting time and doesn't do a single thing that requires an action cam. Mount it to your helmet and bomb down a mountain bike trail. Go surfing. Skating. and come back to us. At least they talked about how ridiculous it is to use your phone for action video. Workflow sucks and my phone doesn't have 10's of GB free to record my mtb rides.
The issue is I didn't feel comfortable putting Lee's iphone on a surfboard or mountain bike to do the tests. It definitely would have shown the more extreme side of stabilization but from my slower tests, the DJI and Gopro did do really well with stabilization. I probably should have just removed the iphone and did some tests with just the two action cameras but that isn't what this test was originally supposed to be. As for 10s of free gigs, if you wiped your old iPhone of all data and used that as your action camera as Lee is arguing in this video, then you would def have tons of GB of free space. Mixing work related footage on your personal phone, yeah I don't have enough space for that either! -P
That is an option but unfortunately because of the limitations in positioning the gopro mounts give, spinning it around would not let me angle the camera to match the other cameras. With those buttons, it also meant I would have to significantly place the iphone lens further away from the other two cameras. Obviously this doesn't affect someone using an iphone alone, but when mounting 3 cameras for a test like this, it was definitely a problem. -P
I bought a GoPro Hero 13 because I am frustrated with my Insta360 One RS and the DJI gimble I had for my iPhone. So no Chinese cams for me. And I love how the Apple echo system just works. And I like my Sony. So, there are people like me. Be aware and not that cranky pls.
I went over this a few times to make sure and now I'm questioning myself haha. The iphone has a 1/1.28" sensor and the DJI has a 1/1.3" sensor. They are almost identical but the iphone is infact larger right? -P
If I phone took the camera cluster from the 14pro max and made and action camera from that WITH the ability to record to i cloud, the rest of the action cam world would disappear.
First down fall telling someone to use a iPhone who doesn’t use an iPhone... He is already predispose because for personal use already made his mind android is a better choice.
Why would people pay $1000 for a water proof phone, and then never use the waterproof feature? lol that’s like buying a Lamborghini, but driving it super slow everywhere you go.
Not everyone buys iPhones😅 a cheap android phone + action cam + mirorless/dslr - would cost you like a iPhone with max storage 😂( and you would have 3 separate cameras, or 2 cameras and a phone)
The GoPro doesn't even belong on a video about "image quality". The Ace Pro should take its place instead. The GoPro should only be compared to something like an Akaso... or a potato
I'm not a mac user, so I messed it up but yeah lightning is awful. But now that I think about it, light is faster than sound so why did they name the slower one Lightning and the faster one thunder? Interesting...-P
@@FStoppersit all started with Intel announcing first the Thunderbolt standard, that Apple adopted for their computers and then almost at the same time, they also came up with their propriatary connector for their mobile devices - moving away from the bulky and easily breakable 30-pin cable, used previously for the iPod and first few gens of the iPhone. so one is an Intel, the other an Apple thing.
you can take the iphone underwater without a case up to a certain depth, you just have to hit record before you put it in the water, i do it in my saltwater aquariums and i've done on the beach in PR while on vacation, only downfall is that the charge port has to dry before you can charge the phone again. I would say that while the iphone is not the best in all scenario's, it's good enough if that's all you can afford, if you can get an action cam, then they are totally worth it, you get to use your phone for navigation, taking calls, etc, while using a dedicated camera for action and stills. heck, use both in some cases.
This is true to an extent. I feel like the waterproof-ness of an iphone deteriorates over time, and as Lee said in the video, he did not feel comfortable letting me submerge his older iphone in the ocean. Lots of people, including myself, feel this way as well. -P
@@sagarverma1719 many reviews have come out saying the latest phone is worse with image quality. It does have 4K at 120 which is an improvement but the differences between the 14,15 and 16 pro models isn’t as big as you’d think. -P
00:00 Lee's iphone Fanboy-dom
01:15 Intro
01:55 Low Light Test
3:20 Standard 4k 60fps Test
3:55 Frame Rate and Spec Comparison
6:32 120fps slo motion comparison
6:55 Form factor and different features
8:00 Patrick confronts Lee at the beach
12:19 Apple's fill system is the worst
14:12 Still photography comparison
15:03 Patrick messes up the iphone footage
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Action cams or gadgets like the Pocket 3 are super handy for family vacations or basically any trip. I'd say the Action 5 Pro is the best and most affordable choice at the moment. You shouldn't worry about the bitrate either - they promised to add a higher bitrate option this month. The internal storage is a great feature too, even though it's not entirely new since the Action 2 already had it.
And action 4 is on sale right now, costing almost nothing
"The iPhone is the best action cam" - person who doesn't actually need an action cam.
Neither are most GoPro owners, we just want a point and shoot that we don't need to worry about breaking in (normal person) use.
Obviously if you're doing action stuff, then as you say it won't work, but I think this comparison is for regular folk
@@RichWithTechthen don't get an "action" camera, they are designed for hand free use, being durable and waterproof with easy mount options on person or otherwise. Phones or full framed cams don't have these capabilities
@@bingbong6127 Exactly. If you don't care about "action camera" features, then any camera could be an action camera.
It would like deciding your sports car is the best truck because you already own the
sports car and don't need to haul anything.
Here’s a test. Drop it from head height. Then you’ll see why an action camera and a phone are an apples and oranges comparison.
If you go into the iPhone setting>Camera>Preserve Settings and toggle on “Camera Mode” you can force the camera to remember your settings when you exit out of the app so if your default recording is 4K24 but you want to film in 4K60 then you can switch it to that and next time you open the camera app it will still be on video mode 4K60 ready to go. There are lots of other toggles in that menu that you might want to play with as well e.g. Live Photo. I hate Live Photo and I want it to stay off permanently so I toggle that setting on and the iPhone remembers that I want it off. That being said, I still agree with you that a proper action camera is more appropriate for most action cam stuff. The iPhone is a good secondary camera while the action cam gets all the high action shots. I don’t want to damage my iPhone but an action cam is designed to take a beating.
The action 5 pro goes down to 65ft not 25ft that's double the gopros.
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I've considered getting an action camera for years, but the truth of the matter is, I don't do activities which warrant getting a dedicated action camera. My iPhone 13 doesn't take video as good as action cameras, but why would I spend money on a dedicated action camera just to take video of my kids or when I'm driving? I'd rather just save the money and buy something I actually need.
Great comparison video, as usual. To get the most out of it I had to watch multiple times, as the information comes at you like a machine gun on full-auto. All the best.
Thanks for the review guys. Always love y'alls content. About to go on a cruise with my wife and thinking of getting the Action 5!
Why aren’t you talking about the Insta360 Ace Pro?
Is it just me or is the framerate during the B-Roll really bad? like 6 fps or something.
Yes it is! I'm not sure why it exported like that. It was 60fps in the project but obviously didn't export at that quality. -P
@@FStoppers That's because you can't mix 60fps to a 24fps timeline and get real-time smooth results. You'd have to slow down the 60fps clips probably at least 80%. Or, do everything on a 60fps timeline and mix and match fps 24, 30, and 60 clips. The only thing is you'll get the soap opera look because of the high frame rate of the timeline, but, everything should be pretty smooth.
Same here.
I was hoping to see iPhone 16 pro. Could have squeezed that in there along with 14 pro even though 16 pro higher price range.
Problem is Lee only has the 16 (I have the 15). And mounting 4 cameras starts to get a bit insane and even harder to show them all on the screen at once. -P
Why u compare it to the Iphone 14 Pro? and not the Iphone 16?
So you are having to use a program to extract best possible photos? Personally I would opt to only carry one, depending upon what I’m kind of shoot I’m doing.
There is Final Cut app for filming, and you can set in camera setting - remember last setting of camera mode
Maybe I need to get that but everyone has always said the Black Magic App is the best iphone camera app already. Does the final cut app save the files numerically, in order, with native frames per second? If I shoot 120fps files, does it create a true 120 fps file or does it lock it into some other video format? -P
@@FStoppers of course it has its own numbering but starting normally from img0001 and so on. it is free you have to try it. you set everything manually or you rely on auto… 😜
Love the video quality of my iPhone but have to agree, the settings and filing system is counterintuitive. What on earth were they thinking!
I have a iPhone 6+ that I think has one of the best cameras apple put out, granted I’ve not bought a new phone for a few years so newer ones I can’t compare.
I recorded several underwater videos at PR using my iPhone 12 Pro Max without a waterproof case. Still working perfectly. Those videos are the best I have ever seen underwater compared to my brother GoPro.
You can simply set your iPhone to preserve your camera settings. That way, you won't have to worry about it changing the settings you've made.
how to add lumetri color to action 5 pro and where to get that lut from?
Thanks for the comparison! I love hearing someone else critiquing Apple’s photo organization! They seem to have the idea that they can do it better than I can. Perhaps they need a setting for “civilians” who need an automatic organization scheme and a “pro” setting/camera for those who have their own idea of how they want files structured.
One setting I want that seems so obvious is when my phone says I'm running out of storage and I should delete some photos, please for the love of GOD let me have an option to sort all my photos and videos by file size and/or file type. I'm sure I have gigs and gigs of stupid videos showcasing a computer problem or fishing for a cable in my entertainment center or a walking tour of properties I was considering to buy that I don't care about anymore. It's insane that this simple organizing feature isn't built into iOS. -P
You mentioned that you want the power button to just be a power button. That’s a fair comment but I’m not sure it’s possible in the 5 Pro. You can however set the device to sleep after 1 minute so that any time you aren’t using it it’ll just go to sleep. You can also chose what you want the record button to do by default so say if you were taking photos and then you put the 5 Pro to sleep and then you want to record a video. You don’t have to turn on the device, select the mode etc just click the record button even while the device is off and it’ll turn on and start recording instantly and it will always go straight to the video mode because that’s what you set it to in the settings. If you wanted it to take photos or hyperlapse etc by default then you can do that instead but video seems like the obvious choice.
My action camera - for the very limited amount of action that I can cope with - is a Canon 1 Dx Mark III. Period.
Doubles up as a pretty handy self defence object too
I'll settle this debate. Flag ship phones have great cameras. But they are top of the line for emergency footage like maybe dealing with the police or capturing news worthy incidents. Yet, a person like myself always has a DJI Osmo or DJI Action 4 on them. Phone cameras are not really built for the weather of water. Burt they will for mild rain. On the other hand, action cameras have little p[roblem with rain other than raindrops hitting the lens. But flagship phone cameras are highly competitive on non wet days. But is it really cost effective for the average person? The smart phone is a mini computer that is a jack of many trades. A dedicated camera does only thing. But I use a $300 phone and $400 action camera. And Minolta actually has an action cameras that is great for the same conditions as most phone cameras priced at about $130. If one is making $150k in the US and not living in a city in the US that does not have a population over 300k then what I am saying maybe irrelevant to you. But those making under $150k annually and living in a modestly expensive area, Having a mid budget phone and a quality action camera may be more cost effective . For me the biggest problem with camera phones is the half video it creates when held in a normal vertical angle. The picture quality is great but the covered areas is not. For that reason alone. spending $800 dollars for a mide budget camera and a quality vlogger or action camera is better over spending $1,000 to $1,500 dollars for a flagship phone. But if one has money to burn and does not need to use video or camera daily then buying one top of the line flagship phone to do everything is not a bad idea. However, for me. the quality of the DJI Osmo 3 combined with mid range prices phone is unbeatable. But like a smart phone, the Osmoo 3 is not the greatest for durability and weather. But it can more than compete against flagship model phones at lower prices. I started with still cameras back in the 1980's and I still say frequency of use and the primary weather conditions for filming are the most important factors when buying any device that takes photos.
Good luck recording over a couple of minutes on iPhone 😅 (in 4k 60 fps max quality) - no memory card slot, and extremely expensive onbord memory. (1tb iPhone costs like 2 iphones?😅)
And icloud storage isn't always fast to upload on the go.
why dont use latest iPhone in this review ?
Because the newest iphone is $1500 and not the same price as the Action 5 or Hero 13. The whole point of Lee's argument is that you can use an iphone that is the same price or is already free because it's collecting dust in your office. That said, I'm not so sure the newest phone is really all that much better aside from the 4k at 120 and 240 fps options. Some reviews even show the iphone 16 as having worse image quality than the iPhone 15. -P
@@FStoppers with new iphone it would be worst again.. because iphone cameras became shit..
iPhone needs to be tested against $1500 DSLR/mirrorless😅😅😅
If you don't know anything about what you're doing, no matter how expensive or great your gear is, the output will always be shit, but if you have the skills, whatever gear you have.. you can have great to amazing result. so better focus on beefing up your skill rather than relying on gear.
I have been taking the iPhone out into the ocean for years since the iPhone 8 and have never had any issues. Just try it next time hahah
thanks for your pragmatic pitches while researching my options to buy. i also find it awkward to use iphone for "on the move" type of videos esp if i get a sudden incoming call or text.you finally spoke something sensible. i was using a tripod with my iphone but it feels heavy and somewhat bulky after a while esp with a case.so an action camera is prob what i should aim for which is pocket sized.thanks!
Fact is that an iPhone is only meant to be recording video for a short duration, as son as you start using it as a serious video camera, gathering a bunch of even 1 min clips you will see that battery drain fast and that will be your main focus, getting your shots before you have no phone battery left to do anything else.
I have an iPhone 14P and the Action 5 Pro is way better in almost every regard.
Action cam lebih baik dari Iphone?
Guys, please get an ND filter and reduce that shutter speed. The jitter in the two shot is getting crazy distracting
Edit: Also, what's up with the laggy supplied media from the manufacturer?
Iphone.. Shoot to SSD.
Action Camera use v60 micro SD .. Get better readout speeds :)
Does the SSD trick only work with USB C or could you do that with lightning? Was lightning bolt fast enough for high bit rate? -P
@@FStoppers The Lightning model iPhones dont have log so you would be shooting a lot less data and that metning it can in theory work just fine. Shooting maximum quality in The 16 pro only requires 220mbps write
@@FStoppers most lightning devices are equivelant to usb 2 and cab do 480 mbit/s thats 60mbps
I still have an iPhone 12 today and let me tell you these phone can hold their own while under water. I've lost count of how many times I recorded video under water and every time its been just fine, yes to include the speakers as well.
I can see the 5K difference in GoPro once I upload it to my computer, but once you render it back down to 4K you’re not going to see a difference.
"If you"re one of those kinds of people who care how the images your camera makes look then this review is NOT for you" -FStoppers 2024
Ha, I just know so many people get caught up in the image quality at 400% zoomed in and 100Mbps vs 120Mbps but then the content the actually film isn't great or they upload only to youtube...this review is more about which camera looks best in real world filming situations. -P
@@FStoppers lmfao, sorry Patrick, it's an honor to get a reply from you, I know you're the one who said it but it was a very Lee thing to say which is why I made fun of it lol, and Lee's alright but you're the reason I stay subscribed to this channel, I found you guys in late 2019 and fell in love with the channel during the 2020 live streams, I don't watch as much of your content as I used to but I still love your sense of humor bro, thanks for replying
I appreciate it. Lee and I are great friends and have a similar view on many things, but sometimes we disagree and this is one of those moments. Next time we travel together and do a behind the scenes series, I'm going to use the Action 5 with a mic and let him use his iphone. That would be a great test! -P
No insta invite 😢
For me it would be the Action 5, then iPhone, then GoPro...but I've never owned an action camera so what do I know, lol.
Yep agreed Lee is crazy 😊
They are all great compared to my VHS camcorder 😅
"Look, I'm walking slowly in my backyard and look how much better my phone records" -- Fstoppers wasting time and doesn't do a single thing that requires an action cam. Mount it to your helmet and bomb down a mountain bike trail. Go surfing. Skating. and come back to us.
At least they talked about how ridiculous it is to use your phone for action video. Workflow sucks and my phone doesn't have 10's of GB free to record my mtb rides.
The issue is I didn't feel comfortable putting Lee's iphone on a surfboard or mountain bike to do the tests. It definitely would have shown the more extreme side of stabilization but from my slower tests, the DJI and Gopro did do really well with stabilization. I probably should have just removed the iphone and did some tests with just the two action cameras but that isn't what this test was originally supposed to be.
As for 10s of free gigs, if you wiped your old iPhone of all data and used that as your action camera as Lee is arguing in this video, then you would def have tons of GB of free space. Mixing work related footage on your personal phone, yeah I don't have enough space for that either! -P
@@FStoppers I understand. Thanks for replying and clarifying.
Spin the mount around buddy. Then ur not blocking the screen
That is an option but unfortunately because of the limitations in positioning the gopro mounts give, spinning it around would not let me angle the camera to match the other cameras. With those buttons, it also meant I would have to significantly place the iphone lens further away from the other two cameras. Obviously this doesn't affect someone using an iphone alone, but when mounting 3 cameras for a test like this, it was definitely a problem. -P
Action camera's are worth it👍👍👍👍
I bought a GoPro Hero 13 because I am frustrated with my Insta360 One RS and the DJI gimble I had for my iPhone. So no Chinese cams for me. And I love how the Apple echo system just works. And I like my Sony. So, there are people like me. Be aware and not that cranky pls.
Oh and the best thing about a DJI vs Gopro is that it's less likely to crash and die on you xD
The iphone ultra wide camera is not wide enough
"I have the phone anyway but in theory the phone is free"
Where can I have free premium phones?
Basically if you already have an iPhone you don't need an action camera
In fact the largest is DJI not the iPhone due to fraction the lower the number is the higher
I went over this a few times to make sure and now I'm questioning myself haha. The iphone has a 1/1.28" sensor and the DJI has a 1/1.3" sensor. They are almost identical but the iphone is infact larger right? -P
17:37 😂😂😂
Can you use your phone and shoot video easily? No?
You're welcome. Debate ended.
If I phone took the camera cluster from the 14pro max and made and action camera from that WITH the ability to record to i cloud, the rest of the action cam world would disappear.
Apple action cam would cost $1000 with minimal memory option 😅 and no SD card slot 😂
If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.
First down fall telling someone to use a iPhone who doesn’t use an iPhone... He is already predispose because for personal use already made his mind android is a better choice.
Why would people pay $1000 for a water proof phone, and then never use the waterproof feature? lol that’s like buying a Lamborghini, but driving it super slow everywhere you go.
@@Martin1519 probably because it’s not guaranteed to work forever and if it fails, your whole phone is gone -P
Well… what if you need to call somebody to talk about all this action you are having huh? Yeah - solve that Gopro and DJI!!!!!!
Gopro start recording!!! - Elia
Ha, I should have tried that feature for this review! I forgot how obnoxious that was! -P
Not everyone buys iPhones😅 a cheap android phone + action cam + mirorless/dslr - would cost you like a iPhone with max storage 😂( and you would have 3 separate cameras, or 2 cameras and a phone)
What I take from this review is Apple sucks so go with Android👍
Yeah I’m not putting my fkin fone on the front of the bike.
The GoPro doesn't even belong on a video about "image quality". The Ace Pro should take its place instead. The GoPro should only be compared to something like an Akaso... or a potato
The image quality of the Go Pro is superior and the color rendering is more natural than the dj
I always see people with iPhones attached to their helmets......
* thunderbolt = lightning ;)
I'm not a mac user, so I messed it up but yeah lightning is awful. But now that I think about it, light is faster than sound so why did they name the slower one Lightning and the faster one thunder? Interesting...-P
@@FStoppersit all started with Intel announcing first the Thunderbolt standard, that Apple adopted for their computers and then almost at the same time, they also came up with their propriatary connector for their mobile devices - moving away from the bulky and easily breakable 30-pin cable, used previously for the iPod and first few gens of the iPhone. so one is an Intel, the other an Apple thing.
This video has confirmed never get an iphone, get android and dji action 5 😁
For a "just works" company Apple has some borderline useless UI/UX 😅😅😅
you can take the iphone underwater without a case up to a certain depth, you just have to hit record before you put it in the water, i do it in my saltwater aquariums and i've done on the beach in PR while on vacation, only downfall is that the charge port has to dry before you can charge the phone again.
I would say that while the iphone is not the best in all scenario's, it's good enough if that's all you can afford, if you can get an action cam, then they are totally worth it, you get to use your phone for navigation, taking calls, etc, while using a dedicated camera for action and stills. heck, use both in some cases.
This is true to an extent. I feel like the waterproof-ness of an iphone deteriorates over time, and as Lee said in the video, he did not feel comfortable letting me submerge his older iphone in the ocean. Lots of people, including myself, feel this way as well. -P
worst choice ever seen... You should compare with latest Iphone,,, Totally stupid
Why?
The new iphone is like $1500. That isn't a fair comparison price wise. -P
@@FStoppers I understand you matching the prices of both products but If one product is latest than another product should also be the latest one.
@@sagarverma1719 many reviews have come out saying the latest phone is worse with image quality. It does have 4K at 120 which is an improvement but the differences between the 14,15 and 16 pro models isn’t as big as you’d think. -P