Photographer Austin Mann opinions the iPhone 17 Pro cameras

Travel photographer Austin Mann all the time publishes a enjoyable evaluate of the newest iPhone digital camera developments, and this 12 months isn’t any exception: here’s Mann’s latest review of the iPhone 17 Pro cameras, together with write-ups on each tentpole new function.

Mann’s favourite iPhone 17 Pro improve is the brand new Telephoto lens with 4x and 8x zoom

If you need in-depth opinions on iPhone 17’s digital camera upgrades from knowledgeable, there’s one other nice choice. Yesterday photographer Tyler Stalman revealed his evaluate, and now Austin Mann has finished the identical.

Mann took the iPhone 17 Pro extra by means of greater than 150 miles of biking within the mountains of northeastern Italy, climbing 19,715 ft by bicycle. His full evaluate is filled with lovely photographs and his impressions of all the important thing tentpole additions this 12 months.

His favourite new function? The upgraded 48MP Telephoto lens.

I can confidently say the most important enchancment for photographers this 12 months is the brand new 48MP 4x lens and the 8x telephoto. These focal lengths really feel proper and open up alternatives to seize recent views.

On the 16 Pro, the 5x (120mm) usually felt a little bit too tight. The new 4x (100mm) feels way more pure and rather more acquainted. It’s a basic portrait and panorama focal size within the images world, and with the bump up from 12MP to 48MP I’ve been actually pleased with the outcomes.

Mann additionally had nice issues to say concerning the new Center Stage entrance digital camera:

It was particularly good utilizing this whereas on the bike. Operating the iPhone single handed, within the daylight, carrying sun shades, and summiting the Passo Giau, shouldn’t be a simple technique to see or fiddle with settings. But that didn’t matter, this function merely did the fiddling for me and tailored to seize each Doug and me in a photograph of this memorable second collectively.

These “surprise and delight” options are my favourite… they make the expertise higher with out asking something of you. No want to show it on, activate it, or modify something. Just maintain the iPhone in entrance of you and click on.

The evaluate focuses on iPhone 17 Pro particularly, however Mann does point out the iPhone Air briefly too.

He admits it’s a “beautiful device” and “has a strong 1x sensor,” however with out the Ultra Wide and Telephoto cameras he immediately felt too restricted.

The remainder of the evaluate contains Mann’s ideas on:

• the brand new Bright photographic type
• iOS 26’s Camera app modifications
• the Crossbody Strap
• and extra

Be certain to check out the full review here or watch the video beneath.

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