Nikon D800 vs iPhone 4S : Round 2
Coming back from hiking the Chief near Squamish, I decided to stop at Shannon Falls for one more quick photo opportunity. Shannon Falls is a beautiful waterfall outside of Squamish (between Vancouver and Whistler). It is the third highest waterfall in BC, and well worth a stop if you are in the area.
I had my Nikon D800 with me and was using the Nikkor 24-70 f/2.8 lens with a polarizing filter. I also decided to shoot the same scene with my iPhone 4S. Yes, not a fair test but just presented for fun. The iPhone fared much better this time compared to my previous attempt.
Here is the iPhone shot, edited on the device with Nik Software's (now Google's) awesome Snapseed.
Now the Nikon D800 shot, edited in Adobe Lightroom.
Both files downsampled to the same resolution. The iPhone did ok, though couldn't get the longer exposure time needed to get the softer water effect on the D800.
Nikon D800 vs iPhone 4S
I was at Newell Lake near Brooks, Alberta with my brother a few weeks ago and as the sun was setting I tried to capture a few photos. It was a warm evening which would have otherwise been pleasant if it wasn't for the swarm of mosquitoes. I was literally getting destroyed by the things, but pushed on and got some shots. The specific location for the shots was this small peninsula.
First, the iPhone photo (showing the Nikon D800).
Next, the image from the Nikon D800 with Nikkor 14-24 f/2.8 lens. This is actually a 7 shot exposure bracket combined in an HDR image using Photomatix.
Both images scaled to 2048 on the long edge. If you look close, I think you will agree that the D800 has a slight edge in image quality here :)
iPhone 4S vs Canon P&S vs Nikon D90
An image shootout between the iPhone 4S, a digital point and shoot (Canon SD870 IS), and a digital SLR (Nikon D90). I have tried to match focal length as best I can. On the Canon I zoomed in slightly to try and get the same field of view. On the Nikon I used a 14-24 lens at 24mm.
iPhone Camera
- Sensor: 8 megapixel CMOS sensor (1/3.2")
- Focal length: 4.28mm
- Aperture: f/2.4
- Image dimensions: 3264 x 2448
- Focal length multiplier: 7.61
- 35mm equivalent: 32.6mm
Canon SD870 IS
- Sensor: 8 megapixel CCD sensor (1/2.5")
- Focal length: 4.6-17.3mm
- Aperture: f/2.8-5.8
- Image dimensions: 3264 x 2448
- Focal length multiplier: 6.02
- 35mm equivalent: 28-105mm
Nikon D90 with Nikkor 14-24 f/2.8 Lens
- Sensor: 12 megapixel CMOS sensor (Nikon DX)
- Focal length: 12-24mm
- Aperture: f/2.8
- Image dimensions: 4288 x 2848
- Focal length multiplier: 1.5
- 35mm equivalent: 18-36mm
Photos were taken with the Canon set to Auto, flash disabled. The D90 was set to "P", flash disabled, lens at f/2.8. All devices were hand-held, medium light. Here are the results.
iPhone 4S
Canon SD870 IS
Nikon D90
Taking a crop on the clock face you get this.
iPhone 4S
Canon SD870 IS
Nikon D90
