Canon 5D MKII & iPhone 4S 1080p HD Video Side by Side Comparison
Robino Films created this test between the iPhone 4S and the Canon 5D MK II. All scenes are perfectly synced together so you can pause and scrutinize the frames.
Exposure, shutter speed, frame rate and picture style were matched as close as possible between the two cameras. (I used the Zacuto Z-finder to help me adjust exposure for both iPhone and 5D)
This test shows that the tiny F2.4 lens and sensor on the iPhone are pretty nice. It even got a little depth of field!
I did not overlay the exact ISO and Stops 5D settings per shot. It was too much to keep track for this simple test. To be fair I matched 5D exposure to the iPhone so no “Cinestyle” / 24p here.
Photo of the makeshift rig in the photo area:
Here are the settings:
iPhone 4S
- AE.AF locked. That’s all you have!
Canon 5D MKII
- Canon 50mm 1.4
- ISO 160 ~ 640 (varied per shot to match the iPhone)
- F 7~22 (varied per shot to match the iPhone)
- Shutter 1/60th
- Auto WB
- Standard Picture Style
- 1080p 30
The 5d was noticeably sharper and definitely handled low light much better than the iPhone, but I am surprised the iPhone did that well compared to the 5d. Of course, I won’t be using my iPhone for scene shots, but I think it might not be such a bad idea to use it get some creative angles that I cannot get with such a bulky DSLR for my lighter personal projects.