Hey, it's Justin Brown here from Primal Video.
In this video we're gonna take a look
at a side-by-side comparison with the iPhone 7 Plus,
and the Google Pixel,
and we're gonna compare both the front-facing
and the rear, or the primary cameras,
on both devices to see which is best for video.
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All right, so we'll start out by looking at the rear,
or the primary cameras, on these two devices.
The iPhone 7 has a 12 megapixel camera,
whereas the Google Pixel is a 12.3 megapixel camera.
The iPhone 7 has an F/1.8 aperture lens
for its wide-angle camera,
and an F/2.8 aperture lens for the telephoto,
whereas the Google Pixel has an F/2.0 aperture.
They both have optical image stabilization.
They both have 4K video recording at 30 frames per second,
and the slow motion capabilities on both are identical,
both of them would do at 120 frames per second at 1080p,
and up to 240 frames per second at 720p.
We thought we'd start by taking these devices
out into some bright, sunny conditions.
The first thing we noticed was that the Google Pixel
has a slightly wider angle lens.
Now, this is definitely the closest
side-by-side comparison that we've had.
The results, too, are inconsistent.
In some cases and in some scenes,
the iPhone 7 had much richer colors.
And in the next shot we'd find that
that was totally flipped, and that the Google
had a much brighter, much more vibrant image.
We did find overall, though, that the Google Pixel
had a slightly sharper and higher detailed image,
and there was also a higher dynamic range
across the board from all the shots that we did.
Which means that there's more detail
in the darker shadowy areas,
and there's also more detail kept in the bright,
or the highlight areas.
The other major thing that we've noticed
that you'll see throughout this video,
on the Google Pixel's footage
is that the auto-exposure adjustment,
or the auto-metering adjustment, is changing constantly.
In some cases the colors are just flickering
and changing throughout the shot.
The auto-focus on both worked really well,
but it was definitely quicker with the Google Pixel.
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And now when we look at
the image stabilization between the two,
again, we've got mixed results.
In some of the footage, the iPhone 7
has done a much better job at stabilizing the shaky footage.
Whereas in other shots,
the Google Pixel is the clear winner.
So, comparing the slow motion capabilities
of the two devices, the Google Pixel definitely had
a cleaner, crisper image.
But the image on the iPhone was slightly brighter.
And obviously a special thanks to Mike, our stuntman here.
And testing these two at night-time,
is where there was some big differences.
The Google Pixel is definitely much, much brighter,
but it's also a nosier and grainier image.
The iPhone 7 Plus is a much darker image,
but it also really struggled in low light with auto-focus.
And just to show you the zoom ranges on the two devices,
obviously the iPhone 7 Plus has built-in 2X optical zoom,
and there's only digital zoom on the Google Pixel.
And then you combine the optical 2X zoom
on the iPhone 7 Plus with its digital zoom,
then here's the differences side-by-side.
So, it's a much sharper, more detailed image
on the I Phone 7 Plus,
and obviously, the zoom speaks for itself.
So, now let's look at the specs of the front-facing cameras.
The iPhone 7 has a 7 megapixel camera,
versus an 8 megapixel camera on the Google Pixel.
The iPhone 7 has a F/2.2 aperture lens,
versus an F/2.4 aperture lens on the Google Pixel.
And both of these cameras will shoot 1080p
at 30 frames per second.
So, this is where we started to see some big differences
between the two cameras,
but again, the results were inconsistent.
In a lot of cases,
the front-facing camera on the Google Pixel,
the color temperature was definitely a lot warmer,
so there was a lot more red or yellow in this shot,
than the more realistic-looking iPhone 7 Plus.
Now as for the detail and the quality of the shot,
the Google Pixel had a clearer, sharper image.
It just doesn't lose as much information
in the finer details, than the iPhone 7 Plus.
Now, testing the two front-facing cameras at night-time,
the iPhone 7 Plus had a brighter image,
but it was also a much grainier image.
And obviously you can see,
we've got some issues with the front-facing camera
at night-time on the Google Pixel.
The playback is really stuttery, or really choppy.
Which is strange, because when you play
the clips back on the phone, they play back smooth.
But after transferring and playing the clips
back on the computer, this is what we were left with.
So, I'm really hoping that Google
can fix the issues with the camera,
with just something as simple as a software update.
So, there's a quick side-by-side comparison
of the iPhone 7 Plus, and the Google Pixel video cameras.
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