Can Apple’s iPhone 17 Pro beat Sony’s ZV-E10 II

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46 Comments

  1. I think it's still too early to compare even a flagship iPhone with an entry level vlogging camera, you just have way more versatility with a camera than with a phone. Phones are getting better but you'll always have that digitally sharpened look because of the tiny sensors they use, there's now way around that for now.

  2. Только идиот может на полном серъёзе сравнивать смартфон с фотоаппаратом, по фото возможностям!😂

  3. Excelente contenido, siento que hubiera sido una mejor comparativa si usabas la Blackmagic APP en el iphone, por que estas usando la camara en manual y en la sony zve10 – II no estoy seguro si tambien lo pusiste en AUTO.

  4. It's a phone man that also can navigate you to an unknown destination. Of course it cannot compete with a real camera. That is what everybody knows. Digital optimized photos lacks very often of "mood". A darker shot doesn't automatically means that it is worse. Especially in your comparisons I noticed that several times. But if you're on holiday or on a party and want to take a quick photo you are happy to have your mobile phone with you. Most people aren't photographers and don't have the high standards on photography that you have. Professionals like you can set "mood" and "atmosphere" on video and photos that need more than a phone. Got it. Thanks for sharing your comparison.

  5. Using my S24, trying to decide if I should go to the S266, OR? Iphone 1, HATE, AND I MEAN HATE the fishbowl look on the S24. Great zoom, etc.. but Just not happy, liked my Iphone back in 2009 better than the S24. I may not be smart enough for the ZV

  6. Thank you for this video, I really enjoyed watching it!
    Phones and cameras getting really close nowdays
    Also in the start of the video, it actually reminded me how sad it is that in 2026 we already have to point out that a video was not made using AI.

  7. It's sad that we now have to confirm ourselves that we are human and bit AI. It was only done in entering wrbsites but look how it had spread!

  8. I buy a camera and if I like it it’s a keeper, if not it’s out, and the pictures is my job, not the camera’s. Also: re. colors, what about changing the white balance from auto to your likings? Still straight out of the camera, no cheating.

  9. Dynamic range , sensor size, chunky lense, colour science matters a lot in photography..
    Phones never come closer to camera.
    Software making background blur vs lenses making background blurr

  10. Is it worth upgrading from an iPhone 16 Pro Max to a camera for YouTube?
    I mainly shoot overhead videos (desk + hands).
    Will the quality really be better, or should I just stay with my phone?

  11. that was too easy, at the first shot on low light situation the original camera must be better because of the lens. btw that's a good comparison

  12. Iphone looks better for most of this. You only need to buy a camera if you're a pro photographer. Iphone for most people will look better

  13. 😮This guy makes very philosophically addictive videos that feel poetic

    The iPhone 17 Pro broke my trust in Apple because it exposed a long-running semantic scam. For years,ProRAW was sold as “raw,” when in reality it was a negotiated compromise between computation and control. By the iPhone 15 Pro, it looked like Apple finally had the concept nailed down, but that confidence turned out to be premature, and that bait-and-switch mattered. The iPhone 17 Pro finally delivers files that behave like true digital negatives. Cleaner tonal separation, less baked-in noise reduction, and far more honest latitude in post compared to the 15 Pro. Technically impressive, philosophically irritating. It proves Apple could have been more transparent earlier and chose not to be.

    At the same time, Apple’s video trajectory tells a different story. In Log, the iPhone 15 Pro nearly held its own against an ARRI Alexa, which already sounded absurd until you actually graded the footage. The iPhone 16 Pro went further and legitimately matched the Alexa in controlled scenarios. The iPhone 17 Pro crosses the final line. It is not “close,” not “for a phone,” but genuinely competitive with ARRI in color science stability, dynamic response, and grading integrity. The irony is brutal. Apple finally achieved cinematic parity in video while simultaneously revealing that its photographic honesty lagged years behind its engineering capability. Technical brilliance, philosophical inconsistency, and a reminder that progress without candor still counts as failure. 😮

  14. Cant believe were actually comparing phones vs dslr. I know its been done for the past 8 years but now its a real consideration which feels weird

  15. О чем вообще речь, если сенсор и матрица ВСЕГДА больше в фотоаппаратах.

  16. С наступающим Новым Годом! Счастья, Удачи и Процветания!

    Спасибо большое. 🎄🥩🥂

  17. Please test iphone 17 ( or pixel 10 ) vs sony zv-1 mark ii . It would help me to decide which one to choose .

  18. Why title of video is Arabic? If you choose this only for Arabic country Turkiye isn't Arab and we don't know Arabic, we use same alphabet with you 😅😅

  19. i don't care if it is i phone 20 don't compare with real camera…sony 6100 is still better than 17