iPhone 12 Pro Max 8-bit SDR Footage - Compare with 10-bit HDR Footage!

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This video is SDR (standard dynamic range) 8-bit, Rec. 709, 4K, 60fps. It was recorded in FiLMiC Pro at a high bitrate on the iPhone 12 Pro Max. The bitrate on most of these clips was around 130Mbps.

Check my channel for the HDR (high dynamic range) version of this video. Compare the two. Tell me if you think the new Dolby Vision output on the new iPhone 12 is worth the hype.

I recorded a nearly identical video in the new Dolby Vision format (HDR) using the native iPhone camera app on the new iPhone 12 Pro Max. That video was also 4K, 60fps. The bitrate on these Dolby Vision files averaged around 55Mbps.

I found it interesting that the Dolby Vision files recorded on the iPhone 12 Pro Max were at a significantly lower bitrate than the 8-bit files recorded in FiLMiC Pro. I just assumed that 10-bit HDR files would have to be higher bitrate files. Apparently not.

Another interesting thing to note is that the files for this video did not stutter or lag like the 10-bit files did on the iPhone. I struggled with severe lag, frame dropping and stuttering when recording the 10-bit files on the iPhone 12 Pro Max, especially when recording with the ultra-wide angle lens. Disappointing.

Another thing to point out is that the iPhone STILL does not or cannot lock the white balance. So there are terrible color shifts if you move the camera too much while recording a clip. Stupid.

Also, even when locking exposure and focus, there are still exposure changes when panning or when objects pass close to the lens.

So, you simply have to use FiLMiC Pro (or a similar app) if you want to avoid these sorts of problems (color shifts, exposure shifts).

At the time of this upload, FiLMiC Pro now supports the iPhone's new Dolby Vision format, so that's cool. However, it only supports 30fps, not 60. So if you want to use the new format with FiLMiC, you're limited to 30fps or less. Another slight disappointment.

I used LumaFusion to edit these videos, and LumaFusion will properly edit and export these 10-bit HDR files in an HLG color space. Cool. The downside of LumaFusion is that it still does not offer a way to stabilize your video or to ramp speed.

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