ProRes ‘Almost’ RAW vs 12-Bit DCG RAW Video Shootout! (iPhone 17 Pro vs Pixel 10 Pro)
ProRes ‘Almost’ RAW vs 12-Bit DCG RAW Video Shootout! (iPhone 17 Pro vs Pixel 10 Pro)
Is the iPhone 17 Pro in ProRes RAW or the Google Pixel 10 Pro in 12-bit DCG RAW the ultimate pocket cinema camera for pro video on a smartphone?
In this epic comparison, the ProRes ‘Almost’ RAW from the iPhone 17 Pro is put head-to-head against 12-bit DCG RAW captured with MotionCam Pro on the Pixel 10 Pro, and the results are mind-blowing and not what I initially expected.
In this shootout, the test image quality, dynamic range, highlight recovery, stabilisation, low-light performance, lens quality, RAW workflows, thermal throttling, record limits, accessory ecosystems, repairability, durability, and more are tested — all in real-world filmmaking conditions.
Both phones are pushed to their limits to find out: Which device delivers the most cinematic RAW image? Which offers the best highlight recovery and colour depth? Which phone overheats and drops frames the most? Which records RAW internally AND externally to SSD? Which has the most reliable autofocus? Which handheld is actually usable? Whether you’re a filmmaker shooting documentaries, YouTube content, music videos, or vertical commercial work — THIS is the deep dive you’ve been waiting for.
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Joanne Carter, creator of the world’s most popular mobile photography and art website— TheAppWhisperer.com— TheAppWhisperer platform has been a pivotal cyberspace for mobile artists of all abilities to learn about, to explore, to celebrate and to share mobile artworks. Joanne’s compassion, inclusivity, and humility are hallmarks in all that she does, and is particularly evident in the platform she has built. In her words, “We all have the potential to remove ourselves from the centre of any circle and to expand a sphere of compassion outward; to include everyone interested in mobile art, ensuring every artist is within reach”, she has said. Promotion of mobile artists and the art form as a primary medium in today’s art world, has become her life’s focus. She has presented lectures bolstering mobile artists and their art from as far away as the Museum of Art in Seoul, South Korea to closer to her home in the UK at Focus on Imaging. Her experience as a jurist for mobile art competitions includes: Portugal, Canada, US, S Korea, UK and Italy. And her travels pioneering the breadth of mobile art includes key events in: Frankfurt, Naples, Amalfi Coast, Paris, Brazil, London. Pioneering the world’s first mobile art online gallery - TheAppWhispererPrintSales.com has extended her reach even further, shipping from London, UK to clients in the US, Europe and The Far East to a global group of collectors looking for exclusive art to hang in their homes and offices. The online gallery specialises in prints for discerning collectors of unique, previously unseen signed limited edition art. Her journey towards becoming The App Whisperer, includes (but is not limited to) working for a paparazzi photo agency for several years and as a deputy editor for a photo print magazine. Her own freelance photographic journalistic work is also widely acclaimed. She has been published extensively both within the UK and the US in national and international titles. These include The Times, The Sunday Times, The Guardian, Popular Photography & Imaging, dpreview, NikonPro, Which? and more recently with the BBC as a Contributor, Columnist at Vogue Italia and Contributing Editor at LensCulture. Her professional photography has also been widely exhibited throughout Europe, including Italy, Portugal and the UK. She is currently writing several books, all related to mobile art and is always open to requests for new commissions for either writing or photography projects or a combination of both. Please contact her at: joanne@theappwhisperer.com
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