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 BA (Hons), ARPS is a British photographer, photography journalist, editor and curator, and the founder and editorial director of TheAppWhisperer.com, an independent international photography publication established in 2009.She holds a First Class Honours degree in Photography and is an Associate of the Royal Photographic Society (ARPS).Her journalism, criticism and editorial work have appeared in The Times, The Sunday Times, The Guardian, Financial Times, BBC, Vogue Italia, LensCulture, Popular Photography and NikonPro, among other international publications.Through TheAppWhisperer, she brings together academic knowledge, professional photographic expertise and more than 17 years of specialist editorial experience to examine contemporary photography, mobile imaging, computational photography, photographic applications and emerging imaging technologies.
