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 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.Her journalism, criticism and commentary have appeared in The Times, The Sunday Times, The Guardian, Financial Times, BBC, Vogue Italia, LensCulture, Popular Photography, Android Magazine, NikonPro, DPReview, Which Digital Camera and Which Camera. She has lectured internationally on photography and mobile art, served as a juror for international photography awards, and exhibited her own photographic work across the UK, Europe, South Korea and the United States.Alongside her editorial work, Joanne's photographic and postgraduate research explores death, grief, memory, representation and social inequality through contemporary photography, participatory practice and visual research methods, with the longer-term aim of developing this work through doctoral research.Through TheAppWhisperer, she continues to publish independent photography journalism spanning contemporary photographic practice, mobile imaging, photographic apps, computational photography and emerging imaging technologies.Joanne is available for editorial commissions, photography projects, judging, curatorial work, speaking engagements, consultancy and selected collaborations.
