How does the iPhone 6s camera compare to other iPhone generations?

The comparisions in this article are really nicely done, but even better would be to have a shot from a decent DSLR next to it just to get an idea of how a phone image compares to that.

Our team (RYOT) got the opportunity to film a documentary short in Haiti with the new 6S+, results were lovely. Feel free to check out the film in 4K: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ryot.org&#x2F;watch-the-first-documentary-filmed-on-an-iphone-6s-the-painter-of-jalouza&#x2F;943581" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ryot.org&#x2F;watch-the-first-documentary-filmed-on-an...</a><p>also for fun there&#x27;s a behind the scenes on the same link that shows how the shots came together.

I&#x27;m on a 5S. This might sound like melodramatic consumerist envy, but I&#x27;ve been struck over the last year by how many emotionally stirring pictures I&#x27;ve seen amateurs take with the iPhone 6. My phone can take a pretty sharp photo of a baby&#x2F;puppy&#x2F;landscape, but there&#x27;s something about the 6 generation that almost triggers that sense of &quot;presence&quot; people bring up in regard to VR. I think you can see this pretty vividly in the jump from 5S to 6 in the author&#x27;s self portrait - I can call the improvements incremental on a lot of levels, but somehow she&#x27;s &quot;there&quot; looking me in the eyes on the 6.

And how it compares to other Android flagships:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;androidcommunity.com&#x2F;android-flagships-may-have-marginally-better-cameras-than-the-iphone-6s-20150928&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;androidcommunity.com&#x2F;android-flagships-may-have-margi...</a><p>tl;dr first time it doesn&#x27;t beat them.

One thing I miss from that comparison are indoor moving subjects (ie. kids). My iPhone 5 seems to go for pretty long exposure times (1&#x2F;15s). Of course, that makes for great stills, but many of the photos I take of my kids end up blurred. I&#x27;d prefer grainy but sharp.

It looks like the 4S had the biggest improvement over its predecessors. Each modal before and after the 4S look like they only slightly improved upon the previous model.

Just a quick glance, but it seems to me from these sequences that the 3GS and the 4 series were very good, even in respect to the next versions. What do you think?

Very nicely laid out. I love that you can compare small pieces side by side and then expand the relevant ones. (smooth animations too)

I know it&#x27;s not new, but there is still something quite powerful about the fact that a photograph taken by a pocket-sized device has enough quality to clearly show the outline of the photographer in the subject&#x27;s eye.

Great article, and the comparison of the different models cameras are perfect examples of how far Apple have come to be reckoned as one of the leading brands. In overall, I think the price for the iPhone 6s is outrageous...

What really blows my mind is the difference between the iPhone 3 and 3GS. I think that it may even have the most eye pleasing camera of the lot. The other generations are marginal compared to 3-&gt;3GS

I can&#x27;t find big difference between iPhone 6 and 6S.

It would be nice to see how the 6s Plus compares as well since it has better image stabilization hardware.

Sad to see they still have the cranked noise reduction, which really ruins faces. If you look at the enlarged portait pics and compare the 4s and 6s you&#x27;ll see what I mean: the 4s has details in the skin, the 6s has a near-impressionist blurred mess.

does iOS let you shoot raw yet?