iPhone Milky Way comparison

[Todd H]

Hello everyone,

I currently have the iPhone 12 Pro Max and 12 pro and I did a comparison of the two Shooting the Milky Way. The 12 pro max has a 47% larger sensor than the 12 pro. Therefore the 12 pro max will do better in low light. I took a 30” exposure using both iPhones and I tracked the sky using the Skywatcher Star Adventurer for the 30” exposure. Not a long exposure, but 30” is as long as night mode will allow at the moment. The images are a little noisy, ISO 5000 for the 12 pro max, ISO 4000 on the 12 pro. I applied the same settings for each photo in Lightroom mobile.
I added a screenshot of the ProRAW image.

1. 12 Pro max
2. 12 pro
3. Screenshot of 12 pro max raw

 

[Ben Egbert]

I have the 12pro Max. Have not tried a milky way, I have not learned how to set exposure times. I don't have a tracker either, but do have a tripod mount for it. These look pretty good.

 

[Todd H]

I have the 12pro Max. Have not tried a milky way, I have not learned how to set exposure times. I don't have a tracker either, but do have a tripod mount for it. These look pretty good.

Hi Ben,
You don’t need a tracker, I just used one to keep my stars pinpoint instead of slightly elongated. You can set the iPhone on any tripod and set night mode to 30”. Check YouTube for night mode tutorials, it’s easy!!! It is actually automatically set in the dark. It defaults to 3 or 5 seconds though. You’ll have to move the exposure slider to a max of 30”. You’ll get 10” handheld. Apple ProRAW looks much better and cleaner than jpeg Milky Way shots. This YouTube video is great for learning how to do this for your first try…

nightmode is a beautiful thing!!

 

[JimFox]

That’s really awesome Todd. Thanks for sharing both of these, hopefully it inspires others to try it. I have the iPhone 11 Pro, so maybe I will upgrade mine come the 13 or the 14.

 

[Dan Moorehead]

Stunning display