It won't make you look like you're shooting on a Steadicam the way that Hyperlapse appears to, but it smooths over many of the bumps and rattles of handheld shooting. Optical video stabilization, too, is incredible if you understand its limitations. Post-production shot cropping is never the ideal option, but when you're working with an iPhone on the go, it's a huge benefit. For the first time since I began shooting video with an iPhone in 2009, cropped iPhone content doesn't look horrendous.ĭuring this shoot, I was able to intentionally get wide shots I knew I could crop later in editing previously, getting closer shots would have required hanging precariously over waterfronts or getting the iPhone lens and body obnoxiously close to a subject. Where 4K shines, however, is in helping a competent camera operator get shots they wouldn't otherwise be able to get with an iPhone lens. You still need to know basic video techniques to shoot really great content with an iPhone, just like you would on any other camera.
(Also, my "Keep Ren from dropping four iPhone models into the water" wrangler.) From there, we spent a few hours running around Providence and grabbing shots near the waterfront using the 6s Plus, Glif, and GorillaPod.Īs I say in my video review, 4K isn't some magic panacea to make your shots instantly great, nor will the 6s Plus's optical video stabilization save you from shakycam syndrome. The shootįriday morning, I shanghaied my gentleman friend (who you can see in a few of those shots) into being my makeshift camera operator. Besides, I wanted to really test out the 4K capabilities of the iPhone, and that meant no fancy image gimmicks-much as I love my Olloclip lenses. I also opted not to bring fill lights, fancy lenses, or anything else to further weight down my bag in the hopes of doing a quick guerilla daytime shoot on the streets of Providence, RI.
IMOVIE FOR IPHONE 6 MANUAL
There are many other options in the App Store for shooting video with more manual control, but for our review, I really wanted to see what we could get out of the camera using its stock configuration-no manual ISO settings or custom exposure options allowed. The Movo Microphone, just in case we wanted to get any on-site audio.The Joby GorillaPod Magnetic, which I use as a miniature tripod when traveling, but also as a makeshift Steadicam when filming handheld shots.The Adjustable Glif, $30, an adjustable tripod mount for iPhone models and pretty much my best friend for shooting on the go with a smartphone.I'm rocking a 128GB model-pretty key for 4K shooting, since a minute of video takes up a whopping 375MB of space.
IMOVIE FOR IPHONE 6 PLUS
As nice as the new iPhone 6s Plus optical video stabilization is, trying to free-hand shoot the entire video would have been a nightmare: If I ended up with a bouncy shot, I couldn't even digitally correct the stabilization, because iMovie for iOS doesn't offer that as an option. Heck, I've edited on an iPhone before-how bad could shooting and editing a 6-7 minute voice-over video on the 6s Plus be?įirst, I prepped my equipment.
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