Khaberni - Professional photographer Tyler Stalman posted his extensive review of the "iPhone Air" camera recently launched by "Apple" with a direct comparison to the cameras of other phones from the same generation, whether it's "iPhone 17" or "iPhone 17 Pro," according to a report published by the tech site "9 to 5 Mac."
"Apple" announced the phone at its last conference in September, confirming during the conference that the "iPhone Air" comes with only one rear lens, but it functions as if there were 4 different-sized lenses thanks to its unique design.
Stalman is among the most prominent photographers and content creators specialized in photography and lenses through his channel on the "YouTube" platform, and he has more than 550,000 followers on his channel, with his videos typically exceeding a million views.
No noticeable difference
Stalman confirmed in his test of the "iPhone Air" that the main lens inside the phone works as efficiently as the lenses of "iPhone 17 Pro" and "iPhone 17" when used without activating the various optical zoom modes.
This means that the performance of the main camera in the "iPhone Air" is not much different from the rest of the "iPhone" phones released this year, with a difference when using the optical zoom lens and trying to use "macro" modes during photography, which requires a separate lens.
There is a minor difference in the "iPhone Air" camera with white texts on black backgrounds, as they appear less clear than those in the "iPhone 17 Pro" pictures, but it is a negligible difference and does not occur often, so Stalman did not focus on it for long.
The difference in main specifications
Stalman focuses on the main difference in specifications between the "iPhone Air" and the "iPhone 17 Pro," and this difference is not limited to the presence of other lenses.
This difference stems from the differences in battery size and the phone's ability to deal with large file sizes and even the speed of transferring clips and photos from the phone to a computer, and, of course, the ability to use the "ProRaw" standard, which preserves the quality of the pictures as they are.
Not meant for professional photographers
Stalman concluded that the "iPhone Air" is not aimed at professional users and photographers who want to take advantage of all the phone and camera features and replace their cameras with it.
But for the casual user who mainly relies on photography without using additional lenses or even without using physical zoom and without using the "ProRaw" standard, the "iPhone Air" would be an ideal choice.
Stalman does not delve much into the other technical differences between the two phones like the difference in speakers or battery, and he is satisfied to talk about the differences for photographers and the casual user.
