Apple has a camera setup in the iPhone 15 Pro series that allows you to shoot video at up to 60 fps at 4K resolution. However, the company seems to have restricted ProRes video quality for the lowest option in terms of storage. iPhone 15 Pro 128GB The version can shoot up to 1080p FHD videos.
iPhone 15 Pro 128GB will be able to shoot 1080p 30 fps video with ProRes
Apple has announced that the base 128GB storage model of the iPhone 15 Pro will have a limitation in ProRes video recording. While higher capacity iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max models support 4K ProRes recording at up to 60 fps, 128GB iPhone 15 Pro is 1080p 30 fps ProRes It is limited to registration.
Actually, this restriction is not new. The 128GB variants of the iPhone 13 Pro and 14 Pro also supported 1080p ProRes recording. In the new model, this limitation will apply to internal storage. This means that you can record up to 4K ProRes by connecting a 128GB iPhone 15 Pro to external storage.
ProRes for those who don’t know, a video format developed by Apple. It aims to ensure that high quality is maintained compared to common formats such as H.264. But ProRes files also take up much more storage space.
A ProRes video in 1080p format has approximately 1.7 GB; 4K ProRes video is estimated to be approximately 6 GB. The restriction for 128GB versions seems to have been made to prevent the phone from slowing down.
Apple has imposed a 1080p restriction on iPhones to prevent storage space from filling up too quickly when recording ProRes video. However, you can connect an external drive to the iPhone and get high-quality ProRes recording.
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