iPhone 11 Pro camera – the super snapper you've always dreamt of

Without a doubt, the camera is the main reason to upgrade to an iPhone 11 Pro.

It's miles ahead of even last year's iPhone XS, and easily goes toe-to-toe with costly Android rivals from Samsung and Huawei.

Much of the advancement comes from the triple-camera arrangement.

You now have Wide, Ultra-Wide and Telephoto cameras built in to the phone.

It gives you so much more choice when snapping photos: Ultra-Wide is particularly impressive, letting you cram four times as much scene into a single shot.

Some of my favourite shots on the iPhone 11 Pro have been taken with the Ultra-Wide lens.

There is some frustrating curvature if you try to snap very large scenes (like a distant horizon) using Ultra-Wide mode. But you can always switch to Pano mode as an alternative.

There's also plenty of computation going on in the background to improve the quality of your images.

Every time you hit the shutter button, multiple images are taken at different exposures. These snaps can then be combined to create a perfect image.

This is the sort of camera that makes you a decent photographer, whether you've got any skill or not.

It's easier than ever to take a great shot – even in difficult circumstances.

For example, the new Night Mode captures impressively well-lit photos in dark environments.

In fact I took one photo in a kitchen with all the lights turned off, and it looked like a bright scene thanks to Night Mode.

The iPhone also knows when it's sitting on a tripod, and offers even longer Night Mode exposure. You can see the spectacular results in the image of the plant above.

 

The detail captured in extreme low-light is astonishing.

Importantly, the photos look brighter without losing the "dark" essence of low-light shots. You get more visible detail without sacrificing the scene's ambience.

It requires a relatively steady hand and can sometimes over-smooth images. But the result is generally exceptional.

Importantly, you can always switch it off or use flash instead – it's an optional feature you can take or leave. Take it.

Portrait Mode also now works on both the Wide and Telephoto lenses. On the iPhone XS, only the latter lens worked.

So now you can get wide-angle Portrait Mode shots, keeping the subject in sharp focus while blurring the background. It's great, and I think it looks even better than Telephoto Portrait Shots.

Video is better now too. Each camera can record 4K video, with extended dynamic range and "cinematic" video stabilisation.

This includes the Ultra-Wide camera, which is great for landscape video capture.

And the new QuickTake mode lets you recorded video without switching from photo mode. Simply hold the shutter down, just like Snapchat.