Apple iPhone SE 2022 Camera Samples
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iPhone SE 2022, main camera. The lone 12-megapixel rear camera on the iPhone SE does a great job during the day, exposing this bright scene well while delivering sharp details.

iPhone SE 2022, main camera. The SE held its ground here in this dim tunnel. Some of the details are a bit fuzzy if you look too closely, but it's still well exposed.

iPhone SE 2022, main camera. This might not be the most appetizing burger but it sure was delicious. The iPhone SE maintained the right colors and sharpness. Zoom in and you can see some crispy details on the patty.

iPhone SE 2022, main camera. This image accurately conveys the exact scene in real life. The only flaw is the foliage on the trees on the left looks more like an oil painting.
Photograph: Julian Chokkattu01iPhone SE 2022, main camera. The lone 12-megapixel rear camera on the iPhone SE does a great job during the day, exposing this bright scene well while delivering sharp details.
Photograph: Julian Chokkattu02iPhone SE 2022, main camera. The SE held its ground here in this dim tunnel. Some of the details are a bit fuzzy if you look too closely, but it's still well exposed.
Photograph: Julian Chokkattu03iPhone SE 2022, main camera. This might not be the most appetizing burger but it sure was delicious. The iPhone SE maintained the right colors and sharpness. Zoom in and you can see some crispy details on the patty.
Photograph: Julian Chokkattu04iPhone SE 2022, main camera. This image accurately conveys the exact scene in real life. The only flaw is the foliage on the trees on the left looks more like an oil painting.
Photograph: Julian Chokkattu05iPhone SE 2022, main camera. Despite the bright, white sky, the iPhone SE managed to expose the bark of the tree well. It's not shrouded in darkness. - Photograph: Julian Chokkattu06iPhone SE 2022, Portrait mode. The blur effect isn't perfect—there are some errors around the hair on the left and top—but it's still a really well-detailed and colorful shot.
Photograph: Julian Chokkattu07iPhone SE 2022, selfie camera. This is a pretty bad selfie. My face is a bit blurry, the colors are very muted, and nothing is sharp. Compare this with the following photo taken by the similarly priced Google Pixel 5A.
Photograph: Julian Chokkattu08Google Pixel 5A 5G, selfie camera with Night Sight. It's almost a night and day difference. I'm way sharper, colors actually pop here, and there's no blur.
Photograph: Julian Chokkattu09iPhone SE 2022, main camera. Zoom in on the building and the brickwork is barely visible and filled with grain, and the whole shot is very dull in color. Compare it with the following photo.
Photograph: Julian Chokkattu10Google Pixel 5A 5G, main camera with Night Sight. It could still stand to be sharper, but it's more detailed than the iPhone photo. More importantly, there's some life to this image with the colors it captured.
Photograph: Julian Chokkattu11iPhone SE 2022, main camera. Trying to capture a moving subject? My dog kept shifting around, and this is what I got out of the iPhone SE. 'Nuff said.
Photograph: Julian Chokkattu12Google Pixel 5A 5G, main camera with Night Sight. The colors are so much nicer (and more accurate here) on the Pixel image. Obviously, the whole image isn't blurry either, though this could have been captured at the split second my dog stopped moving.
Photograph: Julian Chokkattu13iPhone SE 2022, main camera. If you stay still enough you can capture some decent low-light shots like this. You can see how muted the colors are compared to the following Pixel photo though, and how some parts of the image are shrouded in darkness.
Photograph: Julian Chokkattu14Google Pixel 5A 5G, main camera with Night Sight. This might be a bit *too* colorful, but the scene wasn't as muted as the previous iPhone image. I also like that you can see a lot more of the background.
Photograph: Julian Chokkattu15iPhone SE 2022, main camera. Here's a quick shot I snapped right as I stopped walking. You can see how the camera couldn't handle the handshake and ended up with a blurry shot. Compare this with the following photo.
Photograph: Julian Chokkattu16Google Pixel 5A 5G, main camera with Night Sight. Everything's much sharper on the Pixel photo and they were snapped at pretty much the same time. The colors are punchier, and everything is just exposed a little better.
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