By Izzy Hyman, Izzy Video
I don’t use my iPhone for casual video. In fact I almost never use it to shoot video of any kind anymore.
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This is a recent change for me (as of a few months ago), and I’ll explain why in a moment.
This is a contrarian position, I realize. It seems that most people are fine with using their iPhone to shoot casual video (such as for video blogging, which is the most common style of casual video I currently shoot). In fact, for several years I’ve even recommended the iPhone as a great video shooting option.
But I’ve changed my mind. It doesn’t make sense for me anymore, and I think it likely doesn’t make sense for a lot of people.
Here are 6 reasons I don’t use my iPhone for video anymore:
1. The iPhone is an expensive video camera to drop.
The iPhone is much more than a video camera, and the cost reflects that. If you drop it, it can be an expensive mistake.
Is this something to really worry about? I think it is. The iPhone’s design is thin and smooth, and it’s very easy to drop. Even with a protective case, it can still be a problem.
Luckily I’ve never dropped my iPhone while shooting video, but I was always aware it was only a matter of time before I would. And there were several times that it slipped out of my fingers, and I fortunately caught it right before it hit the ground. Ugh, that raises the heart rate!
2. The video camera and phone share the same battery (of course).
If you shoot a lot of video, you can quickly run down the battery on your iPhone. That’s one of the problems of using a device that has multiple functions.
If my battery dies on my video camera, I don’t want to be also without my phone, my email, and web browser. And vice versa.
I find it’s better to have separate devices that have separate batteries. I don’t have to worry that one thing is reducing my ability to use the other.
3. You can get the same quality (if not better) from a device that’s designed for video.
At this point, you might be wondering what camera I’m using instead of the iPhone for casual video. It changes depending on new product releases, but right now I’m using a Canon Powershot Elph 330HS.
It has a bigger, better lens than the iPhone. And the resulting quality of the footage is as good as (if not better than) the footage my iPhone records.
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