Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The native iPhone camera app only produces 1080p SDR time-lapse videos. If you want to make 4K HDR time-lapses, use the Blackmagic app. The video quality difference is staggering.

0:00 Intro
0:08 Native iPhone camera app time-lapse recording
0:30 Why 4K HDR is worth doing
1:03 How to use the Blackmagic app for time-lapse
2:02 Verifying you actually recorded 4K HDR video
2:24 Comparing the results
2:56 Outro

All video captured with iPhone 14 Pro.