How to Record Dolby Vision HDR Video Video on iPhone 12/Pro

All four new iPhone 12 series support a brand new video recording standard: Dolby Vision HDR video. To get the best possible quality, you can turn on Dolby Vision HDR on iPhone 12, and in this article we will cover how to turn HDR video on or off on iPhone 12, and we also look at file sizes to see how much storage space HDR take up.

How to turn Dolby Vision HDR video on and off on iPhone 12:

Go to Settings and scroll down until you find Camera
Tap Record Video
You can turn HDR Video mode on or off at the bottom of the screen

Unfortunately, there is no easy way to turn HDR video on or off directly from the Camera UI, and to use this option you need to go to the camera settings. Apple now allows users to quickly switch between 4K/1080p and different frame rate directly from the camera app, but adding HDR switching to settings shows that it doesn't want a regular user to do this. The reason may be low storage or battery life of the iPhone.

WHAT IS DOLBY VISION HDR?

Apple is using fancy phrases about Dolby Vision HDR that "no other smartphone can do this" and "in fact even movie industry cameras can't do it." So the feature sounds like a big deal, doesn't it? Apple explains that you jump from 8-bit video to 10-bit video so you can get 60 times more color. yes, that's 700 million colors! Apple also adds that even professional filmmakers then trade to add HDR effects, and their cameras don't support HDR. Of course, it doesn't open up the truth behind this place.

HOW AND WHERE CAN YOU WATCH DOLBY VIDEO HDR VIDEO RECORDED ON iPHONE 12?

Right now, the answer is a little complicated. You can watch HDR video on your iPhone of course. But we also tried sharing files with Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, and Samsung played hdr video from iPhone just fine. However, we then tried to send the same file to the OnePlus 8T, and the phone was cannot play the video, showing a black screen.

CAN DOLBY VIDEO HDR VIDEO BE UPLOADED TO YOUTUBE?

Can you upload Dolby Vision HDR video from iPhone 12 to YouTube? There were some problems uploading the file to YouTube. The video looks faded and over-exposureed, and it seems that YouTube does not yet support this type of HDR content.

Also, let's mention that the content works on some 4K HDR TVs but not properly in others.

WHAT IS DOLBY VIDEO HDR VIDEO FILE SIZE?

Let's take a look at the file sizes to see if HDR video take up a lot of space compared to traditional, non-HDR video. Here are the file sizes for 4K30fps video on iPhone 12 Pro: