I’ve been daily driving the iPhone 17 Pro Max in Cosmic Orange for a few weeks, and in this video I wanted to do something simple but real: shoot a full day only on the phone. No mirrorless cameras, no rigs—just the 17 Pro Max while I travel from Brooklyn to Newport, Rhode Island for car week. Along the way I’m testing the stuff that actually matters when you’re outside all day: battery life, heat management in direct sunlight, and what the new rear 48MP cameras can do across ultra-wide, main, and telephoto. I start in Greenpoint—Rhythm Zero is still one of my favorite coffee spots—then I run a quick zoom test and the new 4x optical (120mm equivalent) is already becoming one of my favorite focal lengths. Once we hit Cars & Coffee in Newport, I’m cycling through lenses, shooting both 48MP JPEG and 48MP RAW, and leaning on iPhone’s natural look and Styles (still my favorite camera feature on any phone). I also keep tabs on the battery while I’m doing power-user stuff—RAW, log, ProRes, maps, Bluetooth hopping between cars—and even with screen dimming after hours in the sun, I didn’t plug in until around 7:30 p.m. Honestly, it feels like the most capable Pro Max yet for creators who actually push their phones.