These phones are also the first ones to have this wide aperture which will allow you to shoot
in extreme low light conditions.
The auto mode works perfect and in
extreme low light if you switch to manual mode then the output will be even better.
Exposures are bright down to 20 Lux (low light), and although results in
extreme low light at 5 and 1 Lux are slightly underexposed, they remain useable.
Front camera supports 120 degree wide selfies and the rear camera is with 1.9 aperture that will capture amazing images in
extreme low light conditions.
That means when the camera
detects extreme low light conditions (when the luminous intensity is below 10lux), it will automatically switch to the secondary sensor which has what they call «Intelligent Pixel Technology» to obtain clear images with low noise and more details.
White balance can sometimes be problematic and in
extreme low light situations, highlights can look heavily overblown with a lot of blooming or flaring effects.
Although less detail is captured in
extreme low light at 2x magnification, the loss of very fine detail only becomes obvious when examining 100 % crops, so the results are very acceptable when viewing full images at small scale.
As for capturing images in low light, the Nubia Z11 does a pretty good all - round job recording sharp handheld images even
in extreme low light, thanks to its fast shutter speed and higher ISO strategy.
Another very good overall score for color of 86, with excellent color rendering indoors (92) and outdoors (87), as well as very acceptable results in
extreme low light (80).
In
extreme low light (5 Lux), the finest details are lost, but the results are still good considering the conditions; and under brighter 20 lux conditions, detail preservation is very good.
This feature however will not work in dark environment or
extreme low light.
Using the 2x optical zoom, fine detail preservation is excellent in both outdoor and indoor conditions; and although softer and noisier in
extreme low light, zoom shots remain acceptable.
Some undersaturated color in
extreme low light, with visible color shading, and a noticeable blue colorcast in some outdoor pictures reduced the score a little, but on the whole, a solid result.
It had great saturation between 20 and 1000 Lux, although the color in
extreme low light is noticeably less vivid due to underexposure.
In
extreme low light (1 Lux), the Mi Note 3 slightly underexposes, with some noticeable corner shading evident, but images remain usable.
Shooting in low - light conditions, the Sony XZ recorded generally good target exposures, even in
extreme low light.
In
extreme low light (tungsten 5 lux), exposures are good, and although a slight pink colorcast and color shading are noticeable, the color remains acceptable overall.
The combination of the f / 2 lens, aided by a 4 - axis Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) system, ensures good results even in
extreme low light (5 lux), with images offering a very useable exposure, with more than acceptable texture and detail.
Some noticeable corner shading occurs in
extreme low light, too, which is a trade - off that helps reduce noise in extreme low light and is a good strategy if you don't mind the edges appearing a little darker.
We ran around shooting with an iPhone 8, a Pixel XL, and S8, and iPhone 7 on auto, and the iPhone 8 produced the most consistent and richest images of the group, although the Pixel was the clear winner several times, especially in
extreme low light.
Another tweak LG's made with the V30S camera is a new Bright Mode, which combines four pixels into one to produce brighter pictures in
extreme low light.