It's more noticeable in
lower light shots though.
Not exact matches
Shadows looked fine,
though, as the
low -
light shots were clear and easily visible.
Fair enough,
though Michael Haneke's genius for digital underexposure is a little bit of a challenge for Sony's routine Blu - ray compression, leaving something to be desired in the definition of many
low -
light shots.
There's a certain class of
low - budget indie filmmaking that's become almost its own recognizable style — full of ordinary people just trying to find happiness in unorthodox ways, hand - held close - up
shots, montages of locations (easily recognized if you live in the area where they're
shot, but not particularly tied to the story, which could take place anywhere) with
light music underneath, a tendency to shift focus amateurishly (
though I think often on purpose as part of the style), a lot of contemplative pauses and awkward conversations.
Low -
light shots often have a harsher, processed look, as
though they were degrained and artificially sharpened.
I've never had particularly high hopes for
low -
light photography on my smartphone,
though, and most of the
shots I took were at least usable.
We saw fairly good results when
shooting some
low -
light photos at The Campbell bar, as the bartender and glass wall was clearly visible, even
though some bottles got blown out.
We saw virtually no shutter lag,
though there was a little blur in the
low -
light environment we were
shooting in.
As a quick recap, we're happy to see a faster focusing system, a wider aperture, and optical image stabilization on the smaller iPhone,
though the last two points mainly seem to benefit
low light shots.
Software processing has progressed to the point where
low -
light photos rival point and
shoot camera output (
though mirrorless and DSLRs are still better by a large degree), and OIS helps keep away the blur.
The performance of the camera is pretty good
though, as it's got good
low light capabilities for indoor
shots, and while the snaps aren't that much better than those we've seen from the last iPad Air (apart from being a little bit sharper) one of the best things is the post processing.
The camera managed to capture some nice
shots,
though it's not the best for
low light.
Though Lau hasn't mentioned OnePlus 5T anywhere, you can be sure that this picture has been
shot by the upcoming flagship since OnePlus teased the
low light ability of OnePlus 5 in the same way.
Even
low light shots aren't bad,
though they aren't exactly fantastic either.
The rear camera produces crisp, well exposed
shots though it still struggles with
low light images just like the Redmi Note 3.
Credit: Daniel Bean And when I took the two devices into my unlit basement to test
low -
light capabilities, the S7 proved itself far more capable than the Performance,
though neither phone managed to grab a great - looking
shot.
Though it can't compete with the iPhone 5S in every
shot, its focus
light helps the 1520 produce better
low -
light shots (without flash) than most other smartphones.
The S9 + also has a dual aperture of f / 1.5 and f / 2.4 on the wide - angle sensor
though, adjusting automatically to the
lighting conditions, which offers improvements on the Note 8 camera, when it comes to
low -
light shooting.
Swipe right and you get a selection of simple but useful scene - specific modes like
light painting, «good food,» and «night
shot» — the last one combines multiple
low -
light exposures into a single well -
lit frame,
though you'll want a tripod or some other method of keeping the phone absolutely still.
Samsung's software processing is also top notch and it makes good adjustments when needed,
though we've noticed a somewhat increased amount of yellow when
shooting in
low -
light conditions.
Outdoor
shots are a bit better than
low -
light,
though they're nothing to brag about either.
The pictures I snapped during my hands - on did indeed look richly coloured,
though I wasn't able to take any
shots that showed its
low -
light capabilities well.
It's not surprising,
though, as
shooting in
low light is something almost every budget phone fails at, even with higher - resolution sensors.