Photo quality - Sony Xperia XZ Premium Real Life Review

Say "cheese", then rate this thread to express how photos taken with the Sony Xperia XZ Premium come out. A higher rating indicates that photos offer rich color (without over-saturating), sharp detail (with all subjects in-focus), and appropriate exposure (with even lighting).
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This phone is only good at well lighted condition but in low light it's horrendous even the video is very grainy. But i admire it with its capability in shooting moving objects no blur.
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Bar Beach; Newcastle, NSW Australia. The XZP takes a darned nice photo.

the frustrating thing is, the hardware is capable of so much more, its really just the post processing that lets it down, a finer degree of control would be more useful or even allow RAW so we can do the editing later.
low light shots are a different matter, that's probably an optical limitation more then anything else. a CMOS / CCD is only ever as good as the optics the light passes through.

I'm very disappointed with the low detail of the camera.
dazza9075 said:
the frustrating thing is, the hardware is capable of so much more, its really just the post processing that lets it down, a finer degree of control would be more useful or even allow RAW so we can do the editing later.
low light shots are a different matter, that's probably an optical limitation more then anything else. a CMOS / CCD is only ever as good as the optics the light passes through.
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I'm very disappointed with the low detail of the camera.
Unfortunately, I can not attach the link. I have few messages.

I think best camera ever.only missing front flash

I yesterday tested 4K video recording and its very very nice. Here is video direct from mobile its not edited on PC.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkxrTBy7LNQ

Xzp have the best camera

Shot with the Sony xzp using auto mode and placing the phone on the table on a night out with friends . DXO MARK FAIL.

The new analyst dxomark david work for cupertino, is a apple fanboy and troll.
Dxomark was in this summer working in palo alto (,usa) cupertino base and designing new web, new protocols etc.

figo_rulz11 said:
Shot with the Sony xzp using auto mode and placing the phone on the table on a night out with friends . DXO MARK FAIL.
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that is really great I have the same phone

figo_rulz11 said:
Shot with the Sony xzp using auto mode and placing the phone on the table on a night out with friends . DXO MARK FAIL.
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Can u attach original pictures somewere else, those are resizes looks great but i do like the to see original ones.
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Here are some pictures taken by me!
ps. the first one had some camera filter on.. and the last one was a panorama

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Here are some pictures taken by me!
ps. the first one had some camera filter on.. and the last one was a panorama
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Oh wow the 3rd an 4th ones look great. I dont see how people can complain about the camera on any mobile device honestly. I came from an Xperia Z2 which had a phenomenal camera I was really impressed with it. The fact I could flash cyberian camera mod just made it even better. That gave me the ISO sensitivity equivalent to our XZP. The mod allowd for the Z3 to support 25600 ISO which I believe is higher than out XZP.
Just check out some of the photos I took on my Z2 here on my G+ page: https://plus.google.com/116272109758114321506
Completely satisfied with just that and I know the XZP will snap photos better. Lets just face it though, the XZP and ever other phone are just phones so youll never get anything like a DSLR but maybe something close. I think alot of people need to appreciate what phones are capeable of now. Especially those at dxomark. They also need to realise that they are just phones once only able to call.

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Here are some pictures taken by me!
ps. the first one had some camera filter on.. and the last one was a panorama
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Furthermore proof that dxomark was paid by Apple and Samsung, giving it an 83 and then you look at this? I would think that was taken on an expensive DSLR!

figo_rulz11 said:
Shot with the Sony xzp using auto mode and placing the phone on the table on a night out with friends . DXO MARK FAIL.
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Amazing mate, the colors the blur the contrast, thumbs up!

Oreo update helps immensely in low light, my xzp seems to be using 2000iso now instead of cranking it to 3200 or 6400. More grain but less smearing. Burst looks to do a good job as well, although you cant use it in low light for shutter speed reasons.
Pictures arent perfect or anywhere near note 8 level, but they are more than useable now in low light.

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Bar Beach; Newcastle, NSW Australia. The XZP takes a darned nice photo.
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Hey - I know that seagull! I say hello every morning as I run past there!
Hope you enjoyed our fine city!

figo_rulz11 said:
Shot with the Sony xzp using auto mode and placing the phone on the table on a night out with friends . DXO MARK FAIL.
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Simply superb
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As an ex owner of Nokia 1020 I am quite happy with the new SONY IMX400 sensor performance as I am with my older IMX300 sensor in Xperia Z5. The later still does superb pics in daytime with 23MP manual mode.

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How good is the camera?

I am thinking of getting a Defy as a free upgrade to my Hero. Reviews of camera seem mixed but general impression is that it's not brilliant, especially in low light. Interested to hear the views of people here.
You can compare the photos from defy with various other phones, including N8, iPhone4 on gsmarena site. Just click on some of the latest reviews, doesnt matter which phone, and go to the camera section of the review. There is a photo compare tool.
Thanks. That was helpful but I am more interested in the low light performance.
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Thanks. That was helpful but I am more interested in the low light performance.
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I was pleasantly suprised with the quality of the flash. up to a metre or 2 it is very effective and doesn't wash out the photo like some others. All in all I am pleases with the camera - thats just my opinion though.
Thanks. I am almost certainly going to get one. The nagging doubt in the back of my mind is the speaker issue. Difficult to know how much of a problem it really is. People who don't have the issue (obviously) don't post to forums
None of those Cell Cameras are that cool in low light compared to a DSLR. What would really help is a camera app that writes out a dng file so that one can properly posprocess this in say Lightroom/Photoshop/Noiseware.
Just for completeness shake, the camera module seems to be a MT9PT012 ...
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I was pleasantly suprised with the quality of the flash. up to a metre or 2 it is very effective and doesn't wash out the photo like some others. All in all I am pleases with the camera - thats just my opinion though.
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IMHO - flash and camera is pretty awful. Here's a shot with flash, I even gave it +20 brightness in Gimp:
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Then again, I might be spoiled by these babies:
Ironically - That was shot with my HTC Desire
I guess the Defy's camera is just below cell-phone average. It should't be your only camera, but for "Hey this looks fun!" shots it'll do fine.
I really like my defy but, honestly, the camera is not the best part.
Also the display looks not so brilliant as the desire's one.
I'm not saying they're bad, just they're not wonderful, but considering defy's price it's absolutely fair.
Well, one thing none of the others can do is H2Oing it. I just filmed in water, definitely better results than any other phone attempting the same
I'm using the Camera360 app. There is a filter called "Effect enhancement". If i you this one, the pictures look better - the ones taken in short range. Ok, they do look a bit "artifical", but for me its ok. There is a "free" version of that app for trying out...
The Defy is not the first Android i bought, but it will be the first Android, which will not be sold again. I really like this phone...
Maybe there will be some kind of camera-optimization. Until then, i will take my digi-cam for "more important" pictures to make.
Best regards
Stefan
Here is sample picture, resized, with flash and taken with camera360 app.
This was taken with a Galaxy S
This was taken with the Defy, different day so not a direct comparison. The weather was worse and it was cloudy. Hope this give you an idea of comparison though.
Defy on macro with flash
Defy with macro no flash. Shows good detail.
thanks
Photos aren't that great but they're not awful. I do find that the built in editing (kodak perfect touch) does an excellent job though. The macro mode and color reproduction aren't as good as my vibrant. But overall im satisfied.
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disturkis4u said:
Photos aren't that great but they're not awful. I do find that the built in editing (kodak perfect touch) does an excellent job though. The macro mode and color reproduction aren't as good as my vibrant. But overall im satisfied.
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yeah I agree that kodak perfect touch enhancement works well
What about Videos in 720p ?
Anyone succeed to take videos in 720p with Froyo 2.2 ?
have you tryed the kodak perfect touch option?? It's excelent! for night pics, and remember to use the "night" mode in dark places
imo, It's good++
I took pictures with it for the first time today. I did not like the quality of the pictures. My first impressions:
Pros: The LED flash is bright and puts my old BB Curve to shame. You could use it to blind a night time attacker if you could instantly turn it on with an external button.
The interface to take pictures is pretty good and easy to use.
Cons:
-Colors are muddy and off color even when shot outdoors.
-Colors with the flash are not automatically corrected and show up with the blue/white color cast of the LED flash.
-Color space compression is very noticable with banding visible under various conditions.
-Slow to take a picture because it does not focus until you click the onscreen button to take the photo.
I thought video was better on balance than the camera but it is rather poor in low light (as expected). I hope that I will learn to get better results with it after more testing but I'm glad it's not a primary reason for me to own the Defy.
-felipe
What about 720p videos?
Could someone try it?with froyo??
I found the camera pretty good in comparaison of my old phone.
But there's a hudge miss on the native camera app: you cannot change the JPG compression and by default it's very very compressed! Some have their 5Mpxl pictures that takes around 300kB (it should be 1.5MB at least!).
Maybe if someone know a way to change this settings it would be nice for improving the quality of the final picture
I really like the Vignette app for the camera, it's old school styles go rather well with the "performance" of the camear

[PHOTOS] Oppo Find 7/7a user and review shots

So talk Oppo Find 7 video & photography!
Image sensor: Sony BSI Exmor IMX214 CMOS, 1/3.06" sensor size
Maximum sensor resolution: 4160x3120, 13 megapixels
Maximum picture resolution in HD Mode: 8160x6120, 50MP (HD Mode stitches together 10 normal shots)
Lens: F2.0, 6-element auto-focus system
Front facing camera: 5 megapixel
Maximum video resolution: 3840x2160 = 4k at 30FPS, 1920x1080 at 60FPS, 1280x720p at 120FPS
HDR, panorama, smile detection, macro, night mode, tap to focus
Phandroid review shows off top notch photo quality, 50 megapixel HD images
Source, full size images: http://phandroid.com/2014/04/21/oppo-find-7a-review/
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More normal 13MP shots:
See more Phandroid images and read the full review here:
http://phandroid.com/2014/04/21/oppo-find-7a-review/
Phandroid also posted a couple of video samples
4K in the park, thx Baljeet Rana
Danny Winger made a 7a walkthrough and posted a 4k video
Analyzing the shots posted so far, the Oppo Find 7a's IMX214 sensor captures impressive amount of details, high per pixel sharpness with nice all around clarity thx to the consistently sharp lens and low amount of post-processing. HDR is working well too, no inconsistencies. I guess saturation could be a slightly bit higher. Video clarity is quite nice too, 4k offers all the details we can ask for.
PhoneArena review shots
For full size photos please visit PhoneArenas's full detailed review here: http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Oppo-Find-7a-Review_id3669/page/3
Normal vs. HDR
Strong light, Medium Light, Low Light, Darkness with Flash
GSM Arena review is in - fine image quality!
You can read GSMA's review here with full size images & EXIF: http://www.gsmarena.com/oppo_find_7a-review-1073p8.php
The camera produces sharp, highly detailed, images with good dynamic range and fine color reproduction, at a few shots sky blue is maybe a tad on the purple side, nothing too much.
HDR is quite aggressive, bringing a lot of clipped dark and bright details alive. It appears there's a little saturation boost too
The phone can capture up to 32 second frames meaning you can do highly detailed low ISO shots as well as artistic DSLR-like ones during the night, this one's my favorite so far:
Loving the rear camera. Only complaint is the subpar slow motion '720p' video. Really looks like maybe 480p upscaled, not impressive.
Taking some great shots, quick focus and shutter. Great night auto night shots compared to my S4 and panorama stitches nicely for me in the one or two I've tried.
Front camera leaves something to be desired for me though. I understand there's the beautify filter that's enabled by default, but I notice a pretty bad foggy haze from there as well. Might just be the indoor lighting conditions I've tried with, but not impressed yet.
Here is a quick macro shot as I walked by.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/5y22ebyfo8up2mq/IMG20140505123000.jpg
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Here is a quick macro shot as I walked by.
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Very impressive shot and camera details! :good:
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Here is a quick macro shot as I walked by.
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Very amazing shot!! :good::laugh:
This camera is pretty killer
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I love this phone but my wife love it, too. finally.......TT
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BoneXDA said:
The phone can capture up to 32 second frames meaning you can do highly detailed low ISO shots as well as artistic DSLR-like ones during the night, this one's my favorite so far:
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This is a 4s shutter.
Anyone got any 32s ones ?
here are some nice shots I did until now
(makro & slowshutter)
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here are some nice shots I did until now
(makro & slowshutter)
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Wow, the macro shots are really impressive... Cool - Can't wait for my Oppo Find 7 (DHL - it should be here before weekend)
The "slowshutter" shot, did you just kept the phone in the hand? I am to shaky for things like this...
lienot
Lienot said:
Wow, the macro shots are really impressive... Cool - Can't wait for my Oppo Find 7 (DHL - it should be here before weekend)
The "slowshutter" shot, did you just kept the phone in the hand? I am to shaky for things like this...
lienot
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thank you! it's not possible to make sharp slow shutter photos while holding the phone in your hands.. i bought a small tripod for it here some more i did all taken by night and totally darkness!
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thank you! it's not possible to make sharp slow shutter photos while holding the phone in your hands.. i bought a small tripod for it here some more i did all taken by night and totally darkness!
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Wow! Real nice photos. Can't wait to play around with this thing. I hope they ship it fast!
lienot
Columbus Circle - NYC using Slow Shutter

Photo quality

Say "cheese", then rate this thread to express how photos taken with the OnePlus 3 come out. A higher rating indicates that photos offer rich color (without over-saturating), sharp detail (with all subjects in-focus), and appropriate exposure (with even lighting).
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Say "cheese", then rate this thread to express how photos taken with the OnePlus 3 come out. A higher rating indicates that photos offer rich color (without over-saturating), sharp detail (with all subjects in-focus), and appropriate exposure (with even lighting).
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can you post some sample screenshots of camera here?
So far medium to high brightness takes excellent photos. I am finding HD much more appealing than HDR in most situations. In low light HD or manual mode must be used to get an acceptable photo. HD works very well in a single 13w(cfl) light illuminates room (low bedroom light level).
Soft fine grain present in photo, but it is not distracting and plenty of detail left.
So I opened the hidden service menu *#808# and went through al the test and when I came at the "optical image stabilizer" it says failed...anyone else has this? Could it be software disabled or is my camera faulty?
here is a picture for comparison
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nice but doesnt quite compare with nexus 6 p
I dont use the camera much but i do know it seems better than my wifes s6.
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So I opened the hidden service menu *#808# and went through al the test and when I came at the "optical image stabilizer" it says failed...anyone else has this? Could it be software disabled or is my camera faulty?
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this phone has super hd camera the best thing i like on it
Camera seems to be very compareable to my 6S Plus. In low light the iPhone does a slightly better job, in good lighting the 1+3.
The stabilisation for video is much better in the iPhone.
I got my 3 Saturday morning these photos were taken in the afternoon all default settings
https://goo.gl/photos/eq6HSWoTwRVLCykY7
Important tip for making the most out of the 1+3 camera...if you want to take a good macro, you cannot rely on automatic mode. Switch to manual focus, dial it all the way down, and you'll get insane macros like this:
Here's a few shots I took a couple of days ago.
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Here's a few shots I took a couple of days ago.
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That pavement picture is my new wallpaper xD
I have both the 6p and the HTC 10 and while the 10 sucks and the 6p is hard to beat I am pleasantly surprised with the op3. It's really good actually. https://goo.gl/photos/RgwFUT3Rwhyt6XJL6
I am using Camera FV-5 and Cinema FV-5. So far no problems with them. Also to my eyes they seem to have better image quality.
I am uploading 2 photos: Direct jpg from camera app, another is edit of the same image in snapseed app(edited jgp, not raw file).
I am happy with the camera quality
When looking at photos other people have taken with the OP3 it often looks like they have a watercolour filter on them when you zoom in due to the image processing, but some other images don't. Is anyone who has the device able to explain this?
Thanks
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I got my 3 Saturday morning these photos were taken in the afternoon all default settings
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Really great pics!! ?
my pics
After testing the OP3 and my 6P, the SD820 could be a beast, but man the pics on the 6P are much much better, specially in a low light environment AKA where most pictures happen AKA in your house. I cant say i am dissapointed, its pics are good in daytime and average in low light for a "$400 phone". But not sure I am going to keep it. So if you are planning on dumping your Galaxy, 6P or iphone for this phone, you might want to wait for another one if the camera is that important to you.
Hope this helps someone.

Low light

At the club, at the bar, or just in your mom's basement, nighttime is when you come out to play. Rate this thread to express how the ZTE Axon 7's camera performs when no or low light is present. A higher rating indicates that the camera sensor "sees" lots of light in dim conditions, and that the resulting photos have minimal noise. A higher rating also indicates that when the flash fires, the resulting photo is evenly-lit without any bright spots.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
Low-light is horrible picture
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Disappointed here, but I knew this was an issue going in. Not as bad as some phones I've had though, but should be better.
I wonder what the chances are that this can be fixed with software updates... as everyone says, the low-light pics are the only real camera problem
question are you doing full auto or using manual mode to capture this low light pics ? Have you tried other apps to see if it makes it any better low light pics ?
After some testing, i found that the lens is capable for decent low light shots if you use the manual mode...unfortunately seems that the auto mode has some problems..also i found that is better to take shots in 12mp mode instead of 20mp (even if you resize the 20mp to 12mp)...i attach some 100% crops from 12mp photos..the pillow shot is really low light and the moon shot is with zoom. Of course with minimum Photoshop work the photos can be really good for smartphone.
They should had stick with a smaller MP.
The reason low light sucks because the sensor size is too small for 20 MP.
There's a reason all Nexus 6P/5X and Samsung went to smaller MP to achieve better low light camera.
The opposite is true for iPhone. 6s takes worse low light picture than 6 because they went to higher MP without increasing sensor size.
Lowlight pic I snapped. Tried to expose for general scene which ended up blowing out the highlights on the sign (unrecoverable jpg). If you shoot with a steady hand and drop the shutter speed in favor of a lower iso it doesn't end up too mushy.
My first lowlights pic with this phone. ISO 100 3.5 sec. Super soft corners, I didn't expect it to be sharp but boy this lens module is soft.
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I've also found low-light is a lot better with manual mode, but sometimes we don't always have time to adjust. This brings hope for better software updates, however even when you go manual there's a decent amount of noise. Not sure the way around that but you do get brighter pictures.
What about using a different camera app?
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What about using a different camera app?
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Try snap camera. People seemed to be pretty happy with this app.
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I'm posting some pictures because it seems this part of the forum is kind of dead.
Taken with A2017G, I find them pretty decent and overall they are better that what I expected. If you don't need the absolute best camera among smartphones, this is the device to get.
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I'm posting some pictures because it seems this part of the forum is kind of dead.
Taken with A2017G, I find them pretty decent and overall they are better that what I expected. If you don't need the absolute best camera among smartphones, this is the device to get.
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were those taken with the stock camera in auto mode?
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were those taken with the stock camera in auto mode?
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1 and 3 with the "Night Mode", the other 3 were on auto. All with the stock camera, the optical stabilization helps a lot in low light conditions.
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1 and 3 with the "Night Mode", the other 3 were on auto. All with the stock camera, the optical stabilization helps a lot in low light conditions.
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The low light performance seems better to me than I was expecting from the reviews. I got mine yesterday and it had an update waiting as soon as I turned it on. Perhaps the newer build has better camera software? Let's face it, low light performance is mainly software these days. Probably with expensive licensing attached.
My build is A2017GV1.0.0B08.
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The low light performance seems better to me than I was expecting from the reviews. I got mine yesterday and it had an update waiting as soon as I turned it on. Perhaps the newer build has better camera software? Let's face it, low light performance is mainly software these days. Probably with expensive licensing attached.
My build is A2017GV1.0.0B08.
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Exactly the same phone and same version.
As I have seen, ZTE has improved a lot the camera on this device, because from all the reviews I saw that were made last year, I was just disappointed and wondering if I should get this one or not. It seems ZTE is focusing a lot in camera performance and it's improving everything with the updates, and I'm pretty much happy with how their acting with the Axon 7.
More pictures on auto mode with stock camera:
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please take more after the nougat update which will be released this week
could you please shoot these after the update: one indoor during the day and night, 1 out door during the day and night, and one selfie during the day and night it would finalize my purchasing decision on this phone as im a youtuber and need a good camera with great battery life & audio recording which this phone almost has rn
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please take more after the nougat update which will be released this week
could you please shoot these after the update: one indoor during the day and night, 1 out door during the day and night, and one selfie during the day and night it would finalize my purchasing decision on this phone as im a youtuber and need a good camera with great battery life & audio recording which this phone almost has rn
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Nougat was delayed until February, because of the new Chinese year, but it seems we will have an update this week.
Regarding the pictures, you can find them in the other threads where I have posted some, because this is only for low light. I tried to put as many pictures as I can because no one does, and the camera was also important for me. I was between this one and the Mate 9, and even when probably Mate 9 has a better camera, I have seen that is just slightly better but it lacks of some other important things to me like sound and display quality.
As for the camera, I don't think you need to worry at all as long as you are looking for a decent and nice camera. If you want absolutely the best one, then go with another phone because this is slightly below, but manual mode is really useful and can get really nice and sharp pictures as well.
For the price and the specs, I highly doubt you would get anything better.

Low light

At the club, at the bar, or just in your mom's basement, nighttime is when you come out to play. Rate this thread to express how the Sony Xperia XZ Premium's camera performs when no or low light is present. A higher rating indicates that the camera sensor "sees" lots of light in dim conditions, and that the resulting photos have minimal noise. A higher rating also indicates that when the flash fires, the resulting photo is evenly-lit without any bright spots.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
The low light camera performance is good. The post processing noise reduction is excellent. I must say that the camera needs to be still though.
The low light performance, as basically all reviews show, is horrible. My old G4 outperforms the XZP easily. The XZP features no OIS, the noise reduction causes blurr. If you want a phone for low light shooting, do not (!) go with the XZP.
Low light of this phone is horrible,, even video is very grainy. Hope sony update this
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Low light is excellent using manual mode and my little tripod. Without the tripod, it's just similar to most other high end smartphones without good or completely lacking OIS... The slightest shake and you're left with a mess [emoji17]
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Combonary said:
Low light is excellent using manual mode and my little tripod. Without the tripod, it's just similar to most other high end smartphones without good or completely lacking OIS... The slightest shake and you're left with a mess [emoji17]
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You name it - a tripod. I'm not running around with a tripod - other phones managed excellent night photography without one! Just so we understand each other - that picture was taken with my 3 years old LG G4, no tripod, auto mode. See the fine details? And that one is already rescaled by Facebook (!) to 2 MP(!), the original has 12 MP.
The XZP can't even get somewhere close to that in quality.
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Very true,, i dont know why samsung uses sony's camera sensor but can get a very good low light shots.. And sony the maker of the camera cannot even match samsungs camera shot. I hope sony will look into this and give a software update to fix this issue.
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Mangtas_666 said:
Very true,, i dont know why samsung uses sony's camera sensor but can get a very good low light shots.. And sony the maker of the camera cannot even match samsungs camera shot. I hope sony will look into this and give a software update to fix this issue.
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I think it's all because the market of SONY's camera ....
It's not great, but it definitely isn't terrible. Hopefully Sony will add OIS in their next flagship.
I don't find the low light quality that bad. Here is a couple of shots i took all hand held at a festival this weekend, it was a bit foggy but all the below are unedited.
With tripod in manual mode low light pictures are great. Without tripod you easily can get bad pictures in low light. But despite all the marketing hype trains: the pictures of S8 and U11 are also only mediocre. Sony should add OIS or EIS for stills. I also suspect their business with cameras and image sensors behind those disadvantages.
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I don't find the low light quality that bad. Here is a couple of shots i took all hand held at a festival this weekend, it was a bit foggy but all the below are unedited.
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Great shots. I too find the camera to be good in lowlight. A clean lens, tap to focus and steady hands do the trick.
Guys just use the shutter speed ctrl.
At 1/15 you can already control the handshake etc.
It's just the full auto which is messy, once you use the manual it's amazing.
Can someone who know how to use well manual mode explain how to change settings in any night/low-light situation? A sort of mini-guide... At night I switch in manual mode and put ISO on 800 or 1600 and photos are better, but maybe there are better solutions in manual for a perfect shot. I think that xz premium camera is one of the best, but on low light automatic mode is not as good as has to.
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Can someone who know how to use well manual mode explain how to change settings in any night/low-light situation? A sort of mini-guide... At night I switch in manual mode and put ISO on 800 or 1600 and photos are better, but maybe there are better solutions in manual for a perfect shot. I think that xz premium camera is one of the best, but on low light automatic mode is not as good as has to.
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I should just preface this with the fact I don't have this phone yet, so I can't give perfect advice but I'll tell you what I know from experience.
Your goal should be to figure out the shortest shutter speed you can do and use that to set the ISO. The lower the ISO the better, but not too low that you can't get a sharp image because of the shutter speed.
The easiest way to find the slowest shutter speed is to find something with fine lines and take pictures of it, progressively decreasing the shutter speed until it becomes blurry. Probably start at 1/200 and see how you go. That number is then the slowest you can go. Then go a stop or two faster, which should make for a solid baseline shutter speed that you can use. By doing this, you get more flexibility in choosing a lower ISO and therefore get better image quality.
Your ISO choice will depends on the brightness and detail of the scene, the larger the number, the less detail and more artifacting you'll end up with. Try to keep it as low as you can get away with without going below your minimum shutter speed.
But yeah in general, experiment and see what you can get.
Edit: Just got the phone and found you can't choose both ISO and Shutter Speed. I've been shooting at 1/60 shutter speed pretty comfortably with decent results but your results may vary.
I dont understand the reason why we cant change ISO while we finally got shutter speed settings. Sometimes Sony makes stupid decisons...
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I dont understand the reason why we cant change ISO while we finally got shutter speed settings. Sometimes Sony makes stupid decisons...
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It seems that with the XZ1, in manual settings, in the control for Focus, SS, EV. They added ISO as well. So maybe we could also now control ISO and ss St the same time.
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It seems that with the XZ1, in manual settings, in the control for Focus, SS, EV. They added ISO as well. So maybe we could also now control ISO and ss St the same time.
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Where u saw that? Like there is no manual camera deep review on internet atm. Can u provide source?
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Mangtas_666 said:
Very true,, i dont know why samsung uses sony's camera sensor but can get a very good low light shots.. And sony the maker of the camera cannot even match samsungs camera shot. I hope sony will look into this and give a software update to fix this issue.
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It is because of Sony's so called G lens. lot of pro cameras also use Sony sensors (e.g. Nikon). It's not just the sensor that give you great pictures. Sony needs to put a better lens in phones. you know what would be bonkers, putting a lens with an aperture of 1.4 or something. that will blow the competition out of the water.
I don't know this will raise the XZP's point for low light but its so great (at least for me)
Shoot with barely hand (seriously) and using manual mode. You can check the EXIF in here

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