And the iPhone 6S wins, the comments are priceless.
http://www.androidauthority.com/blind-camera-shootout-winner-650299/
http://www.androidauthority.com/blind-camera-shootout-winner-650299/
Asking the internet what picture looks best in a picture they opened in a browser overlay with no access to zoom tools and such is going to be very opinionated.
What I see is that smart phones now take images good enough for most people most of the time. If your phone is handy and available, it's going to be what you use to take photos. My expensive camera sits in a drawer hardly being used, even on vacations is such a pain to lug around.
I have the LG G4, but it looks to me like most of the high end phones including those in this test are more than adequate for what I need their camera to do. Of course continuous improvements will always be appreciated, but I'm happy with what I have.
My only qualm about modern day Facebook photographers is the over-processed junk they post that looks nothing like real life. This time of year the majority of the fall colors photos I'm seeing online look nothing like reality.
besides the fact that it's a poll, they performed equally well and you get to not be an Apple slave with the Note 5 (as yet unreleased).t turned out to be quite a close-run race between the iPhone 6S and the Galaxy Note 5 for the title but Apple’s latest just beat Samsung’s latest with 38.2 and 34.1 percent of the 7810 votes
Leaving the exif info in was pretty stupid. The only thing I noticed across the board, squinting at the thumbnails, is that the iPhone consistently produced higher contrast images which makes the thumbnail-scale images pop a bit more.
Phone cameras with the Sony IMX214 sensor available more than 2 years ago already produces excellent images, to the point I find any improvements pretty much superfluous in day to day use.
Yeah, at this point on most of the high end phones, these comparisons are kind of silly. No one is going to notice the difference. They all take great pictures. The last concert I went to I took some videos with my Nexus 6. People are amazed how good a video a newer phone can take instead of saying "well, my xxxx does better!"
Leaving the exif info in was pretty stupid. The only thing I noticed across the board, squinting at the thumbnails, is that the iPhone consistently produced higher contrast images which makes the thumbnail-scale images pop a bit more.
I can see a point to them still. They pop the balloon of the Specs Are All That Matter camp. Your phone has a 20-megapixel camera, or an f/1.9 lens? Great! Too bad an iPhone's 12-megapixel camera and f/2.2 lens produce the photos people ultimately prefer. Camera quality is as much about image processing code as the hardware, and it's important to remember that.
That's a bad conclusion imo. I think different hardware and software choices do matter as it results in cameras excelling in different scenarios. I think it's pretty clear there are better low light cameras than the iPhone - making that f/1.9 lens important for example if those conditions are important to you. None of these top cameras are bad unlike previous years but they are different.
Other blind test:
http://m.gsmarena.com/iphone_6s_galaxy_s6_xperia_z5-review-1329p2.php
I also think usability and speed are equally important - camera quality doesn't matter if it's taking over a second to focus.
Some say you can work it with smaller package, but most girls still prefer a big package to begin with. Just saying.....I can see a point to them still. They pop the balloon of the Specs Are All That Matter camp. Your phone has a 20-megapixel camera, or an f/1.9 lens? Great! Too bad an iPhone's 12-megapixel camera and f/2.2 lens produce the photos people ultimately prefer. Camera quality is as much about image processing code as the hardware, and it's important to remember that.
thats fine. but if I really wanted a good camera I dont think I'd start with a smartphone. For casual shots and maybe car accidents, my Z3 is more than good enough. For real photography I have a Canon.
I can see a point to them still. They pop the balloon of the Specs Are All That Matter camp. Your phone has a 20-megapixel camera, or an f/1.9 lens? Great! Too bad an iPhone's 12-megapixel camera and f/2.2 lens produce the photos people ultimately prefer. Camera quality is as much about image processing code as the hardware, and it's important to remember that.
Some say you can work it with smaller package, but most girls still prefer a big package to begin with. Just saying.....
In car talk: There is no replacement for displacement.
Turbos?
Especially when you're dealing with such a tiny sensor. There is only so much detail you can actually pull out of such tiny pixels. The iphone shots I've seen so far have been really good about retaining sky detail. They have an auto HDR function that seems to be working really well. Plus using the screen as a selfie flash is just genius.