Low light - Sony Xperia XZ2 Real Life Review

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 XZ2'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.
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I think that the low-light image quality has improved significantly after the Pie update. I just recently updated to the latest pie from oreo and i can feel the changes.
You can see that there is a lot of information on the first picture that i have been able to produce the second one with snapseed.
It's almost there with the big dogs, only thing missing is OIS and camera2 API.

Xz2 too has some sort of astrophotography.
Set Shutter speed to 1s and the ISO to 1600 in a visual pollution environment or between 3200 and 6400 in a dark area.
Just make sure to stabilize it, the lake of OIS doesn't help.

Good for rear camera but bad for front camera just.like Xperia C3 lol

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[Q] Note 4 camera imposing tilt shift?

Is it just me or does it seem like the Note 4 camera app is imposing a sort of tilt shift effect on every photo?
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This appears to be happening on every single photo I take... even after the latest update. I'm using stock settings on the stock camera app in auto mode.
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That's just the depth of field effect you get from having a wide aperture. A wide aperture means more light hitting the sensor, but a narrower depth of field (only objects near the focal point will be in focus). It usually means the part you're focusing on will be sharper and brighter though. I prefer this look as it's closer to what you get with an actual camera. Haven't played much with the camera or settings, but if you can manually adjust the aperture (bigger f number means smaller aperture) you'll get more in focus but potentially less sharp in low light due to longer exposures. Everything in photography is a trade off between exposure time and depth of field.

Quality feel (use of materials)

Rate this thread to express how you think the Moto Z2 Force feels in terms of quality. A higher rating indicates that it feels premium and high-quality (attention to detail is high, manufacturing defects don't exist, etc).
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Almost impossibly solid-feeling for how light it is.
Ok, so I'm on my third Moto z2. (Long story) I've had two AT&T models and one T-Mobile one. All of which have been excellent. I will say that the AT&T model seems to be a bit better in terms of fit and finish.
On the tmo model there seems to be a bit of a lip between the screen and bezel on the front. On the AT&T model its a much more seamless feel.
While I personally prefer the stealth black of the att it picks up fingerprints significantly more than the silver.
Coming from an Xperia xz this phone blows it out of the water in terms of build, screen, speed and battery.
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I think the quality feel is quite good as well. I also own a Sony XZ premium, and while the Sony wins in the weight category (heavier), the materials used on the Moto are much better for durability. Put a screen protector on and fuhgettaboutit!!

Photo quality

Say "cheese", then rate this thread to express how photos taken with the Moto G5S 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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Some of my Pictures taken on the default camera with stock settings in different lighting conditions.
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Outdoor pics are of excellent quality. 16 MP pic totally shines. But indoor pics in low light are not that great. The picture quality reduces drastically. Cameras are not the best suit of this phone.
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Great photo quality as long as enough light is available. As the light available decreases, the photo quality suffers. But excellent for outdoor pics.

Overall speed

Would you say that the Honor 8X is "fast" in day-to-day use? A higher rating indicates that you think the Honor 8X exhibits fantastic performance. Like, is it as fast as your tears when you watch The Titanic?
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Honor 8X frame rate battle with Samsung A6/ Samsung A6+/ Xiaomi A2/ Oppo F7/ Samsung
Honor 8X frame rate battle with Samsung A6/ Samsung A6+/ Xiaomi A2/ Oppo F7/ Samsung J8
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https://youtu.be/LoxmJX4mWlo
Honor 8X: Enjoy the GPU-Turbo with Kirin 710
Feel more comfortable and faster especially when I play games.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwpUZYJLVu0&feature=youtu.be
not for a late 2018 mid ranger. My 2016 1+3T and my 2017 honor's own 9Lite (with an OmniRom gsi, i.e. no EMUI) beats the 8x on everyday fluidity.
very good. Love this phone.
Can see some "lag" after using Play, but those miliseconds won't matter...
After beta update system runs much faster.

Outdoor visibility (max brightness)

Rate this thread to express how well you can see the HTC U20 5G's display outdoors. In case you've been playing Minecraft for 18 months straight, you might not known how to get outside anymore. Well, find the door and walk through it. A higher rating indicates that it has very high maximum brightness and thus fantastic outdoor visibility in direct sunlight.
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At first I thought "oh-oh" when increasing the brightness because it only got brighter slowly, but at the end of the setting option there was a lot more. Going through the apps and menus in light mode was absolutely no problem, of course it was more reflective in dark mode, but even there it is possible to recognize and operate everything without any problems even in direct sunlight.
you can see everything very well and the dactive brightness works well
The Brightness at the U20 is not as good as compared to my U11. The U11 had the same low brightness issue at the beginning. It changed after HTCs update to Pie which increased the battery life too.
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