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But the camera in your pocket is crazy good considering the limitations manufacturers work under. How did this happen? When you consider things like sensor size, pixel density, controls, and optics, smartphone cameras should be pretty lousy. Thank companies like Nokia, which started pushing that envelope in 2007, and Apple, which gave the iPhone 4 the first camera that made people go, 'Daaaaaaaamn.' It's taken a few years, but nowadays people take a great camera for granted. And if you don't, consider yourself lucky. They took genuinely bad photos that were underexposed or overexposed or grainy or. There was a time, not too long ago, when smartphone cameras sucked. We've reached the point where you've got to work pretty hard to find a phone with a mediocre camera, and when you do, it is an anachronism to be mocked and derided-and passed over for a phone with a better one. HDR images don’t look very different from normal stills, and panoramas are reduced to small, low-quality 3MP images for some reason.Smartphone cameras are great, or at least close enough to great that you don't notice the difference. Despite not having optical image stabilization, its digital image stabilization manages to smoothen out the jerkiness on handheld, 4K video.īut its still images are plagued by harsh noise, even in good light. The Xperia Z5 Premium’s saving grace is its video camera, which actually does quite well.

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Its panoramas aren’t as evenly exposed as the iPhone 6s Plus’.Įven though these weaknesses place it behind the iPhone 6s Plus, I think that anyone who’s bought either the iPhone 6s Plus or the Galaxy Note 5 will be happy with the images they get out of either camera. In low light, the Note 5 applies noise reduction aggressively, smearing image details along the way. Unfortunately, OIS is not available for 4K video, and rolling shutter is obvious on all video resolutions.

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In good light, its images are full of detail, it does better HDR images than the iPhone 6s Plus, and its OIS works well on video. It has the best camera UI for both basic and advanced users.

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The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 comes a close second behind the Apple iPhone 6s Plus, and is the best Android smartphone camera in our shootout.

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It’s too bad the camera UI lacks Auto ISO in Manual mode, as that would have given it the best ‘pro’ UI among the five smartphones. Rolling shutter is evident in its videos, and OIS isn’t available for 4K resolution. In both good and low light, colors lack saturation, which make images look flat.

In low light, there tends to be a fair bit of noise. Unfortunately, there’s some ghosting in those HDR images, which makes it really good for still subjects only. The LG V10 does well in good light, its images are full of detail, and it also shoots good HDR images. The camera UI is cold and barren, and if you get the 6P, our first advice is to ditch the native app, and find a good third-party camera app to shoot with instead. The Nexus 6P does good stills in both good and low light, and has a totally random distinction for making the best HDR images. But its odd Panorama UI makes getting good panoramas nearly impossible, and the lack of OIS really hurts its videos. Still, its overall strengths, and lack of critical weaknesses shared by its competitors, confer the iPhone 6s Plus first place in our shootout - even if it’s not by a wide margin. HDR images actually don’t have that much of a dynamic range, when you place them against images from the Nexus 6P or the Galaxy Note 5. Its camera user interface is the easiest to use for most people, but lacks advanced features for more demanding users. Best Smartphone Camera: Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Smartphones are the spectre haunting the camera world, and the Galaxy Note 5 is proof positive that the best of them can compete with traditional point-and-shoots. When looked up close, the iPhone 6s Plus’ images lack fine detail, especially when compared to Samsung’s Galaxy Note 5. The RX100 IV adds 4K video, making it easily the best of the lot. It shoots the best panoramas out of the lot.īut it’s also not perfect. Its optical image stabilization is best of class, giving you steady photos even in low light, and smooth video that doesn’t make viewers dizzy. The iPhone 6s Plus is the best overall performer. Here’s a quick recap of which smartphone does best in what, with a short conclusion for each. Plus, the iPhone 6s Plus’ optical image stabilization (OIS) is surprisingly good, and makes a difference when you shoot both stills and videos. If the best camera is the one you have with you, then 9 times out of 10, the best camera is right in your pocket Despite the advances in smartphone cameras. The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 comes a very close second, with better image detail in good light, but it doesn’t do as well in low-light, panoramas and video. It’s not perfect, but it does the best overall job. The Apple iPhone 6s Plus is the best smartphone camera for 2015. And the best smartphone camera for 2015 is …

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