Sony Xperia XZs camera low-light performance examined in detail

11 April 2017
We take the Sony Xperia XZs for another spin at night.

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  • AnonD-169904
  • mAR
  • 08 May 2017

Yeah, something fishy is going on...in the picture from the parking lot with xperia you can't even see the car's license plate and with iphone you can see every number and letter, to many differences in quality, or they used the worst sample taken with xperia.

Waiting for more reviews on youtube, for now still using z3 compact, in case that low light photos don't look too good on xperia, I think i'll buy samsung s7, best time to buy it, it's getting cheaper and very good low light photos.

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    • AnonD-481725
    • X1E
    • 22 Apr 2017

    AnonD-602817, 21 Apr 2017I dont know but gsmarena is praising sony in early xperia z... moreYep, mony can change everything.

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      • AnonD-602817
      • thv
      • 21 Apr 2017

      NokiaBeast, 12 Apr 2017This world is so messed up. Seriously I don't want to beli... moreYep thats true im ex lumia user and now sony user the android phone who gives the fluidness of wp only sony and the camera that match my style too, i know compared to my lumia its still a distance behind because picture sharpness in 20mp or pureviewed 5 mp still better in lumia than sony 2xmp and 8mp combo but overall if u can use it xperia still capable deliver high detail however mix with litlle noise

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        • AnonD-602817
        • thv
        • 21 Apr 2017

        AnonD-481725, 12 Apr 2017No actually they have to start to worry. I dont know but gsmarena is praising sony in early xperia z line (z-z3) but z3+till now their review always said dissapointment in camera especially, look at old review they gives lot pros but lil cons

          kakouille, 18 Apr 2017Stop lyingOK. You first, and I ll follow.

            Anonymous, 15 Apr 201787 is great in latest Sony Stacked Camera Sensor and it wil... moreReally?
            "That’s not a bad thing at all, as the S7 had one of the better cameras you could buy in 2016. The S8 continues that, and is capable of taking tremendous images in both good and poor lighting. The camera opens very quickly (double tap the power button to open it from anywhere), it focuses exceptionally fast, and is able to balance tricky exposures well. A backlit portrait of my young daughter that tripped up the iPhone 7’s metering system was handled by the S8 just fine, producing an image with a bright face and evenly exposed background, compared to the darker, flat picture the iPhone took."
            http://www.theverge.com/2017/4/18/15328968/samsung-galaxy-s8-review-s8-plus
            You just a desperate Sony troll

              Tann Hauser, 12 Apr 2017Those are all 12 mpx shots of night streets, in fact XZs h... moreStop lying

                AnonD-627251, 17 Apr 2017Bro there is also xperia xz premium look at it and u would,... moreIt happens that I wrote huge chunks of the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c reviews, and if you look back - you'll see the intro and conclusion of the iPhone 5c are mostly negative, especially for the design, while I noted the iPhone 5s reuses the same design and even questioned all other upgrades. The praise went for other NEW features, not the design - on the case of the 5s.

                As far as Chinese brands are concerned - take the Vivo V5+ - its review subtitle is "iPhone impersonator" for the love of God! And while other may look a lot like iPhones, they are quite CHEAP (not 650 euro, but 150 or less) and that's why they can get away with the partial copying. Most of the Chinese brands have settled for their own design already, so this argument is pretty irrelevant.

                Cheers

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                  • AnonD-627251
                  • D0H
                  • 17 Apr 2017

                  Kaloyan, 12 Apr 2017Hey there. There isn't any other major competitor (Apple... moreBro there is also xperia xz premium look at it and u would, get the defination of what flagship actually is, u talk about something new let me remind u every Chinese brand copy design of iphone and u people praise it and even Apple kept the same design continuously for 5s and 5c and even iPhone 4 also iPhone 6 and iPhone7 are more or less the same design
                  AND U SAY THAT U R NOT BIASED

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                    • AnonD-635604
                    • KZ8
                    • 16 Apr 2017

                    Anonymous, 15 Apr 2017Try to hide proof ? S7e score is 88 https://www.dxomark... moreXPERIA XP is 88 dxomark...go find yourself

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                      • ncr
                      • 16 Apr 2017

                      AnonD-661978, 15 Apr 2017Sony The Best U can See Asus, Oppo and Xiaomi Use Sony Len... moreYou forgot Apple.

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                        • pt020
                        • ncr
                        • 16 Apr 2017

                        The iphone 7 is not the same class ... XZs images are much better much better.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • Q}4
                          • 16 Apr 2017

                          Anonymous, 16 Apr 2017You have to read this, the Samsung S6 Edge Plus get 87 scor... moreWith your logic the current XZs camera software should be better than XZ.
                          But it's Not. The automode is still noisy in both.
                          The conclusion is: sony never update their camera software.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • vV5
                            • 16 Apr 2017

                            Anonymous, 16 Apr 2017Those features are indeed great. But sadly sony cannot uti... moreYou have to read this, the Samsung S6 Edge Plus get 87 score but Sony Xperia X Performance get 88 score.

                            https://www.dxomark.com/Mobiles/Samsung-Galaxy-S6-Edge-Plus-Mobile-review-Bigger-and-better-for-photography

                            https://www.dxomark.com/Mobiles/Sony-Xperia-X-Performance-Mobile-review-Impressive-results

                            The XZs not even test by Dxomark and it is latest Sony sensor. The camera software updates also possible to make it even better.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • Q}4
                              • 16 Apr 2017

                              Anonymous, 15 Apr 2017You don't know the Sony’s IMX400 Exmor RS mobile image sens... moreThose features are indeed great.
                              But sadly sony cannot utilize them properly. So sad to know it.. But it is the reality.
                              The picture quality is still below samsung's flagships.

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                                • AnonD-661978
                                • Kiy
                                • 15 Apr 2017

                                Sony The Best
                                U can See Asus, Oppo and Xiaomi Use Sony Lens For Flagship Phone

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • tZ0
                                  • 15 Apr 2017

                                  Anonymous, 15 Apr 2017with such hardware limitation, samsung can produce better i... moreYou don't know the Sony’s IMX400 Exmor RS mobile image sensor, it’s a 19 megapixel camera. “19% larger pixels to capture more light and provides exceptional detail and sharp images even in low-light and backlit conditions. Additio`nal improvements have been made inside Motion Eye™ to the Bionz™ for mobile processing engine meaning it detects moving objects more precisely to enable Predictive Capture.Clarity, detail and texture are also improved to give exceptional image quality thanks to the redesigned G lens with high optical clarity.”

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • Q}4
                                    • 15 Apr 2017

                                    Anonymous, 15 Apr 201787 is great in latest Sony Stacked Camera Sensor and it wil... morewith such hardware limitation, samsung can produce better image quality than sony. Lol. Gsm arena already proves it in this news.

                                      AnonD-660652, 14 Apr 2017Sony XZS is the most dissapointig phone of this year. New c... moreNah, its indeed superb and fastest device around with best lowlight camera capabilities.
                                      Just look at that detail, color reproduction, lack of grain....
                                      Superb!

                                      http://m.gsmarena.com/showpic2.php3?sImg=reviews/17/xperia-xzs-low-light/camera/gsmarena_016.jpg&idNews=24479#

                                      http://m.gsmarena.com/showpic2.php3?sImg=reviews/17/xperia-xzs-low-light/camera/gsmarena_017.jpg&idNews=24479

                                      http://m.gsmarena.com/showpic2.php3?sImg=reviews/17/xperia-xzs-low-light/camera/gsmarena_019.jpg&idNews=24479

                                      I wouldnt call these others garbage infront of XZs as you, that would be considered trolling, just not up to the task when it comes to XZs capabilities.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • tZj
                                        • 15 Apr 2017

                                        Anonymous, 15 Apr 2017Try to hide proof ? S7e score is 88 https://www.dxomark... more87 is great in latest Sony Stacked Camera Sensor and it will become even better after Sony updates, the update always make difference, but your Samsung S8 and S8+ using the out-dated camera sensor are hard to go up to a higher achievement in image quality, due to it hardware limitation.