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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  • Anonymous
  • t7x
  • 12 Apr 2017

Only geeks care about DxOMark scores etc. The only things that matter for most consumers are:
1. Fast camera start-up and photo capture
2. Ease of UI and taking of good pictures
3. Clarity of pictures
4. Good low light performance

That's why Sony still lags behind the iPhone, Samsung and the Pixel. Consumers don't give a damn about fiddling with settings to get a great photo.

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    • Anonymous
    • pWQ
    • 12 Apr 2017

    eleven11, 11 Apr 2017Prepare for the worst and you won’t be disappointedThis is how to buy a Sony-phone. :)

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      • AnonD-251354
      • P@Y
      • 12 Apr 2017

      Really good night shot and much better than Iphone 7

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        • AnonD-661133
        • 3J9
        • 11 Apr 2017

        Unfortunately these shots look exactly the same as my previous Xperia Z1, great colours and contrast but if you zoom in it's a blurry mess. It's obvious that they have the best sensors it's just that their processing software is awful. I can't understand it as some of my older Sony Ericsson phones were great and my Cybershot compact camera is awesome. It's a shame as they remain the only phone manufacturer to have a hardware camera button which is a feature that I like.

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          • Anonymous
          • 4S2
          • 11 Apr 2017

          Anonymous , 11 Apr 2017The reason why Sony have noise on their sample is because t... moreI agree. Eventhough, the Xzs had more noise than the iphone 7, the Xzs still produces better colors reproduction and details.

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            • Anonymous
            • 4S2
            • 11 Apr 2017

            The reason why Sony have noise on their sample is because they wanted to keep the photos as natural as possible. Other than that, the colors reproduction in these photos are perfect. I would say that Sony can't match others in terms of noise reduction, but color reproduction and details are better.

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              • Anonymous
              • 4S2
              • 11 Apr 2017

              ithehappy, 11 Apr 2017Well NO. Those who have human eyes can't agree with that un... moreYou do know that you are lying to yourself and contradicting at the same time.

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                • Wonderer
                • pdg
                • 11 Apr 2017

                Tann Hauser, 11 Apr 2017Well, good luck in achieving this like XZs lowlight qualit... moreWith what phone was the shot captured with?

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                  • AnonD-584268
                  • 3Nh
                  • 11 Apr 2017

                  Anonymous, 11 Apr 2017As usually... Sony phones have the worst camera performance... moreTop 10 dxomark Xperia, there are 3 series Xperia.
                  Xperia performance, xperia x 2 position
                  Xperia xz, xz compact 5 position
                  Xperia z5,z5 compact,z5 premium 7 position.

                  Iphone 0
                  Lg 0
                  Samsung only s7

                  Dont cry fanboy.

                  Ahh xperia have the best camera and stabilitation

                    Anonymous, 11 Apr 2017I don't care about people's crap opinions. Sony is king for... moreOf course. Its their opinions without even examining evidence, against fact:

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

                    This is top notch lowlight performance. Just look at preserved detail, color, lack of grain, dynamic range, contrast. Doubt any phone cam can do better.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • 6XU
                      • 11 Apr 2017

                      I don't care about people's crap opinions. Sony is king for me. Superb photos.

                        Well, good luck in achieving this like XZs lowlight quality with any of your phones fellas:
                        http://m.gsmarena.com/showpic2.php3?sImg=reviews/17/xperia-xzs-low-light/camera/gsmarena_019.jpg&idNews=24479

                        :-P

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                          • cademeupão
                          • Jt{
                          • 11 Apr 2017

                          Again a Sony has the best sensor but the worst camera software kills everything like photos from Sony smartphones, so it remains to wait for other manufacturers can take better advantage of the great IMX sensor because Sony has already shown that it is not capable

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                            • AnonD-39937
                            • 33s
                            • 11 Apr 2017

                            ithehappy, 11 Apr 2017Well NO. Those who have human eyes can't agree with that un... moreI agree with you that XZs it's not worth the money on a market with Pixel and S8.

                              AnonD-85136, 11 Apr 2017Beautiful pictures. I love the camera results of Xperia xzs Indeed, there is no lowlight competition in manual with this phone... and auto is good indeed.
                              Coupled with best daylight photos...

                              Superb camera.

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                                • AnonD-85136
                                • 6PW
                                • 11 Apr 2017

                                Beautiful pictures. I love the camera results of Xperia xzs

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                                  • eleven11
                                  • SiJ
                                  • 11 Apr 2017

                                  Prepare for the worst and you won’t be disappointed

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • uSW
                                    • 11 Apr 2017

                                    I would rather purchase their ILCE of equivalent price to the XZs than an XZs. Betting XZ Premium's camera won't pull away that far from XZs' just like how P10 Plus fared against P10

                                      Auto mode gives chills with how bad it is, looks like 5Mp not 19. Even better would be 4sec shot, is that not possible? Cheapest lumia phone could do that.

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                                        • Jimbob
                                        • gKH
                                        • 11 Apr 2017

                                        as usual meh