Top smartphone cameras ranked

[Dolby]

Read the article. Apple is at the top list of devices in the DxOMark charts.

Ok - Let me read it again .

According to DxOMark, the smartphone with the best rear-camera system is the Huawei P50 Pro, which received an overall rating of 144.

 

[Dolby]

Read the article. Apple is at the top list of devices in the DxOMark charts.

This is the like the other thread where you don't make any sense at all ?
Or are we reading different articles ?

 

[Dolby]

Read the article. Apple is at the top list of devices in the DxOMark charts.

But what you can do it click the USA only tab - which excludes the rest of the world

Do you feel better now that the iPhone is the best in the 'world' ?
Is there anything else you want ?

 

[Lupus]

Is this really a Huawei thing? I've been working with this guy in Uganda and for some reason many of his photos look just like this!

EDIT: so it turns out he's got a Huawei (Model: JNY-LX1) P40 lite... how do you make it stop?

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No it's just a filter.

 

[Dan C]

Ok - Let me read it again .

According to DxOMark, the smartphone with the best rear-camera system is the Huawei P50 Pro, which received an overall rating of 144.

Apple is at the top list of devices in the DxOMark charts. Not top of the list.

 

[Dolby]

Apple is at the top list of devices in the DxOMark charts. Not top of the list.

Yea - I don't think that's what he meant ... but I'll give it to him

 

[defcomk]

My biggest qualm with Samsung is how tightly they lock up their APIs, you are contained within their ecosystem, so you can't use apps like Filmic (which is unusable on most devices) or mcpro24 to maximise the device's potential. These aren't photo apps, but damn, those devs know what they are doing with their apps.

Every oem hides special features behind opmodes unlucky ZA gets the sExynos currently dudes are playing with raw video exynos varients are seeing flames

Releases · mirsadm/motioncam

Motion Cam is a camera application for Android that replaces the entire camera pipeline. It consumes RAW images and uses computational photography to combine multiple images to reduce noise. - mirs...

github.com

 

[bwana]

No it's just a filter.

Thanks - hopefully he can figure out how to disable it if that's the case.

 

[Corelli]

Who the heck is dxmark

Compared specs the junk always win. But doesnt mean the quality is the same.

Photography is best measured by photography pros. So I would go with DPreview, not dxomark

But we can also look at Versus and the P50 pro gets a score way below the iphone 13 pro max

Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max vs Huawei P50 Pro: What is the difference?

What is the difference between Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max and Huawei P50 Pro? Find out which is better and their overall performance in the smartphone ranking.

versus.com

But most idiot photographers care little for colour accuracy or if the photo is sharp throughout and probs dont know the difference between interpolated and not. So yip they will just see bright colours and go wow thats best, but an image is all about true colours.

And thats the reason why cine cameras are so much more than camcorders

 

[Dolby]

Who the heck is dxmark

Are you upset because of the iPhone isn't at the top of the list?

Your link is like a spec comparison ?
Do you have have something a bit more substantial ?
Sample images / tests / cropping ?
Or is that it ?

Tis look far more comprehensive :

Apple iPhone 13 Pro Camera review: Outstanding video

With a DXOMARK Camera overall score of 137, the Apple iPhone 13 Pro mingles among the very best devices in our camera ranking.

www.dxomark.com

Huawei P50 Pro Camera review: Outstanding in all areas

The Huawei P50 Pro is the Chinese manufacturer's latest P-series high-end smartphone. The camera setup combines a large-sensor primary camera with a 13 mm ultra-wide, a 90 mm tele, a monochrome sensor, and a multispectral color temperature sensor for optimizing white balance and color rendering.

www.dxomark.com

 

[Dolby]

Who the heck is dxmark

DXOMARK has a long history of working closely with the imaging industries. We started out as a team of passionate photographers and camera engineers helping other photographers get the most out of their photo-editing software. That led us to design Analyzer, the first comprehensive suite of hardware and software for camera testing that is used by industry players at more than 150 sites around the globe. As our Analyzer business grew, we had amassed all kinds of measurements related to image quality from DSLRs and lenses, and we were very eager to share our findings and rankings with photographers. So in 2008, we launched this website — dxomark.com, with camera sensor scores. We further developed specific protocols for smartphone rear and front cameras, and quickly expanded into audio, display, and battery evaluations.

Every tested device results in a detailed technical analysis report, which forms the basis for the reviews published on dxomark.com. The technical reports of any device are available for purchase by all manufacturers.

The editorial activities of dxomark.com are independent from DXOMARK’s technical and business operations.

 

[markings]

No matter how good the camera is there is just no comparison with a modern mirrorless electronic viewfinder camera, or older DSLR. With a phone one always depends on luck. The ergonomics alone puts a camera into a different league.
The phone will take pictures, a camera will take photographs.
The gear is only one aspect, with a camera people see you in a different light, much more social, friendly, cooperative.

 

[bwana]

No matter how good the camera is there is just no comparison with a modern mirrorless electronic viewfinder camera, or older DSLR. With a phone one always depends on luck. The ergonomics alone puts a camera into a different league.

It was Voltaire who said Perfect is the enemy of good - or sometimes good is good enough. I mentioned in another thread that I rarely take a camera with me anymore if I'm heading out on something like a family holiday, I haven't since the iPhone 6 or 7 and cellphone cameras just keep getting better. You've got multiple focal length lenses, raw, ever improving low light capabilities, etc... all in your pocket whenever you might need it. Chase Jarvis figured it out.

The phone will take pictures, a camera will take photographs.

A photographer makes photographs, the gear he or she uses to do so is of secondary importance.

 

[markings]

It was Voltaire who said Perfect is the enemy of good - or sometimes good is good enough. I mentioned in another thread that I rarely take a camera with me anymore if I'm heading out on something like a family holiday, I haven't since the iPhone 6 or 7 and cellphone cameras just keep getting better. You've got multiple focal length lenses, raw, ever improving low light capabilities, etc... all in your pocket whenever you might need it. Chase Jarvis figured it out.

A photographer makes photographs, the gear he or she uses to do so is of secondary importance.

Ah family, that is when photography changes unless ones partner is modelling for one. Changing priorities, different focus. In one of his replies Alex from The Photographic Eye said something like "these pictures are from before the newborn came along".
Have you noticed e.g. on YT, how photographers are venturing out alone unless the companion is also a photographer?
My concluding remark is less about gear but how people interact. In my experience there is a big different between smartphone and camera. With a camera I am seen a photographer, someone seriously interested in the craft. Just one aspect as an example, with my camera I am a 'safe' person to talk to, even for woman, young and old, because my focus is obviously on taking photographs, say hello, smile, exchange a few sentences, have a brief chat. Some people ask for a picture to be taken, pose for fun.

 

[saor]

No matter how good the camera is there is just no comparison with a modern mirrorless electronic viewfinder camera, or older DSLR. With a phone one always depends on luck. The ergonomics alone puts a camera into a different league.
The phone will take pictures, a camera will take photographs.
The gear is only one aspect, with a camera people see you in a different light, much more social, friendly, cooperative.

Not really sure what point you're trying to make. A cheap R500 Checkers guitar is obviously no comparison to a Fender Strat or whatever. But obviously there's a time and place for both. I've got photographer friends who will use their phone if they're out without their gear. Why wouldn't they? And they don't consider those shots 'pictures not photographs'.

Yes, a phone can't compare technically to a dedicated camera. But for most people, even photographers - who cares for a lot of the time?

 

[Dolby]

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It doesn't always seem to be a huge difference though

 

[bwana]

My concluding remark is less about gear but how people interact. In my experience there is a big different between smartphone and camera. With a camera I am seen a photographer, someone seriously interested in the craft. Just one aspect as an example, with my camera I am a 'safe' person to talk to, even for woman, young and old, because my focus is obviously on taking photographs, say hello, smile, exchange a few sentences, have a brief chat. Some people ask for a picture to be taken, pose for fun.

I get what you're saying. However, most street photographers don't want to stand out as photographers. They often use smaller, more understated cameras, they learn tricks like zone focusing, and they often shoot from the belly/waist so as not to draw attention to themselves. I'd imagine a decent cellphone camera would tick a few of those boxes.

 

[Jean Claude Vaaldamme]

Having a huge megapixel nr on a small camera sensor is just a marketing scheme to fool the idiots. Apple have proven this over the years as they still only have 12megapixel camera's and beating most of these 40+megapixels.

Canon SX50 camera is now almost 10 years old and its 12 megapixel camera is still regarded as one of the best bridge cameras regarding picture quality.

 

[Dolby]

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Eish.

This guy and his subject 'knowledge'...

 

[The Voice]

I think the whole smartphone camera thing is a bit blown out of proportion. For the vast majority of users all that matters is that their shots look how they intended them to so they can send them to their friends on WhatsApp, or post them on IG or FB. Just about every flagship on the market now ticks that box, and most variations in the final image are down to the manufacturer’s inherent post-processing.

On the other end of the scale are actual photographers (amateur and pro) who usually always have much better tools for the job on hand anyway. Sure, there may be certain use cases where something as small as a smartphone may come in handy, but no-one is replacing their Canon with interchangeable lenses with a Huawei just because it has a higher pixel count, or is the top of some list.