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DxOMark: iPhone XS Max is 'Surefire Option' With 'One of the Best Smartphone Cameras Ever'
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Glad they noticed that the noise is an issue. Never really noticed how big of a problem it was until the cameras got this good. I'd like to see it addressed in the next generation phone though.
Well, like their Audiophile counterparts, the Photography wonks will argue till the end of time over what constitutes a superior photograph. When it comes to human senses like seeing and hearing there simply is no objective test to determine the best. Now add bias confirmation to the mix and you have the perfect recipe for endless bloviation. The fact that today you can carry around a device in your pocket that will take perfectly acceptable, even great photos is lost in the bickering over Bokeh, f stops, and all the other “settings” that normal people don't know or care about. We just want to take a picture of the mountain we are looking at or our granddaughter in the swing outside. My iPhone 8 takes great pictures and I don't have to lug around a DSLR with assorted lens and accessories. What’s wrong with that?
In your rush to jump to a conclusion, you assumed incorrectly about me being mad.
Noise is the main issue old camera, so we come to day of are normal camera are better then IPHONE .. Or in youtube video saying, using some x brand gopro latest test better making video then normal camera.
** My Imac 2017 don't even support 4K native, oh my eye cannot see what i take picture anyway all the detailing.
In that case, I apologize. I didnt properly contextualise your post, and that’s my mistake entirely.
Nope. It's much BETTER than the Pixel 2.
You hit the nail on the head. Most people don’t or can’t think critically about what they read or see on TV. You obviously can. Perhaps you have a science degree where critical thinking is drilled into you; at least, that was my experience.
Their use of the term “excellent” seems only to be how it compares to other mobile phones available at the time of review and not any meaningful objective measure relating to picture quality. No mobile phone camera would be considered excellent compared to most compact point-and-shoots even. Not that they have to but it’s useful to know where the mobile sensors stand compared to all other options, not just other mobiles.
not sure how I feel about modern photography compressing things so everything is clearly visible. That backlit seen seems much more impressive - but if it is dark inside and bright outside, I shouldn't expect to see everything clearly. It isn't really expressing the reality of the situation.
To me they all look the same, except some colour differences, what's inside the marked spot, I don't see anything there.
The Xs is simply too similar to the X in regard to aspects that are easily visible, listed and defined. The Xs Max offers something clearly different that is immediately visible and that people understand.
A 'better camera', possibly the most noticeable difference of the Xs over the X, is a harder sell since the official specs didn't change. The wider focal length of the wide-angle camera isn't communicated, number of cameras is the same, f-stops are the same, stabilisation is the same. The larger camera sensor is only mentioned indirectly (via larger pixels) and not something somebody who isn't a photography nerd would immediately value. All the computational photography improvements aren't easily quantifiable, at least in a way that non-nerds can put a value on.
Even as an owner of an XS Max I can’t say I particularly put stock in DXOMark. I do love the shots I’ve been getting from it though.
Not knowing much about photography, is it ever possible that the optics in something the size of a phone can get near to a “what my eyes see” shot, or is it pretty much all computational photography tricks from here on out?
Not knowing much about photography, is it ever possible that the optics in something the size of a phone can get near to a “what my eyes see” shot, or is it pretty much all computational photography tricks from here on out?
Why would they say that, when the Huawei P20 Pro is rated the best camera???
It was a terrible pre-coffee post by me. I’ve edited to reflect my post-coffee thoughts. Sorry.
Well that’s not what DxO mark are saying. The max is rated higher than the pixel 2.
