I have S4, my wife IP5. It seems for indoor pictures in an average light ("normal" light) that the S4 struggles and is a bit noisy. The IP5, however, the pictures look spot on. Outdoors the S4 is stellar, while the IP5 is real good....but not in S4's league. Just wondering if there was a reason for S4's struggles in normal indoor lighting.
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Phones GS4 vs iPhone 5 indoor pics
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For the light sensor size, you need to look at the micron size, not megapixel.
When cramming more megapixels into such a small space, they have to make the microns smaller to compensate.. which lets less light in.
The HTC One's camera has only 4 MP but way more microns hence better visibility in low light.
However, I've owned both HTC One and the S4 and I much prefer the S4's camera.
The HTC One's photos look terrible if you need to zoom at all.
LOL, that meme cracks me up. Anyway, I've got both the S4 and iPhone 5. I'll see if I can get some comparison shots tonight and post them up.
I've noticed that as well. Even my 4s takes better indoor shots. For some reason most of the shots I take indoors with the S4 come out grainy.
OK, test shots. As the sun is still up, I took these in our dark garage. The first shot is of the garage with the overhead light on (taken a couple of days ago). The window on the left is mostly covered by a dark sheet. In the test shots, the door to the house is barely cracked allowing a little light in from the inside of the house.
S4 with flash:
IPhone 5 with flash:
S4 with Auto Night Mode OFF:
IPhone 5 on full auto (no HDR):
S4 with Auto Night Mode ON:
IPhone 5 with HDR on:
The iPhone 5 is definitely better on full auto in a dark environment, but I was surprised at how much difference the Auto Night Mode makes on the S4.
Draw your own conclusions.
S4 with flash:
IPhone 5 with flash:
S4 with Auto Night Mode OFF:
IPhone 5 on full auto (no HDR):
S4 with Auto Night Mode ON:
IPhone 5 with HDR on:
The iPhone 5 is definitely better on full auto in a dark environment, but I was surprised at how much difference the Auto Night Mode makes on the S4.
Draw your own conclusions.
I realize that, but these were posted via Tapatalk. I'll try and post the originals later.