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colyn1353 If you are referring to the image you posted in a different thread I would have to say your camera needs to be looked at. I took a simular shot in my kitchen under low light and got much sharper focused images than yours handheld..
I also went outside my front door and shot an apt facade with both the 5S and S5. While both cameras performed with acceptable low light results I was struck with something I had not taken into consideration.. Which camera records an image more like what the naked eye would see?? In this case it was the S5.. The 5S underexposes in order to bring out more detail in the lowest lit areas and tends to blow out highlights which in turn introduces more noise which is not how the eye would see the same scene. The S5 recorded these areas with just a hint of detail just like my eyes saw it and it muted the highlights..
For me this is a very important factor because it renders a more realistic view of the scene..
One other thing people need to take into consideration is that even highend DSLR's struggle with lowlight high ISO imaging (even my Nikon D700, D800, and D4 struggle with it) so instead of arguing which camera performs better under lowlight which few people shoot why not discuss the merits of what their camera is capable of under real world shooting.. I suspect most camera/phones will do excellent results if used properly..
Your statement does make sense but honestly, I'm not in the impression of arguing phones vs phones in lowlight conditions. Sounds a little bit comparison, I think. Or it was just a mere observation on how the camera performs in lowlight. I don't have anything to criticize with how well the S5 camera performs in well lit conditions.
Great to have some peers who can obviously discuss tricks to remedy the issue with lowlight.
However, in my own opinion, since S5's the latest flagship, take away the Note 4, the lowlight performance could have been focused on as well. Offer my 2 cents.
Any other tricks you can share on how do you guys take lowlight pictures in an awesome way?