LG V 20 photos not looking good when zoomed in?

[Jeremiah Bonds]

Here's a good comparison:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DsKf03nV0U

 

[Brjlk]

Here's a good comparison:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DsKf03nV0U

Thanks Jeremiah, good review indeed. Btw I love those camera only comparisons.

I think in comparison against the Iphone & Pixel, the V20 is always disadvantaged as the tests are carried in auto mode. The Iphone & Pixel are set to HDR on, while the V20 has HDR off. That's why the sky is alway bluer & dynamic range is better with the Pixel

 

[notacoach]

Here's a good comparison:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DsKf03nV0U

This is a really good and fair review. I preferred the LG blind on all but two of her samples, so I guess I picked the right phone for me!

As for earlier comments about the v20s processing artefacts: I agree. Sony's A series of mirrorless cameras do something similar with (over)aggressive sharpening and NR. I don't terribly care for it, but I'm not usually pixel-peeping phone shots, so it's not a concern. And I can shoot raw when needed, making it even less of a concern!!

 

[md308]

Did a little playing around with the Google camera vs. LG camera apps, and can agree this is something LG needs to address in their software. Below are 2 pics with each and an absurd zoom of each. To me at least, the Google app captures more fine detail while the LG ends up looking like a watercolor version of the actual shot.

LG:

Google:

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Google:


This seems to be more of an issue the further away from your subject you get. If you look at some of the shots I've posted in the pic thread, like the pinstripes on my bike or the nose art on the B-24 Liberator, you can see this camera can catch amazing detail (and that's after re-sizing to be able to embed here - the original size is even better and razor sharp) but you'll also notice they are relatively close to the subject at hand. Most of the shots I get at distance I'm not as happy with so far.
I get it that you aren't supposed to zoom in and crop on a phone like a DSLR, but if I want to zoom in to see something in the background, I think the LG software could do a lot better. It is a 16mp camera after all, and like others have said, the detail is there in Raw, so LG, reign in the post-processing!

 

[SupraLB]

Did a little playing around with the Google camera vs. LG camera apps, and can agree this is something LG needs to address in their software. Below are 2 pics with each and an absurd zoom of each. To me at least, the Google app captures more fine detail while the LG ends up looking like a watercolor version of the actual shot.

This seems to be more of an issue the further away from your subject you get. If you look at some of the shots I've posted in the pic thread, like the pinstripes on my bike or the nose art on the B-24 Liberator, you can see this camera can catch amazing detail (and that's after re-sizing to be able to embed here - the original size is even better and razor sharp) but you'll also notice they are relatively close to the subject at hand. Most of the shots I get at distance I'm not as happy with so far.
I get it that you aren't supposed to zoom in and crop on a phone like a DSLR, but if I want to zoom in to see something in the background, I think the LG software could do a lot better. It is a 16mp camera after all, and like others have said, the detail is there in Raw, so LG, reign in the post-processing!

I think it all depends on what you are focusing the camera on. Are you tapping to focus on the subject? Letting the camera software decide (for any camera) really makes it tough to compare. The settings change drastically depending on where you click on the screen to focus.

In her video, I was surprised the V20 won most of the clarity and details when zoomed in over the Pixel. They both clearly beat the Samsung.
Even this night shot.

 

[md308]

I generally tap to focus, with limited success. I didn't in either case above, but since I was consistent, I think the comparison is still valid.

 

[Mooncatt]

They both clearly beat the Samsung.
Even this night shot.

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I'd actually say the Samsung won this shot. The V20 and Pixel both over exposed a bit, blowing out the window details. For example, you can't even tell there's a curtain in them in the V20 and Pixel shots, but they show up with pretty good detail in the Samsung shot.

 

[SupraLB]

I'd actually say the Samsung won this shot. The V20 and Pixel both over exposed a bit, blowing out the window details. For example, you can't even tell there's a curtain in them in the V20 and Pixel shots, but they show up with pretty good detail in the Samsung shot.

Yeah, i agree on the exposure, samsung better. I was looking more at detail and focus, particularly around the letters. Especially with little noise for a high ISO shot.

 

[Mooncatt]

Yeah, i agree on the exposure, samsung better. I was looking more at detail and focus, particularly around the letters. Especially with little noise for a high ISO shot.

I didn't pay much attention to that, simply because photos uploaded on here are very compressed and you loose a lot of detail. I hadn't seen the actual review.

 

[notacoach]

Is pixel peeping on a fixed-lens, small sensor camera actually worth doing? My regular camera is a Canon 5D Mark 3 , and I could not be happier with the LG as a point and shoot in my pocket. I agree that I'm not 100% sold on the post processing algorithms, but at least they have given the user the choice to shoot Raw and bypass them. Even as jpegs, they are terrific snapshots , which is how I assume most people use their phone camera.

 

[Almeuit]

I'd actually say the Samsung won this shot. The V20 and Pixel both over exposed a bit, blowing out the window details. For example, you can't even tell there's a curtain in them in the V20 and Pixel shots, but they show up with pretty good detail in the Samsung shot.

I agree as well. The Samsung one made the window not blow out.

 

[JkdJedi]

You know, you shouldn't be zooming in anyway, not your best photos on any phone really