Night mode ON: Pixel 3 vs. Mate 20 Pro

[Tsepz_GP]

This made for a good read and give a good idea of how good the Night Mode Photography is on this beast very impressive performance from both Pixel 3 and Mate 20 Pro.

Final thoughts

Night modes are awesome. We've been enjoying the leaps in computational photography brought about by the latest generations of high-end phones, and night modes have us particularly impressed. Being able to gather a lot of light when there isn't much available means a long exposure and long exposures without keeping the camera absolutely still have been impossible until recently.

Both phones are capable of extracting detail in the darkness where are eyes didn't necessarily see any. Both will produce better images in their night modes that in their camera modes when the conditions are right. Better yet, both take pretty great low-light shots in their auto modes already, even before you engage the dedicated modes.

The Pixel tends to whiten up warmly lit scenes, which we feel does rob them of their ambience. You could argue that it's aiming for a more neutral rendition, and you could have a point. On a positive note, it will warp up scenes with people in them to make for a more pleasing and lively look, which is nice.

The Mate isn't quite as good at that, but on the other hand it will handle incandescent lights better and preserve the vibe of the scene. It also generally captures bright light sources with better edge definition, compared to the Pixel's halo-y neon signs.

In any case, we'll now be heading to the pub with more confidence knowing that we'll be getting nice photos without much effort. Yay, night mode!

More Details here: https://m.gsmarena.com/google_pixel_3_vs_huawei_mate_20_pro_night_modes-review-1858p2.php

 

[dc52ltr]

Great read, thank you

 

[JZ VR]

Mate 20 Pro and P20 Pro definitely have the better Night Mode than Google's copied version. Better controlled highlights, more accurate colours and less noise.