I compared the camera performance of the 'Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders' which was described as 'exceeding the iPhone 12 Pro Max'
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Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders | Best-in-Class 5G Connectivity Powerhouse | Qualcomm
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ASUS Store-Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders (ZS675KW-BL512R16)
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The appearance of the Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders and the enclosed earphones are covered in detail in the following articles.
Qualcomm's first original smartphone 'Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders' opened & photo review --GIGAZINE
·table of contents
◆ Comparison of basic performance of triple cameras
◆ Portrait mode
◆ Night mode
◆ 8K movie shooting
◆ Automatic tracking function
◆ Comparison of basic performance of triple cameras
The triple camera of Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders includes a main camera equipped with a 64 megapixel Sony IMX686 as an image sensor, an ultra-wide-angle camera using a 12.2 megapixel Sony IMX363, up to 3x optical zoom and up to 12x digital zoom. It is equipped with a triple lens of an 8 megapixel telescope that can be used.
First, let's compare with a wide-angle camera. Here is a picture of the wide-angle camera of the Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders ...
Here is a picture of the wide-angle camera of the iPhone 12 Pro Max. The lens resolution of the triple camera of iPhone 12 Pro Max is 12 million pixels. The iPhone 12 Pro Max has a wider frame, but the Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders has a sharper impression.
Next, I compared the photo of the main camera of Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders (left) and the photo of iPhone 12 Pro Max (right) below. The color of the iPhone 12 Pro Max is more vivid, but ...
If you zoom in on the same location, you'll see that the Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders has finer details.
Finally, let's compare the telephoto lenses. This is a picture taken with the telephoto lens of Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders ...
Here is a picture of the iPhone 12 Pro Max telephoto lens. The telephoto lens of the iPhone 12 Pro Max has a higher number of pixels, so it looks a little clearer.
◆ Portrait mode
Next, I compared the portrait modes. Of the photos below, the one on the left was taken in portrait mode on the Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders, and the one on the right was taken on the iPhone 12 Pro Max in the same way.
If you shoot the same subject with the same bokeh, the iPhone 12 Pro Max (left) may feel that the back of the guardian dog and the corners of the pedestal are slightly melted, but with the Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders (right), that is the case. There was no such phenomenon.
Both the Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders and the iPhone 12 Pro Max can be fine-tuned after shooting in portrait mode, but with the iPhone 12 Pro Max you can't change where to focus after shooting. On the other hand, with Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders, you can change the part to focus on later, so ...
I felt that I could take impressive pictures more freely.
◆ Night mode
Then I shot it in a pitch-black room to compare the night modes. In the case of iPhone 12 Pro Max, the image is a little yellowish, but ...
With the Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders, there is no change in color, and if you don't say that, you can't tell that it was taken in night mode. Night mode was the part that made the biggest difference in this comparison.
◆ 8K movie shooting
Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders can shoot 8K / 30fps movies. This is clearly above the iPhone 12 Pro Max, which is limited to 4K.
If you play the video below, you can see the 8K movie actually taken with the Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders.
As it is 8K, you can see how the ripples spread even if you zoom.
However, as expected, 8K video requires processing power, so if you set the video recording mode to 8K in the settings, a display warning of heat generation will appear as shown below. I was able to shoot the above video without any problems ...
After shooting the video, the terminal became so hot that I couldn't hold it in my hand for a long time. Also, if you take a picture while the terminal is hot after shooting 8K video, the image may be distorted as shown below. It is not possible to conclude that heat is the cause of image distortion, but it seems better to be careful about the temperature of the main unit when the temperature is high or when shooting 8K video for a long time.
◆ Automatic tracking function
The Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders has an 'automatic tracking' feature that allows AI to recognize and track the subject while shooting. To use it, tap the target you want to track and put it in the yellow frame.
The movie actually taken using the automatic tracking function is as follows. Not only does it capture the tracking target in the center, but it also automatically selects the zoom magnification and camera to use, so you can always shoot the target in a constant size even if you walk around while shooting.
However, the moment the lens used changes, the focus changes and the brightness changes, so it cannot be seamless.
Also, as you can see from the following movie for pigeons walking around, there was a limit to keeping track of things that move well.
Even if you tap a small or distant object, it cannot be recognized as a tracking target, and even if you tap a pigeon, the ground on which the pigeon was located is often targeted. Therefore, my honest impression is that the tracking function is likely to be used only when you want to capture something that doesn't move much or something you have at hand in a video.
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