Thanks for the lengthy reply. I do understand about comparing it to a proper full fledge dslr... Fuji hobbyist here...haha
Under properly setup the OFX5P , it's decent enough for nightphotography
Should had been more specific...what i'm actually referring to is those complete or close to zero lighting dark shot that's been advertise all the time.
I like to play with phone and changes them around every 2 month or so....and frankly i've seen better even 1 or 2 year back flagship. Not that these photo really matter la, coz to my eye....these complete or zero lighting night shot are usually unusable or not worth keeping.
Just curious =P
Thats makes 2 of us, lol. I change phone as much as well XD
Currently holding Axon 40 ultra, Pixel 6 pro, Find X 5 pro (primary phone after s22 ultra), Xperia ProI and Vivo X70 pro+
I kind of agree that there was not much improvements on the almost total dark scene side of things in recent times.
Last and likely still strongest imo is the Huawei Mate 40 p's RYYB sensor (p50p is no longerusing RYYB).
It doesnt even need night mode, just point and shoot.
In recent time, X70p+ is close.
iphone13p's continue to be the video champ in low light but their still images on pitch black, while snappy, continue to produce the weaker ones compared to other flagships.
I kind of felt that smartphone imaging is maturing and is starting to tell or manage their users' experience.
Like--> sorry, we wont be so fixated on enhancing our capabilities of our phones taking a pitch black shot
-->as what we have is already adequate
-->in reality, why would a user take a shot of a person in almost pitch black?
-->in return, i'll give you a snappier sensor to minimize even more shutter lag or better stability to counter wobbly hands better?
At the same time, for my case, I kind of matutred from the likes of comparing those very technical outcome like:
-shot vs shot details
-sharpness vs sharpness
as a good image/shot is way more than how much details or sharpness an image has.
(The composition, the angle/framing, the subject and the story its try to tell is way more important and cetain
cameras has them unique dna or feel that adds on that endearing touch. Oppo FX5p has it imo)
I did mentioned on previous posts that if I compared the good shots from the likes of X70p+ (or S22ultra) vsFX5p, it cannot win, however the higher consistency vs X70p+ (or the extra character/feel vs S22u), Oppo is a winner imo.
Fun fact on what changed my mentality:
-2 phones
-xperia pro I & pixel 6 p
-1 is the epitome of computation photography with images that are very sharp/technical but also very very processed
-the other has the weakest computation but is truest and most natural alike a camera
-the shots from the Xpi almost always loses to p6p in terms of HDR, sharpness and those contrasty shots (like those black blacks & exposed shots
-but if you spend a bit of time with the raws of the xpi (this is a lot of effort on the long run XD so this phone is really not for the norm), the outcome are all natural and pleasing (a fair bit more than the p6p's)
1 good example,
I took a shot of my fluffy pomsky in my not so bright and considered fairly low light living room on both phones
-p6p made her fur look like super saiyan hair (dragonball). Its so overprocessed that they look chunky and solid. However, the picture is a noticebly better on the brightness and HDR (everything is bright and sharp and yea, way overly so)
-xpi's showed fluffly, and slightly blurry fur (which is true to eye). The overall picture is darker, some corners are pretty dark and loses a fair bit of details
-at a first glance, I would quickly point out that the p6p's shot is superiors, bright and striking. Especially if I have only 2-3sec to spare to look at both shots
-however if took a little longer to enjoy and digest that shot or go from a more artistic perspective, xpi's is the superior shot
I am not affliated to Oppo and was quite disappointed with Fx3p last year (it lacks that dna/feel and the shutter lag sucks).
From an imaging perspective,
I find that Fx5p has a lot of character in their shots (it is giving me the pre-ban/embargo Huawei vibes)
and that is winning me over.