An amazing thing happened to me – I started thinking about buying a Samsung Galaxy S7 or S7 EDGE smartphone. This has never happened, and here it is again! At the same time, I still dislike AMOLED and Super AMOLED – screens of a South Korean company (according to old memory), I do not like the body of these devices (soiled and slippery glass), but TouchWiz is so it also causes awe. However, the devices have one component that justifies all the disadvantages of these devices for me – the camera. I decided to share with you my thoughts on the camera in a smartphone and why I am seriously considering not the most ideal device for myself as a purchase because of this one detail.
Now my main smartphone is LG G4. This is the device that I use most of the time. Yes, the operating time is not the maximum, yes, the dimensions are large for me, and the unlocking system is something with something, but the camera covers all the disadvantages of the device. Using LG G4, I'm used to the fact that at any moment of time, except at night, I can probably take out the device and take a good photo with it: in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening, when it's sunny, when it's cloudy, at indoors and so on. Periodically I change LG G4 to some other device: HTC One A9, Motorola X Force and Play, Sony Xperia Z3 Plus, Meizu Pro 5 and others, but as soon as it comes to photos, the mood takes a toll, none of the listed devices shoot as well as the LG G4. Largely for this reason, until recently, the only replacement for the device for me was the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 with the same or even slightly better camera. It was then that I decided in my mind to present a list of what I need from a smartphone camera.
The first is high quality shooting in any (or almost any conditions). Today LG G4, Samsung Galaxy S6, S6 EDGE, Note 5, Apple iPhone 6 / 6S and Plus versions meet this criterion. They say that the Nexus 6P also shoots very well, but I myself did not take pictures with it, so I don’t know, the Nexus 5X shoots well, but does not reach the leaders.
The second is high shooting speed. The Samsung Galaxy S6 / S6 EDGE, Note 5, and iPhones are good here, but the LG G4 is no longer very happy. After the Galaxy Note 5 with its instant focusing and shooting, moving back to LG G4 is unusual – the photo quality is the same. But the shooting speed and in general the camera is much lower.
The third is manual settings. They are equipped with LG G4 and smartphones from Samsung, in 'iPhones' and 'Nexus' there is nothing like that. Someone might argue that manual settings are superfluous and never come in handy, and I almost agree with that. But it happens that once a month you want to take a cool picture, and for this you need to either manually set the focus, or set the shutter speed, and without this there is absolutely nothing. In fact, this is a small thing, but it's nice when it's available.
And in conclusion, I would like to express a simple and a little sad thought – in the smartphone market by 2016, there were, in fact, three manufacturers capable of creating devices with the highest quality camera. Samsung has already made the first move in the new year with its Galaxy S7 and S7 EDGE, we are waiting for the answer LG and Apple. The rest play the role of catch-up, and, as the previous year showed, they are rather lagging behind than catching up.