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Pixel 5 new camera software coming?

Started Sep 20, 2020 | Discussions thread
DigiPainter Regular Member • Posts: 301
Re: Pixel 5 new camera software coming?

Jefftan wrote:

I can't tolerate Samsung oversaturate fake color. iphone have the same problem. right now only pixel and sony have more natural color

If you do not like iPhone you will not like Pixel. IMO pixel is the most fake look of them all. It is extreme HDR and extreme over sharpening with HDR, id be very careful there. Also it uses a sensor 3 generations old and is small. It squeezes the last possible drop out of it with the software.

I have a Pixel, Iphone, Nord, Samsung, Xiaomi

The Nord imo (this is just an opinion) uses fairly natural tones, and compared to the pixel its native jpg's are not far behind, when i use the Gcam port on the Nord (which is one of the best ports Ive used of Gcam), the Nord imo is slightly better than the Pixel. This might be due to the larger newer sensor (imx586, pixel imx363)with bigger pixels (after applying quad bayer type system).

Here is a good video test that will show you the difference on the Nord

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLx4ItET_c8&ab_channel=Phandroid

The benefit you get with using other phones is you have a manual mode, you do not get this on the Pixel, at all.

However the s20fe uses one of Samsungs weaker sensors, the Samsung S5K2LD,

The Sensor in the s20 series, 20+ etc, and what the class leading Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro are using is the much better 108mp (converts to 12mp jpgs) Samsung Bright S5KHM1. It uses a quad bayer type algorithim, so I believe the 0.8um pixels convert to 3.2um pixels (somebody correct me if Im wrong), it uses a much bigger 1/1.33" sensor (pixel is 1/2.55") and f1.8. So bigger sensor, bigger pixels = much more light in, more light = much better IQ.
So the Pixel should produce in theory even better results on the samsung (snap dragon version, not the exynos model, USA,China, South Kor only).
Colours are just the software and can be corrected in post processing, but for me, just personal opinion, the Pixel software produces a very fake looking image (but is impressive for people who are not photographers, or enjoy surrealism).
Just my opinion.

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