Best Phone for Photos (I hate Apple)

[lefty]

My Wife loves taking photos with her phone. The problem is this; Her Cheapskate Husband bought her an LG Stylo 5. I even put 256 mb Memory card it it, but it still has a 1 second delay when taking photos.

So, which phone would be best for photography? (Please don't say Apple)

Thanks in Advance. :thumbup

 

[TylerW]

I can't speak for the offerings from competitors like Samsung, but I really like the photos from my Pixel (3a) phone - and it's a few generations behind.

 

[gnahc79]

+1 Any of the Pixel phones, I have the 4XL and it's great.

 

[R3DS!X]

Pixel 4a is your best budget photobomb phone. It will be a good foray into quality camera phones.

get it? get it?

 

[Blankpage]

iPhone has a small delay also. Pisses me off sometimes.

 

[stangmx13]

youtu.be/KxsFat1ImiY

There are lots of useful review vids on YT devoted to phone cameras.

 

[lefty]

Thanks guys.

 

[2legs2wheels]

I have a samsung galaxy note 10 and think it has pretty good camera.

 

[Blankpage]

I can't speak for the offerings from competitors like Samsung, but I really like the photos from my Pixel (3a) phone - and it's a few generations behind.

Is there manual controls for exposure and shutter speeds?

 

[AbsolutEnduser]

Is there manual controls for exposure and shutter speeds?

There are on Samsung. (by default, if you switch to Pro mode) (you edited your post later..)

(not sure on Pixel 3a.. it's possible Pixel 3 or 4 do not have Pro mode by default , if you believe this)

 

[Blankpage]

You edited your post also although I didn’t. That’s a ticketable offence?

 

[AbsolutEnduser]

You edited your post also although I didn’t. That’s a ticketable offence?

Oh gawd my camera just messed up , all I See is this :wtf

 

[TylerW]

Is there manual controls for exposure and shutter speeds?

Unfortunately no. That's not really what I'm looking for in a phone camera - that's why I have a mirrorless camera.

But it would be nice if the option was there for folks who want it.

 

[Blankpage]

Oh gawd my camera just messed up , all I See is this :wtf

Phone wouldn’t be messed up if you weren’t downloading granny porn
Not judging though

 

[stangmx13]

I’d be surprised if there wasn’t an app for manual controls on all mainstream phones.

However, you probably won’t be able to turn off all the image processing.

 

[TylerW]

I’d be surprised if there wasn’t an app for manual controls on all mainstream phones.

However, you probably won’t be able to turn off all the image processing.

But you actually need something for the controls to operate upon. Most phones just don't have mechanical irises or physical shutters. They just energize the sensor and process the result.

 

[stangmx13]

But you actually need something for the controls to operate upon. Most phones just don't have mechanical irises or physical shutters. They just energize the sensor and process the result.

true, but its still manual. a mechanical shutter isnt required to manually control exposure. an iris would be nice so we wouldn't have the lame Portrait Mode artifacts. but oh wells

I could only find that Nokia phones ever came with a mechanical shutter

 

[TylerW]

true, but its still manual. a mechanical shutter isnt required to manually control exposure. an iris would be nice so we wouldn't have the lame Portrait Mode artifacts. but oh wells

I could only find that Nokia phones ever came with a mechanical shutter

You wouldn't get any more pronounced shallow depth of field effects with a mechanical iris, because phone cameras are already shooting wide open.

To get a natural, shallow depth of field effect, you need a much larger sensor and a longer focal length.

As a photo/cinematographer, I'm just fine acknowledging that camera phones have become more serviceable largely through better software processing and less through more refined optics. That software processing is impressive, getting us stuff like good image stabilization, color rendering, etc.

But again, if I want to faff about with exposure settings, I have tools that satisfy that desire. For documenting what I see and posting to TEH GRAMS, my phone does just fine.

 

[zelig]

FYI Adobe Lightroom Mobile includes a camera function that enables manual controls and RAW capture. It's certainly more time-consuming than full auto P&S but there are probably times when it could prove handy.

(Fun fact: "handy" is German for mobile/smart phone.)

 

[stangmx13]

You wouldn't get any more pronounced shallow depth of field effects with a mechanical iris, because phone cameras are already shooting wide open.

To get a natural, shallow depth of field effect, you need a much larger sensor and a longer focal length.

ahh good point - totally missed that.