Disappointed in the camera

Biggenz

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I did some comparative shots with one of my work colleagues. He has a Samsung Galaxy S9+. We took the same photos in the same conditions and all his photos were sharper, more detailed and with less noise. Even low light shots where I had night mode enabled, his still took better pictures and he doesn't even have night mode.

Pretty disappointing.
 

pogi.paul0119

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I did some comparative shots with one of my work colleagues. He has a Samsung Galaxy S9+. We took the same photos in the same conditions and all his photos were sharper, more detailed and with less noise. Even low light shots where I had night mode enabled, his still took better pictures and he doesn't even have night mode.

Pretty disappointing.
Hmm.... I don't have so but I have s8 to compare.. Mp20 takes way better pictures in any situations.. Please post the samples you are comparing.. Maybe it's just the Samsung screen is better than our Mp20.
 

s3axel

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I'm also coming from the S9+ and the shots on the Mate 20 Pro are consistently better, with more details.

What I noticed, though, is that OIS on the S9+ seems to be superior to the stabilization on the M20Pro - specifically in low light situations. But we are talking about subtle nuances here ....
 

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You got defective unit, the only camera that beats mate at times, is the Pixel.
ok, I have this problem too!

Bought a mate 20 pro yesterday and today I was comparing the pictures with the S9 and the Mate and all of them are way better with more detail in the S9.

I'm in panic now!

i will post the comparative pictures.

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Left one is from a Galaxy S9 and the right one is the Mate.
 

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saints5354

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ok, I have this problem too!

Bought a mate 20 pro yesterday and today I was comparing the pictures with the S9 and the Mate and all of them are way better with more detail in the S9.

I'm in panic now!

i will post the comparative pictures.

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Left one is from a Galaxy S9 and the right one is the Mate.
The photo you took is totally different composition, the monitor LED light might effect the result also. Should take a photo with same composition.
 

sousa_2005

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anyone know if this phone has diferent camera sensores like samsung (Sony and samsung sensor)?

I can't believe that my S9 with only one camera take way BETTER shots than the Mate 20 pro.

Too much disappointed with this!

Don't know if I'm doing anything wrong...

I bought this because I was tired of the Samsung ui and the slow (NO) updates... but payed a lot more for this phone and comparing the pictures.. 90% of them are worst than the S9.
The pictures in the Huawei are way more darker...

first- S9
Second -Mate
 

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Ok, while I really like this phone for it's camera capabilities, it's fair to say my experience with the M20Pro shooter has been a bit mixed. I am coming from a S7 edge (great camera for its time). My girlfriend has an iPhone XS, so that's also a good reference.

The good: the wide angle lens is amazing, great for pictures of architecture and nature, shots look dramatic and fairly unique. Night mode is also good, when it get's it right, it renders a really impressive picture. Portrait mode is a bit agressive, but does an above average job bluring the foreground as well as the backgroud. Aperture mode is neat and more natural looking than portrait. AI is ok, it get's things right more often than not. I haven't used much the 3x zoom yet, but I guess it can come in handy.

The bad: no optical image stabilization - it may seem like nitpicking, but this phone takes a lot of blured shaky picures for a flagship, especially in low light situations. You may find yourself having to have to hold it steady and firm for a good second or two in some situations to get a usable shot. If you're trying to take pictures from moving subjects, like pets or kids, this device is not your greatest friend. The dinamic range is also not the best, lagging significantly behind iPhone and Pixel - the shadows tend to be darker while the highlights do blow sometimes. I found that a little post production goes a long way with the M20P shots - when you recover those shadows, add a tad of sharpness and maybe a bit of saturation you can make a rather dull pic look amazing - but I can understand how the average user might not want to go throught that. Also not great is the HDR, firstly because it's a separate hidden mode in the extras (when it should be a toggle always readily available on the interface), secondly because, as mentioned, while usable, it's not top class - and again the lack of OIS makes things trickier.

All in all, I am mostly pleased with this camera because of its versatility. You can acomplish pictures with the M20P that no other phone can match - like a wide angle night shot. Having said that, it's certainly not the best point and shoot phone camera out there - to get the most of it you have to wrestle through the endless menus and modes and sometimes work a bit on the post production. So, if you don't care abou the wide angle lens and just want a phone camera that spits out eye catching images 9 times out of 10, I guess you could be better served with a Pixel 3, iPhone Xs or even a Galaxy S/Note 9.

Those are my two cents, but I'm curious to read what you guys think.

Cheers.
 
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Ok, while I really like this phone for it's camera capabilities, it's fair to say my experience with the M20Pro shooter has been a bit mixed. I am coming from a S7 edge (great camera for its time). My girlfriend has an iPhone XS, so that's also a good reference.

The good: the wide angle lens is amazing, .....

Those are my two cents, but I'm curious to read what you guys think.

Cheers.
Nice sharing, agreed the M20P photo is not the best in certain situation, video too, but i bought it just because the wide angle camera, the huge battery and the fast charging.

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anyone know if this phone has diferent camera sensores like samsung (Sony and samsung sensor)?

I can't believe that my S9 with only one camera take way BETTER shots than the Mate 20 pro.

Too much disappointed with this!

........

first- S9
Second -Mate
Hi there, what firmware you are on?
Mine is 9.0.0.126, seem like ok.
 

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anyone know if this phone has diferent camera sensores like samsung (Sony and samsung sensor)?

I can't believe that my S9 with only one camera take way BETTER shots than the Mate 20 pro.

Too much disappointed with this!

Don't know if I'm doing anything wrong...

I bought this because I was tired of the Samsung ui and the slow (NO) updates... but payed a lot more for this phone and comparing the pictures.. 90% of them are worst than the S9.
The pictures in the Huawei are way more darker...

first- S9
Second -Mate
40mp or 10 mp ?
to use 40, you need are really well lit environment, otherwise its always 10 mp for hdr effect.
 
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