Low light

[XDA_RealLifeReview]

At the club, at the bar, or just in your mom's basement, nighttime is when you come out to play. Rate this thread to express how the Moto Z's camera performs when no or low light is present. A higher rating indicates that the camera sensor "sees" lots of light in dim conditions, and that the resulting photos have minimal noise. A higher rating also indicates that when the flash fires, the resulting photo is evenly-lit without any bright spots.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!

 

[D13H4RD2L1V3]

Low-light performance is decent.

On the standard model with the 1/3" 13MP Sony Exmor IMX214, it has its limits, which seem to be tighter than phones like the Samsung Galaxy S7 and Google Pixel XL, but the wider f/1.8 aperture does help with letting more light in and OIS seems to be robust enough to handle handshakes until around a shutter speed of 1/8.

Photos tend to expose much brighter than they need to, which results in a bit more noise, so dialing it in with the exposure slider is recommended. The standard camera app includes a night mode that's enabled automatically based on conditions and overall, works quite well.

Overall, photos come out reasonably well, although exposure can sometimes land a bit too high, resulting in a bit more noise when left on its own. Photos also tend to have quite a bit of ISO noise but photo quality is overall quite solid, although it does require some user involvement.

The Moto Z performs quite decently in low-light and can even provide some nice shots with some coaxing and a steady hand, although options like the Google Pixel and the S7 may provide better overall performance. The larger 1/2.4" 21MP Sony IMX338 on the Z Force Droid Edition does provide better performance.

 

[shadowjin]

Low light it works okay, but to little little it does come out bad. I read in another place they recommend using HDR. I tend to leave it on and it has improved a lot of my low light pictures but most the time I turn on professional mode and mess with it. Seems like a hassle when inside a dark area like bar/club or indoors. Most are use to point and shooting a picture that messing with the controls feels like a hassle, but eventually you find a setting that works in that atmosphere and just go back to it.

 

[wilder_mason]

Not a very good low light camera. HDR helps though.