Photo quality

[iSonik]

According to some reviewers, quality on the Mi Note 10 and Mi 10 Pro regarding the main sensor are very similar. I'd argue the MiNote 10 is still a better buy than the Mi 10 (if you are a camera guy)

 

[Neo XL]

I would also prefer the mi note 10, because after the updates the cam becomes everytime better.
Example (comprimized by the website, sorry) are attached and here online in original size with description:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BzQBUmv0N-fBJfbLPyFKIMJS4D2qD2I6/view?usp=sharing
- only examples.
Pictures here attached: 2 x 20 times zoom, 10 times, 5 times, two times and original size (4 times reduced in resolution). The 20 times pictures are not very sharp, but good enough for some applications.
The "herkules" and Castle Wilhelmshoehe" have been more than five kilometers away frome my position, with my eyes i couldn´t see these monuments good enough, so it´s a help to have this cam for such situations.

 

[TheGoodfella2020]

Auto/Normal mode shutter speed

I plan to buy the s20(non plus or ultra) for my wife when it hits the store on March!
Just want to buy a phone that can take clear pictures with good shutter speed/exposure time(in auto mode) on decent to good lighting so that it's easier to take pictures of our small kids who moves a lot when being photographed.
It's hard to know how all these phones takes action shots(in auto/normal mode) since they are not mentioned in most reviews.
I'm confident with Samsungs after watching Jimmy is Promo's S10 plus pro Camera reviews.
But then, there's a lot of things that my wife don't really need from high-end phone so spending that much on phone is really not worth.

Finally settled with Mi note 10, not one review mentioned about shutter speed but my instinct told me it's a good buy for taking pictures so I bought it.
But my plan is that if it's bad with action shots, I'll just use it and buy my wife a Samsung. I'm not much of a phone guy, I just use phones for emails/messaging and watching Youtube/Netflix before sleeping.
So far Mi note 10 is really good at taking pictures so I don't need to spend more

 

[lg-sony-htc-samsung-apple]

I love this phone

This sensor is amazing coming from a pixel to this,the difference is amazing

 

[Vladimir Driga]

I have mi 9 and mi note 10 pro. But pictures what I did with mi 9 looks better than pictures from mi note 10 pro.???

 

[vandal4e]

Use Gcam, see the benefits

 

[MacGuy2006]

This sensor is amazing coming from a pixel to this,the difference is amazing

At times the main camera is great, but too often it crushes bright highlights and it watercolors foliage. The Pixel 3XL is much more consistent.

I took the same high contrast shots with the Mi Note 10 and an old iPhone X today and on my large screen the iPhone shots were much better balanced. The Note looked like I had overdone the Shadows slider in Google Photos and the bright areas were crushed and flat. Skin tones were also flattened.

I am hoping for a software update to fix this. I've also tried GCam, but it hasn't worked well for me so far.

 

[vandal4e]

You shouldn't expect consistency from stock camera on any phone, having multiple gcams for different purposes does the job better than relying on stock cam, all details are heavily processed and lost as on Huawei, Samsung, Apple

 

[BundyR25]

I installed mamy gcams, any of them can takie 27 mpix photo. Any good version to download?

 

[_katho_]

I installed mamy gcams, any of them can takie 27 mpix photo. Any good version to download?

Check the Gcam-thread perhaps.

 

[Sleip]

Hello guys, I create a picture comparison between the mi note 10, the huawei mate 20 pro and the pixel 3a.
https://sleip.org/2020/03/21/kamera...te-10-huawei-mate-20-pro-und-google-pixel-3a/

Which smartphone shoot the best pictures?

For me I think the note 10 had very good details and it's very nice for landscape photography, but I don't like the close shot, because the depth of focus is to low. Zoom and macro is better as on the mate.
In overall I have to say that the pixel does the best job in focus and dynamic range but it had problems with noise.

 

[yay1974]

I installed mamy gcams, any of them can takie 27 mpix photo. Any good version to download?

Pitbull for Mi Note 10, search telegram "Mi note 10 Google camera". It can use all the cams, portrait mode works in every sensor, and generally IMO it is pretty good for every situation (day and night).

 

[Lulavc]

Hello guys, I create a picture comparison between the mi note 10, the huawei mate 20 pro and the pixel 3a.
https://sleip.org/2020/03/21/kamera...te-10-huawei-mate-20-pro-und-google-pixel-3a/

Which smartphone shoot the best pictures?

For me I think the note 10 had very good details and it's very nice for landscape photography, but I don't like the close shot, because the depth of focus is to low. Zoom and macro is better as on the mate.
In overall I have to say that the pixel does the best job in focus and dynamic range but it had problems with noise.

Really nice. I hope Mi Note gets a good update. Camera has a lot to improve.

 

[Bonkel89]

I have Problems With macro Mode
Video is perfekt
Photos are horrible

What can i do
I have Screenshot s. But cant Post because of new member
hxxs://ibb.co/02WxJk3
Https://ibb.co/QHfVQ20
Https://ibb.co/nQ5Lkmf

 

[SIRKRA]

I have Problems With macro Mode
Video is perfekt
Photos are horrible

What can i do
I have Screenshot s. But cant Post because of new member
hxxs://ibb.co/02WxJk3
Https://ibb.co/QHfVQ20
Https://ibb.co/nQ5Lkmf

Macro sensor is only 2 mega pixel this means no details, it is almost a useless sensor, anyway, you're using it too far away, even if it has autofocus with a so low resolution it is better to stay at the minumum of focus that is like 2 cm.

 

[Bonkel89]

To far away? I have the Same Position in Video Mode
I dont understand this

Video Mode With macro Mode is in 4k Resolution ??
Or ist a different Cam in use??

 

[MacGuy2006]

Hello guys, I create a picture comparison between the mi note 10, the huawei mate 20 pro and the pixel 3a.
https://sleip.org/2020/03/21/kamera...te-10-huawei-mate-20-pro-und-google-pixel-3a/

Which smartphone shoot the best pictures?
...

Thanks, good comparison.

The Mate seems to be noticeably the worst to me, with the Pixel and the Mi Note a toss up in different conditions. In my experience, the Pixel 3 XL is overall more consistent than the Mi Note 10, and so is the iPhone 10. But I hope that Xiaomi will fix the issues with the camera -- if it does, the Mi Note 10 will be the steal of 2020.

 

[SIRKRA]

To far away? I have the Same Position in Video Mode
I dont understand this

Video Mode With macro Mode is in 4k Resolution ??
Or ist a different Cam in use??

For sure there is some kind of interpolation/software trick, even if it is really using the macro sensor as 2Mpx is comparable to 1080p res and 4k is like 8Mpx

 

[freeDom21]

For sure there is some kind of interpolation/software trick, even if it is really using the macro sensor as 2Mpx is comparable to 1080p res and 4k is like 8Mpx

For video, it works using its ultrawide camera. THis has autofocus, and can get really close. So no real use from macro camera, anyway, this was implemented for PR reasons. If you want real good macro shots, get a additional clip lens, I'm using cheap 5 dollar wide-macro lens, give's pretty amazing results (manual mode for focus, extra lightning from sides, checked 108mp tick in manual mode).

 

[Onlyablur]

I received my Mi Note 10 and took a few shots. Overall, disappointing images, compared to my Pixel 3XL.

Main camera: The dynamic range of the main camera is not nearly as good as that on the Pixel. Even forcing HDR on the Mi Note 10 doesn't help much, as the Pixel shows more detail in both sun-lit and shadow areas. Strangely, given the higher resolution of the Mi Note, the definition of blades of grass in a landscape shot is noticeably better on the Pixel. Also, the colors are kind of "electric" on the Mi Note 10, not natural.

Portrait mode is poor in less than bright conditions.

In Wide mode, the dynamic range is also pretty poor.

Night city light shots from the Mi Note 10 are not as good as the Pixel, although in Night Shot mode the Mi Note 10 improves noticeably. But it still suffers from poor dynamic range.

The only shot where the Mi Note did better the Pixel was at 10x zoom. The Pixel 3 does it all with just one lens, and at its maximum 7x it had somewhat less detail than the Mi Note 10.

Sadly, the Mi Note feels like a second rate phone on the photography front. Funny enough, I don't have any issues with the rest of the phone. The fingerprint unlock is not fast, but I can live with it. I don't have touch issues on the edges. But the main reason I bought it was for the camera, which in my experience so far, is just not very good.

I am wondering what DXOMARK was testing and how they came up with their conclusions, which are so different than mine?

I wish I saw your post before I bought the note 10! I've had it for 2 weeks now and I'm not so impressed...

Does yours have trouble focusing? Mine does, and it's very annoying. Very often than not, it chose to ignore my tap gesture and just focus on the background...

Autofocus is not just inconsistent, it's totally unrealiable. I wonder if this is a hardware or software problem?