Last week we held test shoot on an iPhone 6S and Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge in the harsh conditions of the Russian Arctic. And gave you an opportunity to choose the best pictures. Today we find out how much at odds the voice of the people with the expert evaluation. But to begin with, some opening data.
So, last year Samsung Galaxy S6 iPhone 6S surpassed by permission. At first it was 16 megapixels, the second has 12. This year, the numbers caught up, Samsung decided to reduce the resolution and brought it up to the same twelve megapixels. We can assume that in 2016 this is the best choice for the flagship device. 20 or more megapixels, which likes to brag about Sony, there’s no point.
The camera lenses of the iPhone 6S and Galaxy S7 different angle (from Samsung it’s slightly wider) and different aperture – F2.2 at 6S and F1.7 in S7. In other words, Samsung should be more convenient for shooting in confined spaces and should show the best quality when photographing in the dark. Start. Yes, our test was the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, but it is exactly the same camera, as in an ordinary Galaxy S7, so that the comparison will be equally true for either of the two flagship models.
Shooting at night
Night, Samsung Galaxy S7
The same shot taken by the camera of the iPhone 6S.
The first task is to remove snow-covered rock with snow. The lighting is quite weak 500-watt spotlights at a considerable distance. Moreover the light is not perpendicular, but both cameras coped well. Autofocus in both cases it worked immediately. The quality of the picture above the Samsung Galaxy S7. It is achieved due to the higher contrast.
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On the crop from the frame edge the superiority of Galaxy S7 becomes less obvious, but still detailing it the higher the better. In a blind comparison, the vast majority voted in favour of Samsung.
iPhone 6S
Samsung Galaxy S7
When shooting the second night scene on Galaxy S7 appeared a strange defect in the form of a purple halo around the light source. A similar problem was once the iPhone 5, however, in the following versions of the Apple she was eliminated. Here you voted for a picture with the iPhone. It really looks better due to the more natural colors, but if you look only at the detail, the superiority of the iPhone looks small.
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Shooting against the Sun
Shooting against the Sun, iPhone 6S
The same shot, taken with the inbuilt camera of Samsung Galaxy S7.
This stage allows to judge about the width of the dynamic range of the camera. From this point of view, both cameras exhibit the same behavior. Equally bad. Any camera in this scene would be much better. According to the results of a blind vote winner picture with Samsung Galaxy S7. It is not surprising. iPhone 6S gives more natural colors, but the concept of “natural” and “beautiful” for a long time do not go hand in hand. In my opinion, in this test the Samsung and Apple par.
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On fragments cut from the Central part of the frame you may notice that none of the smartphones do not provide satisfactory details in dark parts of the frame.
Another shot against the Sun, the Samsung Galaxy S7
The same shot, taken with the inbuilt camera of iPhone 6S.
In this stage the conditions for the shooting easier. In General, both pictures look decent, so in a blind vote, opinion was divided 50/50. The desire to “twist” the contrast to maximum with Samsung has played a cruel joke – on the trunks of trees is lost. iPhone 6S with this problem have handled it better – look at the texture of the bark, do not be lazy to increase the comparative photo to its maximum size.
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The next scene is shot against the Sun at sunset. Here it is possible to assess the adequacy of exposure and the presence or absence of glare.
Shooting sunset on the iPhone 6S
The same shot, taken with the inbuilt camera of Samsung Galaxy S7.
Following the results of voting almost unanimously Samsung wins, it is not visible round the glare from the sun. Technically the iPhone 6S loses, but if we talk about real-world use, the flare can be a powerful creative tool. To get a similar effect in photoshop, have to spend a lot of time.
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And finally, the last example of shooting against the sun (although it is more appropriate to talk about shooting a dark object against a bright sky) again shows us that high contrast is not always good.
Shooting against the sky, iPhone 6S
The same shot, taken with the inbuilt camera of Samsung Galaxy S7.
A leader in a blind vote is a iPhone 6S and deservedly. The sky looks blue, and pine needles – grey. As it should be. But if you look closely at the details, picture with Galaxy S7 has a slightly higher sharpness.
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Shooting landscape at dusk better was the Samsung. In any case, as evidenced by the results of blind voting.
Shooting at dusk, the Samsung Galaxy S7
The same shot, taken with the inbuilt camera of iPhone 6S.
On detail Galaxy S7 is slightly better, but at the same time he’s a little incorrectly identified the white balance, and zoom colors in excess of blue. Conditions for mobile camera were difficult, but the iPhone 6S coped with the definition of color temperature is better.
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If the correct white balance affect the sharpness and detail, the iPhone 6S would be the leader. And the winner of this stage we have to admit Galaxy S7 because it has the ability to shoot in RAW format, and thus the color temperature can be corrected if necessary.
Shot with uniform lighting
With frame Samsung Galaxy S7
The same shot, taken with the inbuilt camera of iPhone 6S.
Here you correctly allocated the leader is the Samsung Galaxy S7. Increased contrast is good and detail is noticeably higher than in the picture with the iPhone. For a more visual comparison, the larger fragments from the Central part of the frame.
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The next scene is evenly lit ceiling in the room. The lighting was not too good, so with a hundred percent magnification, one can see the result of the algorithms for noise reduction – the detail is a little reduced on both frames.
Samsung Galaxy S7
iPhone 6S
The Galaxy picture looks more saturated, but it almost does not affect the perception of quality. We assume that in this test we have parity.
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In the same room was made and another shot to evaluate the sharpness of the image the edges of the frame, it was not in a blind vote.
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In my opinion Galaxy S7 is found, even more pronounced geometric distortion. Can take a look at the original pictures of the iPhone 6S and Galaxy S7.
Shot with iPhone 6S
The same shot, taken with the inbuilt camera of Samsung Galaxy S7.
Here we compare the sharpness of the edges of the frame, and the leader is again the new flagship of Samsung. The result of a blind voting coincides with the expert evaluation. Yes there is a difference visible to the naked eye.
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This area of the frame was a bit in the shadow – this is visible on full size photos and iPhone 6S shows the worst detail because of disconnected noise reduction algorithm.
Shot with Samsung Galaxy S7
The same shot, taken with the inbuilt camera of iPhone 6S.
But in this scene I like a photo taken on the Galaxy S7. And by a vote of a leader the iPhone. It turned out that full-sized images are perceived quite differently than the cut fragments.
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In the scene with the boat public opinion over to the side of Samsung, I have to agree with this only partly. The picture looks brighter and more saturated, but the sky failed.
Shot on the iPhone 6S
The same shot, taken with the inbuilt camera of Samsung Galaxy S7.
On good smartphone ought not so much to “twist” the contrast. iPhone 6S sky “spared”, but the orange color of the boat was not as intense as in the picture with the Samsung.
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Conclusions
The conclusion is obvious – in most case, Samsung Galaxy S7 has the best camera than the iPhone 6S. But no surprise in this, since it was the previous flagship has proven itself better than the iPhone. However, Samsung frankly sometimes goes too far aggressive image processing after shooting. Permanent high contrast is not always necessary, in some cases, it’s more hindrance than help, but I can’t write it to shortcomings, because Galaxy S7 supports shooting in RAW, so not even the best image can be improved in a few clicks.
Apple iPhone 6S, Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, and Sony ILCE-6000
In General, Bravo Samsung! While this is the best camera on the market, while the iPhone 7 is still quite a lot of time.