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Every time the next flagship comes out and a stream of comparisons of the shooting quality of certain smartphones begins on the Internet, it’s tempting to write “sheep, why are you shooting like that?!”

For a long time now, I have been very bombarded by inadequate comparisons of cameras in smartphones, especially when the Xperia flagships are involved.

Journalists from specialized publications do not want or do not know how to understand that different cameras have different different focal lengths of lenses, aperture ratios, sensor resolutions and even aspect ratios.

The most annoying thing is the so-called “ 8 megapixel problem". Premium Xperia phones(Z3, Z3+, Z5 and X) by default shoot in Super Auto mode 8 MP with an aspect ratio of 16:9, but most “testers” set the resolution to 20 or 23 MP, depending on the phone model, and the aspect ratio is 4:3. Why are they doing that?!

8 megapixels by default. Why?

If dear readers think that Sony engineers are fools and set the default camera app to 8 MP resolution, then they are mistaken.

A typical example of biased comparison: Xperia Z5 at 23 MP 4:3 versus Galaxy S7 at 12 MP 16:9. In such comparisons, the full 8 MP 16:9 mode, which is a priority for Xperia flagship cameras, is “forgotten”.


The thing is that the Xperia camera application has approximately the same technology as Nokia's PureView, which has sunk into oblivion. Those who don't understand will understand.

The so-called pixel oversaturation is used. This is when several nearby pixels are included in one super-pixel. In the case of 8-megapixel photos, the ratio is approximately 3 to 1 (from full size to eight). Thanks to this trick, several pixels are combined into one.

By the way, another interesting application was found for the higher resolution of Xperia cameras. We are talking about a software five-fold zoom, shooting without loss of quality, which only works in 8 megapixel mode in Xperia smartphones Z5 and Xperia X series.

In any case, the quality of photos taken in 8 MP and 20 MP mode is significant. Sony were really able to implement an algorithm similar to PureView, where one pixel is made up of several.

But it is worth noting that this only applies to the Xperia Z3, Z3+ and Xperia Z5 series. There is no information yet about the remaining devices from the Xperia X line.

Disadvantages of 8 megapixels

The 8 MP Super Auto shooting mode has only one, but quite significant, drawback.

Its name is low detail. If you are used to making Instagram posts from small pieces of a 23 MP photo, then I have bad news for you. At 8 megapixels it won't look very good.


An 8 MP photo can be cropped, but don’t get carried away, otherwise you’ll lose the quality of the photo. Roughly speaking, you need to learn how to take shots so that you don’t have to cut out small crops from them later.

But what about 20 or 23 megapixels? Where should I put them?

It’s clear that when your Xperia’s camera is as much as 20 or 23 megapixels, but you have to shoot in a resolution of 16 or even 8 megapixels, it’s a bit of a shame. Some may even think that Sony is deceiving its customers.


However, it is not. 20 or 23 megapixel shooting modes (depending on your Xperia device) are perfect in the following situations:

  • Daytime shooting outdoors on a sunny day. If there is a lot of light, then you can safely set the resolution to 16, 20 or even 23 megapixels. There will be no quality problems.
  • Shooting close-up in bright light. When there are a lot of small objects in the frame and they all need to be drawn, then the choice of 20 or 23 megapixels is justified.
  • Landscapes with sufficient lighting.
  • Documentary shooting.

This post should in no way be regarded as an attack on ordinary people, fortunately, in most cases they use Super Auto 8 MP for shooting and don’t bother.

I often come across online positive reviews users who are completely satisfied with the camera quality in Xperia series Z5, when many journalists (not all, there are adequate guys) criticize it as much as they can.

This is understandable; Sony Mobile does not have the same advertising budgets for product promotion as Samsung, LG or even Huawei.

To summarize, the main shooting mode should be 8 MP or a maximum of 16 MP in 16:9 aspect ratio in super Auto mode or manual with HDR enabled. It is in these modes that the capabilities of the Xperia flagship camera module are most fully revealed.

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Artem Kashkanov, 2016

Since the advent of digital photography between by different manufacturers there is a kind of “megapixel race” when new model The camera invariably receives a matrix of higher and higher resolution. The pace of this race changes from year to year - for quite a long time the “vertical” limit for cropped DSLRs was 16-18 megapixels, but then once again some innovations were introduced into production and the resolution of cropped cameras approaches the 25 megapixel mark.

To begin with, let us remember that pixel- this is a basic element, a point, one of those from which is formed digital image. This element is discrete and indivisible - there are no such concepts as “millipixel” or 0.5 pixels :) But there is a concept megapixel, which means an array of pixels in the amount of 1,000,000 pieces. For example, an image measuring 1000*1000 pixels has a resolution of exactly 1 megapixel. The resolution of the matrices of most cameras has long exceeded the 15 megapixel mark. What did it give? When the resolution of digital cameras was 2-3 megapixels, every extra megapixel was a really serious advantage. Now we are observing a paradoxical situation - the declared resolution of the matrices of amateur DSLRs has become such that it makes it possible to make prints of acceptable quality in almost A1 format! While most amateur photographers rarely print photos larger than 20 by 30 cm, 3-4 megapixels are enough for this.

Is it worth replacing an old camera with one of the same functionality, but with “more megapixels?”

Let's take two cameras as an example - the “simple” amateur Canon EOS 1100D and the “advanced” Canon EOS 700D. The first has a matrix resolution of “only” 12 megapixels, the second has “as much as” 18 megapixels. The difference is 1.5 times. The first thought that many amateur photographers have is something like this - “By changing the 1100D to a 700D, I will get 1.5 times better detail!” Now absolutely all the nuances will be visible in the photographs - I missed this so much with my old camera!". This attitude is actively supported by advertisers. An amateur photographer who has convinced himself that he absolutely needs new camera, breaks the piggy bank and goes to the store.

Let's take a calculator and calculate what the actual increase in photo resolution will be when moving from 12 to 18 megapixels. The 18-megapixel sensor of the same 700D produces an image width of 5184 pixels, while the maximum image width of the 12-megapixel 1100D is 4272 pixels (data taken from technical characteristics camera). Divide 5184 by 4272 and get a difference of only 21%. That is, with an increase in matrix resolution by 1.5 times, the photograph increases in size by only 1.21 times. If you depict this graphically, you get the following comparison.

The difference is surprisingly small! It turns out that the differences between 12 and 18 megapixels are not so significant. Conclusion - rumors about the significance of megapixel growth are greatly exaggerated. Going from a 12- to 18-megapixel device (or from 18 to 24-megapixel) only in the hope of getting a significant increase in detail in photos is falling into the trap of marketers.

An increase in megapixels in some cases reduces sharpness even when using good optics!

It would seem that this generally looks like nonsense! However, let’s not rush to conclusions... It is logical that as megapixels increase while maintaining the size of the sensor, the area of ​​each individual pixel decreases. You may know that reducing the pixel area leads to a decrease in its real sensitivity, and, consequently, to an increase in the noise level (purely theoretically). However, thanks to the constant improvement of technologies and signal processing algorithms, new matrices, even despite a noticeable reduction in pixel area, have a very low noise level. But danger may lurk on a completely different side...

I have already talked about such a thing as diffraction. Without going into details, let me remind you that this is the property of a wave to bend around an obstacle, slightly changing its direction. When a beam of light passes through a narrow hole, this beam has the property of being sprayed, as it were, like a spray (may physicists forgive me for such a comparison:)

In our case, the aperture (diaphragm hole) acts as a hole. The tighter the diaphragm is clamped, the greater the angle at which the spray is “sprayed.” As a result, the “perfectly clear” point after passing through the aperture turns into a blurry speck. The smaller the aperture diameter, the greater the blur. Now let’s add a small piece of the matrix with pixels to this picture and try to roughly imagine what this “perfectly clear” point in the photograph will look like...

Naturally, the illustrations given do not pretend to be absolutely accurate; many nuances are not taken into account - for example, the fact that when an image is formed, neighboring pixels are interpolated and much more. The point is to show that as the pixel area decreases, the working range of aperture numbers decreases. If the matrix has very high resolution, you should not clamp the lens aperture too hard, as this will lead to the appearance of diffraction blur. Matrices with a small number of megapixels allow you to clamp the aperture almost to f/22 and there is no significant blurring.

Did you buy a modern carcass? Make sure you have good optics!

The matrix resolution of most modern amateur cameras with interchangeable lenses is between 16 and 24 megapixels. Over time, this range will inevitably shift towards higher values. As a rule, the optics that come with the camera are also improved. Modern kit lenses, although they have significantly improved quality, are still “compromise” options. Most often, they are not able to draw a picture in all the nuances to capture it on a 24-megapixel matrix (or they are capable, but in a very narrow range of settings, for example, only in the range of 28-35 mm with aperture 8). If you are looking for an uncompromising option, you will need high-quality and therefore expensive optics. The cost of a lens that is similar to a kit lens in functionality, but has better resolution, is several times higher than the cost of a kit lens:

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By the way, it is not a fact that the “advanced” version will be guaranteed to “draw” the picture - perhaps the lens was designed at a time when matrices with such resolutions were not known. For the same reason, it is not recommended to use kit lenses from very old cameras. I had experience using an old kit lens from Canon EOS 300D (6 megapixels) on a 550D (18 megapixels) - I once borrowed it from a friend to play with for the evening. The old 18-55 did not shine with picture quality at 300D, but at 550D it simply killed it on the spot! It seemed like there was no sharpness anywhere.

By the way...

Fixes(i.e. fixed focal length lenses) - great alternative budget zooms. They will be very useful if a kit lens does not provide the desired detail, but there is no extra $1000-1500 to buy a “cool” lens. The most popular primes are “fifty kopecks” (50 mm), or rather their younger versions with f/1.8 aperture. At a cost comparable to a kit lens, they significantly surpass it in image quality, but have less versatility - you have to pay for everything.

A pocket point-and-shoot camera with 20 megapixels is beyond insanity!

As sad as it is, there will soon be no other choice. Most compact cameras have a matrix measuring 1/2.3", that is, approximately 6 * 4.5 mm - 4 times smaller than that of a “cropped” camera and 6 times smaller than that of a full-frame camera. The resolution is, as a rule, no less 20 megapixels It's easy to imagine how absurdly small each pixel is. The miniature point-and-shoot lens has a very small aperture, which increases diffraction blur. As a result, the picture looks very "soft" when viewed at 100% zoom.

On the left is a 100% crop taken with a 16-megapixel Sony TX10 point-and-shoot camera with a 1/2.3" matrix. On the right for comparison is a similar view taken on a DSLR. Please note that the picture from the point-and-shoot camera looks very dirty - there is no real detail, there is only software an attempt to emphasize the contours. And this is in the center of the frame! At the edges of the frame, detail decreases even more and often looks like a misunderstanding:

And this is how most modern compact point-and-shoot cameras shoot. For example, here, which shows 100% crops with Panasonic camera DMC-SZ1 (closer to the end of the article). The question arises: why put matrices with such high resolution? These megapixels have no practical value, but from a marketing point of view they sound very convincing - in a camera the size of a matchbox there are as many as 20 megapixels.

So how many megapixels should a camera have?

Let's return to the main issue that the article is devoted to. It all depends on the type of camera, the size of the matrix and the capabilities of the optics. Personally, I think a reasonable number of megapixels is:

  • For devices with interchangeable optics with a kit lens - about 12 megapixels. With a higher matrix resolution, the “working” range of focal lengths and apertures narrows. If you want to get the most detailed image, try not to shoot at “extreme” focal lengths, set the aperture to 8.
  • For devices with interchangeable lenses with primes or professional zooms, there is no such obvious limitation, the main thing is that the lens can draw all these megapixels. The absence of a low-pass filter provides a certain advantage, but there are a number of disadvantages - we’ll talk about them below. and even as megapixels increase, the maximum “working” aperture number decreases. Try not to shoot under normal conditions with an aperture larger than 11-13 - there will be a noticeable decrease in sharpness due to diffraction blur.
  • For soap dishes with a matrix of 1/1.7" and smaller, a reasonable limit is 10-12 megapixels. Anything more is a marketing ploy that has nothing to do with detail.

What matrix characteristics are more important than the number of megapixels?

Firstly, the physical size of the matrix. As already written above, 20 megapixels on a 1/2.3" matrix and 20 megapixels APS-C or FF are completely different things. Large matrices Always provide better color rendition, Wider dynamic range and richer shades than small ones.

Secondly, the structure of the matrix plays a role. Overwhelming majority modern cameras has a "Baer" matrix with a smoothing low-pass filter. One image pixel is formed by interpolating a group of 2*2 matrix pixels (2 green, 1 red, 1 blue). The low-pass filter slightly blurs the image, but prevents the appearance of moire on objects with a regular repeating pattern (for example, fabric). IN Lately There is a tendency to abandon the low-pass filter in Bayer matrices. Moire is suppressed by the camera's built-in software.

It is also worth noting X-Trans matrices (used in Fujifilm cameras), which, compared to the buyer, have a more “chaotic” structure of the arrangement of RGB color sensors; they use groups of 6 * 6 pixels of the matrix for interpolation - this eliminates the formation of moire and allows you to do without a low-pass filter, which, as mentioned above, improves image detail.

In the end, the novelty of the technology and its class play a role. No matter how perfect the camera’s matrix is, an equally important role is played by the processor and in-camera software that processes the signal received from the matrix. Typically expensive equipment high class with the same filling (matrix-processor) as amateur cameras, it gives best quality pictures - a little larger dynamic range, a little higher working ISO. The manufacturer does not disclose the reasons for these differences, but it is easy to guess that main reason- intracameral software. It often happens that the younger and older models have the same matrices, but the picture quality is different. This is explained by the fact that cheap models process the signal using a more stripped-down algorithm, so they are inferior in picture quality to older models. But this loss is really noticeable only in difficult lighting conditions, for example, when shooting at ultra-high ISO.

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Smartphone Sony Xperia XZ Mineral Black

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Smartphone Sony H4113 Xperia XA2 Dual Black (1312-7673)

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Sony Xperia Z5 (E6653) 32Gb Black LTE sony-553

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Cell phone Sony Xperia XA2 Dual Silver H4113 XA2

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Smartphone Sony Xperia XZ Forest Blue

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Smartphone Sony H4113 Xperia XA2 Dual Silver H4113Silver

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8,300 rub.

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Yesterday Sony presented new line premium smartphones. This includes the Xperia Z5, Xperia Z5 Compact and the amazing Xperia Z5 Premium. And judging by the ongoing conversations online about this announcement, the new flagships made a very good impression on both ordinary users, and on industry journalists.

For example, the guys from GSMArena, in the course of communicating with each other, found out that the main Xperia camera The Z5 actually has a resolution of not 23 megapixels, but a whopping 25 megapixels. And they even understood why Sony did not inform the general public of this, positioning new module cameras as 23 megapixel.

This was discovered due to a discrepancy in the size of the test images. When shooting in 20 megapixels with an aspect ratio of 16:9, the resulting frame size is 5984 × 3366 pixels, while if you shoot in a resolution of 23 megapixels with a 4:3 ratio, the size will be 5520 x 4140, i.e. a frame with a lower resolution (20 MP 16:9) occupies a larger area in width than a frame with high resolution(23 MP 4:3).

Photo with a resolution of 20 MP 16:9

When clicked, the photo will open in full, you can download it and view it in detail (weighs about 10 MB).


Which means the only one correct option in which you can take such photos is to use a matrix with a resolution greater than 23 megapixels, namely 25 megapixels. Sony marketers acted wisely by deciding not to put the “25 MEGAPIXEL” tag on the Xperia Z5, but to limit themselves to a more modest number. After all, then I would have to clearly and at length explain to everyone why it says 25, but shoots only at 23. :)

Later, confirmation of this information appeared from Japanese insiders. The source also reports that the new image sensor is called IMX300 (Exmor RS with f2.0 24mm lens) and will soon be exclusive to the Xperia Z5, Xperia Z5 Compact and Xperia Z5 Premium.







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