![]() If, however, you enjoy less saturation in your photos straight out of the cameraphone, then this complaint of ours is rendered non-existent.ĭynamic range leaves little to be desired, though an overall contrasty approach means shadows are a bit darker than we'd like. We reckon a more expressive rendition would be more universally appealing, particularly so in a midrange phone which doesn't quite have the aspirations to appeal to a 'pro' or 'photo-enthusiast' level of consumer. What could probably be called our main gripe with its output is the relatively muted color reproduction which leaves photos a bit lifeless. The Edge 40 Neo will get you good 12.5MP images, but it stops short of producing excellent ones. The gear icon takes you to the general settings menu where a lot more options can be found. Then again, in Photo mode that 'menu' only contains the 'Active photos' toggle, making its very existence seem unnecessary. There's a tiny bar at the far end to indicate that, but if you miss it, you may be left wondering where some controls are. A tiny live histogram is provided, but there's no focus peaking or zebras.Īdditional settings for each camera mode can be found by swiping down in the viewfinder. ![]() Pro mode gives you full control over the camera's settings like white balance, ISO, focus, shutter speed, and exposure compensation, and it works on all cameras - both rear ones and the selfie camera (minus the manual focusing). The basics are as usual - the camera modes are arranged in a customizable carousel formation, with the 'More' tab at the rightmost end of the carousel holding the more seldom-used shooting modes. The camera app on the Edge 40 Neo is developed in-house, in contrast to the otherwise stock-looking approach to software. No autofocus on this one, just like on the Edge 40. Over on the front, the Edge 40 Neo uses the OmniVision OV32B sensor with a 1/3" optical format and a 0.7µm pixel size (4-cell design too like the main camera on the back). The f/2.2 aperture lens has variable focus and this module can double as a close-up camera too. The ultrawide camera, meanwhile is based on a 13MP SK Hynix HI1336 sensor with 1.12µm individual pixels and a 1/3" optical format. The sensor has 2x2 on-chip lenses and all-pixel phase detection autofocus - you can have a look at Sony's explanation for the same technology here. ![]() Individual pixel size is 1.0µm, and since it's a 4-cell design (OV's naming for what Sony calls Quad Bayer and Samsung - Tetrapixel), you're effectively getting 4-to-1 binned 12.5MP photos with 2.0µm pixels - a spec proudly printed on the phone's back. The imager has a 1/1.55" optical format, so it's fairly large as midrange cameras go. That primary camera uses the same OmniVision OV50A sensor that was the core of the Edge 40, Edge 40 Pro and Edge 30 Pro's main cameras, the two Pros featuring the f/1.8 aperture lens, just like the Neo here. The Edge 40 Neo reuses the camera hardware of the Edge 40 almost entirely - the one thing that's different is the lens on the primary unit on the back, which has an f/1.8 aperture here, as opposed to the f/1.4 on the other phone. The Edge 40's camera system, now in the Neo (sort of)
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