Although LG will follow the trend of using high-end hardware to make mobile phones every time, according to the previous tradition, no matter what kind of camera is used, it will be destroyed forever. However, G2, a flagship mobile phone launched by LG earlier, broke the attribute of "LG has destroyed the lens for ten thousand years" at one fell swoop. It uses the 13 million pixel camera produced by LG itself and is also equipped with OIS anti shake. Now let's take a look at the imaging ability of this lens!

Note: This LG G2 is a Korean version machine used by Xiaobian, and has been upgraded to the latest firmware at the time of shooting.

Capture interface

The left is the camera shooting interface, and the right is the video recording interface. The interface design is clear and convenient, and the adjustment of various functions is also very direct.

In the focusing mode, in addition to the common auto focusing and face focusing, there is also practical manual focusing. After starting, there will be a focusing bar beside the viewfinder. Drag to adjust the focusing.

The shortcut key setting of the back button, and G2 can also support 1080P video recording of 60 FPS.

In the shooting mode, you can see the control interface that mimics the shooting mode of Samsung mobile phones. At the same time, the design of simultaneous shooting of front and rear cameras is also added.

day

The LG G2 camera has changed the heavy smear feeling of previous LG cameras, and the imaging details have become much clearer and sharper.

This is a 100% screenshot of the above picture. You can see that the font of the signboard on the top is still clearly recognizable.

G2 has a fast imaging speed, but the focusing speed is slightly slow.

G2 has multi-point auto focusing and multi-point light metering. If you do not use touch focusing, let it focus automatically, and multi-point light metering will make its picture exposure more natural.

The 100% screenshot of the above figure, the warning signs on the street lights, and the advertising fonts on the street are still clearly visible. Compared with LG Optimus G Pro, Nexus 4 and other LG mobile phones that Xiao Bian contacted before, the imaging has improved a lot.

LG G2's camera spot metering is very sensitive, and it can easily control the picture exposure, but the focus is slow.

The camera is also quite tolerant.

HDR

Normal mode.

In HDR mode, when HDR is turned on, the shadow details are more represented.

The 100% screenshots of the above two samples show more details under the shadow of the samples taken in HDR mode. Click to see the larger picture.

Normal mode.

HDR mode.

Normal mode.

HDR mode.

Normal mode.

In HDR mode, plants covered by shadows can basically show up.

Normal mode, under sunset, backlight proof.

HDR mode and backlit buildings are basically fully displayed. Of course, this kind of scene seems to have more emotional appeal in the silhouette shot in the ordinary mode, depending on personal needs.

Normal mode.

HDR mode.

Macro

Very good macro ability, but the recent focusing distance is not very close.

The details are good, clear and sharp.

Tone and white balance can sometimes be out of alignment.

The aperture is not very big, so the background is not very blurred. In fact, if the aperture is too large, the background is really blurred, but the focus range will also be reduced. If the depth of field is too shallow, it is not necessarily good.

Nightscape

It was evening, and this was taken in normal mode.

LG G2 also has night mode. After the night mode is turned on, EXIF is also invisible.

This is the 100% screenshot comparison between the normal mode and the night mode of the last two samples (click the small picture to see the larger picture). In the case of insufficient light, the sharpness of G2 samples has declined a bit seriously. After the night mode is turned on, the brightness and details of the picture have not been improved, but only the noise is further reduced, but at the same time, the picture is more blurred.

Normal mode.

Night mode.

100% screenshots taken in two modes. Click the small one to see the large one. In the night mode, the noise on the central billboard is well suppressed, but the picture will be slightly blurry than the normal mode.

Normal mode shooting.

In the night mode, G2's spot metering ability is very sensitive. If you want to make the picture brighter, focus on the dark part of the viewfinder (ISO will be increased accordingly). If you want to be less bright, focus on the slightly brighter part. The nightscape mode does have a good noise reduction effect, but the picture is relatively blurry.

Normal mode.

Night mode.

In normal mode, G2 lens is not very good for glare resistance of strong light source.

Turn on the night mode. In addition to suppressing the noise, the glare of the strong light source will also be suppressed, and the picture will be relatively clean.

Normal mode.

Night mode.

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Night mode.

About OIS anti shake

The LG G2 camera has optical anti shake technology, but it does not mean that you can shake your hands with ease, but what should be pasted will still be pasted. Optical anti shake only provides a little more guarantee for you to be able to stabilize the image, and you should rely on your own hands to stabilize when shooting. However, G2's imaging speed is relatively fast, and the slowest shutter is only 1/6 second. If the photographer's own skill is relatively stable, plus OIS anti shake, the film yield will certainly be better guaranteed.

Don't blindly believe the manufacturer's propaganda. Nokia uses the shooting effect of the DSLR as a fake phone to promote it. If conditions permit, you have to experience it yourself.

summary

The shooting ability of LG G2 has been improved qualitatively compared with that of previous LG mobile phones. It is wise to equip the 13 million pixel OIS camera produced by LG itself. Sony's stack camera is really not easy to optimize. G2's daytime imaging ability is satisfactory. Compared with the real color, the color restoration will be more colorful, and the imaging details will be clear and sharp. The imaging speed is very fast, but the focusing speed is average. The HDR effect is good, and the use of HDR can still maintain a fast imaging ability, and the HDR processing time will not be too long, resulting in ghosting or blurring of the picture. G2's macro shooting ability is not very good. Recently, the shooting distance is far, and the white balance is sometimes very erratic, unable to express the correct color. In the night scene, G2's performance is not excellent, and the imaging sharpness of night shooting is relatively low. Although the nighttime mode can further reduce the image noise, the corresponding image is more dry and the details are more blurred. The pros and cons of the process depend on the situation, or take a picture of both modes, and finally choose the good one. However, in general, the shooting ability of LG G2 is absolutely improved compared with the previous LG mobile phones, making great progress. It should be said that LG G2 has the best shooting ability at present.