Pic 1 Berry

So from time to time throughout the video you see this little blue spinning thing in the top corner. That will be an opportunity for you to vote on which phone is winning. Once you do that you'll be able to see what everyone else is voting for.

This is quite a close range shot of a wild berry resting on a moss covered tree. The first thing I notice about this image is the white balance & colour saturation.

The Xperia 5 photo has a cooler blue white balance and the Note 10 much warmer. I think the AI on the Note 10 photo has kicked in here and boosted up the colours quite a bit.

No let's zoom in in post editing to get a closer look at the details. So you can see actually the Note 10 in this scenario has done a really good job if preserving the fine details.

Now pic 2. The selfie test.

So one very apparent difference that you'll notice is the Xperia 5 has a much wider field of view & The skin tones are much warmer on the Note 10 photo. Both have great details. The Note 10 seems to be doing a better job of preserving the highlight details and the Xperia 10 seems to be delivering more natural colours. Which one wins this one. Theres a poll...

Picture 3 - Autumn leaves

No I think this is a perfect example where AI enhancements go a little to far. The Note 10 plus as boosted the colour saturation so much that it looks almost artificial. The Xperia 5 again does a great job of delivering a natural image...although it does seemed to have added a lot of background blur automatically. Where as the note 10 has way more of the background still in focus.

Picture 4. Macro Mushroom

So trust me on this. Going I foresee in 2020 all the big smartphone companies will be making a emphasis on Macro. This photo was taken at around 7cm away from this wild mushroom.

You can see that the Note 10 does a better job of capturing detail at close range. That's not to say the Sony couldn't do the same. Take a look at the foreground of the photo at the bottom left corner. The sony xperia 5 has that twig perfectly in focus...but for some reason not the top of the mushroom....I did try to get it to focus on it..but it kept adjusting...this was probably one of those situations where I should have used manual mode.

Picture 5 HDR shot

So in order to get HDR to work you need to open the manual mode and switch it on. And what a difference it makes.

So on the left the Xperia 5 is delivering an amazing detailed image on the subject of the photo which is my Sony A73 camera and bokeh effect behind. The Black levels are awesome and its handling the backlight pretty well. The note 10 photo also looks awesome. There is not bokeh effect at all. The details on the tree are preserved all the way to the background and the clouds in the sky also look awesome. The foreground however not as sharp as the Sony.

Pic 6 Selfie HDR

So this is the perfect example of how just going into manual settings and switching on HDR can make a huge difference on the Sony Xperia 5.

So this is taken using the regual camera mode. The Note 10 does great here handling this high dynamic range situation. The Xperia really struggles and you can see that in the area on the left where the highlights are completely blown out.

Now check this out. Manual HDR on and all those details come back and I think you could make a case for the Xperia 5 winning this one. What do you think? Let me know...

Lens Tests.

So this is the primary shooter. Warmer on the Sony Xperia 5 and Cooler on the Galaxy Note 10 plus. Details are comparable. Now 2x zoom again very closely matched. The white balances carry over. Now the ultrawide. It's so close however I will see the note seems to preserve the shadow details really well but maybe looks a bit misty in some areas.

Pic 7 Night Cinema

So I'm very happy to say it seems that Sony have made some significant improvements to their night mode. You can really see that in this photos.

The Note 10 has a dedicated night mode which uses a longer exposure which is great. However sometimes the sharp lines become a little blurred.

If you compare the edges of the building and the brickwork you'll see what I mean. So when it comes to details the Sony Xperia 5 wins this one.

When it comes to the bright light sources in this photo the Note 10 does better. The signs are more readable. Let me know which one you like better

Pic 8 - night

So here is a London street sign with street lighting. Both images have good detail but Sonys night algorithm seems to have added way to much warmth to this one. I think this is the 1st photo in this video where the Sony colours look a little bit off.

Pic 9. Night Shot

And here's another similar shot. Of an electrical box. Again the Sony has the sharper edges and also way more detail this time. but the Note 10 has maybe better colour accuracy again at night.

Pic 10. Night Selfy

So this is a night selfy...and I'm going to leave this one to you. I really hope you guys enjoyed this video. If you did it would mean a lot to me if you subscribe and if you just did that means you are now one of the finest....

Check out my Xperia 1 manual mode tutorial video it's on screen right now. I thinks you'll find it interesting.

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