Just like its little brother, the Xperia Z5, the Z5 Premium also gets an upgrade from the 20.7 Megapixel sensor that Sony has been using since the Z1. The new 23 Megapixel sensor is 1/2.3″ in size and has a maximum aperture of f2.0.
The camera performs good in well lit conditions however noise does creep in during low light conditions. This can be controlled to a large extent by manually choosing a lower ISO in the manual mode as the phone has a habit of choosing very high ISO levels without reason. The images have good colour processing and white balance. There is plenty of detail in both 16:9 and 4:3 modes. You can capture full 23 megapixel resolution images in 4:3 aspect ratio mode while 16:9 aspect ratio mode can be captured at a maximum resolution of 20 Megapixel.
The dynamic range is much better than previous Z flagships and HDR mode improves it even further. Video recording is great especially in 4K resolution however the field of view becomes narrower in 4K mode. The stabiliser feature works wonderfully well at getting stable handheld videos. Another added advantage is the fact that for the first time in a smartphone, you can view your 4K videos in all its glory on a proper 4K screen. It is weird that Sony hasn’t included a dual-tone or even a dual-LED flash with their camera even though the camera is one of the USP’s of the device.
As of now, the camera quality looks promising and we expect it to get better by the time the device is launched with improvements in processing and performance.
Check out the camera samples (Click the image to view full resolution samples)
Check out the video samples
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