Sep 21, 2023 1:38 PM

Fairphone 5 Camera Samples

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Fairphone 5 main camera. This reasonably sharp shot captures the sun glinting off the Dunbear and the colors are close...

Fairphone 5 main camera. The sun is shining down but the main camera still picks details out of the shadows.

Fairphone 5 main camera. You can see the bokeh effect with this close up but the color is not quite right and it is...

Fairphone 5 main camera. This photo looks good at first glance as it picks out details and nails the colors but look at...

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Fairphone 5, main camera. This reasonably sharp shot captures the sun glinting off the Dunbear and the colors are close to accurate but the clouds and dark patches are fuzzy.
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Fairphone 5, main camera. The sun is shining down but the main camera still picks details out of the shadows.

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Fairphone 5, main camera. You can see the bokeh effect with this close up but the color is not quite right and it is blowing out the light patches.
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Fairphone 5, main camera. This photo looks good at first glance as it picks out details and nails the colors, but look at the seagull in the distance.

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Fairphone 5, main camera. I like this shot of Luna and it captures her luxurious coat, but because she is backlit the darker part of her face is lost.
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Fairphone 5, main camera. Plenty of detail here but the clouds are fuzzy and the colors are drab.

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Fairphone 5, main camera. The camera slightly over brightens this scene, with mixed light shining through the leaves, but it’s still a decent photo.
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Fairphone 5, main camera. The main camera struggles to focus for close ups.

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Fairphone 5, main camera. Compare this shot with the next one to see the color and quality differences between this main lens and the ultrawide lens.
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Fairphone 5, ultrawide camera. The colors are all wrong here and there is a lot of noise.

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Fairphone 5, main camera. I like this main camera shot and it comes close to capturing what it really looked like.
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Fairphone 5, ultrawide camera. The same shot with the ultrawide feels washed out and you can see the noise in the water and distortion at the edges.

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Fairphone 5, main camera. One final comparison, look at the yellow in the grass and the color of the sky.
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Fairphone 5, ultrawide camera. The contrast with the previous shot is striking here.

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