Exmor RS vs Exmor R

[MSC3]

Comparison of photos made with Exmor R (Xperia S) and Exmor RS (Xperia Z) - photos taken at the same time, mode set to Auto.

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[reiche1]

It might be obvious, but which is RS and S?

[MSC3]

Upper is R, lower is RS. I'm very disappointed...

[reiche1]

Just did a few testshots with my ZR and the conclusion is that auto-mode tends to amplify any light in the scene, thereby exposing the noise from the sensor. Using SCN and choose nightshot gives a more realistic picture with less noise, and less light.

So I think that you're not really testing RS vs. R, but rather the Experia S vs. Z camera software. The noisy picture might be better for quick shots in a bar, than the darker picture from nightshot mode. But it would be a better result, if Sony would use a higher level of noisereduction.

[MSC3]

I tried lot of modes- all looks nearly the same. Noisy.

[reiche1]

I must admit that my results wasn't as good as those seen on:

http://knowyourxperia.wordpress.com/tag/exmor-rs/

But I probably was in a darker scene.