Hi
No doubt that Xiaomi 15 ultra has one of the most impressive hardwares in camera specs but really lack in processing. The likes of samsungs, iphones, google produce consistent results.
Sharing some pics from shimla trip where image 1 and 2 taken at same instant same settings but output looks remarkably different Taken at 2x vibrant mode.
In pic 1 the left and right lamp look different with right lamp coming as very saturated. In pic 2 all lamps come as over exposed. Pic 3 & 4 were very frustrating although the final output may appear as pleasing to some. The lamps were yellow in color while Xiaomi made them appear completely white. In 4th pic I was trying to capture the yellow figament of the lamp but again it turned out completely white. In 5th pic only the front lamp could capture some of the yellow still overexposing while other lamps were completely overexposed.
Overexposure is a common theme I have observed in mostly all scenarios.
I wish youtubers would have brought out the reviews for Xiaomi 15 ultra more honestly. No doubt the phone camera has ‘great potential’ but definitely consistency isn’t its strength
What exposure metering do you use? In camera settings you can choose face or evaluate metering in auto mode.
I have -0,7 as default and it’s all ok
It does overexpose and I usually use -0.3 or -0.7 and sometimes more at night to correct, because luckily it captures good details even in dark areas so you can brighten up after.
The inconsistency is almost certainly it changing the point in the image it’s basing it’s exposure off.
On the colour, yes sadly I do find the Xiaomi can go nuts on white balance at night. I had some shots where it just decided a set of lights were green (they were white).
I believe hdr also inconsistent on my Xiaomi 14. Sometimes I do prefer switching hdr off and getting proper exposure.
Hey thanks for asking. It is set to face as default. The other option is average. Which setting should we choose
Good point and sad to know that regarding white balance. How can we make Xiaomi hear us ? It seems they only work hard to make the phone hardware wise great not on other aspects
Would recommend average for casual shooting where faces aren’t a priority.
Okay.. but it will be a mix of photos currently i have more people pics won’t be able to shift setting every time I click people/objects
I use avarage for every photo i take in auto mode and it functions very well. It’s way more consistent exposure wise even for human subjects. Doesn’t overexpose the background.
Dial your EV to -0.3. Xiaomi 15U has a tendency to expose to the left. ( Vivo x200 pro on the other hand exposes to the right and has less of this issue but darker shadows )
But of course if your dynamic range is too wide eg bright light source, too much EV compensation will darken everything else and HDR may not salvage.
It does overexpose the RAW files, you can’t rely on the histogram or zebra, sadly a bug more people should report.
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I tried a bit. Its ok for landscape and all but for human subjects makes faces dark
Agreed. I tried on human subject and face came out very dark. Maybe it’s good for non human objects. I took pic on a bright sunny day. Disappointing for me that I took this phone only for camera and basic things also I’m struggling with good output 🙁
Sucks to be you to buy a CCCP phone
because it’s a cheap Chinese phone which it always has been?
…what? it launched at 1500 euros… what do you consider not cheap 💀
15U in China is like less than 800 euros.
beginner mistake to judge quality by its global pricing.
just as much as x200u and fx8u. albeit fx8u actually being flagship grade components inside.
for one the chinese versions and global versions are quite different, not sure exactly what the differences are but i know theyre not the same phone. and regardless, 800 euros is still very much not in the realm of a cheap phone. that’s still flagship pricing.
hardware wise the cameras are also significantly better than western flagships even. processing maybe not so much but the hardware is definitely not “cheap” hardware.
they’re the exact same phone. the only difference between markets is bands that they’re supporting (which are enabled or disabled on the soc itself) and preloaded system apps.
i agree 800eur is flagship price but xiaomi’s components are everything but that (visionx screen, 3 small sensors (selfie, uw, tele1), smallest haptics motor of them all (even cheaper phones), mediocre microphones with no software support to actually record with external one, etc.)
i know that the battery hardware is different between the versions, dunno about the rest. also this conversation was just about the cameras (specifically rear cameras) and to that effect, it has a large main sensor and fairly large periscope. you say the tele1 is small but even the s25u has a tiny 3x. im not saying i dont wish it was better but im just using it was a reference point to say that i dont think its fair to point to that to say that the camera setup isn’t flagship. the ultrawide is underwhelming, this is true.
oh yeah, ur right, batteries are worse on global due to EU regulations
I’m just saying it’s a Chinese phone so expect Chinese standards and ultra cost cutting as it’s a huge brand
I have Xiaomi 12 and at the first there were problems in photo pics but now after that many upgrades the phone is completed no bugs, no inconsistencies.
The things is they release the phone lacking the solid software, it feels they put it in fast and without optimizing it that much. Games overheat, freezes suddenly for a sec. But after time (the updates), it solidifies the phone position to you.
Long story short, there is a chance that you will be satisfied after updates come.
I own one of the biggest Chinese phone online shops. Many also source from me. Everything but anti Chinese lol.
Visionx display that dims in less than 30 seconds @ sunlight, haptics motor even smaller than 14U, crap camera island size control (it CAN be smaller), overheating issues that will never be fixed, variable aperture removed, tele1 now has a smaller FL, telemacro only tiny sensor, etc. etc.
but you’re comparing it to scamsung so what can I even say lol
all right, yeah you’re right. But that’s still how most flagships are. Vivo has its own problems too, maybe Oppo currently has the best overall phone, except for ColorOS which is is a literal iOS clone.
I really like their camera bump, perhaps it could be better, and maybe it’s from lack of experience owning one (because I’m still stuck with my old samsung as of now), but at least aesthetically speaking, I love it.
Pleased there is Xiaomi community. I hear the commentators below regarding changing exposure compensation but I would like to also be able to just take a photo in auto mode and and not have the highlights blow out all the time. Virtually everything I point the camera at on a sunny day which is white (e.g. pelican, seagull) is overexposed and has lost detail. I also have a number of Sony FF cameras and a Google PIxel Pro phone. I’ve only just got the 15 Ultra phone but I’m starting to feel the same dread I felt with my Pixel when it failed to match my expectations (crunchy over-sharpened images). Hopefully I’ll be proven wrong when I become more familiar with it.
I think about switching back to the 14t pro after sunset. the 15u just does everything great but there’s something missing in the night photos…
I will try the exposure setting at night. but I wish there was a button to make the 15 ultras night mode as good as the 14t pro’s