

Normally, the HTC U11 Eyes's camera focuses well on the subject itself. A photo is created by pressing the circular shutter button. This mode is designed to create photos with the optimum balance of all settings so that they have good clarity and colour reproduction.

Standard camera modeĪfter launching the app, you are in automatic mode. Its icon is located on the home screen, and after tapping on it you'll be taken to the camera control interface.
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Features of the Camera appįor mobile photography and video on any Android smartphone, including the HTC U11 Eyes, the standard Camera app is used. And to get quality pictures, you need to use the camera on the HTC U11 Eyes properly. The device has a good camera to capture important moments in life. And although the U11 can capture high-quality portrait images, it can’t replicate that shallow depth-of-field effect that you get with the iPhone 7 Plus’s Portrait mode or similar systems.The HTC U11 Eyes is not just for socialising with loved ones and colleagues, but also for mobile photography. If you can, it’s best to move towards a subject rather than zoom in for tighter cropping. Where it doesn’t perform so well is with zooming and bokeh - though given the lack of a dual-cam setup, that’s not too much of a surprise.
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Furthermore, those results are good whether the camera is on a tripod or is handheld - and that’s an important consideration. Its phase detection autofocus system is also major plus point, ensuring sharp stills and video in a range of conditions. While it produces good-quality images in all lighting conditions, its strong suit is in low light, where it outputs pictures with good detail and low levels of noise. Our new mobile testing protocol allows us to make finer distinctions and comparisons among new smartphone cameras, and while there is some jockeying for position, the HTC U11 still retains its top spot as the highest-scoring smartphone camera we’ve tested to date. In addition, there is sometimes a variation in the sharpness of frames in the same clip. Overall, the HTC’s video stabilization works reasonably well, but there is often some movement visible in footage shot when standing still or walking (this is a common issue). You can see below that the HTC U11’s low-light images (100 Lux) compare well to the competition and show good detail and remarkably low levels of noise. Noise is controlled very well in low-light conditions down as far as 5 Lux, and flash images show good detail as well. The autofocus remains fast and accurate in low light, and the U11 is capable of capturing good exposures even in very dim conditions. The HTC U11 also performs very well in low light, delivering images with good texture and detail for both handheld operation and when mounted on the tripod in our test lab. The camera relies on a digital zoom and you don’t have to zoom in far before it starts to lose detail.

As with most smartphones without optical zoom, one thing that you need to avoid with the HTC U11 is zooming. Thanks to its phase detection focusing system, the HTC U11 keeps subjects sharp in all conditions. Our scores indicate that the U11 is one of the best devices to date for capturing high-quality images in bright light conditions, with vibrant colors and excellent levels of detail. Although the HTC’s score is the same as the Pixel’s and is similar to the Apple iPhone 7 Plus, the details of our testing reveal some key areas of differentiation. It once again attained a very high score of 90, making the U11 the joint number one in our new ranking, together with the Google Pixel. Using our previous testing protocol, the HTC U11 achieved an overall score of 90, making it the highest-rated smartphone camera we’d ever tested, so naturally we made it a high priority for testing following our new protocol. You can still find our original HTC U11 review from May 2016 here.

Please note that for this article, we retested the HTC U11 with our updated DxOMark Mobile test protocol that includes tests for zoom performance and bokeh quality, among other characteristics.
