Last night the Asus Zenfone Zoom received another firmware update.
Asus are clearly serious at making this phone a success.
Details as per screen shot.
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LG V10 – Photos from today – Extreme Fog and Macro
Suffering from man flu, I have only managed a few shots from the LG V10 today. In addition the weather on Dartmoor was horrendous, as you will see below.
Something interesting occurred today as well. I was copying music across to the V10, and it displayed its device name as the LG G Flex 2 on my computer.
PS. Tomorrow the Asus Zenfone Zoom full review goes live!
LG V10 – The Camera is exceptional – Camera Shots
Yesterday I took around 200 photos with the LG V10. I then compared the shots with those I had taken from the LG G4, and somehow the V10 even on stills takes better photos. Video is equally improved from the G4.
Below are some dog shots and photos of Dartmoor. The level of detail is excellent, from being able to zoom in on the grass on Fury’s tongue (black labrador) and more.
I did record some video, although I can’t share this for privacy reasons, but it is equally as impressive.
Don’t forget to click on the photo to view the original.
LG V10 – Camera Samples – Updated
Just a sample of a selection of photos from the LG V10.
The extra 1gb ram over the LG G4 is noticeable. The V10 is very fast to use taking photos and the quality is stunning.
I have used VSCOcam and the iOS Photos app to edit a few of these and apply a filter.
Below is Exeter Cathedral Yard.
Exeter Dental Centre.
That Seagull. I didn’t even have time to focus. Just fired off one shot suddenly as lifting phone in air.
Exeter Cathedral.
Gateway to Dartmoor. Misty conditions.
This House is actually for sale!
My favourite. Exeter High Street. The sun is piercing through the tree. The colour version is probably nicer to look at.
I have added the original version below now.
LG V10 – European Version – First Impressions
Finally the LG V10 has arrived. My thanks go to Clove Technology for helping me out after UPS mysteriously lost the first V10.
Clove Technology are selling the LG V10 currently for £375 plus VAT. If you’re quick you also get a pair of Bluetooth gloves worth £10. Now that is cool. In fact if you spend £25 or more you get the Bluetooth gloves while stocks last!
The European LG V10 is different to the other versions. This model has all the UK bands but drops the internal storage from 64gb to 32gb. Apart from that it’s one super geeky cool piece of tech.
Now I really enjoyed the G4, but the V10 takes it to another level. Whatever the G4 lacked, the V10 has in style. First impressions of the hardware are of a solid semi rugged phone. The secondary display, two front selfie cameras for different angles, gorilla glass 4, fingerprint sensor, metal frame, grippy back, infra red blaster, Sabre HiFi DAC and legendary camera with manual controls for photos and videos.
Last night it was impressive to connect my Sennheiser headphones and only need the volume at 30 out of 100 due to the Sabre HiFi DAC and Amp.
And oh the camera. It’s so much better than the iPhone 6S Plus.
More soon.
Apple iPhone 6S Plus vs LG V10 vs Asus Zenfone Zoom – Camera Shootout
Finally, three top class smartphones and time to compare some photos.
The weather in the UK is no so good so this is a quick initial comparison.
First up lets have a look at what the Apple iPhone 6S Plus can achieve.
The colours are well balanced on the iPhone. You can crop a reasonable amount too. I must admit I don’t like the 4:3 aspect ratio anymore especially as when viewing on the iPhone screen it looks odd with black spaces either side of the photo.
Next from the iPhone, some angry geese. These things attack.
Now the next shots are from the Asus Zenfone Zoom.
And using 2 x optical zoom you can get a lovely close up without being attacked by these angry creatures.
So this is the shot of the gazebo from the Asus Zenfone Zoom.
And using 3 x optical zoom on the Asus Zenfone Zoom.
Now to the LG V10. The gazebo shot first.
And a shot of the geese. All three phones were used in auto mode. To be honest due to the speed the geese were moving that was the only option available.
I tried cropping these shots to see how the LG V10 and iPhone compared to the Zenfone Zoom optically zoomed shots. The V10 overall shoots great quality photos. The optical zoom on the Zenfone Zoom is good too. The iPhone shots are consistent.
Now obviously there is a lot more to each phone and their respective cameras but I thought I would give you something to look at for the time being.
LG V10 – Update
As mentioned in many other posts, I was going to be using the LG V10 is a camera shootout with the iPhone 6S Plus and Asus Zenfone Zoom.
Well the LG V10 should have arrived days ago but it didn’t thanks to the folks at UPS and the poor security controls. This is what the tracking information says –
Merchandise is missing, UPS will notify the sender with additional details, all merchandise missing, empty carton was discarded. UPS will notify the sender with details of the damage.
However, all is not lost thanks to the folks at Clove Technology who have come to the rescue. So in a day or so I should be able to start firing up a LG V10, reviewing and comparing it as promised.
My main review for the Asus Zenfone Zoom will be finished and go live on Monday.
Asus Zenfone Zoom – Random Camera Shots
Today is all about randomness. And some cool shots from the Asus Zenfone Zoom Smartphone.
As usual to see the full size just click on the photo.
Asus Zenfone Zoom – Shooting directly into the sun
So from low light shots to aiming at the sun. Three camera shots highlighting the Asus Zenfone Zoom’s ability to shoot in to the sun.
First shot is Auto. Second is HDR. Third is manual mode with EV at -1.0.
Interestingly I aimed the sun at the phone screen and I could still see what I was snapping. Now manual mode with EV at -1.0.
So which do you prefer?
Panasonic announces the successor to the CM1 – Say hello to the CM10
Panasonic has just taken the wraps off the successor to the Panasonic CM1 smartphone which featured a 1 inch sensor. The new device is called the Panasonic CM10.
So what’s new?
The Panasonic CM10 still features a 20-megapixel 1-inch sensor f/2.8 lens, the same 15mm bod, 4.7-inch 1080p display, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, Snapdragon 801 processor, Android 5.0 Lollipop and goes on sale at the end of February for $800 approx.
Confused? You should be. The CM10 is exactly the same as the CM1 except it no longer has the phone application. Just LTE data sim cards for connectivity. It still has the old specification of the CM1 which did include the phone aspects. The CM1 comes with android kitkat out of the box with an update available to lollipop. Panasonic will only make 500 a month and sell the new CM10 for over $800.
My advice, head over to Amazon UK, buy the CM1 instead and have the option to use it as a phone only. You can still use it as a connected camera only if left in flight mode. It also is a lot cheaper at £399. You special link below to see the deal.
Panasonic DMC-CM1 Lumix Smart Camera Phone (20 MP) special low price on Amazon UK
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