what's up guys i'm ben from authentech and this is the new LG v 40 one of the
only devices with a Penta camera setup that's three cameras on the back two in
the front I've been asking for this for years and I'm super excited for it so a
quick little background I've actually been using the V 30 as my daily driver
for almost a full year now and that's saying something
I've loved it's extra wide angle camera with great customization fantastic
battery life now I've been playing with and testing the new V 40 for a few weeks
now and I wanted to show you guys all the cool new improvements and camera
features massive thanks to LG for sending me the sample unit also make
sure you're following me on instagram for my behind the scenes shots first
things first I'm loving that massive large display it's bright and vibrant
its OLED qHD not only do things look beautiful on this display but it's
easier to read and see more context and with tighter pixel density which is just
one major thing I'm missing when I was on my iPhone 10s I can squeeze and fit
so much more on the screen pictures and video look amazing I just love the power
and control and in-depth customization on the v40 now you gotta remember in the
old days a lot of bloatware would come on the phone nowadays it's so greatly
improved we're given a lot of freedom and flexibility built into the phone in
the settings without slowing down the phone if anything it makes it even
faster now here's just a few of my favorite settings and tweaks and yes I
realize some of these features are not just found on the v40 they're in other
phones as well but these are a few of the fun things I like to tinker with to
make it better for me starting with the home touch buttons by default the back
button is placed on the left side and this is how it was on the pixel three
for example and many others though I prefer it on the right side it's just
easier and more efficient to reach with my right thumb and I'm not alone on this
even Linus said also I know I mentioned this already but we're really getting to
the point where it's not funny or endearing anymore that Google by default
doesn't allow you to move the back button to the
right side like this is getting ridiculous on the v40 we can easily
rearrange those buttons in any order you prefer and you can even add a few extra
shortcuts if you'd like second up top you'll find a notch
unfortunately just like almost every other phone out right now fortunately
though baked right in is easy customization we can hide or reveal that
notch I appreciate the fact that if I hide it which I personally prefer that
black space isn't wasted but it can be used by clock battery and other info we
can also choose a different color up there we can select more or less rounded
corners the v40 has always on display with lots of helpful tools and tweaks
just take a look we can turn it on or off select from a variety of clock
displays and designs and it doesn't stop there for example I like the digital
clock but if we tap it there's plenty of more unique designs even choose your
favorite color you can add quick tools and music player advanced control like
daily timeout and brighter display it just keeps going I phone users can't
complain that androids look ugly because it's literally up to you to make it look
good or not I just love the power and customization the v40 has this new
google assistant button on the left side and it's funny how others out there
let's say will automatically soul but here it's Google assistant which most
people would prefer they also give you the option to turn it on or off plus 3
button features single press to launch Google assistant press and hold to quick
talk to assistant or double press to open google lens speaking of buttons LG
made a fantastic improvement in my opinion by moving the old v30 power
button from the back fingerprint sensor over to the more efficient side button
placement I really appreciate this change one small negative I found this
speakers when listening to music or watching YouTube they aren't the best
both max volume and qualities seem a little bit lackluster
now they aren't terrible by any means but I just love dual front-facing
speakers hopefully we could see this in a future model it's funny because LG is
one of the only phones you can get a 32-bit high v quad DAC built right in
for superior headphone sound nice now let's move on to the main event the
Penta camera set up three on the back two in the front 4k video recording at
60fps how is no one talking about this it's no wonder that big youtubers often
call this the most underrated phone of the Year v40 thank you the best
smartphone that no one seems to care about first let's cover those three
cameras on the rear one is a super wide angle 107 degrees field of view F 1.9 16
megapixel the second is a standard angle 78 degrees F 1.5 12 megapixel the third
is a telephoto zoom lens 45 degree field of view F 2.4 12 megapixel from the
ultra wide to the telephoto zoom that's approximately a 16-time zoom there's
electronic image stabilization on all three with optical or oh is on just the
medium standard angle lens I wish they implemented oh is on all three lenses
maybe this adds too much cost and I'm not sure jumping around to the front
there's dual lenses here which is fantastic as well the standard lens is
80 degrees field of view f 1.9 8 megapixel the second is a wide angle 90
degree F 2.2 at 5 megapixel there are many many times when you're snapping
that group selfie shot and it's just not wide enough angle now finally with that
secondary wide lens we should be able to squeeze everyone into frame now
switching back to those rear cameras the trifecta
I appreciate what Google pixel is accomplishing with just one single lens
it's impressive and make sure you stick around for my upcoming camera comparison
shootout tests of the v40 verse maybe pixel 3 iPhone 10s stay tuned the future
has got to be multiple lenses at different focal lengths it's just a
physical limitation an ultra wide-angle digitally zoom in 20 times while
maintaining high quality and clarity unless they could accomplish an optical
zoom lens squished into a mobile phone that'd be quite the feat until then we
have multiple lenses with multiple sensors and I'm loving it
I went out and shot a variety of wide medium and telephoto shots both photo
and video and here we go make sure you're watching in 4k if
possible so here's some of my key takeaways and thoughts on the try camera
setup first the utility and usefulness of having three different focal lengths
on the back of your cell phone makes it feel more and more like the future and
less and less of a need for a DSLR or point-and-shoot not for everybody of
course but for the average consumer your phone just might be good enough for
capturing all your favorite memories from your weekend adventure squeezing in
ultra wide landscapes to day to day portraits and then even the kids soccer
game that telephoto lens will bring you in from the sidelines feeling much
closer to the action the wide-angle often feels more immersive almost like a
GoPro action shot makes you feel like you're there as a side note that ultra
wide angle is called rectilinear here which is sort of the opposite of a
fisheye lens instead of having those curvy bubble rounded edges like you
often find on a GoPro this wide angle will keep your lines even out at the
edges straight and beautiful it's nice to have the telephoto lenses sharp
carrying beautiful colors and clarity to the image another observation I found
that the medium lens the one that most people would stick with most often is
probably the best camera on here it has both the EIS and oh is for smooth
stabilization the sharpness clarity and quality of the image is fantastic
overall the best between all three in my opinion one negative I found when
shooting on all three of these cameras at Golden Hour the white balance would
often switch between all three sorta odd sometimes it'd also be a bit too punchy
and saturated in the colors now all these were shot in the auto mode but
speaking of if you're thinking about picking up of v40 or maybe you already
have one a big reason you this phone is for the pro level advanced
features and under the camera we have a lot of power under the hood here's just
a few examples we can switch to manual photo or video mode both offering manual
controls like white balance manual focus with focus peaking which is just awesome
exposure compensation ISO shutter speed under settings even mores unlocks like
bit rate HiFi sound recording HDR 10 a few other
favourite shooting modes of mind there's slow motion which as another
huge bonus we can record in both standard or wide-angle both record at
1080p 240 FPS last year's V 30 slow-mo on the wide-angle camera looked a bit
rough so this was fantastic to see an improvement there's a are stickers which
- I thought was a little gimmicky at first but I actually played around with
it and was able to make a couple fun social posts like these the realistic
effect of floating letters and augmented characters in the room with you it's fun
to play with there's cine shot which again we've seen other third-party apps
create before but to have it baked right into the main camera app is pretty cool
these are animated photos with only part of the scene in motion while the rest
remains frozen again these are fun to experiment with and maybe use as a
changeup in your social media post keep it unique and fresh there's plenty of
other modes like 360 panorama and time-lapse I love to see a hyper lapse
mode basically stabilized moving time-lapse in a future update I found a
little workaround trick check this out if we film a moving time-lapse the end
result might look a bit shaky however if we load up the video file in Google
photos they have a secret stabilized feature just tap it let it process and
then wham bam that's pretty dang smooth
on a side note one weird quirk I found I can't
seamlessly switch between all three lenses while recording a clip my old v30
could do this so I'm not sure why through testing I found that the wide
and medium can record at 4k 60 no the telephoto cannot when we step down to 4k
30 we can jump back and forth between the medium and tele lens while recording
however the wide is never an option also interesting we can still digitally zoom
in on each lens and sometimes the quality looks good
other times I guess you could tell the difference it's all a little confusing
and I wish it was simplified allow me to switch between all three lenses while
I'm recording video at 4k 6000 and with oh is on all three of wah we're added
regarding portrait mode I appreciate they included then it does an okay job
you can use portrait mode on both the rear and front facing camera with a
portrait face or just with an object they pack in even more features and
modes here like a blur slider lighting effects you can even create a green
screen like effect easily replace your background with another image the edge
outlining isn't always perfect but not a big deal okay so there's a ton of other
camera modes and features just not enough time to cover it all today up
next I'll be shooting a side-by-side camera comparison test vs. iPhone 10s or
maybe pixel 3 maybe V 30 or the new one plus 60 let me know all your thoughts
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