- So I'm about to find out whether the days
of compact cameras, point-and-click shooters, are dead
thanks to phones like this, the Huawei P20 Pro,
which has three lenses inside.
Are these phones making point-and-click cameras obsolete?
We're about to find out.
(chill music)
So here's the first photo taken on the P20 Pro
of Old Town in Dubrovnik that some of you might know
as King's Landing in Game of Thrones.
And as you can see, it's a really nice photo
and the AI on the P20 is actually enhancing that blue.
When I took that photo, it recognized blue skies
so you're seeing a slightly modified picture here
and if we zoom in on the same picture,
you can see the amount of detail
it was actually picking up on those rooftops.
You can even see people in the street
on the lefthand side of the picture.
I'm really impressed with this first photo taken on the P20.
Now here's the same photo taken from the same spot
at the same time on the RX100 mark VI.
Now this isn't adding any artificial colors onto it
and you can see it's a much more natural picture
and if we zoom in, you can see the details
are just crazy in this picture.
Much more true to life image in my opinion,
but I must say, it's pretty close.
Now here's another photo taken in King's Landing,
and you can see here, both photos really, really nice.
The P20 looks like something you would see on Instagram
and that's thanks to the AI feature
adding in more color again.
On the right with the RX100, you see
a much more natural picture but the biggest
difference here is when you zoom in
and you can see the level of detail
that the P20 isn't picking up.
And the RX100 is just doing an amazing job here
and that is because of the larger image sensor
and I know that, and I know it's not a fair comparison,
but what I really want to see in this video
is are smartphones actually gettin' closer to cameras
like this and you can see here in this aspect, not so much.
But anyway, let's move on to the next one.
So here's a photo taken from the walls of King's Landing
and the sun was gettin' real low, guys,
and just keep that in mind before
you leave a horrible comment,
but anyway, the P20 Pro again with the AI feature
recognizes it's a sunset, it actually popped up
on the screen and you can see what it's doing here,
it's really enhancing that orange color across this photo.
Really nice, this would do really well on Instagram.
And then if you look at the same photo taken on the RX100,
it's a much more natural picture.
No filters on there at all.
That is actually how I remember it.
It's a colder picture, but there's so much more detail
in this photo and let me know what you guys think.
Which photo do you like better,
the natural kind of feel or do you like
that artificial kind of enhanced feeling in the photo?
Both are really good in my opinion,
but I think the RX100 did a lot better here.
So my plan after taking these two photos
was to head over to some of the other Game of Thrones stuff
like the House of the Undying and the Mud Gate,
but unfortunately, I didn't make it.
Right, so I apologize for this little intermission.
Unfortunately, I got kicked off the Great Walls
in the Old City because I stopped to get a beer
to watch the sun get real low and I apologize,
don't get too angry, guys, unfortunately
I didn't get to see the House of the Undying.
I did try to get some photos of the Mud Gate for you guys,
but it was so damn crowded, it was like
near enough impossible and then there was
a fortress on the other side as well,
which I got some shots from the restaurant opposite,
but that was also closed by the time
I got kicked off the wall so I really apologize.
But anyway, enough of the intermission.
Let me know what you think of the two cameras.
I fully expect the RX to be better,
but how close is the P20 and is it
even better in some aspects?
Let me know in the comments below.
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Anyway, let's carry on.
So the P20 Pro gets glowing reviews
for its lowlight photography so I took a couple shots
from the same spot that I did earlier on in the video
and you can see here, this is the Old Town,
King's Landing at night and I must admit,
the lights seem to be blowing out
the whites on the photo quite a lot.
There's quite a lot of blaring going on in this picture
and if you look at the same one on the RX100,
it's definitely handling the light a lot better.
If we look at it side-by-side, you can see what I mean
in the level of detail you're gettin' there on the RX100,
but from a distance, the P20 photo does look alright
and the P20 does have a night mode,
but it requires you to keep the camera really, really still
and it's basically impossible to do with you hands
unless you've got a tripod there,
maybe I could have used the night mode.
But at this point, I'm just using the auto mode
on both the phone and the camera.
So here's a photo I took in a really, really
bright lighting condition of the UE Blast,
which was my speaker of choice this holiday,
and you can see there, taken on the P20.
Does a pretty good job.
The brightness is taking some of the color out of the blue
in the speaker, the rocks have a lot of detail in there,
background is quite blurry, and if you look
at the same photo on the RX100, a much brighter picture.
The AI on the P20 seemed to be adding a bit more orange
into the rocks and you can see that especially
when you put them side by side.
One thing I'll say about this photo,
if I were to put both of these on Instagram,
the P20 might actually win this one,
but in terms of detail, RX100 for me is doing better here.
So this is a camera zoom test
using the zoom feature on the RX100
and as you can see, when it zooms in,
it's really, really smooth and steady
and it takes a second or so just to focus in,
but it's really focusing in on the casing
and not so much the headphones here.
By the way, these headphones are awesome
and I'm gonna be touting a review soon.
Here's the same test with the P20 zoom feature
and you can see it's much more jerky as it zooms in,
but what really surprised me here
is once it zoomed in, it actually got
a really nice focus on the headphones themselves.
I'm really impressed with that, actually.
Let me know what you guys think.
And here's another photo taken on the P20.
Again, it recognized the blue sky
so you're seein' that punchy blue color in this photo.
Really great detail on this one as well
and pay attention to the clouds
right there at the back above the mountains
and the same photo shot on the RX100.
Same thing again, you're gettin' a much more
true-to-life photo with the RX100
and again, if we look back at the clouds
that I mentioned earlier, you can see there's so much
more detail there in the sky in comparison to the P20,
but both did a fantastic job in my opinion.
And here's the same photo taken at night
and again, the AI features on the P20 recognized
it was a night shot, it didn't use that longer exposure
feature, the night mode, 'cause I didn't have a tripod.
It's just using the auto mode,
but it did a good job there.
There's a bit of blurring around the street
on the left hand side of the photo.
If you look at the same photo on the RX100,
you've got again so much more detail, much more
true to life, and just generally a brighter photograph.
And here's another low light shot that I took in Old Town.
I think this might have been used
in Game of Thrones for the Flea Bottom scenes.
And I used auto mode again on both of these.
The P20 photograph did pretty good,
but look how much more detail is on the walls
on the left and right on the RX100.
And I have to say, the RX100 does
a million times better here.
Just look at the steps and the detail
on the concrete on the floor.
It just blows it out of the water in this particular test.
Alright, so sun's gettin' real low, guys,
and I know I'm comparing a really, really awesome
compact camera to a smartphone,
and it's not fair really, but anyway
it's time for the sound test so let's do this.
(bottles clinking)
Warriors, come out to play.
It's not working.
Oh shit!
- Warriors.
Come out to play.
(wind blowing)
- Camera focus test.
Let's see which one of these
can focus in on the beer quickest.
So in this test, I'm quite surprised
that the P20 at the same distance from the glass
as the RX100 just could not focus on the beer at all.
So here's a panoramic photo that I took and actually,
for some reason, the RX100 just stopped shooting.
I didn't do anything, I didn't touch any buttons.
It just stopped and you can see the difference here.
Both photos are really good.
When you're kind of making these panoramic,
you're kinda gonna lose a little bit of detail anyway
so I must say, I think maybe the P20 wins this one.
Maybe that's just down to my amateur photography skills.
I don't know.
A little bit of a glitch there, Sony.
Maybe it's something you want to look into
if you're watching this video.
So here's another photo taken in the evening
at King's Landing and you can see it's a really nice photo.
If you put this on Instagram, it'd do really well.
The AI again is kicking in and it's enhancing those
kind of oranges and blues in the photo.
The people in the foreground and on the ground,
you can't see that much detail in them,
especially when you compare it to the RX100.
You can actually see all those people there
and the colors of their clothing really clearly.
It's not enhancing the photo with blues and oranges
so you're gettin' a much more true-to-life colors
on the brickwork and in the sky as well.
If we put them side by side, you'll see what I mean there.
And if we zoom into that tower in the back,
you can see the difference in the level of detail,
but if it came to an Instagram photo,
which one do you think would get more likes?
Let me know in the comments below.
So I know this test is really unfair
since the Sony uses the primary camera as the selfie camera.
Because of the adjustable screen on it,
I can flip it all the way around os you're getting
that primary camera on the RX100
versus the selfie cam on the P20.
Completely unfair, I know, but if you wanna take a selfie
with that sort of beauty effect that the P20 has,
maybe it's gonna show you in a better light
and you can see the difference here.
There's a much more true to life photo on the right.
I look really sweaty because it was so damn hot
and then on the left, you don't see it so much
and I look like I got a better tan, too.
So maybe for this type of photography,
phones are really better than compact cameras.
I know that's quite a controversial statement,
but let me know what you guys think.
I know I could add filters onto the RX photo later,
but some people just can't be bothered to do that.
So here's the last photo that I took for you guys.
This one on the P20 Pro recognizing it's a sunset
and again, adding in those oranges,
but the detail on the sea looks really, really good as well.
Good detail in the sky, really nice gradient
of colors back there in the sky.
Same photo on the RX100.
Just a natural picture, really, really nice picture.
Yes, you could put this in Adobe Lightroom
and make it look the same as the P20,
but generally speaking, far more detail,
far more true to life, and a great photo overall.
So that's it for this camera shoot-out
between the world's finest at the moment compact camera
and the first ever triple camera smartphone, the P20 Pro.
So what do you guys think?
Does the P20 Pro even come close
to a camera like the RX100?
Maybe the ease of use and the automatic filters and AI
just make it an easier camera to you,
or do you prefer the quality and the detail you get
from the RX100, which is a standalone camera.
It doesn't do anything else other than video and photo.
I'd love to know what you guys think and your opinions.
Are compact cameras soon to be extinct?
I've left a little poll above this video
so you can actually choose which one won
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Anyway, that's it.
I'll see you guys in the next one.
Don't be late.
(dance music)
- Sun's gettin' real low.
That's it, sun's going down.
(crowds cheering)