The wide angle camera really flourishes in bright light and still does well at dawn. The super wide angle module works decently, the normal lens only moderately. All in all, taking photos in low light is not a strength oft the Motorola Edge.
Wide angle (main camera) – 1.9/5.42 mm lens
(35mm equivalent: 26 mm), 64 MP sensor, JPEG with 16 or 64 MP
The wide angle camera can take JPEG images with the maximum resolution of 64 MP or a reduced resolution of 16 MP. For bright light, one should choose the first variant – the images then get a much finer structure and are also modulated pleasantly conservative. With much light, the main camera such scores among the best devices in our test. With decreasing light, the user should change to 16 megapixels, as the quality of the high resolution images deteriorates quicker. Still, in the 16 MP images in decreasing light, the hard signal processing with distinctly emphasized edges is annoying. Our assessment is based on the overall higher point sum of the 16 MP solution.
Normal focal length – 2.4/5.55 mm lens
(35mm equivalent: 52 mm), 8 MP sensor, JPEG with 8 MP
Instead of a tele lens, the phone features a normal focal length with an 8 MP sensor, which is however often still designated as a tele lens. It is however not imperative to integrate this camera in one’s photographic workflow – because this module cannot match the quality of the main camera, even in bright light. Resolution and Dead Leaves values are much lower in comparison.
Super wide angle – 2.2/1,76 mm lens
(35mm equivalent: 13 mm), 16 MP sensor, JPEG with 16 MP
The super wide angle lens does a much better job, but its image is still not on the same level as the main camera. In bright light, the performance is proper – but even here, artefacts can be seen. Motorola does too much processing of the edges. If the light decreases, the images are still tolerable. But when it gets really dark, the results are too dark and lack too much detail.
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Device |
Motorola edge |
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Average market price |
580 Euro |
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Functionality |
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Image formats |
[data available soon] |
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Focusing |
[data available soon] |
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ISO sensitivity |
[data available soon] |
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Exposure control |
[data available soon] |
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Shutter speed, Exposure correction |
[data available soon] |
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White balance |
[data available soon] |
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Features |
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Display |
[data available soon] |
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Internal memory, Memory card, USB |
[data available soon] |
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Video |
[data available soon] |
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Size, Weight, Battery capacity |
[data available soon] |
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Test results |
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measured at |
5000 | 200 | 5 Lux |
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Wide angle (main lens) |
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5000 Lux - Lens, Res., ISO, Exposure |
1,8/5,4 mm, 4640 x 3472 Px, ISO 164, 4 ms |
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200 Lux - Lens, Res., ISO, Exposure |
1,8/5,4 mm, 4640 x 3472 Px, ISO 581, 25 ms |
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5 Lux - Lens, Res., ISO, Exposure |
1,8/5,4 mm, 4640 x 3472 Px, ISO 9824, 67 ms |
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Image stabilization |
– |
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Resolution Center High/Low (LP/IH) |
1736 / 1658 | 2189 / 1522 | 1361 / 923 |
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Resolution Edge High/Low (LP/IH) |
1427 / 1257 | 1401 / 1177 | 896 / 773 |
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Resolution Corners High (LP/IH) |
1556 | 1556 | 902 |
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Dead leaves High/Low (LP/IH) |
1073 / 1100 | 1085 / 1044 | 567 / 231 |
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Artefacts High/Low |
38 / 37 | 38 / 40 | 59 / 87 |
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Noise (VN)/Color accuracy (deltaE) |
1 / 7,3 | 1,4 / 8,9 | 2,4 / 14,2 |
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Distortion (%)/Vignetting (%) |
0 / 25 | 0 / 27 | 0 / 40 |
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Points |
74,1 | 70,3 | 36,5 |
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Score Wide angle lens |
85 |
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Normal lens (2x zoom) |
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5000 Lux - Lens, Res., ISO, Exposure |
2,4/5,50 mm, 4640 x 3472 Px, ISO 126, 8 ms |
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200 Lux - Lens, Res., ISO, Exposure |
2,4/5,50 mm, 4640 x 3472 Px, ISO 1000, 33 ms |
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5 Lux - Lens, Res., ISO, Exposure |
1,8/5,40 mm, 4640 x 3472 Px, ISO 10560, 67 ms |
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Image stabilization |
– |
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Resolution Center High/Low (LP/IH) |
1198 / 993 | 1003 / 704 | 0 / 0 |
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Resolution Edge High/Low (LP/IH) |
1122 / 893 | 857 / 596 | |
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Resolution Corners High (LP/IH) |
1050 | 770 | |
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Dead leaves High/Low (LP/IH) |
654 / 580 | 374 / 299 | |
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Artefacts High/Low |
16 / 16 | 18 / 18 | |
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Noise (VN)/Color accuracy (deltaE) |
1,2 / 7,3 | 1,1 / 11,2 | 0 |
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Distortion (%)/Vignetting (%) |
0,6 / 31 | 0,6 / 32 | |
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Points |
56,2 | 41 | 0 |
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Score Normal lens (2x zoom) |
51 |
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Tele lens |
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5000 Lux - Lens, Res., ISO, Exposure |
– |
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200 Lux - Lens, Res., ISO, Exposure |
– |
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5 Lux - Lens, Res., ISO, Exposure |
– |
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Image stabilization |
– |
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Resolution Center High/Low (LP/IH) |
– |
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Resolution Edge High/Low (LP/IH) |
– |
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Resolution Corners High (LP/IH) |
– |
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Dead leaves High/Low (LP/IH) |
– |
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Artefacts High/Low |
– |
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Noise (VN)/Color accuracy (deltaE) |
– |
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Distortion (%)/Vignetting (%) |
– |
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Points |
– |
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Score Tele lens |
0 |
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Super wide angle lens |
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5000 Lux - Lens, Res., ISO, Exposure |
2,2/1,80 mm, 4640 x 3472 Px, ISO 108, 8 ms |
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200 Lux - Lens, Res., ISO, Exposure |
2,2/1,80 mm, 4640 x 3472 Px, ISO 765, 33 ms |
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5 Lux - Lens, Res., ISO, Exposure |
2,2/1,80 mm, 4640 x 3472 Px, ISO 6386, 67 ms |
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Image stabilization |
– |
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Resolution Center High/Low (LP/IH) |
1574 / 1382 | 893 / 842 | 899 / 411 |
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Resolution Edge High/Low (LP/IH) |
1212 / 942 | 726 / 589 | 541 / 358 |
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Resolution Corners High (LP/IH) |
919 | 1172 | 849 |
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Dead leaves High/Low (LP/IH) |
975 / 838 | 578 / 373 | 250 / 163 |
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Artefacts High/Low |
28 / 33 | 35 / 28 | 80 / 91 |
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Noise (VN)/Color accuracy (deltaE) |
1,1 / 7,6 | 1,4 / 7,8 | 2,2 / 16,9 |
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Distortion (%)/Vignetting (%) |
1,1 / 20 | 1,1 / 21 | 1,1 / 66 |
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Points |
64,2 | 45,8 | 14,4 |
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Score Super Wide angle lens |
61 |
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Score 5000 | 200 | 5 Lux |
59 | 49 | 16 |
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Overall score camera qb |
47 |
Motorola edge
47
satisfactory
SAMPLE PHOTOS
Wide angle (main camera) – 1.9/5.42 mm lens (16 MP JPEGs)
Full Light (5000 Lux)
Low Light (200 Lux)
Night Shot (5 Lux)
Normal focal length – 2.4/5.55 mm lens (8 MP JPEGS)
Full Light (5000 Lux)
Low Light (200 Lux)
Night Shot (5 Lux)
Super wide angle – 2.2/1,76 mm lens (16 MP JPEGS)
Full Light (5000 Lux)
Low Light (200 Lux)
Night Shot (5 Lux)