The vivo X300 Pro is a camera phone champ with a key weakness

by dbadmin | Dec 4, 2025 | Photography, Reviews, smartphones, Vivo

I love mobile cameras, and for the past year I’ve been enjoying taking snaps with the vivo X200 Pro. Between the fantastic camera zoom, variety of video capture options, and premium extras, there was a lot to like. The X200 Pro wasn’t perfect, though. A weird glare...

Watch out, Samsung: Sony reveals its first 200MP camera, and it might be a big upgrade

by dbadmin | Nov 27, 2025 | Camera, News, Photography, Sony

Credit: Sony Semiconductor TL;DR Sony Semiconductor has revealed the LYT-901, which is its first 200MP smartphone camera sensor. The new sensor is larger and has larger pixels than Samsung’s 200MP sensors, suggesting improved image quality. The LYT-901 is currently...

I can’t stop using this phone’s external lens now that they’ve fixed its big oversight

by dbadmin | Nov 26, 2025 | Camera, Features, Photography, Vivo

Credit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority The vivo X200 Ultra made quite a splash earlier this year, despite being restricted to the Chinese market. One of the most prominent features was the optional telephoto extender lens, which attaches to the phone’s 200MP...

Google Photos looks ready to finally solve its RAW backup problem

by dbadmin | Oct 30, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Photos, News, Photography

TL;DR Google Photos backs up RAW images alongside JPGs, which takes a lot of cloud storage. Earlier this year we found evidence for a new system that would store RAW images separately and not back them up. We’re now finally able to see this in action, and there’s even...

You’re missing out on your Pixel 10’s best camera feature

by dbadmin | Oct 30, 2025 | Features, Google, Google Pixel 10, Photography, Pixel Camera

Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority When Google announced the Pixel 10 series, a lot of focus was given to the new 100x Pro Res Zoom as the highlight camera feature, with Camera Coach taking the second seat. What went under the radar is Google’s continuous work...

What Google did to the Pixel 9’s camera is unforgivable

by dbadmin | Oct 15, 2025 | Features, Google Pixel, Google Pixel 10, Google Pixel 9, Photography, Pixel Camera

I’ve been using the Google Pixel 10 Pro XL for nearly two months now, and I keep getting surprised by how good the camera is. I know, I know, this is a Pixel, it’s supposed to have a good camera. But my past year with the Pixel 9 Pro XL left me with a sour taste in my...