PC World - USA (2019-11)

NOVEMBER 2019 PCWorld 89

corner next to the flash, and can be toggled
off and on with a tap.

THE SHOOTING
Night Mode looks the same as any other
mode on your phone’s camera app, but it
handles shooting much differently. Because

Night Mode bumps

the exposure and

slows down the

shutter speed, the

processing time is

increased. So while

you can tap the

shutter and instantly

take a regular photo,

you’ll need a second

or three to take a

night photo. On the

Pixel, you’ll see a

countdown indicator

in the center of the

screen that tells you

to hold your phone

still while it processes,

while the S10 and

OnePlus 6T merely tell you to hold still

without telling you how long. They all take an

extra second or two to optimize the image,

which prevents you from taking another

photo until it’s done.

The iPhone puts the countdown timer at

the bottom of the screen so it doesn’t

All four cameras were

able to lighten up a very

dark scene, but the

iPhone 11 (lower left)

was the only one that

preserved the natural

color and detail of the

subjects.