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What it’s like to shoot 108-megapixel photos on the Xiaomi Mi Note 10

Xiaomi’s first phone with a 108-megapixel camera is impressive when it comes to zooming, but low-light performance leaves much to be desired

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This article originally appeared on ABACUS

With the Mi Note 10, Xiaomi has released the first 108-megapixel smartphone camera. Having such a high-resolution camera in your pocket at all times can be useful, but there’s more to picture quality than just how many pixels it has. 

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What’s it really like to shoot with this super high resolution camera on the go? And do you really need a 108-megapixel camera? Here’s my experience.

CROPPING

The biggest advantage of 108-megapixel photos is the flexibility you have with cropping the image later. You can crop a 108-megapixel photo aggressively and still have a resolution high enough for a good-quality print or for uploading to social media.

When shooting at 108 megapixels, the Mi Note 10 outputs a high-res shot at 12032x9024 pixels. Most of my cropped shots still have a resolution of 2794x2096, giving me a really zoomed-in shot in a 5.8-megapixel image.

Cropped from 108 megapixels.
Cropped from 108 megapixels.
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The original shot.
The original shot. 
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