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The manual exposure dial makes getting ultra-high contrast photos like this a cinch
The greenish hint to the sky is one of the few colour balance missteps the Moto G made
While the Moto G can get good detail at night with a still hand, this shot required a few attempts
I manually took the exposure down on this shot for a moodier look
This is a good example of the high-contrast images you can get from the Moto G
The HDR mode can overdo things - this picture is bright and punchy, but doesn't look natural
Check out the green on this- it's highly saturated without looking remotely unnatural
The HDR is dead effective, but has caused some contrast issues on the left side of the frame
Here's another shot making use of the exposure dial
Lovely colour, bokeh-y background and plenty of foreground detail
The HTC Desire 626 and Sony Aqua M4 fluffed this same scene, overexposing the foreground
The 'Auto HDR 'mode in action, giving a dynamic range boost without the full-on HDR effect
This is a great example of how well the Moto G can cope with strong light sources
The Moto G produces lovely bokeh for such an affordable phone
The HTC Desire 626 produced loads of light bleed in comparison
Auto HDR in action: extreme punchiness without quite tripping over into an unreal look
HDR adds some visual drama to this scene, but I wouldn't mind it being 5% subtler
Andrew is a freelance journalist and has been writing and editing for some of the UK's top tech and lifestyle publications including TrustedReviews, Stuff, T3, TechRadar, Lifehacker and others.
