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Sony Xperia T3 review

Detail capture is acceptable, but there's clear purple fringing in the finer details in this photo

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Here we have a reasonable photo, but dynamic range is limited, leaving the church looking a bit glum

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Using HDR you can solve the T3's dynamic range issue. This is a pretty effective HDR mode

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Here we see an extreme case of the effects of poor dynamic range. You have to choose to either have the sky visible or the foreground

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The HDR mode has solved the foreground issue, although note that detail in the closer areas of the photo is still fairly poor

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The Xperia T3 camera really struggles to produce realistic reds and isn't great at close-ups

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This is a nice scene spoiled by underexposure. Note that if the Xperia T3 increased exposure level, though, the sky would become severely overexposed

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There's lots of purple fringing, but HDR has really improved the result in this shot

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Here we see a mix of the T3's issues in action. Limited dynamic range, overdone reds and dull-looking exposure settings

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The HDR shot is a lot livelier than its non-HDR cousin, but there's far too much red going on, there's purple chroma noise throughout and the shot just doesn't look very natural

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Andrew Williams
Andrew Williams

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.

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