We put the Motorola Razr 50 through our rigorous suite of SBMARK Camera tests to measure its performance in terms of photo, video, and zoom quality from an end-user perspective. This article takes a closer look at how the device performed across a range of tests and several common use cases, and aims to highlight the most important results from our tests with an excerpt of the captured data.
Overview
Camera Key Specifications:
- Primary: 50 MP lens, f/1.7 aperture, 0.8 µm or 12.6 MP 1.6 µm Quad Pixel, AF, OIS
- Ultra-wide angle: 13 MP, f/2.2, 1.12 µm, FOV 120°
Pros
- Generally accurate target exposure
- Precise and stable autofocus in photos
- High level of detail in most tested conditions
- Efficient stabilization in external and internal conditions
- White balance mostly accurate in outdoor and indoor conditions
Against
- Strong exposure instabilities in high dynamic range scenes on photos
- Visible noise under most tested conditions
- Low level of detail and visible noise when using zoom
- In bokeh mode, occasional inaccuracies in depth estimation
- Visible exposure instability and limited dynamic range
- Autofocus is slightly slow, with some instability visible in low light and indoors in videos
The Motorola Razr 50’s camera struggled to keep up with the camera performance of other foldable devices in our database.
The Razr 50 is the brand’s entry-level foldable model, featuring both prime and ultra-wide-angle lenses, which ensure the best image quality when shooting static subjects in outdoor conditions, such as landscapes and cityscapes.
Image quality drops significantly when shooting indoors or in low-light conditions. And when subjects are moving, artifacts also become quite visible.
The device’s images were lacking in detail when using the zoom capabilities. As with many other devices in this form factor, there’s no dedicated telephoto camera module, severely limiting the zoom capabilities. The ultrawide camera, which has a measured field of view of 16mm, isn’t as wide as other phones in this category.
The limited field of view of the ultrawide camera (measured at 16mm), which intervenes to provide wide shots, also impacts the user experience. It provides images with low details in most ranges.
The video, tested in 4K at 30 fps, was the strongest feature of the device. Although the videos contained an impressive level of detail, image noise was very visible.
Test summary
About SBMARK Camera Tests: SBMARK camera ratings are conducted in laboratories and in real-world situations using a wide variety of subjects. Scores are based on objective tests where results are calculated directly from measurement software on our laboratory setups, and perceptual tests where a sophisticated set of parameters allows a panel of image experts to compare aspects of image quality that require human judgment. A smartphone test involves a team of engineers and technicians for approximately one week. Photo, zoom and video quality are evaluated separately and then combined into an overall score for comparing cameras in different devices. For more information on the SBMARK Camera protocol, click here. More details on smartphone camera scores can be found here. The following section summarizes key elements of SBMARK’s comprehensive testing and analysis. Full performance ratings are available upon request. Contact us to learn how to receive a full report.
Motorola Razr 50 Camera Scores
This chart compares SBMARK scores for photo, zoom and video between the tested device and the references. The average and maximum scores for the price segment are also shown. The average and maximum scores for each price segment are calculated based on the SBMARK database of tested devices.
Photo
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Huawei PURA 70 ULTRA
Huawei PURA 70 ULTRA
About SBMARK Camera Photo Tests
For evaluation and analysis, SBMARK engineers capture and evaluate more than 2,600 test images in both controlled laboratory environments and natural outdoor, indoor and low-light scenes, using default camera settings. The photographic protocol is designed to account for key use cases and is based on typical shooting scenarios, such as portrait, family and landscape photography. Evaluation is performed by visually inspecting images Cons a natural scene reference and performing objective measurements on chart images captured in the laboratory under various lighting conditions from 1 to 1,000+ lux and color temperatures from 2,300K to 6,500K.
Motorola Razr 50 Photo Scores
The target exposure is accurate, but the skin rendering is unnatural. Noise is visible.
Autofocus speed and irregularity: 1000Lux Δ0EV Handheld daylight
SBMARK CHART (DMC) Detail Retention Score vs. Lux Levels for Tripod and Handheld Conditions
This graph shows the evolution of the DMC Detail Retention Score with lux level, for two holding conditions. The DMC Detail Retention Score is derived from an AI-based metric trained to evaluate texture and detail rendering on a selection of crops from our SBMARK chart.
Evolution of visual noise with illuminance levels in portable conditions
This graph shows the evolution of the visual noise metric with lux level in handheld conditions. The visual noise metric is the average of the visual noise measurement across all Dead Leaves plot patches in the AFHDR configuration. The SBMARK visual noise measurement is derived from the ISO15739 standard.
Enlarge
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Huawei PURA 70 ULTRA
Huawei PURA 70 ULTRA
About SBMARK Camera Zoom Tests
SBMARK engineers capture and evaluate over 400 test images in controlled laboratory environments and in natural outdoor, indoor and low-light scenes, using camera presets and pinch zoom at various zoom factors from ultra-wide to ultra-long range zoom. Evaluation is performed by visually inspecting images Cons a natural scene reference and by performing objective measurements of lab-captured chart images under various conditions from 20 to 1000 lux and color temperatures from 2300K to 6500K.
Motorola Razr 50 Zoom Scores
This graph illustrates the relative scores for the different zoom ranges evaluated. The x-axis is expressed in 35mm equivalent focal length. Zoom in scores are displayed on the right and zoom out scores on the left.
Video
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Apple iPhone 15 Pro
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
About SBMARK Camera Video Tests
SBMARK engineers capture and evaluate more than 2.5 hours of video in controlled laboratory environments and natural low-light scenes, indoors and outdoors, using the camera’s default settings. The evaluation consists of visually inspecting natural video captured under various conditions and performing objective measurements on lab-recorded chart videos under various conditions from 1 to 1000+ lux and color temperatures from 2,300K to 6,500K.
Motorola Razr 50 Video Scores
High level of detail, visible noise, slight focus breathing, slight exposure matching issue.
SBMARK CHART (DMC) Video Detail Retention Score vs. Lux Levels
This graph shows the evolution of the DMC Detail Preservation video score with the level of lux in the video. The DMC Detail Preservation score is derived from an AI-based metric trained to evaluate the rendering of texture and detail on a selection of crops from our SBMARK chart.
Evolution of spatial visual noise with the illuminance level
Temporal evolution of visual noise with the level of illumination
This graph shows the evolution of temporal visual noise with lux level. Temporal visual noise is measured on the visual noise graph in the video noise configuration.
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