iPhone SE 2 Camera Review by DxOMark
DxOMark, a leading camera reviewer, announced late this evening that Apple’s iPhone SE 2’s front and rear camera scores; 84 and 101 points respectively. (Test camera sample at bottom).
iPhone SE 2 Rear Camera Specifications:
- Single-camera device
- 12MP sensor
- f/1.8-aperture lens
- PDAF autofocus
- Optical image stabilization
- 5x digital zoom
- HEIF and JPEG formats
iPhone SE 2 Front Camera Specifications:
- 7MP sensor
- 32mm-equivalent f/2.2 fixed-focus lens
- Portrait mode with bokeh and depth control
- HDR, panorama
- 1080p/30fps video, EIS
iPhone SE 2 DxOMark Camera Review; In terms of the front camera, the DxOMark team believes that the Apple iPhone SE 2’s front camera is, in most cases, it provides accurate and pleasing colors, although a slight yellow tint can sometimes be seen. Exposure is accurate and consistent in most situations, though it can be a bit dark in low light. It’s also worth noting that the iPhone SE 2’s portrait mode simulates bokeh better, which makes it more competitive.
iPhone SE 2 DxOMark Camera Review; For the rear camera, the DxOMark team believes that the Apple iPhone SE 2 exposes well in most lighting conditions. The results are good, with excellent dynamic range and good control of exposure and high light levels. However, the exposure of the iPhone SE 2 drops significantly in low light conditions, and even with the flash on the iPhone SE 2, the sample size is reduced. With low exposure, little detail, and a lot of noise, the iPhone SE 2 is not ideal for night photography.
iPhone SE is a video phone with excellent performance. Video exposure is usually very good, and the shadow and highlight position control is suitable. Colors are also very pleasing in most cases, but underexposure in low light will cause the color saturation to be slightly lower, to avoid color shift phenomenon, and slight white balance inconsistencies under artificial lighting.
The iPhone SE’s 4K shooting provides good details, especially in high light. Unless shooting in dark light, the noise in the video can be well controlled.
There is still some room for improvement in autofocus tracking and anti-shake. The overall motion traces in the still shooting, panning, and walking while shooting videos are obvious, but the problem is not serious.
iPhone SE 2 Rear Camera Sample And Review (Images Credit: DxOMark)
The rear camera on the Apple iPhone SE captures nice exposures, with wide dynamic range, pleasant color, and good detail in outdoor conditions. 
Indoor shots are well exposed, with accurate white balance and pleasant color. 
Night shots are less successful, because while exposure and color are acceptable, detail is low and noise is high. 
Depth estimation errors commonly occur in bokeh shots. 
Low detail, visible artifacts, and high noise affect the quality of zoom shots. 
Apple iPhone SE (2020): excellent target exposure and wide dynamic range 
Apple iPhone SE (2020): excellent target exposure with limited dynamic range 
Apple iPhone SE (2020): warm but pleasant white balance and well-saturated color 
Apple iPhone SE (2020): accurate white balance with good saturation and color uniformity 
Outdoor detail: good overall texture, but fine details lost 
Indoor noise: visible noise and low edge detail 
Artifacts: flare is often visible when shooting towards a bright light source. 
Apple iPhone SE 2020: artifacts 
medium-range zoom; low detail 
long-range zoom: ringing and aliasing artifacts 
indoor bokeh: acceptable subject segmentation 
outdoor bokeh: pleasant depth-of-field effect and uniform noise 
flash-auto: acceptable flash exposure and color, but limited dynamic range 
flash-off: low detail and visible noise
iPhone SE 2 Front Camera Sample And Review (Images Credit: DxOMark)
The Apple iPhone SE captures accurate, pleasant, and consistent colors with its selfie camera. 
The iPhone SE exposes accurately and consistently; background detail is generally soft. 
Apple iPhone SE 2: accurate exposure, minor highlight clipping on face 
Apple iPhone SE (2020): slight yellow cast 
Apple iPhone SE (2020): lens flare 
Apple iPhone SE (2020), flash at 5 lux: accurate color and nice skin tones, but visible noise 
Apple iPhone SE (2020), indoor bokeh: no blur gradient 
Apple iPhone SE (2020): outdoor group selfie, farthest subject is soft 
Apple iPhone SE 2: accurate exposure and good dynamic range 
Apple iPhone SE 2: vivid color, slight yellow cast 
Apple iPhone SE (2020): outdoor acceptable detail 
Apple iPhone SE (2020): indoor visible noise 
Apple iPhone SE (2020): anamorphic distortion 
Apple iPhone SE (2020): outdoor bokeh, good subject sepearation 
Apple iPhone SE (2020): blue sky selfie, low noise
