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by spike021 2069 days ago
A lot of comments seem to be picky with the photo of the lady in the parka. As I mentioned in another comment, I read the article itself and that photo in particular was a hand-held 3-second long exposure in near-complete darkness. It was a test of the Night Mode for portraits.

It was literally just to see how the new LIDAR stuff can help with a nearly impossibly dark shot.

Of course a DSLR/mirrorless with proper lighting and a tripod would actually look good.

I don't think that was the point with that test shot, though.

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Agreed; the apples-to-(heh)-apples comparison would be that photo against a hand-held DSLR 3-second exposure, or a shorter exposure with the ISO maxed out, and even them I'm fairly certain the DSLR image would be barely usable.
A handheld MILC with a stabilized f/1.2 or f/1.4 lens at a 0.5sx3 stacked exposure would be the proper comparison, and it would be more than usable.

Modern cameras can take video with nothing but moonlight, let alone photography.

Worth to check A7S3