CMF Phone 1 Photographers Opinion!

So the CMF Phone 1 a sub-brand from nothing, how is the camera performance!?
Well in this video we will discuss it, and showcase how good the camera is for the price!

#cmfphone1 #CmfPhone1Review #CMFPhone1Camera

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[shiiraga]

Your compositions are amazing! Hope to be able to take some shots like that.

Moving on to the review the cmf is quite capable and I am happy that Nothing released a phone that is affordable for more people and is quite unique as well.

[howardsmith]

It looks a funky design and good value, but a near miss to me as they could have saved with the 2mp camera and have had NFC instead and I think I would prefer stereo speakers over a 120 refresh rate. Good review, thank you.

[MrOrtmeier]

Tbh it says better than i thought. Budget phones, with which I do have experience, are great in good light but fall apart in lower light like sunset or taking photos of a group of friends in slightly dimmer environments.

I have an Xperia 10iii and it's crap in anything other than optimal light. In great light it's fantastic. I have some really nice sunny photos but as soon as the sun approaches the horizon even just a little, it falls to pieces.

After using these budget phones for a few years now I've decided to get an iPhone, not new because that's WAY out of budget, but i think I'll manage to get an iPhone 12 or 13 used, once the 16 is announced.

Hopefully those cameras will be flagship level and see me through the next 3 years or more.

[louise_]

Greetings from Scotland! Hope you get to 10K soon! i've only subscribed a few months but I wish your long-time followers well in the competition :) Always good to see how budget brands measure up, didn't realise CMF were a sub-brand of Nothing Phone.

[manamashorts]

Hey, i’m thinking of purchasing the cmf phone 1 do you think the camera is better than the iphone X’s camera?

[bodybuilding]

Great review as allways! My only reccomendation would be to add few pictures of people in different conditions because many phones that check the other boxes fail with skin color accuracy which would be deal breaker for many people. I would like to see some more budget/midrange phone reviews and how they compare to each other.

[BarryJohnson]

Jermaine, i really dont have many complaints about this camera at $199 USD. Thanks for the video.

[thomastech]

For 200$ it's definitely more than enough, some Sony phone were worst than that for 300$, we've come a long way and now we have some nice phone that are capable for daily usage at only 200$ without any bloatware :P

[ZiegelsteinTee]

My wife has the iPhone X (which looks pretty similar!) and I think the cmf phone takes better pictures!

[juhahiltunen]

Do you think stills could benefit from OIS (which is missing here)? I guess it doesn't matter in good lighting, but probably some benefits in darker environments though.

[Granturion]

The package for 200 bucks is insane too me.Very good

[anatolianINVASION]

Isnt it possible to mod the camera processing and optimize it? So it does what you want automatically in default mode?

[xarisaeroprs]

Did you film with xiaomi 14 ultra in the first scene? 😁
Well this new nothing not the best but not bad... Worth the money I guess...

[maverick]

Come on everyone, let's get Jermaine to 10, 000 subs!

[jimmyfiredragon]

First ! 😂😅Great Video So Far Jermaine !

[kaiserfakinaway]

I don't think the phone's camera is good even for the price because it CAN produce nice shots but it processes everything to absurd levels. When the phone hits it can create some pretty nice shots and if you told me this was a 400 dollar+ phone I'd have agreed.

Like at 2:51, that's such a nice shot, Nothing has the global properties right I think the exposure is right in that scene. Other times they try to boost the ISO too much and have either aggressive noise reduction or just leave the noise looking very ugly, for example the 3:53 shot. Videos as well, it CAN be nice but it just falls apart due to terribly high exposure imo.

At night the situation is the same, sometimes they hit most of the times they don't, 8:15 onwards some shots look like a 500-600 dollar phone's outputs (maybe even the S24 Ultra's too lol) then look at 9:22, idk if youtube compressed all the noise or anything but the video looks exceptional for the price. Nice exposure, acceptable detail and little amounts of noise/it's not ugly.

I think Nothing should partner with Vivo or something or create a separate ISP that they can use on their phones. The X100 looks really great even tho it has "only" a 1/1.49" sensor. If they can't do that then they should try to NOT go for the high exposure at all costs look. It's not safe/ it might please some of the average consumer only like 5% of the times but the rest of the times it's gonna be a miss. They should try to just keep it realistic and do some Sony level of light processing. Besides, people have the option of Gcam. Budget phones usually have some of the best gcam ports so I'm sure people will go nuts on this.

A very competent phone though I wonder if the shots look good cus of the phone, the locations you go to or because of your framing skills? Anyways, this phone is nearly as good as the A35, for less. That's a competent product tho an ugly one lol

Nice video though my friend, it's good that you're reviewing these budget phones too, though I wonder who it's for if they don't have proper availability. European and American people usually don't have any issues buying more expensive devices. It's mostly South American, Asian (like India or something) and African people that require these products, I hope they can sell the phone to those areas. Selling in the US and Europe will make them more popular but it won't result in any sales if they don't promote their stuff to actual audiences like in the countries I mentioned or make the phone available there.

[michaelsmit]

Its not to bad for that price but i would pay a bit more and go or for a older model high end or a mid phone

[mirkowe]

The camera is for 200€/$ okay. But the phone has an big hardware problem: no NFC. If you want pay with the CMF? Nope... 🤷🏻

[maruthi]

Please all guys ready for poor network reception.Only positive is software.