Just like the predecessor LG G4, the front camera of the G5 has an 8 MP camera (2448x3264 pixels, 4:3) in combination with a fixed focus and auto-HDR. The sensor works well for selfies, because as well as a gesture and voice trigger, you can once again use the volume down button to create a continuous shoot with four pictures. A Beauty mode is also available and will apply a nine-stage soft-focus across wrinkles. The quality is very good, but we would finally like to see an autofocus.

The hardware of the main camera lens at the back has not changed. You still get a 16 MP sensor (up to 5312x2988 pixels, 16:9) or 12 MP (3984x2988 pixels, 4:3) respectively, so it is one of the few cameras with a higher resolution in the 16:9 aspect ratio compared to 4:3. Once again, the familiar laser autofocus and the color spectrum sensor are available, as well as the optical image stabilizer 2.0. The aperture (f/1.8) has not changed.

The quality of the pictures is still impressive and seems to be identical to the camera of the LG G4. Once again, we can see a slight haze (scene 2), which can be avoided when you use the Pro mode. The latter offers manual controls for all settings such as the light sensitivity (ISO 50-3200), exposure time (1/4000 up to 30 seconds) as well as white balance (2300-7500 K) and even manual focusing is possible. Furthermore, the live-view for long exposure times of up to around 5 seconds is visibly more reliable compared to the P9 or the Galaxy S7 Edge. However, the G5 is not perfect in this respect either. You can also create additional RAW files in the Pro mode.

The pictures are otherwise very sharp and have a good dynamic range, but you can notice that there has not been any further development since last year. Instead, competitors such as Huawei with its P-series, which had worse cameras last year, have closed the gap. You still get a really good camera, even in 2016.