Best true to life camera for night photography

[AngryPickles429]

Whenever I take a picture with my phone at night (or any other camera really, though it's most prominent on my phone) it always comes out either way too bright or way too dark, which cameras would you guys recommend to make it more true to life? I want something that can capture the darkness well, while still preserving the details of the scene. I understand that no camera will get this perfect, I'm just wondering which one can get it the closest to life.

I mostly shoot photos on my iPhone 12 Pro Max, sometimes on a GoPro 11, and sometimes I'll use a Nikon or Canon, I forget the model of those though.

 

[Strodav]

On my 14 pro max you can just the exposure. While in photo there's a little up sign ^ at the top of the screen. touch it and it gives you a different set of menu items at the bottom of the screen. One of them adjusts exposure. So take a shot in "auto" mode. If you don't like it, adjust the exposure and try again.

 

[Woolsocks]

Whenever I take a picture with my phone at night (or any other camera really, though it's most prominent on my phone) it always comes out either way too bright or way too dark, which cameras would you guys recommend to make it more true to life? I want something that can capture the darkness well, while still preserving the details of the scene. I understand that no camera will get this perfect, I'm just wondering which one can get it the closest to life.

I mostly shoot photos on my iPhone 12 Pro Max, sometimes on a GoPro 11, and sometimes I'll use a Nikon or Canon, I forget the model of those though.

That's kind of silly comment. What your not asking is are you shooting action shots with movement or still landscapes. A DSLR from 2005 could give you a great landscape shot if you opened the lens for 2 minutes. If it's people or objects walking around then you will want to buy a good DSLR or Mirrorless camera from Nikon or Canon, or Sony. High iso and low noise. Then you want a lens that has a lowest aperture of at least F (focal range) F2.8 to let in more light for exposure.

Go to the camera websites. Open up multiple tabs of each camera they have and select the name of each camera by dragging your mouse over the words to copy text. Then search google for reviews. Maybe one website will be easier to browse then others. Like numbers which you click on instead of reading entire review. Then read about iso capability. And sensitivity. Low light tests. And more.