Snapping good low light photos really comes down to how fast your lens is (smaller f stop number). A lot of kit lens (the ones sold with cameras, even nice came

Snapping good low light photos really comes down to how fast your lens is (smaller f stop number). A lot of kit lens (the ones sold with cameras, even nice cameras), are surprisingly low quality lens, and don't really open up much. My Sony A7-3 came with a kit lens that opens up to F3.5. This summer I purchased the 24mm GM F1.4 and WOW does it take fantastic night photos. No tripod needed, it lets in enough light that I can use 1/30+ shutter speed. https://i.imgur.com/CcNEUsM.jpg https://i.imgur.com/CcNEUsM.jpg (photo I took recently. 1/40s, 1.4F, 1250 ISO. No photoshop magic, just basic lightroom adjustments) Also, the iphone opens up to 1.4f, so you're probably not making a fair comparison to your camera (assuming your lens does open up as much) EDIT: Sony has a 1.2F 50mm lens I really want to get my hands on, but now I am an entrepreneur so my spending days are over for awhile.