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Samsung Galaxy Note 10
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When i got mine instore i opened it in the car before i got home.
That’s more like it.
Seriously though, my own fault for “pre-ordering” later, but I ordered 10 days ago now and still have 2 more weeks of waiting!
You really can't as it spoils it for any other phone.
It is an absolute game changer and would expect this to be the norm in the next year for some of these flagships. I am not a fan at all of Samsung phones, OS, and their update process so the Note was never an option but good to see many others enjoying the line.
MKBHD said the exact things I have been thinking about this device since release in his review so that was a good watch.
That’s more like it.
Seriously though, my own fault for “pre-ordering” later, but I ordered 10 days ago now and still have 2 more weeks of waiting!
Why that long what a pain
Why that long what a pain
It’s the unlocked Aura Glow. Must just be the popular color! I haven’t even wasted my time with customer service this time around. Lol. So I guess I just wait!
Well bummer.. got my 150.00 samsung code yesterday... it can only be used on mobile accessories (figured that was the case), and it's a one time use only. Spend it all or don't, which is unfortunate as I wanted to order the galaxy buds and the tan leather case, which happens to be out of stock.
Has anyone seen the silver galaxy buds in person? I'm torn on which color to go with.
Has anyone seen the silver galaxy buds in person? I'm torn on which color to go with.
That’s more like it.
Seriously though, my own fault for “pre-ordering” later, but I ordered 10 days ago now and still have 2 more weeks of waiting!
That's annoying, here in the UK I got lucky as the one I want (Black unlocked 4g 256gb) was in stock for delivery. Aura Glow seems to be out of stock for all options though!
Oh poo! My husband's arrives on Wednesday. Samsung really knows how to create a disincentive for preorders. Given that they deliver late anyway. Rubbish!
that's my one complaint of Samsung photo processing. I don't have beauty mode or anything turned on and it just makes people's faces and skin kind of soft and almost oil painting like... did that with my kids last night. I also had Gcam installed and it did not do this. So It looks like I'll be using Gcam for people and samsung camera for everything else.
thing is, this isn't the first Samsung phone to be like this for me... all the previous phones from the last few years were very similar.
I suppose. I can't say I like how Pixels make me look like the walking dead, but I can't say I like to have my face oddly blurred and the rest of me in crisp focus.
In happier news I really enjoyed watching an Amazon Prime video on this phone. I'm using the rugged case today and it has a nice built in kickstand to hold the display at a pleasant angle for video watching. I do wish this case had a twin with a folio cover. That would be perfect for my purposes.
Okay thanks for posting that. So I don’t need to fear I did something wrong with how I took the picture.
I have this frustration also with iPhones. Only my iPhones make everything look uniformly oil painting-like in interior lighting conditions. Specifically indoors in a room lit by light coming from windows on an overcast day. That’s a pretty specific set of conditions but describes the conditions I most commonly deal with.
I'm not so sure on this but my quick play taking some pictures of my Swiss army knife on a black marble worktop in low light in auto/night/pro mode on wide/normal/tele all showed depth of field is extremely short maybe an inch or so with the f1.5 force the f2.4 in pro mode and it is a little better
Turn on the lights above and it increase 3 fold or more immediately
It's a lens thing IMO and your daughters face is blurring/smoothing from short depth of field in low light
Everyone wants super low light and Bokeh results and that's part of the trade off small glass small sensor etc
Ok not done in a lab
hand held in my kitchenImages resized down but think you can still see the difference look at the number 1 on the CM ruler,
This is reasonable representation of brightness in kitchen with lights off
This is at F1.5
This is at F2.4
This is auto with lights on
PS Do not tell the wife I forgot to wipe the glass marks off first
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Nice kitchen!I'm not so sure on this but my quick play taking some pictures of my Swiss army knife on a black marble worktop in low light in auto/night/pro mode on wide/normal/tele all showed depth of field is extremely short maybe an inch or so with the f1.5 force the f2.4 in pro mode and it is a little better
Turn on the lights above and it increase 3 fold or more immediately
It's a lens thing IMO and your daughters face is blurring/smoothing from short depth of field in low light
Everyone wants super low light and Bokeh results and that's part of the trade off small glass small sensor etc
Ok not done in a lab
Images resized down but think you can still see the difference look at the number 1 on the CM ruler,
This is reasonable representation of brightness in kitchen with lights off
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This is at F1.5
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This is at F2.4
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This is auto with lights on
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PS Do not tell the wife I forgot to wipe the glass marks off first
Okay I think I’ll be able to take the kinds of shots I want but it will take practice and effort. Thanks for those pictures.I'm not so sure on this but my quick play taking some pictures of my Swiss army knife on a black marble worktop in low light in auto/night/pro mode on wide/normal/tele all showed depth of field is extremely short maybe an inch or so with the f1.5 force the f2.4 in pro mode and it is a little better
Turn on the lights above and it increase 3 fold or more immediately
It's a lens thing IMO and your daughters face is blurring/smoothing from short depth of field in low light
Everyone wants super low light and Bokeh results and that's part of the trade off small glass small sensor etc
Ok not done in a lab
Images resized down but think you can still see the difference look at the number 1 on the CM ruler,
This is reasonable representation of brightness in kitchen with lights off
PS Do not tell the wife I forgot to wipe the glass marks off first
And yeah that is a gorgeous kitchen!
Your welcome and thanks
I must say I am impressed with the colour accuracy of the cameras and even on the Note screen
Samsung were well known for having a bit too much vibrancy that some disliked but now
It’s gotta be Video Enhancer I returned my iPhone XSMAX because it does not have Video Enhancer, like the Note 9 or S8+ or Note 10 Plus, co-workers all with iPhones always ask why my YouTube looks waaay better.
[doublepost=1566944859][/doublepost]Question for anyone who see this.
Is the Note 10 Plus 6.8” (non 5G) a 2 year phone ?
Can’t have had any serious interest in an iPhone if that’s the reason you returned it.
If you want good pics of people/pets indoors without natural light, you should download the pixel camera onto your note. Much more realistic photos in those situations. Look at the difference
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Which is which? I think both look really good.
So I was about to go to Best Buy and take advantage of their current promo, and then cancel my order with Samsung. Unfortunately, it seems the shortage in Canada is on the extreme side. Not a single unlocked Note 10+ at any Best Buy available. I honestly thought supply would not be an issue for the unlocked models. I mean, how many people are willing to pay $1500 outright? Obviously more than I ever thought would.
The 2nd one where the dogs face is closer is taken by the pixel. The first one the dogs fur on its face looks smoothed out or painted on.
Funny enough that I actually showed these photos to a couple of none tech friends and they couldn't decide which photo was better. So it could be that the problem is overblown and the masses don't really care about the beauty mode. I can clearly see the difference though and prefer the more natural pixel picture.
I think the second one is the Pixel app. Fur is clearer.
I did get some nice pics of my cat today. It took a bit of practice.
You bring up a good point about the fact that it might just be people like us that are over analyzing. I went back to my Google Photos last week and looked at all the photos I’ve taken over the last year, whether it was Samsung, Pixel, iPhone and when looking through them quickly I couldn’t really tell a difference at all and each of them were able to produce some amazing moments.
Ah cross posted. I am slow to put my posts up because I have to correct so many typos.