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Phones Samsung Galaxy S20 / S20+ / S20 Ultra
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Cameras get WAY more expensive than $1400....hell a lens is easily more than that.
The phone is $1400, and the camera within it cost Samsung ~ $110 out or ~$550 to make. Assuming the 3x markup as we see on the phone, the camera is ~= a $330 camera. I think people need to realize this.
Smartphone pictures, combined with computational photography, render pictures that are typically unnatural for a real camera. You just don't get photos where everything is in focus with a later of hdr applied. Hell...your eyes don't work that way either, though you brain helps you there.
The ultra camera needs some updates, but it functions ways more like a traditional camera. It seems that that is now considered weird on the age of Instagram and ML based photography.
Whoa! For a moment there I thought you had reposted my cat! But my kitty has blacker patches. On the S20 the fur isn't exactly blurry but it's softened sometimes compared to what my 11 Pro does with it. It's almost like a Kitty beauty mode. IPhone used to do this kind of flattening of light reflecting off of surfaces and it caused subtle details to be lost. Pixel was the first phone whose camera let light kind of play off of surfaces. The results are beautiful. But this last iteration of iPhone camera software now let's more light reflections stay in the finished photo.The detail on the 108 megapixel is fantastic but weird how his fur is blurred before his face. I know most people wouldn't notice this but just weird that it does this.
They should keep going and going. I don’t think I’ll meet a phone that’s too big for me 🤣🤣🤣
Same here.....by the time I do all the adjustments of my kids or dogs or whatever the subjects is...i probably missed my perfect shot....
They should keep going and going. I don’t think I’ll meet a phone that’s too big for me
You have a handbag so you’re good lol
Burst mode has been working really well for those shots for me. It's a pain to sort through the burst shots and delete the ones you don't need but it works well.
They should keep going and going. I don’t think I’ll meet a phone that’s too big for me
LOOOL! I used to say this but I think I have almost reached my limit, the S20 Ultra is about right though, what helps is that it’s narrower, I think the Note20+/Ultra will be the very limit for me as it will probably be wider.
Still a lovely picture though. I like the colours. They are so vibrant.The detail on the 108 megapixel is fantastic but weird how his fur is blurred before his face. I know most people wouldn't notice this but just weird that it does this.
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The zoom lens is so tempting. I’m trying to hold out until the note 20. And at least then I will have a good idea about what Apple has up it’s sleeve. I’ve put up without split screen apps, pencil support and a Dex like feature for years but if they don’t improve the optical zoom then I’ll have to consider the note 20, despite the ecosystem.
Well folks, it's been a good 2 day run with the Ultra. I actually planned on keeping it longer but I won a free iPhone 11 Pro from a YouTube giveaway. No joke. So if I'm getting an iphone for free I might as well just stick to that.
Good luck to everyone with this phone. It's a great device. Needs some camera help and I hope software fixes it.
Good luck to everyone with this phone. It's a great device. Needs some camera help and I hope software fixes it.
Jon Rettinger. My favorite for a long time now. I never win anything so I thought for sure it was a scam when I was notified yesterday but it's legit!
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the 108mp main lens a regular wide angle and not telephoto?
The benefit of good smartphone cameras is that they're always with you to quickly take good pics. If people were so serious they were doing all these calculations, they'd use a proper dslr/mirrorless camera.
It's not unreasonable to expect a good, in focus shot 9 times out of 10 with how much smartphones now cost.
Nevermind I never win anything, I dont even know anybody in real life who ever wins anything! 😂
64mp main sensors, better zoom, bigger battery and 120hz all likely to happen on next iPhone. So yeah worth waiting
At least now you can say you've talked to a guy at the forums that won something!Nevermind I never win anything, I dont even know anybody in real life who ever wins anything!
Thanks! Haha I thought about it but I always end up going back to iPhone so I thought it was a sign to just use iPhone and return the Ultra for full price.Congrats! That's pretty awesome.
P.s. you should sell it and keep the Ultra.
Can you ask Jon to dig a bit deeper so you can have the max version? 😂
The camera really is awesome for stills and slow moving objects.
These are the wild Mustangs hanging out by a creek bed cooling off. They are about 100 yards away. I could not have gotten these shouts with my Pixel 4XL or 11 Pro Max but the S20ULTRA did great
These are the wild Mustangs hanging out by a creek bed cooling off. They are about 100 yards away. I could not have gotten these shouts with my Pixel 4XL or 11 Pro Max but the S20ULTRA did great
The 108 is the primary camera but it also has a telephoto camera with 48 mp folded and cropped lenses.
Well...there is no mention on the specs or Samsung website of auto focus/calibration or optical image stabilisation so you are on your own if you try to take a distance shots
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So if you have shaky hands the image will be blurred.
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I would closely inspect camera settings on the ultra.
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According to my email I win stuff daily LOL
Damn, the camera in the Ultra is awesome. Now the rumour is, the Fold 2 is not getting this camera, so I'm most likely getting the Note20. Hopefully the Note20 is the same size as the Ultra.