Over the weekend, a Reddit post from r/Android blew up across the tech sector trying to explain how Samsung was “disguised” that it could take pictures of the moon with its Galaxy S Ultra. . Did it seem to piss off everyone from an Apple critic to his Android devotees and many in between?
Here’s a quick TLDR:
Samsung’s last three Galaxy S Ultra phones are advertised as capable of taking pictures of the moon. In the post, u/ibreakphotos took a photo of the moon, scaled it down, applied a ‘gaussian blur’, then took a photo of the ‘moon’ on a monitor.
The problem comes when you look at how Samsung markets this as a real feature of its zoom lens. But there’s more going on here.
AI and machine learning
I don’t know much about how photos are processed, whether from smartphones or traditional cameras. But whether you own a Galaxy S23 Ultra, an iPhone 14 Pro Max, or a cheap Android phone, the images are processed.
Each phone manufacturer handles the image capture process slightly differently than the next. try, which gives more realistic results. Often on all phones, you may come across photos that look amazing in preview, only to find that the processing has completely ruined them.
Two different phones with the same camera hardware will not produce the same image due to on-device processing.
There’s a reason we see and read about AI and machine learning capabilities with every new processor launch. Some of these improvements have to do with being able to properly account for the different cameras that each phone is using.
It’s only in the last few years that we’ve seen more and more phones offering the ability to capture RAW photos. It’s supposed to discard all potential processing while retrieving information.
Same argument, different situation
A few years ago, Huawei was “caught in 4K” for what turned out to be a super-impressive image of the moon taken with the Huawei P30 Pro. It was considered one of the best phones for mobile photography at the time.
After many attempts to provide an explanation, and a ton of research done by the community, the overall conclusion was that it didn’t really matter. It is possible to land on the S23 Ultra.
but, Max Weinbach Thoughtfully pointed out, it’s not like Samsung hasn’t explained it yet. (opens in new tab) How mobile phones with 10-megapixel periscope lenses with 3x and 10x optical zoom are taking pictures of the moon. According to a Samsung Community post (translated), your phone “uses an AI deep learning model to indicate the presence or absence of the moon within the image and area (square box) as a result. Trained AI model We can detect regions of the moon even when images of other moons not used for training are inserted.”
The post goes on to confirm that (translated) “if the moon is obscured by clouds or other objects, planets other than the moon, or parts of the moon that are not visible from Earth, it is usually not recognized.” increase. So taking a picture of the moon on a clear night looks like an amazing feat.But if any Any Some types of clouds and other obstacles simply won’t be recognized and will just look like a big shiny ball in the photo.
It’s not great, but turn it off
The real question behind all this is whether it actually matters. As for the capabilities of the camera itself, no, I don’t think it matters.where is it To do The average consumer doesn’t know why some of the moon pictures turn out to be great (in perfect condition) and others look like crap, hence how the phone is marketed. It’s a problem.
It certainly feels a little misleading, but nothing was too much of a bang for Samsung to stop including it in their phones. You can file them together.
I just took this photo of Pluto on my Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus Pro Max pic.twitter.com/EbWmMAQH9kMarch 12, 2023
not like you offal Take a picture of the moon if you don’t want to.Samsung also allows you to turn off this feature as you can simply toggle scene optimizer off. As I was writing this, Samsung’s scene he noticed a description of the optimizer’s capabilities.
If you don’t need it, turn it off. And just because the Galaxy S23 Ultra isn’t the technology version of the Elder Wand doesn’t mean you have to burst someone else’s bubble.
absolute beast
If you’re looking for the best smartphone to buy in 2023, look no further than the Galaxy S23 Ultra. This phone has all the features and features you want, from a 200MP main camera to true multi-day battery life.
