s24 Ultra Image quality

[Serenejay]

As a photographer & pixel peeper, coming from the s21 Ultra to the s24 Ultra, I'm very disappointed in the camera.

• Dng files that aren't genuine Raw files 

• Poor subject separation. E.g., Focused subjects look like a flat oil painting as opposed to popping from the background. Edges of subjects are noisy.

• Sub par image quality with excess noise, colour banding and aggressive unwelcome post processing. 

The device is good otherwise, but the Camera needs serious attention. 

Samsung 🙏 Please keep working to improve this Flagship's camera

[Star_girl]

Weeks ago I saw threads on here saying there is a problem with the gradient colours on this phone. I didn't think that's something very important, but the gradient colours are not smooth in pictures, it's even visible when you take a picture of a blue sky. And in general where there is solid colour in picture and a bit of shadow or whatever makes the gradient look artificial like an old TV game from the 90's. I have said it many times, because of this software I would chose this phone any day, but the camera needs to be improved seriously, although it takes nice pictures, it's not working as expected.

[Serenejay]

The same colour gradient issue is visible on the display also, if you go landscape on YouTube, either side of the video will show gradient issues as it dynamically changes colour.

I do wonder why a lot of reviewers haven't pointed this out, the general consensus is that these things are all deal breakers, for photography at least.

[Star_girl]

I wasn't bothered about it although it's visible when browsing social media, but it's disappointing to see it in pictures.

[Serenejay]

My heart sank the first image I took unboxing.

The only reason I'm holding out is Samsung listen to user feedback & there are 7 years support 🤷

[Reylob]

The camera has plenty room for improvements. Saying that, this is a common occurrence every year at launch time.

The S22 series got a huge upgrade on January for the camera on top of the monthly one. So, Samsung will continue to improve camera performance.

I have found that the quality could be excellent with great light conditions, but it could also be horrendous. There is a lack of consistency when it comes to the quality of the pictures. Photo mode can kill all the detail and have a disproportionate amount of noise. Portrait mode, can show incredible amount of detail.

The Raw format is too Raw 🤣, it needed a bit more cooking. I have had issues opening them with Darktable and Rawtherapy. Saying that, the format from the Camera Pro mode is different from the Expert Raw app. I was able to open a raw file from the Pro mode but not from Expert Raw and it was not very usable.

The silver line is that there are good probabilities that Samsung will improve the camera performance.

[Serenejay]

I've noticed if you hold the camera steady, it can alternate between the horrendous quality you mention and average quality. It's as though the camera has a mind of its own and is switching between some ai mode

[JohnnyWishbone]

I have come from the S23u to the S24u and my initial thoughts were the S23u was generally the better of the two in terms of taking pictures. Since the latest software update, I still wish I had kept hold of the S23u, as the 24 isn't very consistent and to me the 5x zoom (with cropping) isn't as good as the 23's optical 10x.
However the 24 can produce some good photos with the 5x, but again this can be hit and miss.
Portraits can also be hit and miss, with too much of the area being blurred out and hair not being as defined as it was on the 23.

I really do hope Samsung release further software updates to address the camera, as this phone deserves so much more.

[Star_girl]

I keep praising the Note 20 Ultra for the quality of the pictures, but it was close to perfection in terms of framing any pictures, it was helping me take the picture but with this phone I feel I am helping it to take a picture in good frame.

[Star_girl]

Also, the Camera Assistant App needs an update. It seriously warps pictures. All pictures.

I keep taking pictures with the Note 20 Ultra and the S24U from the same position and using same camera settings, and every time the Note 20 Ultra has better framing. S24U has better colours and better light etc but the framing is way better on the Note 20 Ultra.