Samsung’s Galaxy S24 family smartphones are here. They are faithful to their annual meeting with all of us. The arrival of the new Galaxy S24, S24+ and S24 Ultra signals the definitive start to the mobile phone series in preparation hit stores this year. Yes, many features of these terminals have been leaked in recent weeks, but many others have remained an absolute secret until now.

Whatever happens, as we will see, these smartphones come ready to fight at the highest range. And some of their features make them clearly stand out from previous models, especially the Galaxy S24 Ultra, which is the most ambitious of the three. This mobile phone will have to compete with the best from Apple, OPPO, Sony or Xiaomi, among many other brands, and in this fight you either give your best or you are lost. Let’s see what these mobile phones promise us in the field of photography and video.

Samsung Galaxy S24, S24+ and S24 Ultra: specifications

New hardware goes hand in hand with ProVisual Engine

Before examining the role played by software, especially artificial intelligence algorithms, in these mobile phones, I recommend you to take a look at the hardware of their cameras. front unit It is the same in all three terminals: Based on a 12-megapixel Dual Pixel sensor working in conjunction with an optic with f/2.2 aperture and 80-degree field of view. These specifications are primarily the same as those of similar terminals in the Galaxy S23 family. Still, I have nothing to object to.

Now let’s move on to the rear cameras. The ultra wide angle unit of the S24 and S24+ models offers us a 12-megapixel sensor that works hand in hand with optics with f / 2.2 aperture and 120-degree field of view. This hardware is theoretically very similar to what the Galaxy S23 and S23+ offered us last year with its ultra-wide-angle camera. The S24 Ultra, on the other hand, includes an ultra-wide-angle unit with exactly the same features, with a main camera equipped with a 200-megapixel sensor and optics with f / 1.7 aperture (nothing to object to its brightness). It has the same features as the similar camera in the S24 and S24+ models.

It’s time for telephoto lenses. The three Galaxy S24s offer us two cameras of this type, but one of the cameras included in the Ultra model differs from its “smaller” brothers. Galaxy S24 and S24+ are based on a stabilized telephoto lens equipped with a 50-megapixel sensor and f/1.8 aperture optics. There is nothing to object to a priori. However, the Galaxy S24 Ultra replaces this telephoto lens with a unit equipped with a 50-megapixel sensor and an optic with an aperture of f/3.4 put one in our hand zoom 5x optical. It would be interesting to test it thoroughly to evaluate its quality.

The second telephoto lens is the same on all three mobile phones. It includes a 10-megapixel sensor working with optics with an aperture of f/2.4 and a 36-degree field of view, giving us zoom 3x optical. An interesting note before moving forward: the SoC of the S24 and S24+ is a Samsung Exynos 2400 chip, while that of the S24 Ultra is Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. In the area we’re interested in in this article, this means you have an ISP. Since they are different, we will do our best to evaluate their impact on the photography performance of these mobile phones when we analyze them (in this article we explain what the function of this SoC component is).

Finally, let’s move on to the software. Artificial intelligence algorithms have been available on mobile phones for many years, but they are becoming more relevant with each new generation. The Galaxy S24 family proves this. The heart of the photo software on these three smartphones ProVisual EngineAccording to Samsung, it is nothing more than a set of tools equipped with artificial intelligence, aimed at putting more creative options in the hands of users and improving the quality of our snapshots (especially in the most unfavorable shooting scenarios).

The night mode on the Galaxy S24 Ultra, called ‘Nightography’ by Samsung, makes use of 1.4 µm photodiodes on the main camera sensor. In fact, this sensor is 60% larger than the similar camera on the Galaxy S23 Ultra. But after taking a snapshot in low ambient light conditions, AI processing is responsible for minimizing noise, correcting colors, and recovering the highest level of detail possible on all three Galaxy S24s. We’re looking forward to putting this shooting mode to the test to see if it truly represents a significant advance over the capabilities of similar handsets in the Galaxy S23 family.

In any case, in these mobile phones artificial intelligence is not only involved in the post-processing of our images; It also interferes with the editing tools that Samsung offers us to retouch our photos. Function Edit Suggestion recommends us Which tweaks are worth introducing? on a specific snapshot Productive Editing Using a generative AI algorithm, it allows us to fill parts of the background of any photo with objects that are not there. One last note: the path Super HDR Before activating the electronic shutter, it shows us a preview of the photo we are about to take.

Artificial intelligence (now more than ever) comes to the rescue of video

When we’re about to record video with one of the new Galaxy S24s, the SoC’s ISP is responsible for analyzing the stream of images we’ve collected in real-time to minimize noise. This recording strategy is associated with both the front camera and the main camera of the rear module. Additionally, an artificial intelligence algorithm detects the natural movement of the person recording and separates it from the movements of the people appearing in the images.

This “smart” feature is useful, at least on paper, for reducing noise and increasing detail, especially when recording video in low ambient light. In conclusion, a final note: the vehicle Instant Slow Motion allows us create additional frames It is based on a meticulous analysis of the original frames to help us achieve higher quality slow-motion videos with a higher level of detail. It doesn’t sound bad at all. We really want to test this technology extensively.

don’t miss MWC Barcelona 2024 (#MWC24)The world’s largest and most influential connectivity event, organized by GSMA in Barcelona Between 26 – 29 February 2024.

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