And optical zoom in such a thin device is just asking for problems, and reliability issues.
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Samsung Pokes Fun at iPhone 12 Pro Max's Lack of 100x Digital Zoom in New Ad
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And optical zoom in such a thin device is just asking for problems, and reliability issues.
Are you thinking about mechanical zoom? What other problems would we be asking for?
Periscope lenses solve the problem anyway. These will be great in 2022/2023
Even if this were an impressive feature, the cameras are good enough at this point for normies like me who don't need better. This is NOT a selling point. The difference between these two is so small.
Samsung, tell me how your phone makes my digital life more secure, more naturally integrated into my real life, and more useful all at the same time...yeah, didn't think so. You don't control the software on there, except you kinda do requiring a Sumsung account to use your phone. Also, how's Bixby doing?
Samsung, tell me how your phone makes my digital life more secure, more naturally integrated into my real life, and more useful all at the same time...yeah, didn't think so. You don't control the software on there, except you kinda do requiring a Sumsung account to use your phone. Also, how's Bixby doing?
I agree I would hardly ever use the zoom (impressive though it is), but even twice a year would be more than I use AR.
meanwhile iphone still doesnt have a pause button in video recording
And likely create new ones...
That from here. They 'move back and forth'? For how long? And what about 'you are holding it wrong', and 'bendgate'. How can Apple maintain the operation of sliding lenses in an iPhone?
Imagine trying to convince someone to buy your $1000 device based on the extra detail you may see on a picture of your grilled cheese sandwich
It’s ridiculous to say they were “poking fun” at anyone. They were simply highlighting how their new phone has a better zoom function than the iPhone. That seems fair to me.
wow.
so apparently there's a man who can hold a samsung phone dead still with like 0 vibration, while it is zoomed to 100%.
hell, it is almost impossible to do so even if the phone is secured to a reasonable quality tripod.
also, nice touch on the the jerky iphone12 zoom. guess what, i also zoom in on some of the photos with all my iPhones, but i never felt anything like this... so totally legit.
so apparently there's a man who can hold a samsung phone dead still with like 0 vibration, while it is zoomed to 100%.
hell, it is almost impossible to do so even if the phone is secured to a reasonable quality tripod.
also, nice touch on the the jerky iphone12 zoom. guess what, i also zoom in on some of the photos with all my iPhones, but i never felt anything like this... so totally legit.
The moonshot is pretty impressive...IF it actually works that well. Still not enough to get me to buy a Samsung phone, though.
Certainly. I’m just saying I will take an optical zoom over any “digital” zoom. But in the end anything more than 5x in a zoom incurs penalties in the lens design process and you’re already losing sharpness and clarity. Factor in a tiny sensor and it just has a lot of compromises. Good enough certainly for some but not for those who have gotten used to quality image files from dedicated devices.
I’m honestly getting tired of the new phones. All that’s new is camera stuff and I don’t use my phones to take professional grade images. Phones have gotten so boring sine iPhone 6.
Look at social media photos. Most phone users cannot take a good picture with a fixed lens. The pro side of things, small niche, could be a win.
yeah but this is macrumors. If apple does it, it's great. If anyone else does it, it's trying too hard, no one's ever going to use it etc.
Go ahead people, Hit the downvote button and prove my point even further.
I realize this is a fanboy site, but don't we want better for our iphones? Putting aside the "fake" 100x digital zoom, the Samsung 10x optical zoom is far better than anything Apple has in market (2.5x). People are commenting "sad", but that will change to "excited" when Apple finally catches up.
Low light photos on the Samsung Galaxy phones has been years head of the iPhone for a while, so it's not just "the phone is newer".
Ok, so I played with this feature on a friend’s phone, and it’s totally a joke. The photos are a smeary mess. They look so grainy and just aren’t good. I would like to see the 10x optical zoom on an iPhone, But at least Apple knows their limits on their digital zoom. I can replicate their 100x digital zoom by cropping my photos all the way down.
well you're right. we should get more zoom, and more importantly: better zoom. i have an iPhone 8 Plus (i know, it's from 2017) the zoom quality is so bad.
