The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Review for Photographers
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After several days with the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, Chris and Jordan have their full review! Find out how the cameras, Samsung AI and video features performed in California. Rental equipment provided by The Camera Store
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0:00 - Intro
3:50 - Cameras
7:04 - Interface
8:19 - AI Features
13:05 - Lenses vs Resolution
15:30 - Video Performance
21:32 - Image Quality
25:06 - Conclusion - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
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FYI: The S Pen is a great tool for taking photos. I love having a remote to take photos. I use it a lot when taking photos from a moving vehicle, where I can keep a steady hand and not move the camera by pushing the shutter button on the phone to take a photo. It's also great when taking a selfie. You can hold the phone at arms length and use the S Pen to take the photo instead of trying to hit the shutter button with the same hand holding the phone. Try it, you may really like it!
for years u could trigger selfie countdown by showing the palm ofhand
@@girlsdrinkfeckbut if you’re far away you can’t see if it’s working and sometimes it didn’t recognize your palm or some devices don’t have that features but most samsung device has that.
Thanks Karen
nice tip!
19:12 TURN OFF "AUTO LENS SWITCHING"! That "feature" completely destroys image quality because instead of using the optical zoom, it'll sometimes use the main sensor and digitally zoom.
The S-Pen is a perfect tool to remotely take a shot with the camera app, so actually a perfect tool for Photography.
Yeah I use it all the time when the phones on a tripod.
Yeah that was a huge miss for Chris. The S-Pen is a wireless remote for photography or begin video recording. I use it frequently for impromptu family/group shots on my Note 20 Ultra.
This feature has been there since Note 9
I definitely enjoy using the pen as a remote trigger but I mostly use the voice command for that.
I also use it for that purpose on my Note 10+ quite often - you can also zoom with a gesture using the s-pen, at lease on my note. I guess it is there on the S24 ultra as well. And apart from photography it has a lot of nice uses (not counting my young daughter painting with it...).
I wonder why Samsung does not mention any of ti nowadays.
Thanks for having me in the video🎉 until the next smartphone event🙏🏿
Follower here ❤ love from india sir
The crossover I never expected but I'm glad to see :)
I saw your face and gone. ha ha ha.... I subscribed your channel yesteraday.
Thanks for being a great model! Nice to meet you in person!
Love your camera comparison video too! ❤
Motioncam is offering raw video, software prores , mcrawlog hevc 8 bit and 10 bit (live in next update). I would suggest people to try it on their Androids even old ones if they got a snapdragon processor!
Thanks for recognising the project!
+1 to this!
23:50 this is a MASSIVE game changer for me... I love long exposure photography and have always needed to use things like sunglasses to serve as ND filters. this is amazing.
Dang it, I waited certain day/night time to take shots like that w/o using any filters on my Note8/S21Ultra. Like waking up at 4AM to do some seashore shots to get that effect.
Ahhhhhh sunglasses as an nd, that's so smart!
best review hands down. portrait shots are the most important for me. and the s24 ultra portrait mode looks absolutely sick!
Thanks for the thorough and honest photo and video camera review, guys!
Really like you're using the A9 III for video. Great to see something longer-form done with this new camera.
Hahahahaha
What I found with the S23U is that you don't need Night mode for taking night shots, and that you in fact get better photos from just shooting standard, main lens, photo mode. It gives you a longer exposure anyways, and stabilizes it just the same as the night mode.
Agreed! Same experience in many nighttime situations.
Wow, great video. Greatest I have seen on the topic.
The camera is always such an interesting thing with samsung at launch. There's always an update that comes along shortly after that makes it better. I'm hoping for great things from this phone.
Portrait mode looks excellent, more than passable for general uses.
hey Peta thank u for this Video it was what i wanted!!!, i alredy pre-ordered mine 1TB and cant wait to take it to my hands
One thing to remember with video is to go into the advanced tab under video settings and enabling 'high bitrate'. Gives significantly higher image quality and larger file sizes.
S Pen stylus is super handy just the truly handy thing go under the radar usually. My favourite and most used feature is the translate feature when you hover over anything on screen (even works with youtube videos or photos) and it is translated. Also there is an spen mmagnifier, also very handy in apps where you cant zoom into something, you hover over the part you want to magnify in a popup. Quick note is also i use a lot, that without unlocking the device you just pop out the pen and you can jot down things...
It's also very handy for taking remote photos. I pop my phone on the side for a selfie and use the s pen to remotely take the picture without having to touch the phone. Also great for family shots as well.
Awesome Review you guys!!! Thank you for this impressive coverage 🙌 Now Following!!
Looking at this video and also the one from Pixel 8 Pro and the DSLR to iphone comparison I see that you finally did what I have been missing for years: honest reviews of smartphone cameras from a photographer (and videographers) perspective, looking at aspects that are relevant for photography with a solid background on "real" cameras. This is what to date no review, be it on websites, dead trees or youtube did. I also liked that you took the effort to really shoot interesting scenes and subjects that actually show each mode and focal length for what it is useful for - and not like 99% or reviewers: point camera out the window and shoot the front yard and then begin to pixel peep the ugly results.
So many thanks for your really helpful reviews, I gave them a thumbs up and subscribed your channel and look forward to more interesting stuff.
I actually ordered the S24 Ultra now - have the feeling that the iPhone 15 Pro max is substantially better camera wise, but since I am locked in the Android Ecosystem I took the second best choice (for me). And I actually do love the S-Pen and Dex!
Unfortunately, im in the same boat. First time I've seen this year that camera is better (iPhone) and Price for the same specs it's Lower (iPhone). I've been Android user since Galaxy S3, but this year.. This year iphones seems pretty tempting to me
Thanks for an excellent review.
Excellent review!
Awesome!!! A video from my favourite camera channel of my favourite smartphone brand! 👏👏👏👏🔥
You can use the pen as a remote shutter! I love that!
If they kept the same functionality as the S23 Ultra, you can also wave at the camera for selfies and it does a 4 second countdown.
You've been able to do that since at least the Note 10. I loved that feature.
@@DalPalWXMan Nice!
@@nickthaskater Sweet! I'm probably going to buy it. My current phone is S9 Plus. I keep my phones for as long as possible so I will enjoy the supposed 7 years of guaranteed updates and the remote shutter.
And we can remove background people easily by doing it the pro way. It'll be perfect with the flip phone and we can use that as a tripod.
Thank you for your honest review.
Thank you good job to explaining everything
Thanks for the honest review. Real time reviews instead of Samsung unpacked reviews are always better
The Samsung gallery app is a big winner along with the SPen. I recently switched to a Motorola phone and I really miss the Samsung Gallery app - the image eraser function which is kinda buried within the editing functions is unbelievably good. The video editing functions to trim and crop the aspect ratio is also underated vs overall ease of use.
The only thing Samsung has goofed on, is removing the ability to use any image as a sticker - made putting people's faces into memes easy as pie.
Smart select to create gifs is easier with the SPen to frame what you are looking to capture and because the SPen is essentially a mouse, you can press play in TH-cam and then "click" record with the SPen on the screen
I saw a recent video review of the S24 where they were pulling subjects out of photos and turning them into stickers.
How is it compared to the excellent low light of the pixel 8 pro?
Great review, camera features may be playing catch up but overall id say its still a top notch choice for a flagship phone.
The best camera review so far!
how does the camera compare to Samsung Galaxy S23? I just had my S21stolen on vacation and need to replace it, is it worth the money to get the S24? I want it as a camera for travelling and zoom for filming video at football matches and concerts...
Thanks for the review.
Thank you very much guys. Please do a comparison with the software at launch. The update should come on 23rd.
Which encoder would you recommend for filming, aiming for the best image quality in 4K videos at 30 FPS for TH-cam, such as for a travel video?
I know that the H.265 encoder is claimed to offer the same quality as H.264 but with half the required data. However, I prefer H.264 encoding because the decoding of H.265 data significantly extends the editing time in my editing software. Personally, I don't mind that it consumes more data, as editing time and compatibility are more important to me.
Currently, I am confident that I would exclusively use the H.264 standard (bitrate around 48,000 kbits).
However, there is an additional parameter in the advanced video settings for HEVC (H.265) called "High Bitrate Videos." Enabling this option provides a bitrate of around 80,000 - 90,000 kbits when recording with H.265, almost twice as high as H.264 or H.265 (without selecting higher bitrate).
How can this be, and is the image quality significantly better? Unfortunately, I cannot perceive any difference in image quality myself. If the image quality were truly much better, I would even consider switching from H.264 to H.265 (High Bitrate) and accept the poorer compatibility and convenience in the editing software for it.
Great that you are getting into smartphone photography. And the S24 Ultra did some improvements but still lacks behind with its 3x tele camera for portraits (thats imho far more usable)
So far the best for portraits I saw is the Oppo Find X6 Pro.
I hope you are also checking out the other phones besides Apple, Google & Samsung as they according to my tests and Dx0mark seem to be even better
😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤❤😅
Hey there. I have an S22 ultra and S23 ultra that I use for filming run and gun in the woods. The 10x optical is a godsend. I also use my S23 for Civil Air Patrol and love being able to punch in and swap between camera zooms when filming objects in flight without having to stop and start. Does the S24 do something different?
Cheers
Rick
It gives natural tone and background details. Overall, it perfoms better.
Reflection and remaster are options in the photo editor. They've been there for years - they aren't new features. Select the "four square" icon snd select object eraser to manually use those features.
I came here to say this
I appreciate the heads up. I did find it. It still doesn’t work well at all but it’s there.
@@niccollsvideo yep, agreed on the efficacy or lack thereof. It looks exactly the same on the S24 as it did on my Note 10. The whole "AI" push here by Samsung is nothing but marketing BS, frankly.
Thank you for talking about Expert Raw
I'm current running the p30 pro and love the image quality and leica cameras.. I'm torn whether to switch to Samsung s24 ultra (or S23) or the pixel 8 pro... I mainly use my camera for basic family shots but all low light gig photos. Which would you recommend I edge towards? Thanks
I'm in the same situation and also struggling to make a choice.
Nice one review man 🤝
Hey Jordan, at 16:56 you mentioned Motion Cam, would it be possible to get a comparison between using that app with the S24 and the apple log on the iPhone? Would love to hear your take :)
Would love to see your take on the Xperia 1 v or pro-i especially in comparison to the phones you already reviewed in terms of photography/videography, since Sony's approach is quite different than phones and more in sync with traditional cameras.
dream phone 😢
you earned a sub btw :)
your video is inspiring and i like your personality thats why i subbed :)))
Hi guys, love the video as always (even though I have no interest in this mobile phone), however one comment would be that sometimes your framing and backdrop can be a bit boring; maybe you could find like a giant metal sculpture to like put in the background or use to frame Chris in some way?
Would love to see what you think of the Xiaomi 14 Ultra when it's released in a couple of months as a lot of the things you call out I think are fixed in the 12s Ultra I have, let alone the improvements they're looking to make in the 14 Ultra (judging by what's in the 14pro) - that is if they're doing a global release.
Xiaomi and vivo are 2 gens ahead.
Cant use samsung or apple anymore. They are so processed
Be great to see you guys review the OnePlus Open
I'd really love to see you guys test the video capability on this using motioncam, let's see what kind of raw video this is capable of. Or ProRes
I've been getting stunning results on s22
Would love to see that as well!
Although it only shows up in one shot, I hope you guys are doing a review of both the 28 and 35 Thypoch lenses. Especially interested in the 28!
You really ought to do a camera comparison with the OnePlus Open. It has some AMAZING cameras 📸 In a lot of cases I find OnePlus Open images more pleasing than my S23 Ultra, and I'm speaking as a professional photographer. Looking forward to more reviews of the S24 Ultra!
Just wanted to check: when the video description says its using the internal audio, that means you're recording with the phone's built in mic even though the host is also wearing an external mic (i assume as a backup), right?
Thanx for a great overview review. I'm in the process of getting a replacement of my P30 pro and would love to know how the Samsung compares to the P60 pro.
Nice video❤ those protraits look really good😯 definitely will go head to head with iPhone 15pm protrait mode
The s23 already beats the 15 pro in portrait mode
@@nicholasd.zalevich6027no it doesn't and I own both
Why do people care about fake portrait.
1 inch sensor phones trash everything with natural bokkeh. No stitching issues. Just really good pictures.
@@Granturion true😅 buh most don't go nit picking and looking for details & stuff🤷🏽♀️. most people just want something eye pleasing an ready to post on social media..and that's just something Samsung is very good at..🌝.. I looking forward to xiaomi 14ultra and honor magic 6 pro.. had the mi 11 ultra and that phone was insane💯
Hi. I have S23U, and my complain is that when I record 4k video, the colors look oversaturated and washed out. Would you confirm if colors are more natural when recording video with S24U?
6:16 omg if I had seen this out of context I would swear that photo was taken with a high quality mirrorless camera. Impressive!
Question: will it better to just stick with 200MP on the mode and let the phone decide on the max MP to use when you use different lenses instead of just stick 12MP mode for all lenses?
This video was way better than I expected.
Hello, I have a question: do gray and titanium gray have different shades or are they the same colors? regular gray is probably lighter, am I right?
You mentioned Samsung is king for video on Android but have you reviewed Pixel Boost video on the Pixel 8 pro? Does that put the Pixel ahead of the Samsung for video? Or even beat the iPhone?
Would you recommend this for watch ⌚ photos. How does it handle macros
Question, can you use flash on ultrawide camera on taking photos?
Overall a pretty great video. Only thing is it says it is for photographers but then they do a lot of talking about all the other features and basically down playing them in my opinion. No one saying the phone is perfect and yes some of the new features will eventually come to other Androids and even Apple at some point mainly speaking of the Google features as Google is pretty much on any and every phone. But isn't that all phones. Pretty much any feature on a new upcoming phone will eventually be coming to other new and upcoming phones and even trickle down to some of the older models. The thing is it is new for this phone now so it is the first to have the feature which is the case with most new features okay so therefore the S-Pen is a nice feature that only it has and most other phones will probably never have
Great review with more detail about the camera and photography app. Samsung does not specify any sensor size detail for the new 5X 50MP sensor which is annoying. The rumours are Sony IMX8xxx series but it would be good to know the sensor size. The iPhone 15PMax 5X tele can produce some decent images but you can tel its just a small 12MP sensor. I was hoping for something more from Samsung in the S24U but it does appear to be a modest, incremental upgrade. Still buying one though to upgrade from my S22U!
The "new" features of Expert RAW you talk about are already existent in the S23 Ultra.
I don't know if they've kept this feature in video mode, but with the S23 Ultra, the phone is capable of recording 360 audio when pairing Galaxy Buds2 Pro with the device.
I use it on my 21 ultra
Hey
Is it good for uploading videos on social media without compression like iPhone ? I'm considering this phone to make contents.
I heard Samsung collaboration with third party application like instagram and Snapchat.
Have you uploaded anything on Instagram yet in full quality without compression ?
Please tell me, i have already booked this phone instead of iphone just because of multiple features available like switching camera, and pause my video, and director view.
Looking forward to reply from your side.
Thank you
The s24 hasnt been released yet in stores. Samsung usually pushes an update on the day the phone ships out to majority of people making notable improvements. I went to the galaxy experience store here in NY and my s23 ultra takes better photos majorty of the time when compared to the s24 ultra, but thatll definitely change once the offical release update rolls out
Since the s23 ultra went downhill with oneui6 i really dont wanna update anymore 😂
Yes Dream on thinking they could do some magical stuff. There has only been minor things like adding even more sharpness wich fool people who don't care or know anything about cameras or editing.
BTW.. We been able to switch back and forth between the lenses while recoding video for a few years now.. At least since the S22 Ultra. And it's always been a nice transition. Not sure if it's because I always record on 60 fps. 🤷🏼♀️
this is the best review yet
Does it have dual frequency GNSS ? It is not yet on the GPSTest page.
Great video. So it still suffers from variable frame rate? That has caused me serious frustration. If you see any of my exploring videos filmed with my s22 Ultra it is ao obvious when mixed with other cameras. Also thought audio sounded worst than on my 22 ultra... Hope im wrong. Just pre ordered 😂
Is tracking AF still missing in 50MP mode?
Is there still no human/animal eye detect AF?
Awesome to see that Samsung phones can now create force fields. I always knew Star Trek was based in reality.
One of the best camera reviews
The S pen can be used as a remote control for taking photos. Try it, I find it really useful
The A9III video is gorgeous 😍😍
Any idea what posting to Instagram quality is like pls? Has it improved?
Fantastic video
Having used phones with glass and aluminum backs, I far prefer polymer backs for devices. They offer superior grip without a case and are not as prone to sliding out of one's hand or pocket at inopportune times without adding the bulk and weight of a textured case.
I've just got this phone and the back is a matt finish glass that almost feels like suede it's so grippy.
you can actually try and force the remove reflection and remaster like in the past
Chris and Jordan you guys need to try videos on some of the Sony IMX 989 sensor touting smartphones!
best review out there
My question is how does it compare to the Sony Xperia series? Currently rocking the Xperia 1 Mark 3
Love my Sony Xperia 1 Mark III for photo and sound, great external memory too, and excellent Sony camera software.
Crazy how all this great work is only 177k subs, still day job needed count. not fair
Great review, explanation on point 👌🏼
Just have one question. Is there are reason that the S23 Ultra can't switch lenses when recording in 4k/60? I mean the chipset is more than capable
@@dmarable79 I'm talking about optical zoom, not digital
What does portrait mode on the Ultra 24 default to pixel wise?
Please tell us about the macro camera capability, is it better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 10?
What kind of lense do you use to shot these video? Kinda like to buy it..
This was shot on the Sony 24-70mm F2.8 GM II and 70-200 F2.8 GM II. Both are stunning!
- Jordan
Is the corner of the Ultra version uncomfortable in your palm, especially when using it with one hand taking photos ?
Can you please report what's the BIT RATE in 8K there and if the option HIGH BIT RATE can be activated in S24 Ultra's camera?
Correction, though: it's not changing lenses when you select 200 megapixel and then you zoom, it's doing a horrible digital crop zoom: th-cam.com/video/op-XfhAF6Bg/w-d-xo.htmlfeature=shared&t=869 ; you can test this by covering up the main 200MP sensor and you'll see that it's using that lens for all the shots at 200MP+zoom. The UI really needs improvement. It's crazy how many shots you miss because you can't change lenses after selecting 50MP or 200MP because it locks out the other lenses. They need an option for just "Max resolution" vs 200MP or 50MP. Also, please bring back the video recording "second button" so that I can quickly grab a video without needing to change modes.
The generative fill isn't good for removing, fairly certain that erase object option also uses ai to fill it, it just doesn't full on replace it with something new
I'm still shocked that most "photographers" don't gravitate to the Sony phones where all the computational stuff is thrown out and just good AF and base files (with an actual shutter button) are key. Shows me that even photographers want an "easy" solution for snapshots.
It has a "raw" mode which seems to do something similar
How do you find the rest of the phone? My impression was always that while Sony has an excellent camera (as expected), everything else about it is lackluster. Have also heard less than stellar things about updates and support for older models (which I can believe).
I think ill wait for the s25 ultra. Sticking w s23 ultra.❤
There is a software update coming on the 23rd January to fix a lot of camera bugs & other issues.
Would be nice if manufacturers shipped finished rather than half-baked products, though
Totally agree. They have plenty of time to fine tune & tweak the product before release. It should be good to go from day 1. 👍@@yawningmarmot
@michaeljk555
That's not how tech companies operate. Internal marketing teams overpromise, bigwigs love the timeline and sign off, then the tech teams have to scramble to meet the press date of release. It's been this way forever, against consumer and developer sentiment, unlikely to ever change.
This was my number one gripe working in big tech companies. "Scrambling" caused health and family issues. People create these devices, and they sacrifice a lot to get them in the hands of consumers.
Ha, I was wondering what happened to you guys? Well, I have the S24 Ultra on pre-order, delivery date 02/02/24. Excited to upgrade from my S20 Ultra. Sad about no memory expansion, however, I'm using about 209 GBs out of my 384 GBs after 4 years. I think I should be ok with 512 GBs over the next 3-5 years. I wanted 1 TB of storage, but it's not available for pre-order in my region, just 256 and 512. Now, from what I understand, this is not a big leap from Samsung S23 Ultra in performance in features (A.I coming to the S23). Coming from a Note, S10-21, the upgrade will be noticeable.
what would you guys buy then - s24 ultra or ip15 pro max? i will be traveling a lot this year and i want to have the best souvenirs. i will use it mainly for photos, videos and default apps like instagram, x, messenger
It would be nice to match the latest Xperia (with pro modes, S-Cinetone, etc) with the A9 III, and then compare all other phones with it.
I'd like to know how to get my samsung ultra to take low light shots with realistic colors. It makes shots taken at night outside look like they were taken during daylight. Any advice?
Glad they fixed the shutter lag
why dont you guys test oppo find x7 ultra and honor magic 6 pro or vivo x100 pro?
Stylus is fine. But I miss the IR port that I have in Note4 and use it a lot for TV/projectors, air conditioning remote, camera remote etc. Also audio Jack is basic thing that should be in any phone. And other thing is user replaceable battery. So the Galaxy Note 4 was the last one having all these features... and I still use it.
Cameras and lenses on phone are just toys, I prefer to carry Olympux XZ-2 or Stylus1s everywhere unless I have DSLR or M4/3 with me.
Yup note 4 had it all. Heartrate monitor as well. So nice to have it all in one phone. Then samsung became greedy and removed all that while increasing the price.
You didn't talk about the new director view mode where you can shoot with 2 rear cameras on 4K at the same time.
Whoah that’s sick