Samsung Galaxy S4
Samsung showed off its swanky new super phone, the Galaxy S4, at a
London launch event, so I took the opportunity to take a deeper look at
some of the new camera features. I was only able to get a brief hands on
and wasn’t able to perform the usual tests I’d do for a camera, but I
had enough time to form a reasonable impression.
Hardware-wise, the sensor has been given a boost, jumping from the 8-megapixels you’ll get on the old Galaxy S3, up to 13-megapixels. It’s the software that’s seen the most additions though. The most unusual is Dual Shot.
It takes a photo with the front and rear cameras simultaneously, superimposing them on top of each other, apparently to “put you in the context of the photo”. At least, that’s what Samsung reckons, but frankly I’d rather just get into the picture myself.
Best Face takes multiple shots of a group of your friends, letting you select the best face each of them pulled from the series. It combines all your favourite faces into one image that hopefully shows everyone at their best.
This worked well in my hands on test. The helpful Samsung representatives pulled a variety of faces and I chose these as my favourites. Even at full screen, you’d be hard pressed to tell these were merged from two photos. Have a look at my version of this piece on CNET UK to see the sample shots.
For action scenes, Drama mode is worth checking out. It again takes multiple photos, but it combines them into a single image which tracks the action across the scene. The HTC One employs a similar feature which I found worked well in my tests, so I’m looking forward to taking Samsung’s version for a proper spin.
You’ll also find Sound & Shot, which pairs a still image with nine seconds of audio, a Cinemgram-style selective animation tool as well as the usual panorama, HDR and scene modes.
The phone goes on sale later this month, so keep your eyes fixed on CNET for more news and of course, the full review. In the meantime, watch the video above, read my full piece on CNET UK for more info and be sure to write your thoughts in the comments below.
[source:cnet]
Hardware-wise, the sensor has been given a boost, jumping from the 8-megapixels you’ll get on the old Galaxy S3, up to 13-megapixels. It’s the software that’s seen the most additions though. The most unusual is Dual Shot.
It takes a photo with the front and rear cameras simultaneously, superimposing them on top of each other, apparently to “put you in the context of the photo”. At least, that’s what Samsung reckons, but frankly I’d rather just get into the picture myself.
Best Face takes multiple shots of a group of your friends, letting you select the best face each of them pulled from the series. It combines all your favourite faces into one image that hopefully shows everyone at their best.
This worked well in my hands on test. The helpful Samsung representatives pulled a variety of faces and I chose these as my favourites. Even at full screen, you’d be hard pressed to tell these were merged from two photos. Have a look at my version of this piece on CNET UK to see the sample shots.
For action scenes, Drama mode is worth checking out. It again takes multiple photos, but it combines them into a single image which tracks the action across the scene. The HTC One employs a similar feature which I found worked well in my tests, so I’m looking forward to taking Samsung’s version for a proper spin.
You’ll also find Sound & Shot, which pairs a still image with nine seconds of audio, a Cinemgram-style selective animation tool as well as the usual panorama, HDR and scene modes.
The phone goes on sale later this month, so keep your eyes fixed on CNET for more news and of course, the full review. In the meantime, watch the video above, read my full piece on CNET UK for more info and be sure to write your thoughts in the comments below.
[source:cnet]
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