Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Camera vs Full Frame Pro Camera

How do the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra's 50 megapixel Raw files compare to the Raw files from a 45 megapixel full frame camera? In this video we compare and contrast several different landscape photography raw photos taken with both the Samsung S24 Ultra and the Nikon Z7II. We compare the images side by side in Adobe Lightroom and I give my thoughts on how these two cameras perform. Enjoy!
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CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
01:47 - In Lightroom
02:36 - Samsung 5x Lens Photos
04:31 - Underexposure Test
07:48 - Overexposure Test
08:56 - ISO Comparisons 5x Lens
11:58 - Samsung 1x Lens Photos
15:53 - Shadow Boost 1x Lens
16:45 - ISO Comparisons 1x Lens
18:00 - Final Thoughts
#samsung #s24ultra #photography

[@radistrumin]

People nowadays forget that in the and of day this is a PHONE. Just appreciate what an amazing quality photos you are able to make with a phone!

[@photonik-luminescence]

Thing is, it really is mind blowing how good phones are. Obviously when boundaries must be pushed, the phones quality becomes Morecambe obvious. For me, a external camera is essential since astrophotography is photography of stellar objects using a telescope so camera choice is important. External cameras and cameras in general beat phones (dur to the mountinf system to lens). In the worst case, people brag about their fake x100 time zoom S23 and it is annoying and ridiculous but what ever.

[@Arcticfox7]

It's not a phone, far from it. It's a super compact, powerful computer

[@harendotesabydos4619]

It is more a text computer then a phone. I don't see so many people who use this thing as a phone nowadays.

[@SpiritWolf209]

Yes, the fact that the it is a phone is amazing. Let's also not forget that the phone is about $1,000 less than the camera.

[@xWrongButtonx]

@OP, Nah, it's not just a phone, with a price tag of 1500€, it has to be more than a phone, to justify the cost of owning.

[@downlink_x]

Nice comparison. Finally someone who takes almost 1:1 identical shots for the comparison. Good work!

[@elestudiodebuenavista628]

Yeah, I haven't seen someone do such a well-done 1:1 comparison. This guy did a 💯 job. Most people out there who compares cameras to this phone just shows a side by side with no zoom on the photos to show the detail in both cameras.

[@n123v]

Российский обозреватель «Филл» делал тоже самое на ютубе пару месяцев назад) Nikon vs несколько телефонов.

[@ajnazatahm]

Agreed, nice and straight forward. Would love one of these a year. And would prefer comparisons with less phone software processing on the image, like the optional AI processing on the Samsung. I’m excited to see the day phone cameras truly can compete with DSLRs, maybe with just a lens adaptor added 😁

[@EddoWagt]

@@ajnazatahm I don't think that's going to happen without a lot of AI processing, in the end it's simply physics that limit the smaller sensors

[@Nahan_Boker94]

Agreed a lot of comparison clearly unfair since the camera is using a lens that no smartphone ever had, better angles on camera or the one who compared it have zero photography skills lol

[@largon2008]

To be comparing any phone with the capability of going against a real camera is just mind blowing to me. Great job!

[@CLtech05]

I second this@@Globetrotter-1

[@bb-ioan]

@@Globetrotter-1 compared to the Sony A7 IV, it does suck :)

[@vashirvadam]

please bothe of you ..go and suck outside please @@Globetrotter-1 @Arcticfox7

[@ilaion11]

@@bb-ioan you are laughable because the sensor in the Z7 II is actually better both at DR and noise that what SONY put in the A7 IV! It seems you don't know your stuff...

[@GauravDevrani-cc7vr]

The sole purpose of this video is to show that any phone, in fact the most powerful phone with 3-4-5-6-7 cameras doesn’t have the capability to go against a real camera 😂

[@zorankarapancev2936]

The simple fact that we can compare the S24 Ultra PHONE camera to FF Nikon Z7II speaks volumes. The FF sensor is more forgiving and has a better dynamic range, that is given. But with careful setting S24 (also S23) will give you very good to excellent images. If you want less default sharpening of the pictures you should download free Samsung Camera Assistant and with this app adjust sharpening to "Medium" (Picture softening), something that I use and recommend. P.S. I have Nikon D750 and Samsung S23.

[@riccizepmeusel6899]

This simple setting is not carried out in any test or comparison. It would be embarrassing if a smartphone beat the expensive competition, right? 😉

[@Desert-edDave]

@@riccizepmeusel6899 A phone physically can't beat it. Lol layman fanboys.

[@BrutallHawk]

@@Desert-edDave but with software they might

[@charles-antoinemartel-roy]

@@Desert-edDaveMaybe if you print the picture, but if you're going to post it on social media like Instagram, it probably doesn't matter at this point. Your scene capturing skills are going to matter far more than the camera you're using.

[@fizzcochito]

This is mainly due to how nobody prints their photos. Like yeah no shit, if you only view your images on a phone screen it's going to look decent no matter the camera.

[@ExploringWithJosh]

your comparing a phone to a camera! to be honest i was expecting the nikon to look way better ! xD i guess when the iso goes up then the real test shows but its pretty nice to see where tech is going

[@xOogieBoogie3x]

Small sensors do great in good lighting. I have a small sensor bright camera with 1200mm zoom - in ideal light, it takes great pictures. But once the lighting gets poor, it falls apart.

[@soundsaroundus9494]

I think if you can download the images on a computer and view them side by side, you’ll definitely see the difference

[@syaondri]

KZbin compression might helped Samsung's

[@absinth2k1]

You are right. Compare in Bad light condition and you will see that phones cannot beat physiks. In bad light condition a Phone needs Up to 3 Seconds frames or stack a Lot of frames where my 75 mm can make single frames

[@apexsosapex1014]

and nikon did way better actually, much more detail, samsung obviously not close to 50mp

[@eric.ko.]

The main issue I've always had with smart phone cams is the dynamic range and the over sharpening. Kills images when going for Landscape shots. Great video

[@Maksp]

Try it with another phone. Google pixel is good 🔥

[@Sabre912]

@@Maksp still the dynamic range, depth of field, the color science, the over sharpening and fake moon shots ( samsung) on a cellphone still have a long way to go.. compared to a simple point and shoot.. cell phones are unbeaten.. but an actual camera with a sensor at least 10 times the size of a cellphone is going to get alot more data from the picture than a cellphone will ever will... now if you like to do pictures for like instagram and facebook.. go ahead cellphone is the way to go! but if im taking pictures of my kids graduation,, a machine dedicated to capture lifes moments in its best form...a Canon, Sony, or Nikon is the way to go!

[@mralexlex]

​@@MakspHave you ever use FF dslr or milc camera?

[@petrpohnan875]

@@Maksp Well, it is only "good". The DR is directly determined by the effective size of each pixel. That is why phones are tailing far behind a real cameras.

[@OttoLP]

the pixels can only output 12mp, which is a bit low for many use cases@@Maksp

[@iiEnIgMaii]

considering the prices of both, the ability to carry around, the progress made in the latest years, phones are getting really really good.

[@GamingInfested]

for me nothing will beat dslr. I own 2 mirrorless.

[@someusername1872]

Expert RAW is essentially computational RAW that outputs JPEG/RAW hybrids. That's why in the underexposure tests the Samsung falls apart introducing weird smudgy, blotchy artifacts and color casts when you push the exposure up while the Nikon doesn't. Photos from Expert RAW are definitely better than regular JPEGs but I wouldn't call them true RAW files as they have many characteristics of smartphone JPEG processing, which sort of defeats the purpose of shooting in RAW in the first place. It's really only useful for scenes with very wide dynamic range, low-light scenarios where Pro mode tends to introduce far more noise or shooting in 50MP as the 50MP samples I've shot just in Pro mode on my S23U are somehow less detailed than the 12MP samples even at base ISO and Expert RAW's processing seems to fix this issue. I'd personally steer clear of Expert RAW if you shoot in RAW often

[@donnawetter1513]

Since Feburary 2023 ProMode does not produce useable raw any more, it has the same dynamic range as the jpg and Adobe De-Noise can't work them because they are to much preprocessed.

[@lelouchlamperouge5910]

@@donnawetter1513 This is false for my S24 as of now, though. Also, you can disable most processing. Pro give you much better dynamic range than jpeg if you shoot raw, I haven't compared it to ExpertRaw though because on internet there are comparisons already and ExpertRaw is pretty bad on those, so this video should be remade.

[@spamare]

​@@lelouchlamperouge5910 Are you able to use the raw converter's own demosaicing method or is Expert RAW already demosaiced?

[@teres4_uwu]

I would love to see comparison with the standard RAW from Pro mode. They aren't oversharpened and they're more like RAW from an actual camera.

[@Desert-edDave]

if the "mode" it is in matters, it's not an actual RAW file as is on a dedicated camera, but rather a processed mess that attempts to do what dedicated (actual) cameras do.

[@jonathasantoz]

​@@Desert-edDaveYou can get the raw file, but only in pro mode. It's not like the phone tries to create a raw file, it's the real raw file. The "expert raw" is more like a processed image than an actual raw file. Get it?

[@TechnoBabble]

​@@jonathasantoz I can guarantee you that it's not an actual raw file. It's still heavily processed, else it would be a noisy mess at anything other than the base ISO.

[@Scottie_McNaughty]

I love that this was done with the same model of phone AND Camara I have. What a fun coincidence... Great vid btw

[@ZJMichaels]

Haha that's awesome

[@darkprofile]

The difference is not so much if you remember one of them is just a phone with camera. If you will not print a billboard from that shot, the difference is not significant in digital platforms.

[@kanehi3275]

Samsung does have a "Pro" setting with ISO, shutter, EV, white balance settings and selective focus. People who uses cell phones wants that immediate satisfaction of having the pictures and sharing them to social media. I've blown up an image to poster size using a Samsung image and it held up well. Each camera has it's niche and using either one is fine.

[@DullerThanChalk]

Really appreciate this comparison I was looking for 👍

[@koolpep]

Wow, in good light these cameras perform so well for years already. Amazing what phone cameras can do.

Really interesting video about a subject people asked about. Thanks!

[@cricketarena4926]

Its been only 1 year , your video quality grows everyday

[@rakhimberdiyevt]

The fact that we have to zoom in and pixelpeep nowadays to definitely say which one is better speaks volumes. Of course they are not even close. But just how much power we can just carry with us daily in our pockets is amazing.

[@tarpara]

“The best camera is the one you have in your pocket” is a quote I live by

[@realamericannegro977]

You don't have to pixel peep to see the camera is leagues better

[@TheAndrewBen]

Great video! 4:00 I take serious consideration to zoom in 200%, instead of 1:1 because a lot of professionals zoom into 200% when fine tuning their images. The power of large DSLR sensors is still impressive when viewing a perfectly sharp photo at double the size, which is where smartphone cameras will always fall short.

[@maisiaola]

Great comparison to clear my thoughts all time, thank you 🎉❤

[@HazakunaJr]

Real comparison by Real expert. This kind a video is what I was looking for

[@marcoscarloss8922]

amazing comparison, especially by using the RAW files of the S24 Ultra and the Nikon. If possible it would be interesting to see a similar comparison between the S24 Ultra and Iphone 15 Pro Max, using the RAW files of both with Dynanmic Range test.

[@ZJMichaels]

Good idea, thanks!

[@donnawetter1513]

I would be interesting to see the comparison once Samsung fixes their RAW files.

[@nevvanclarke9225]

The problem with phones is they don't create an immersive experience. As soon as you get into Photography with a phone you will be instantly be sharing your photos and you've lost the moment you've lost the pure joy of taking photos.

[@vueport99]

if only they'd remove the horrible sharpening. After all, Raw should be just that, RAW! They can photo stack all they want for color / dynamic range, but why did they have to sharpen a RAW file?!!

[@larrynicholson5913]

​@nevvanclarke9225 personally I disagree I think that's more about the person (or what they're wanting to achieve) than the equipment.

[@photoentusiasta]

Finally someone competent to show a decent test between a camera and a smartphone... I liked the mention of the diaphragm informing that we get a greater depth of field in cameras and in smartphones the aperture is fixed. Nobody mentions this... You gained a subscriber!!!

[@Bayonet1809]

Samsung used to have a bi-variable aperture in some of their older phones (e.g. Galaxy S9). With phones getting larger sensors I would like to see that make a return too, otherwise there can be insufficient depth of field.

[@IIISentorIII]

Did you test the "virtual" ND-filters on the phone? I just came home from a week Snowboarding in Verbier Switzerland and made some amazing shots and 8k 30fps footage but did not test those ND settings yet.

[@peto1986]

I was wondering how to use them

[@SMGJohn]

"amazing" 8k shots, LOL

[@UnderTakerSN1]

It's amazing from his experience and perspective,. What's with the "Lol"?? ​@@SMGJohn

[@TechnoBabble]

​@@UnderTakerSN1just the fact that the resolution of smartphones is essentially just marketing, especially for video. 8k video from smartphones usually looks worse than decent 1080p on a dedicated camera.

[@850Tech]

These are the comparisons we need.

[@madhats13]

Great comparison, thanks for doing this! I think the Samsung is delivering incredible results for the size of the sensor and lenses.

[@ZJMichaels]

Thanks! Yeah I agree… great results considering the sensor & lens size on the phone

[@nevvanclarke9225]

The problem with phone Photography is that it's not immersive it's instantaneously and have you ever seen anyone put their phone into Aeroplane Mode when they're taking photos no they will soon become distracted by that Instagram pop-up all that Facebook notification people instantly then reply to that and then go back to taking the photo this is why I do not recommend phones for Photography and it's got nothing to do with the quality of the photo or the image or the sensor or anything else it's the purpose of immersion.

[@LeeMansfield]

agreed - wait until they introduce a new 1" sensor on the S25 :)

[@vueport99]

@@ZJMichaels simply amazing.. imagine hiking thru the woods and no having to carry a huge backpack and a massive Carbon tripod. Mind Blown!

[@danpro.u]

​@@LeeMansfieldS25 nebude mít 1".

[@kobiorama]

Very good comparison. It would be interesting to see what happens with the regular RAW files since I assume that the over sharpening is part of the "expert" raw files function. In general - a phone camera is for posting small images to social media, unless you are shooting at daylight with a correct exposure

[@MarkoMood]

Why do you say that? It's not like you can't work with phones just like a pro camera. If you're shooting at night, you simply increase the exposure and always shoot at ISO 50. Exposure bracketed 50MP RAWs look great when stitched and processed manually.

[@Desert-edDave]

@@MarkoMood Go ahead an adjust aperture on a phone lens... oh yea, there is none, it's entirely software-based. 😆No, you can't 'work' phones like a 'pro(re: real)' camera, try to 'work' another lens on there. 🤣. Also , FYI, ISO is more akin to a measurement of gain, not light sensitivity like ASA in the film days. Software emulating is always going to sacrifice something. There's a reason why cameras are used for actual (more than mere snapshots) photography and phones are considered toys by comparison. Live with both (e.g. have experience on the topic) and you'll only pick up the phone to snap a photo if you don't already have the camera nearby.

[@TechnoBabble]

I'm glad you showed dynamic range and high ISO performance. So many of these comparisons seem to be hell bent on only showing situations in which you can almost match a dedicated camera. Thank you for not just doing wide angle, broad daylight portraits.

[@Meg_A_Byte]

Exactly. In ideal conditions, it's very easy to say phone camera is basically on par with regular cameras, but outside of that, it does fall apart very quickly.

[@sirkarmart]

Great video bro. Subscribed. thank you.

[@CharlieBrendl]

Thanks for the review! For the phone, the pictures are acceptable, but 5x is definitely behind the primary camera. I moved from a large camera to a Sony a6600, but in some cases, the camera is still not very practical (kids walk). Knowing that the phone is getting closer with quality is excellent. I will wait to swap my camera for a phone, but for quick walks, reasonable alternative.

[@andr101]

Thank you so much! This is the comparison I've been waiting for. It would be interesting to analyze the standard raw mode as well, to examine the dynamic range differences between standard and expert raw, and to see if, with fewer computational tricks, the 5x lens can capture more detail. Additionally, it would be interesting to review images downsampled to 25 megapixels, which is still an acceptable resolution for printing, and to see if the detail loss compared to Nikon is still noticeable.

[@dailyDorc]

Was also curious to see the standard raw. The AI blend of expert raw would make sense that finer details would be smoothed out was sort of disappointed we didn't get an apples to apples look at a single shot raw photo

[@imamwahyudi4259]

Amazing review👏👏, it is nice to see a proper photo comparison between smartphone camera vs full frame camera. I love it!

[@123Balinda]

Great video, thanks a lot! I personally know that I would love to see a video comparison between Samsung's "normal" RAW files and ExpertRAW

[@haugiangmotovlog3839]

Expert RAW is better! I'M Using 23U, only shot ExpertRAW!

[@jakilahmoulien9070]

ExpertRaw is a gimmick for pro photographers. You get more dynamic range but it's very digital looking with more artifacts.

[@shyhandiq]

I do find expert raw photos bit artificial and oversharpened. Normal raw looks good. I use normal raw photos.

[@White7561]

THIS. I saw that on ExpertRAW you get nifty features like the virtual ND filters etc. But we CAN'T disable the processing there. Sometimes it looks awful. Also. if you notice, the RAW files on the normal Pro mode is like CRAZY big compared to the ExpertRAW RAW files. It's like it's not actually a RAW file. I saw that for one of my picture, I got below 10MB of ExpertRAW RAW size, compared to like 40MB on the Pro mode RAW. I think there is something going on there

[@mralexlex]

​@@White7561every raw file is cooked, in every pro camera or phone. How much, depends on company...

[@ParetoEmperor-jp6ke]

still cannot beat the nature of sensor size to get more lights and details.

[@Desert-edDave]

Never mind lenses.

[@HomelessShoe]

That's just physics...there's only so much you can do with software (it became significantly better though). Bigger lense means it can capture more details.

[@sullivan912]

Not to mention the glass. The best of sensors will produce mediocre output when paired with poor quality glass.

[@TarrelScot]

Speaking as someone who still lugs a camera around, this was reassuring! It would be interesting to see a comparison of "straight" raw files (i.e not combined). With the under-exposed shots in particular, it looks like the phone's software just didn't have enough data to play with.

[@idris.isiktan]

Much appreciated your fine work. Thanks a lot.

[@WhatThePheel]

Considering the price of a pro camera is more than double the cost of a phone, it did amazingly well.

[@Desert-edDave]

Can get better results from a camera that costs the same as the phone. ;)

[@ivarnordlkken8082]

Then consider that rhe sensor in a phone is tiny small compared to any system cameras, including Pentax Q.

[@WhatThePheel]

@@Desert-edDave Make an comparison, lets see that theory

[@CMaxFlms]

​@WhatThePheel I did the comparison between my Nikon D5300 and my Samsung S23U nothing much of a difference unless I started heavy color grading my files, the D5300 held up well but when I edited the Samsung it fell apart after using most of the color wheels. A camera body does not really matter in terms of quality, it's the lens that gives it power while smartphones is the Ai, it also depends on what you are capturing. Phones will be a hard pass to sports and wildlife photography, it may be good for landscapes but it is due that landscapes are generally dependent on the editing and hoe you see the photo. Phones will never beat a professional camera in a mile, Fuji cameras have better colors than any phone could offer, Nikon is generally just average, Sony has better video features, Lumix offers good video while maintaining cost, Canon has good color science and overall good photo quality. While phones on the other hand can offer quick and easy snaps but can never have the same complexity as a Full frame or a Medium format camera

[@WhatThePheel]

@@CMaxFlms Exactly, if it were to be a kit lens. I'm sure the quality wouldn't be on par with the Samsung phone. But if you're using a 1k-2k+ lens, it just defeats the purpose of comparison.

[@geo2theo]

The difference is that Samsung literally produces images (by calculating) while Nikon reflects the image in most accurate way possible with today's technology.

[@guernseybunker1203]

super work :)

[@thomastessier4529]

Professionals will always shoot with a fixed body and replaceable lenses. However, for the vast majority of the population, these new high quality phones, and there are a lot of them, do way better than many people want and most of them taken on a phone are rarely printed out. And the phones make it so much easier to travel with a good quality "camera" that fits in your pocket versus a big bag of bodies, lenses, filters, etc.

[@lennyvlaminov9480]

Autofocus and low light capabilities would be nice to see

[@JohnSmith-tx3ys]

Agreed. It’s an amazing phone, no doubt. But my a7iii plus my favorite prime lens ( 55mm f1.8) sells for a little more than this phone costs. I can take portraits of my kids that look like magazine shots and I’m a newbie.

[@twalker294]

I would love to see a comparison of expert RAW vs. standard RAW from the Pro photo mode on the S24. The Expert RAW files are most definitely NOT RAW at all. I can take the same photo in Expert RAW and Pro mode on the standard camera app and the RAW from Expert RAW is 3-4 megs whereas the RAW from Pro mode is 40+ megs and is obviously a true RAW file. Great video and I look forward to seeing more from you on the S24.

[@tobiinmadeira]

This will be a good comparison to see.

[@ZJMichaels]

Thanks. Yeah I am planning on doing a comparison like that

[@tawandamachona4481]

Great comparison by the way!

[@Schwabinator003]

Great comparison! Please do another one with the regular pro mode, I feel like the pictures rather lose detail in expertRaw mode.

[@Ferocious_Imbecile]

Excellent video. I'm looking forward to having a camera in my pocket that can perform like that, even if it's not all that the Nikon could be. Just always having that luxury of being able to grab something at that quality on your person all the time is awesome.

[@joachimkracher9613]

A great and realistic comparison. In the photo with the waterfall, I noticed that the Samsung tends to have small artifacts (in the water). I wouldn't do long exposures with it.

[@bigbluespike5645]

A very well made comparison.

[@Killadey]

Great comparison mate 👍

[@TheRealLink]

As a pro photographer, I was curious to see how your comparisons would hold up. Obviously amazing differences once you cranked the ISO, and yeah it's pretty darned good for a phone, but I still prefer my big large camera, haha.

[@sharpasacueball]

For me it's nice to be able to take shots with something I can fit in my pocket

[@JPStaats]

@@sharpasacueball "taking shots" is not really the intention of a "big large camera". Smartphones have however replaced point&shoot cameras, as was expected.

[@carltercak4742]

For the 99% of population this is black magic 😁 . 0.1% of the phone users know basics of the photography.

[@hrdsht]

Quick question! I see the shutter speed varies between the devices. Does that have a say in the final quality?

[@icyxxxxx]

Very nice!

[@jamespulver3890]

Phone cameras are fine to good for snapshots. I've heard the AI and improvements are going to pass real cameras in a couple years for over 5 years now. Still hasn't happened. As I've learned more in my hobby, I've found more and more that I can't do with a phone, or can't do as easily. The biggest thing is lack of controls on a phone means you're slow to change settings, which can mean missing shots, or going with a less than ideal default setting. They still don't handle zoom that well, and detail is usually lacking. OTOH, the immediate post processing in the phone really helps if you want to snap and share immediately.

[@lensman5762]

Samsung and Apple are already using AI in their phones to optimise the data from the sensor. Its just not widly advertised. The Raw files are also not exactly Raw, as a lot of data manipulation , noise reduction, and presharpening is applied within the camera ( look at the section ( that he compares the sharpness in the video ). They are what they are and are here to stay, but not for me. I am sure other people will have their own opinion on this.

[@carlosandreviana9448]

@@lensman5762 yes. raw files on phones are a marketing lie

[@mnewm21]

it just shows that as Google said, the quality of the software is becoming more important than the quality of the hardware. Considering most people never look at their photos on anything other than their phone most of the hardware benefits are irrelevant anyway. If it looks good on a 5" screen that is good enough! I print photos and it becomes pretty apparent that a real camera is best for large prints, but otherwise a phone these days is perfect for everything else.

[@marcusnathan2650]

Nice video... did you disable scene optimization on the Samsung?

[@shyhandiq]

Scene optimisation doesn't work in pro photo mode.

[@xWrongButtonx]

It should be off, all the time, if you care about the pics you wanna take. ;)

[@niqart]

The most detailed comparison between cellphone and FF 42mp above camera. Great work dude....

[@syedjaffar310]

the answer is simple. They're photographer... professional. Give them whatever phone they'll utilize it fully.

[@betl5982]

For a casual non professional person the S24 Ultra is good enough with differences in costs of buying a high/pro quality camera and portability.

[@larrynicholson5913]

In addition, there is a learning curve, knowledge, and experience required to use a "professional" camera effectively. Smartphone cameras enable general users to capture reasonably good images. It is likely that they would not be able to achieve significantly better results even if they used a "proper" camera. Whereas a 'professional' photographer will get better than average images using a smartphone. For me, these comparisons truly emphasize the remarkable progress that phone cameras have made. It is somewhat analogous to comparing the acceleration capabilities of a Ferrari and a Mini on a racetrack. However, in typical, everyday traffic conditions, there would not be any noticeable difference between the two.

[@bjoernand1712]

Very interesting the ISO picture quality comparison! thx

[@B4uneed]

Thank you!

[@r423sdex]

Do a print. You will be surprised how good the phone is.

[@LordMitac]

phones suck at landscape bro good for close up shots and thats about it

[@definingslawek4731]

Fundamentally, the tiny plastic lenses on phones aren’t capable of resolving 50mp of detail.

[@enevii]

Except maybe for some very entry level 2015 smartphones, all phone lenses are made of glass.

[@mdrakic]

Great video, but could you run this comparison again with the latest SW update and not using Samsung's RAW format?

[@agepbiz]

Great comparison! I am amazed by the photo quality of modern high end phones, but it was also interesting to see the cases where the quality broke apart

[@Kayserjp]

its still a toy. not even close to real camera.

[@lewcehjitl3282]

Better than Nikons whole Mirrorless for sure. Better autofocus, smaller, light weight and better battery life. Sounds like a win to me.

[@ljacobs357]

It’s a phone, not a toy. Of course it can’t compare.

[@elram2649]

Nikon Camera FTW! All the way! I use the phone camera for scouting and personal time use. I use the Nikon for paid work. 💪😎👌

[@rakeshadhikari5556]

For the size. Today's Mobile devices are for sure amazing leap in camera technology. Not replacement but definitely handy and go to

[@mone6773]

Yeah but Nikon doesn't fit on my pocket, so no thanks to me.

[@rickybahar9134]

Brilliant Comparison... Was waiting for a comparison review like this for ever... Great stuff mate!🤝👍 Thanks... How about a iPhone and Nikon?

[@AdriaanCilliers90]

Its amazing to see that phones have gotten so good that people have to go to this length to find fault with smartphone pictures.

[@eongrobler]

Great comparison. Kudos to a fair review

[@allezvenga7617]

Thanks for your sharing

[@romie6466]

It's incredible to me how we can literally take for granted these days, the Optics of a simple phone and not even a dedicated camera and yet it can do such remarkable things! I'm extraordinarily impressed exclamation point! Exclamation point!

[@Aleshotgun]

To be honest is pretty impressive that from a professional photography standpoint, a camera phone is not really that bad compared to a professional camera that costs almost the double! And by the way, those places where you took the shots are simply amazing! Most of them looks like a painting. Very picturesque.

[@MichaelSchmittEleven]

Given that the S24U is capable of much more than just taking photos, the image quality is astounding! 😀 Thx for a great comparison!

[@wernervandenbroek]

Great video, very good and useful comparison! Are you able to create similar video using the Pixel 8 Pro? I've read that the RAW of Pixel 8 Pro is much better than Samsung, as there's less oversharpening on the Pixel 8 Pro RAW files, but I'm curious how that looks in practice.

[@lilloc2094]

Good Video bro i got the Z8 and i love that camera Good to see another Nikon Shooter out there i also use Samsung I git the S22 Ultra

[@ZJMichaels]

The Z8 is a photo and video BEAST. Such a great camera

[@xWrongButtonx]

Really nicely put and informative video, job well done. One thing I'm really interested is how would that comparison look like if a picture of a moving subject was taken (Samsung is notorious for its slow shutter speed), have you already, perhaps, tried it?

[@ZJMichaels]

Thanks! What type of moving subject did you have in mind exactly?

[@xWrongButtonx]

@@ZJMichaels Just a few photos of a dog/ cat (I was taking pictures and shooting videos of my 4y old kid), should be enough to see what Samsung did (if anything) to "fix" s23ultra focus and blurry photos. I'd say, at best, I was getting 3/10 results that were decent (s22u also had the same issue). Especially those afternoon-ish scenes, where lighting conditions were not perfect.

[@dwipriyono_channel]

like this explanation 👍

[@recmydream]

i recently thinking to do the same! You make my life easier)) Thumb up!

[@denizvatansever8098]

There is an nd filter option under the labs setting of expert raw can you compare it to real nd filter?

[@johnbranham9756]

I also just purchased the S24 Ultra to replace my S21 Ultra and I also own the Nikon Z7ii. The detail that the 1x lens on the S24 resolves is pretty impressive. Now for low light, or as your comparison shows dynamic range, the Nikon quickly pulls away, but you have to think that this is just a cell phone and how far technology has come. The largest improvement that the S24 brought compared to my S21 is that it nails focus. My 108MP mode shots on the S21 were great when they were in focus, but it missed focus 50% of the time and when you're in bright sunlight it's hard to see if you have a keeper. Thank you for the comparison, I enjoyed it!

[@quite1enough]

I'm pretty impressed what S24 can do

[@Schwermetall]

thanks a lot for your great comparison. please do it again with the normal RAW from the Samsung. All the strange sharpening and artifacts in the Expert RAW are typical for them. In the Pro mode you will get RAWs without this strange things but also with lower dynamic range because they are only from one picture and not multiple pictures. greetings, Alex

agree about the sharpening issue. Probably from the Samsung sw. Remember somewhere about a shot at the moon where some AI tool from Samsung created fake bits and pieces on the moon as well.

[@Schwermetall]

I've tried it with the S24u in expert RAW. It's important to turn the sharpening and noise reduction in Lightroom to zero. It's still there but less. I also add a little bit of grain to make it softer. At the end of the day I decide if I need fine resolution I take Pro. If I need max. dynamic range I take expert RAW. Always 50MP in RAW.

[@vaultdweller966]

Excellent job

[@romie6466]

Great comparison :)

[@maksimlapaev7292]

Достойный результат для телефона! Я думаю всем понятно что телефоны всегда будут отставать от хороших камер, но ониуже приблизились к качеству сьемки на камеру

[@sealand000]

I'm impressed; didn't think it would hold up that well.

[@marcoantoniopersilva]

Considering the difference in sensor size, was anything different expected?

[@saleemfamily3784]

Yes, the phone should have produced much worse pictures. But it is super 👌. Imagine samsung producing full frame cameras using the same sensor technology and processing

[@AssosVideo]

Great video and representation of all those images is awesome, it's also interesting how far phone cameras have come. For true professional results you can't go past a dedicated pro camera with at least a full frame sensor, imagine the comparison of full frame to medium format, size always matters 😊

[@danielschmaderer]

Anytime I edit with my camera vs phone camera, I always see the over processing the phone spits out. The small sensor just can’t do what a full frame or even an APS-C sensor can do. That being said, the phone cameras are pretty good for what they are and it’s honestly impressive that we can make this type of comparison these days. Still don’t see myself doing bird photography with a phone anytime soon.

[@YossStybel]

I own a Z7ii and the 24-120 is one of my favourite lenses. I am also impressed by the image quality of the Samsung though, it is truly amazing. Thanks for the great video!

[@jakilahmoulien9070]

We can also use 16 frame pixel shift on the Z8 to mimick the Samsung's pixel binned raw file

[@banderastube]

Imagine, a dedicated video camera and a smartphone comparing , they are almost the same in quality, how much smartphones tech evolved these days, awesome

[@dandlion007]

this is great comparison..

[@alamin-lw4lo]

Very nice review

[@santhony1978]

I've actually wondered how the cameras compare. But I haven't been willing to spend the money to get a real camera. I greatly appreciate this video. I have also wondered about the RAW features of the camera as well. Very nice comparison.

[@johannes2890]

Sometimes when shooting on some venue i have to adjust white balance quite heavily to make it right. Would like to see how a smart phone raw actually performs when the white balance in the raw file is way off and heavy correction is needed.

[@gustavopolanco6925]

Great video. Pictures are really good for a phone.

[@microRiZu]

excellent video, can u perhaps do one with the pixel 8 pro?

[@slawekt.2077]

Amazing comparison 😊 But we have to notice that when you making picture you are watching it how it is. You are not zooming it. Only when you want to print it as a big wallpaper or something. Otherwise for me some pictures looks better on samausung.

[@jonatanferencz3432]

I have a kit weight around 4 kg when I travel 5d mark4 plus the holy trinity lenses and boy it will takes away some of the fun part of hiking and exploring all day long. It seems in just a few years a phone will be enough for normal prints like 7x5 and I won't have any back pain at the end of the day.

[@Antareslxxiv]

...nice, how u showed up, the differsences between manipulated shots from samsung and Real optical shots by optical cameras...

[@mikt]

0:28 is this layout correct? I tried with mine to cover the lens and it did not cover it. I try to figure out which lens it which but fail :( Thanks for the video!

[@thecookieeater]

I tried it with mine just now and it seems to match what we see in the video here. Holding it upright 0.6x goes dark when covering top, 1x goes dark when covering the middle, and 5x goes dark when covering the bottom camera.