Samsung's Weirdest Galaxy.

[@georget10i]

I wish manufacturers still experimented rather than playing it safe. The Galaxy Camera's photos looks so much less processed than the S23's. Modern smartphones have hit the camera performance ceiling.

[@wearefromserbia9714]

Look at Vivo X100 ultra and see how it pushes limits of zoom quality.

[@U.S.A.]

But you can shoot RAW with today's smartphones, while when this samsung galaxy camera was new I found it bad even back then.

[@rdmz135]

Chinese phones are still pushing the camera boundaries with their 1 inch sensors and large telephoto sensors and variable apertures

[@U.S.A.]

@@rdmz135 Allegedly the Xiaomi 15 Ultra won't have variable aperture, so that's gonna be a downgrade. The 1 inch sensor in a phone also not a new thing, for example the Panasonic Lumix DMC-CM1 what was released in 2014 december also had a 1 inch sensor.

[@rdmz135]

@@U.S.A. the lenses on the old one inch sensor phoned never actually covered the entirety of the sensor. It was more like 60%.

[@joelconolly5574]

What's wild is that they do have the Samsung K Zoom series which is their smartphone lineup with similar camera system. Not sure about the update but I think I still have my dad's K Zoom somewhere in his wardrobe 😂.

[@ezradja]

Yup, the newest of this kind of camera. Better in any way and smaller too.

[@nikytamayo]

The one issue with the K-Zoom is it no longer had the lens focus ring, the camera-style grip or the shutter button (you got one, but it was a finicky slim bit like the one on the new iPhone 16) or the tripod screw mount. It is the only phone/camera I own that I can't attach to a tripod in any way (unless you run a clamp mount backwards, covering up the screen). But it was the best of the Galaxy Phone/Camera line-up. Fastest processor, best OS, and best optical quality. But the interface was still pretty bad. My Nokia 1020 from the same time had a much nicer interface, even if it shot much slower.

[@joelconolly5574]

@@nikytamayo was it fixed on the K2 Zoom? Or remained unchanged?

[@farishanafiah8461]

Yes, the Galaxy K zoom is basically a Galaxy S5 with true 10x optical zoom camera on it. That is still a great idea worth revisiting in 2024 and beyond.

[@jhk.mcqueen]

I've used the galaxy k zoom for like two years. Loved it.

[@Renigen]

Android was originally an os for digital cameras Samsung just completed the circle

[@EddieKMusic]

No it wasnt

[@prathamgautam6673]

1:03 its right in the beginning of the video dude​@@EddieKMusic

[@musicbysazid]

so samsung put a phone in the camera, okay.

[@abhinavroy9335]

😂some how i liked the old camera photos in some of them specialy that farm one it has that vibe where as s23 was oversharpned mess

[@theryanthomas]

It's a weird mix, right?

[@abhinavroy9335]

@@theryanthomas yeahh totally it's strange like in pursuit of more processed images we are losing that vibe of a photo

[@Peterstarzynskitech]

I don't hate Samsung's photos. Yeah there's over sharpening and saturation. But the s24 camera I think is actually pretty good.

[@czechvirusS]

with the s24 ultra and turning down image sharpening to minimum i am actualy quite happy. if i could i would turn it off completely. but it leaves a sort of "grain" and blur that is realistic. anytime trying to photo text with the 5x lens and full sharpening the mad ai makes everything look fake 🤢

[@FiaKutaragi]

Well, I thought I was the only one who liked the old camera more

[@srinivasachakravarthiadibh2502]

The colours look better(More Realistic)in the galaxy camera is quite shocking.

[@addinaam]

imagine Xiaomi or Vivo making this with current tech using the 1 inch sensor. i think there are potential buyer. basically a smart-camera-phone??

[@sasquatchguy4209]

Xiaomi had camera module cases for their flagship which basically makes them look like a handled camera. Only thing phones lack are the bulky lenses and zoom capabilities which are compensated using micro optical zoom system. Today for basic photography for which these point and shoot cameras were made for is completely taken over by phones. It's phone vs professional camera now.

[@PILATESDILEMMA]

Ew, chinese brands 🤢

[@justjuniorjaw]

Xiaomi and Sony are probably the only 2 brand which I can imagine this being a reality. Sony will slap a phone on their camera, Xiaomi will slap a camera on their phone.

[@PotatoPirate123]

​​​@@sasquatchguy4209micro optics and periscope zoom lenses simply aren't as good, or even close to as good. There's only so much you can do with that technology. You need a decent sized variable optical assembly to get truly 'photographic' results without cheating with digital manipulation. If Xiaomi produced a high end phone with an actual compact camera assembly on the back then that would TRULY be awesome. Strapping a battery and a shutter button to a phone doesn't turn it into a legitimate camera unfortunately. I agree that modern phones do largely do an excellent job of replacing old compact cameras but I still think there is a certain look to a 'real' camera lens that hasn't quite been replicated with shrunken plastic phone lenses yet

[@dcstanda]

I remember the Galaxy S4 Zoom which like that had a camera lens on the back but can understand why that trend never took off

[@7charlie98]

The camera images looks way better than expected, natural and smooth , some are even better than s23 , except the focus part

[@TheBIOSStar]

Hey, obliged and subbed. Great videos recently! One critique on this video: When speaking about the funny or interesting noises the phone/camera makes - include them.

[@theryanthomas]

I almost did but had to get the video out before going away so didn't have time. Even made space for it in the edit. Will make sure to next time.

[@rohanajay]

Lately our Ryan's Channel 📈📈📈📈

[@mohammedthahsin8582]

I remember my parents refused to buy me a smartphone when I was in school. This came out and I saw it as an opportunity to give them a reason to get a "Camera"

[@neogem200]

Would still like to see a camera company try this concept but really go all out and have proper software support for at least 5 years.

[@theryanthomas]

Yeah it would be cool. I don't see it happening now though with how good our phone cameras have become

[@MarcABrown-tt1fp]

@@theryanthomas Eh, modern sensors could still benefit from a larger lens. More light=better resolved details by default, add image processing and BOOM significant upgrade. The lens could even be half this ones size and still be nice.

[@heroninja1125]

@@MarcABrown-tt1fp Not to mention phones have barely managed to get 1 inch sensors (only on rare enthusiast phones). Let alone a 4/3 or even full frame sensor. Imagine a micro 4/3 sensor with good lens options in a phone with proper software support.

[@burnedmozzarella]

@@heroninja1125 yongnuo has it... albeit not the software support (still runs android 10 reliably)

[@vahagobidze]

The big disadvantage of this camera was that there was a tiny camera matrix for phones

[@mexprod1318]

I honestly think the galaxy zoom cameras are way nicer to look at and more natural to our eyes. Its because over the years, smartphone cams have added a ton of image processing and to us, its became a norm to our eyes whenever we see a picture taken by a smartphone cam, and its deemed more "high quality". The galaxy zoom should be, and it is the way we see the world in real life(besides from some overexposed areas as mentioned in the videos), but honestly who cares, thats a real photo and not a "photo"

[@MichaelFlatman]

I bought a galaxy K zoom from ebay. The small sensor makes it quite awful in low light, but the xenon flash can help it.. Although it blows out anything near the camera and things further away are under exposed, giving photos a very 2000s vibe

[@Denuwu]

honestly s4 zoom was pretty cool back in the day it was basically a s4 mini with big ass camera strapped on

[@Benzo97]

I completely forgot that this one existed. Now I remember the Galaxy Beam.

[@diazzsama]

they should make those kind of camera more. Using big, "real" sensors like in modern cameras, but implementing android and AI. Imagine superb raw image/footage quality, AND the device automatically set the best settings for the situations, no more manually fiddling with the settings.

[@dimitrischristou]

happy to see you post more on here

[@Carlos_Vr]

I have the Samsung Kzoom! Still love it! And I know it’ll never happen but I’d love to see a new version of this phone with the latest technology.

[@forty-four7704]

Love your reviews as always. This thing took me back! I remembered my teacher always brought her Galaxy camera to school and always took really nice pictures of school event! Back in those days having a decent camera that can upload pictures to the internet immediately and automatically was a luxury...until a few years later when smartphone camera caught up. Still, what a fascinating device in 2012!

[@theryanthomas]

Thank you! Yeah it certainly made sense as a concept.

[@Peterstarzynskitech]

Ohh I remember this. It looked gimmicky, but was unique.

[@abithampi9474]

Seeing regular uploads on this channel again is a definite win!

[@ultravaluetech24]

You have dust on that GC100 Sensor which creates those blotches ;) A known Problem with them & Can be cleaned out fairly easily...

[@melble5]

install a custom rom and get a custom camera mode like gcam for the hdr?

[@hunterkiller009]

@2:43 saying the camera is not powerful is not quite correct. When it came out, it has almost the same internal as Galaxy S3 which was the Samsung flagship and one of the most powerful smartphone at that time.

[@maynellrodrigues9862]

I love the unprocessed look of the camera

[@zacharyKewDenniss]

2:17 hello Doug Demuro 😜

[@Anand_M34]

0:19 Samsung should have made more of this phone camera with a smartphone interface 💯

[@idkoolproduction]

Next is SGS4 zoom

[@SanusiAdewale]

I had this back when it launched, it was sooo good. It also integrated well with Instagram. It wasn't clunky by any means, we just got used to super-fast processors. Samsung really did a thing with the Galaxy Camera, I still ask myself why they stopped.

[@godspeed3083]

Imagine current time sensors like Lighthunter or Sony Imx and this setup, it will be so good

[@debatreyochakraborty5087]

Samsung now has the software and larger smartphone oriented sensors with which they can set up a single camera with a range of 10mm - 500mm using movable parts. Huawei showed that the phones can have movable parts in the camera whilst maintaining IP69 certification. In any case even larger sensors of 1.33" are coming out in the foreseeable future from Sony and Samsung. Also this way the UW gets to be bigger than the primary. Multiple in between lenses would also help to keep a relatively larger sensor size when using longer focal lengths.

[@jmchavaria]

looks just like a fancy Samsung digicam back then. 😂 they just slapped on a larger LCD, installed Android KitKat and called it a day

[@theryanthomas]

Pretty much!

[@Taxiozaurus]

Early Sony Alpha7 (mark 1 and 2) cameras ran Android, this has allowed for a very interesting modding scene (albeit very limited due to necessity for reverse engineering of everything).

[@Thiccolo]

Imagine a modern variant of this. Maybe something of an actual mirrorless sensor that has a Snapdragon processor running Android. That way it also does image processing, for auto mode.

[@IceCream-uy4mc]

Can you install Gcam on this thing? Pretty sure google AI on Gcam can enhanced the image quality if we can port it here

[@-coal]

I have one of those somewhere, I wish I could find it.

[@danielosawaru9045]

1:13 why is your phone at 9% tho ?

[@HAYDNBBH]

The galaxy cam pics look so real

[@MarcinKralka]

Some of these photos look better on Galaxy camera, the ones on S23 seem over-saturated. Especially I like the wooden gate photo on Samsung Galaxy camera, the one made by S23 looks absurd.

[@Lord_LindaThePhilosopher]

every camera maker should make their camera run android or otherwise user friendly software. a modern day smartphone is about 70% as good as a DSLR. DSLRs are kinda pointless for most use cases. I know many people would love to have that extra bit of zoom or heck of a lot better low light performance where a DLSR would be perfect for. yet DSLR/mirrorless cameras have really terrible software. making a lot of people who want to use one or learn just not even bother, even return the camera.

[@princekhandelwal8069]

That looks way neat for 12 years back and if samsung launches this with same design, obviously not with the same tech, it would be a unique product.

[@adinnugroho6544]

Android were initially created as OS for Digital Camera. And this one might be the real example 😅

[@Asif_Abdullah101]

Damn.... I would buy one if this is found in present time ..

[@fraizie6815]

Talking about the sound something makes and then not playing that sound is an absolute sin!

[@binayakthakur5122]

We need more phones like this

[@JohnSmithWesson]

imagine such device but with more modern SoC and Google Camera

[@1001nevermore]

I remember really wanting one of these when it came out. One of my favorite camera phone concepts.

[@theryanthomas]

Me too! Though I certainly couldn't afford one back then haha. They're cheap now

[@LKeshaba]

imagine if this product released today, with longer software update with today's the image processing standard, and assisted with AI it may stand a better chance.

[@PlayingLittleLife]

I had seen these cameras in my school days passing in front of mobile shops ❤

[@sullenscr]

underrated channel

[@rakesh1519]

Way back in late 2012

[@kakhak]

Remember moment when this strange thing came out.

[@asadfarraj]

*Talks about sound and tactility* *Doesn't talk about said sound and tactility*

[@johnlocke4251]

BRO ISTG :(

[@justjuniorjaw]

I had one of this, red one. Broke it, haha. If they can make a more compact one with less weight that would be cool.

[@williamalexanderja]

It was not a camera, it was sold as a phone with a professional camera as a feature

[@danielosawaru9045]

And yeah if someone could put a more powerful Os on this I'd love to see how it turns out.

[@arikowidtrash7074]

does it good to become a webcam?

[@tiinaa1274]

I'm using galaxy k zoom

[@BillyPage1337]

i actually prefer galaxy camera over S23 Ultra photos, S23 Ultra photos look overly sharpened

[@Popo_Plays]

I thought it's a camera made by samsung unless you showed the screen i wanna see this old version of samsung again this is peak times of samsung innovation

[@yasarnujum1693]

Samsung please comeback this digital cameras😢😢

[@NEONBOXYT]

What about using Adobe Lr Camera to shoot in DNG. Is it even possible to any Lr version on 4.1.1?

[@Twinflames06]

I still have that device with me since 2014

[@ignatiusloyolamulti1186]

This is so nostalgic to see 😂

[@klauserji]

therese also a Galaxy S4 Zoom

[@theseriousguy1]

No way I had that Samsung camera idk why but it was the most futuristic thing I had!

[@priyabratasaha3895]

The galaxy camera photos are so much better than the s23 ultra wow

[@pp3k3jamail]

💥💥Who remembers when Samsung had that media player

[@DimasFajar-ns4vb]

wow

[@ThroughJermainesLens]

one I have been thinking about for a while (well the second gen)

[@ThroughJermainesLens]

S23 comparison, that s23 ultra is waaayyy to sharp in the comparing samples :O

[@handlemonium]

Crazy incredible that Sony has crammed the mechanical variable zoom capabilities of the Galaxy Camera into a slab phone. The spiritual successor will be the day some endomodular, ultrarepairble phone brand like Fairphone, Shiftphone, or HMD Global comes out with a model featuring Sony's camera tech and a dedicated camera control button like on the iPhone 16.

[@theryanthomas]

Honestly it's actually astounding. Between that and the variable aperture that Huawei, Samsung, and so on have done in the past, there has been some mad camera tech in smartphones.

[@seamali4383]

Thank you so much for making this video. I remember when this came out, i begged my dad to buy it for me but i never got it. This video is awesome.

[@theryanthomas]

Thank you!

[@asstronaut420]

even though the s23 ultra is better quality, i prefer the _vibe_ of the older one (forgot the name)

[@NEVIXIA]

What Android was orignially supposed to be.. A Camera OS.

[@Akshay_Black]

This was supposed to be the future.

[@danielosawaru9045]

Lol this device feels like Samsung just throwing something at the wall. They had a good idea, but i think they didn't really know how to implement it here.

[@dangamez1230]

if they did something like that today i would buy it in an instant

[@rana2hin]

if I had this camera, I'd port a modern custom ROM and GCam in it! 😂😂😂

[@jasim-dev]

it should be a moded rom made specifically for it

[@rana2hin]

@@jasim-dev I can port, I'm a developer

[@SirDella]

​@@rana2hin How complex is that? I can develop basic apps

[@JohnSmithWesson]

Google Camera on Exynos won't perform as good as with Snapdragon

[@jasim-dev]

@@rana2hin OwO, do it

[@UnboxEnjoyer]

2 of my friend used to have this, and it's pretty good.

[@taniajuan]

I loved this phone 💕, left it in a park 💔

[@braanderbanger2068]

This phone was a galaxy S4 zoom

[@yaboisuprimus]

Samsung used to innovate and experiment some cool things before copying Apple out of spite

[@MaRc450001]

Galaxy s4 zoom and Galaxy K zoom bro.

[@anubhavos]

Samsung did not innovate much in hardware for the last 10 years, and the camera literally downgrade in hardware each generation recently

[@vihaankundu4635]

I remember playing gangster Vegas on it in my younger ages

[@Galaxy.Windows]

i hate that software motifies my photos

[@JohnSmithWesson]

shoot in pro mod

[@Galaxy.Windows]

i do sometimes but my main phone is a j so it doesnt motify my photos with softnare

[@ElisLawel]

I remember this camera

[@Popo_Plays]

Please next time compare it with iphone 16 pro max

[@ricajeanrubio5799]

This is how it should be.

[@theymon]

I thought it was the s4 zoom lmao

[@BeeHalo-jc1sx]

When i started this vid i got a samsung ad😂

[@metaedge2444]

I am so impressed by my 24ultra, when I realize 24ultra can shoot 8k videos 😮

[@Greyhound32]

It has a capture button 😂

[@Galaxy.Windows]

the person from Android Police

[@FatherTruckerr]

I have one of these 😁

[@dhannyfernandohutagalung3915]

While apple celebrate their iphone 16 (2024) have a shutter button 🤭

[@jellyfishmapping]

This really shows how bad apple is except for propaganda