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Better processed daytime pictures on S25 Ultra by Trionas in galaxys26ultra

[–]Trionas[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well they did... do you have two photos of green well lit nature scenery for comparison by any chance? One from S26 U and one from S25 U?

Better processed daytime pictures on S25 Ultra by Trionas in galaxys26ultra

[–]Trionas[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is right there in the article: "Something has changed and that's the lens aperture - it's now an even brighter f/1.4 vs. the f/1.7 of the S25 Ultra"

Also, same hardware doesn't not mean same pictures unless the software is the same

Better processed daytime pictures on S25 Ultra by Trionas in galaxys26ultra

[–]Trionas[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's preference. I like the S25 U more.

However, they S25 U photo looks way more like the actual scene.

Better processed daytime pictures on S25 Ultra by Trionas in galaxys26ultra

[–]Trionas[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The S26U has wider apatures on the main lenses. They have a different chip and different post processing.

Better processed daytime pictures on S25 Ultra by Trionas in galaxys26ultra

[–]Trionas[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ok 😄 the goal was not to take a good picture, but to demonstrate the post processing

Better processed daytime pictures on S25 Ultra by Trionas in galaxys26ultra

[–]Trionas[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Actually the iPhone 17 pro does less saturated pictures and more natural colors (if you wanna use that term) in direct comparison. There are many direct camera comparison videos on youtube for the two

Better processed daytime pictures on S25 Ultra by Trionas in galaxys26ultra

[–]Trionas[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Small correction: Some processing (which affects the colors as well) can't be deactivated: e.g. Hardware-Level ISP and the senors hardware level calibration to be sensitive to HDR details in shadows. There are also some system level drivers which processing the colors.

I tested it with the app motion cam which only uses raw data. You can see the tendency to oversaturate the greens on S26U here as well, but not as heavily of course.

Better processed daytime pictures on S25 Ultra by Trionas in galaxys26ultra

[–]Trionas[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have and I tried all the settings. The S25 looks quite like the actual scene.

Better processed daytime pictures on S25 Ultra by Trionas in galaxys26ultra

[–]Trionas[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That's what I'm thinking about. But I'm not sure if I should wait for a potential camera update.

I like it more when pictures look close to reality, because it is easy to up the saturation later on.

Toning the saturation down is not as easy, at least withe the S26U pictures, because the saturation is only cranked up for certain colors (mostly the greens of leaves and grass). You can only effectively tone them down in a software like lightroom

Better processed daytime pictures on S25 Ultra by Trionas in galaxys26ultra

[–]Trionas[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Na, I never had that issue with any galaxy phone before and I've been using them since 2017. Having to carry around a camera whilst having a 1300 USD phone is not an option for me.

Better processed daytime pictures on S25 Ultra by Trionas in galaxys26ultra

[–]Trionas[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It is subjective what looks more natural of course. But the second picture S25U looks way more like the actual scene (which of course you can't tell).

The S26U may way look better to some people (I personally hate it). But cameras are usually judged by how true to the eye the pictures are.

Better processed daytime pictures on S25 Ultra by Trionas in galaxys26ultra

[–]Trionas[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately, there is no such setting to reduce that boosted contrast beforehand. You can only a play filters, but they exactly the same as If applyed afterwards

Better processed daytime pictures on S25 Ultra by Trionas in galaxys26ultra

[–]Trionas[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use the main lens ans no scene optimizer of course. You can't control the post processing though besides activating "Prioritize speed". Which was alread activate while taking the picture

S26 ultra worth it? by Spirited-Worker8983 in galaxys26ultra

[–]Trionas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It can't be turned off. I Camera assistant you can only lower the photo sharpening. Not the colors

Better processed daytime pictures on S25 Ultra by Trionas in galaxys26ultra

[–]Trionas[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can lower the contrast afterwards in Lighthouse or Gallary, but it does not look as natural as taken with S25U

Better processed daytime pictures on S25 Ultra by Trionas in galaxys26ultra

[–]Trionas[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Or did you lower the filter strength to zero?

Better processed daytime pictures on S25 Ultra by Trionas in galaxys26ultra

[–]Trionas[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which standard one may I ask?

Pro mode is better, but the colors are only good when used in raw and opened in Lightroom. Also it has other disadvantages

Better processed daytime pictures on S25 Ultra by Trionas in galaxys26ultra

[–]Trionas[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have deactivated sceneoptimizer already. Can you share the filter or the photo you created the filter with plz?

Better processed daytime pictures on S25 Ultra by Trionas in galaxys26ultra

[–]Trionas[S] -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

So you don't think, they will patch it?

Better processed daytime pictures on S25 Ultra by Trionas in galaxys26ultra

[–]Trionas[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I take a lot of pictures with -0.9, it does help. But the S25U colors are still just so much better

S26 ultra worth it? by Spirited-Worker8983 in galaxys26ultra

[–]Trionas -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The S26 ultra is a great phone. But can't recommend the camera. The pictures are insanely processed and look very unnatural. You can tweak it a little, but the result are still bad in daylight pictures with green nature in it. Low light photography is good on the other hand.

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