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!

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.

Thanks for having me in the video🎉 until the next smartphone event🙏🏿

The S-Pen is a perfect tool to remotely take a shot with the camera app, so actually a perfect tool for Photography.

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!

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.

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.

best review hands down. portrait shots are the most important for me. and the s24 ultra portrait mode looks absolutely sick!

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.

Really like you're using the A9 III for video. Great to see something longer-form done with this new camera.

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...

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

Thanks for the thorough and honest photo and video camera review, guys!

Wow, great video. Greatest I have seen on the topic.

Portrait mode looks excellent, more than passable for general uses.

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 UKposts and then "click" record with the SPen on the screen

You can use the pen as a remote shutter! I love that!

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!

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.

How is it compared to the excellent low light of the pixel 8 pro?

Thank you good job to explaining everything

Thank you for your honest review.

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

Awesome Review you guys!!! Thank you for this impressive coverage 🙌 Now Following!!

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 :)

Thanks for an excellent review.

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...

Great review, camera features may be playing catch up but overall id say its still a top notch choice for a flagship phone.

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

Excellent review!

Nice video❤ those protraits look really good😯 definitely will go head to head with iPhone 15pm protrait mode

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.

Which encoder would you recommend for filming, aiming for the best image quality in 4K videos at 30 FPS for UKposts, 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.

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.

Awesome!!! A video from my favourite camera channel of my favourite smartphone brand! 👏👏👏👏🔥

In my S23 ultra the post-processing on 50mp and 200mp photos is much more aggressive than that of 12mp photos, I don't know why.

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?

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.

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?

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

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?

Thanks for the review.

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.

Thank you very much guys. Please do a comparison with the software at launch. The update should come on 23rd.

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 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.

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 😂

Would you recommend this for watch ⌚ photos. How does it handle macros

Question, can you use flash on ultrawide camera on taking photos?

Thanks for the honest review. Real time reviews instead of Samsung unpacked reviews are always better

The best camera review so far!

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

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

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?

Thank you for talking about Expert Raw

My question is how does it compare to the Sony Xperia series? Currently rocking the Xperia 1 Mark 3

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

dream phone 😢 you earned a sub btw :) your video is inspiring and i like your personality thats why i subbed :)))

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!

Does it have dual frequency GNSS ? It is not yet on the GPSTest page.

Any idea what posting to Instagram quality is like pls? Has it improved?

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. 🤷🏼‍♀️

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!

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!

why dont you guys test oppo find x7 ultra and honor magic 6 pro or vivo x100 pro?

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!

What does portrait mode on the Ultra 24 default to pixel wise?

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?

Is tracking AF still missing in 50MP mode? Is there still no human/animal eye detect AF?

Please compare it with the pixel 8 pro, especially on the ultra wide camera and low light capabilities

Please tell us about the macro camera capability, is it better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 10?

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

Nice one review man 🤝

What kind of lense do you use to shot these video? Kinda like to buy it..

You should really check out the Vivo x100 Pro - the floating telephoto lens is insane and the results are very natural looking with that lens in particular.

Be great to see you guys review the OnePlus Open

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

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.

There is a software update coming on the 23rd January to fix a lot of camera bugs & other issues.

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.

Awesome to see that Samsung phones can now create force fields. I always knew Star Trek was based in reality.

How do you fit a roll of Tri-X?

I use the S23 Ultra and iPhone and view them as basically a replacement for a point-and-shoot, and nothing more. You can't defy physics, and large sensors and lenses just produce different results. All of the vids proclaiming "bettar than full frame!" "I shot a feature film on iPhone!" are just clickbait and paid marketing posts. My favorite was the Sony claim that their new amazing Xperia phone sensor is similar in low-light performance to a full-frame A7... it's impressive what these marketing folks can say with a straight face.

Does this support rain touch? I know it's ip68

I use the S-pen a lot and was looking forward to upgrading from the S23U, but I really like my 10x lens for architecture and taking reference photos for my sketching. I'm a bit disappointed that they downgraded that. Makes me not excited about this phone.

15:03 does that also apply on an s21 ultra phone?

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?

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.

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?

Should've really shot in SDR if your final delivery is going to be in SDR. the SDR converted SDR just looks weird and overly contrasty. I also checked the iPhone video in which the SDR was quite good, but HDR segment was similarly problematic, while on this video, all videos are HDR only.

Im running the s23 ultra but really torn whether to upgrade to the s24 ultra or the google pixel 8 pro..... love the customisation of the galaxy but damn some of my photos are so saturated post processing, and yes the screen is set to natural

can the s24 faceunlock be fooled? with fotos same as with the s22 could?

Is that the 28mm or 35mm trypoch simera lens that Chris is using at 0:31? ;)

you can actually try and force the remove reflection and remaster like in the past

I wonder who has better a.i S24 or pixel 8 cuz i like the small phone

Can you zoom while shooting slow motion video? Also, it the fastest speed for slow motion video (not the AI interpolation stuff) 120fps? It seems like Samsung has intentionally not listed any specs on the slow motion capabilities.

21:26 While it might be the best Android phone you've tested for video, arguably the Sony Xperia 1 V and 5 V are better actual video cameras, not least of which because they shoot at actual frame rate and of a high bitrate akin to their mirrorless cameras. I'm not sure they do 10-bit LOG, but S-LOG 2 abd S-Cinetone is also on them. Oh, and the built-in video monitoring app. Those are truly meant for camera enthusiasts, these aren't as much as they claim to.

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.

Is the corner of the Ultra version uncomfortable in your palm, especially when using it with one hand taking photos ?