Thanks. I've been extensively testing how to get the best macro shots on S23 Ultra. I noticed you're using 3:4 in Pro mode. However I got much sharper macro shots when using 3:4 "50MP" in Pro mode, doing everything else the same as you did. I was taking shots of the tip of a lead pencil. I noticed when using 3:4, the final image was slightly blurred (i.e. the wood grain) compared to what I was seeing in the camera view. However when using 3:4 "50MP" the resultant shot was sharp and equivalent to what I was seeing in the camera view. It would be great if you can confirm.
This was very helpful. As an entomologist wanting good insect photos, the bokeh effect is a big negative. I want as much depth of field focus as I can. Different strokes and all, but many thanks for the helpful video.
This is amazingly helpful! All of the settings can be overwhelming, but I'm looking forward to using this info for macro makeup photography. Thank you for the amazing tutorial!
Just got my S23 Ultra. WTF, after watching your instructions I am able to take much better macro photos. Thank you so much. More helpful than any other hints.
the best results i have had for macro on my S23 ultra is like you, in pro mode, however using the UW lens and zooming in to 2x. then like you, using the manual focus slider and going all the way to the left. this produces the sharpest and closest macro shot that i have achieved.
I don't really like the bokeh effect, but your video still explained how to deal with this so thanks dude! How do you feel about softness of some pictures in general on the S23u? I've seen some photos where the softness of in-focus regions kind of bothers me..
Liked and subbed, Great tutorial. Easy to follow and well detailed. Thankyou, I've had this phone since the day it released and struggling to get anything good. Thankyou.
Don't know if anyone wha has said this but if you are in auto mode and are close to the subject and change to the 10x camera the phone will choose which lens to use. That 10x picture in the middle of the video looks more like the wide lens digitally zoomed in?
The Gcam from PIXEL 3XL used fo take better macro shots with really nice Bokeh on my previous phone which was OnePlus 7T. Unfortunately the Gcam doesn't work on my new new S23 ultra and keeps on crashing😢
I am still waiting for their macro to get better. I tried one compared to my iphone 14pro and my 14pro was just so much better at macro and macro is my favorite kind of picture to take.
You have no clue what you are talking about. I can take a normal picture with my s21 ultra then pinch to zoom to get more detail than your iPhone 14 pro can get in macro mode. You are obviously a iPhone fangirl and know nothing about camera or technology.
Awesome video.. But how to make it better? Is there any additional lens like one on iphone? I want to take a video of my freshwater fish. One species are moving quite fast and I need help for this matter. Thanks in advance.
I quit wasting my time with macro on phone and decided to get a budget macro setup of a Nikon D3400 and Sigma 105mm Macro. Total came to about £380 used, and the image quality is just SO much better, and you get true macro, whereas my S23 ultra seems to give more half true macro size or even less. Plus you can crop in a shit ton more to double life size without any noticeable impact on image quality. You also just get the nicer, way better quality bigger sensor of APS-C, which makes general shots look much higher quality with much more background separation.
Any chance you could show Samsung S22 and S23 users how to get RU-vid TV to use the full screen on these devices. It's such a tragedy that these great screens have such huge bezels with this app. With the NFL Sunday Ticket going to RU-vid TV, I would think more and more people will be subscribing and will run into this issue. Thanks for any help you share.
It takes a little practice to make sure your distancing is good and to not move when snapping the photo, but it should work. I've used this is a ton of phones and it works more or less like on real cameras. You could always do a screen recording and email it to me or send it on Twitter. Might be able to see what's going on.
That's the thing about doing it this way, you're manually doing the focusing so you should be able to dial it in without relying on anything automatic.
The same I have a jewelry, the s23 ultra no take a good picture, the Huawei and honor for macro picture is better than s23 ultra. In low light too, selfie too. The s23 ultra is better for person using more time zoom and for picture outdoor, the video
