Samsung S24 Ultra VS. A Professional Photographer (camera test and review) 

Evan, you should use pixel 8 pro, that phone have the best ultra wide of all smartphones

Would love to see iPhone x Samsung comparison from a photographer like you, Evan!

You make that Atlanta Skyline look really good.

​@@diegoskt5 Shame that it sucks for everything else.

It will definitely get the job done!

@@RanftEvan thank you so much brother!

Hey how did you get Vivid filter in s24 ultra camera?

Honestly I been wanting to do the same. I have a 15 pro and want to get an s23 ultra for that camera.

What's the issue you mentioned?

@@sega.milkis it happens when trying to take macro shots. It'll switch between two cameras depending on what it thinks I'm trying to do but almost always ruins the shot I'm trying to get. Also when it switches the color science is different between the two so that also gets annoying.

@@mydowntime6850 oh, I see. You're talking about "intelligent lens switching"? But you can always shoot in manual mode with the setting that allows for manual choice of the lense

none of them matter in pro mode my guy. Those are settings for point and shoot.

Of course when you upload to instagram etc it works out to be around 2 megapixels

U can use both..But expert raw separate app which is not in camera app...

Thank you!

Hmmmm not a bad idea! I’d have to look into one for the s24 though but that could be interesting

@@RanftEvan you can try to find a clip on filter holder that can handle 52mm filters to be able to quickly swap from phone to phone. I found one on Amazon to replace an old one I have. But it's a idea.

Yeah I wanted to do a video test eventually but it didn’t really have a place in this video. Hopefully soon. And thanks! I love that one too

​@RanftEvan please test raw video, you can shoot raw and log video through 3rd party apps like motion cam. Please don't do the same thing like other reviewers do concluding that iphone is the best for video based just on stock camera results.

just a random youtuber there but regular camera can be challenging to get good results without building some experience that can take weeks. I think you will get good results faster with the samsung. also the phone much lighter and your rig to hold it will be much cheaper and lighter and less bulky.

Samsung still has NOT corrected this, on the s24 series it’s still the same, if your subject is moving even slightly you’ll get blurry unusable pics.

@@robhughes8516 Thank you very much.

My S24 Ultra takes excellent images of moving subjects. Those having problems with moving subjects are probably shooting in the wrong mode with the wrong settings. As a result their focus is probably off and their shutter speeds are too low to freeze the action. With moving subjects, you need to go to 'Pro' mode. Leave the ISO in Automatic, and select a shutter speed high enough to freeze the movement. If your subject is walking slowly, a shutter speed of 1/60 might suffice. A running subject might need 1/250 or 1/500 while a racing car might need 1/1000 or higher. Then you need to go to Camera settings and set 'Tracking auto-focus' on. To shoot, you need to, first of all, focus by tapping the subject on your screen; then as you follow the subject, the camera will track it and keep it in sharp focus. You can then gently press the shutter button to take the picture Follow these steps, and you can freeze even a speeding racing car and generate impeccable pictures.

@@okeyezeilo6187 Thank you.

If you think that phones will never surpass cameras, then you are naive. Somehow in 2021 mobile phones started to be quite equal to cameras, in that year I saw a comparison of the S21 Ultra with the Sony Alpha A1 camera, which is very expensive, and at that time the results were easily up to 95% the same in terms of quality, shadows, etc. and although overall the camera was a little better, the Samsung was probably a little better in at least two or three photos, but I can't quite remember if it was in the shadows or what. Otherwise, just by looking at the photos, they were unrecognizable, and above all, an ordinary person would not recognize them at all, and even a person who works in the industry together with a professional photographer would have a very big problem finding something in the details to recognize it. Btw I was watching it on TV, not on a small phone screen. So, most of the cheaper cameras were already in 2021, and the mobile phone almost beat the expensive camera, and I would say logically that between this overpriced Alpha A1 camera, if the comparison were now after a few years, when the details have just improved enough that someone could still to recognize what is what today would be completely screwed. This is also the reason why about 2 camera manufacturers have stopped producing them, because simply a classic camera has been simply useless for a few years now and that's a fact. Anyone who says otherwise should get their eyes checked by a doctor. Sorry for my English, I'm not a native speaker and I used a translator to help me.

Yeah I don't see it either..infact it's only 12mp and not raw as it saves .. Is this vid misinformation or ??

What does back problem have to do with zoom on a camera?

I didn’t include anything about video because I didn’t have a chance to fully experience it. But as for the photos I thought they were very good. Especially when you were diligent about checking your exposure and using pro mode. Compared to the last Samsung phone I used which was the z flip 5 I thought this was better.

Yes, how do you take raw photos in Portrait mode? Thanks for the helpful video.

Mine. Also I’m surprised by the good reviews. My iPhone 13pro max still gives far better quality than my s24 ultra… I am not sure if mine s24ultra has some issue… I toggled with the settings… turned off hdr etc but still the videos are over exposed and the photos are kind of dark and the colours are unnatural…

Expert RAW does stacking. It means better (real) HDR and more useful resolution - but sometimes this ends up generating artefacts, especially in low light and/or when capturing movement.

Oh wow, I had no idea it did stacking. Thanks

yo i feel ya. I was totally an apple guy but after th s24 launch switched completely over. to samsung lol

You’re here to experience as much as you possibly can before the end so go for it… if it’s bad then restart on the next occasion.

I tried it. Great phone, the iphone size and weight was more useable for me. Don't fall for the video trap! lol

Just switch. You won't regret it.

@@yeetiesandwheaties yea I will lol. I worked for Verizon for YEARS and I would see people all the time try to make the switch. On the last day of their return period they would come exchange the phone. You never know how dependent you are on certain functionalities until you don’t have them anymore! Plus I’ve tried all the androids up to about the S22. It’s not practical for my usage to be my everyday phone. The only phone that is remotely close to my liking that I’ve tried is the Pixels

The other thing that falls apart is these are pretty misleading, though probably not intentionally. Look at the old Pro photographer crap camera from digital rev tv. A Pro photographer can get a good image from a 2010 era disposable camera. Especially if you're not pixel peeping and doing good conditions like daylight, and simple landscape shots. I think most hobbyists and pros have said any camera from ~ 2012 on (and for years now) can get you good images, so of course phone cameras count. But just telling inexperienced people "use pro mode" and "take the RAWs" isn't super helpful, I think on one of these reviews there were people asking them to explain ISO, WB, SS, etc and what "settings" to use. Apparently not realizing there are about a billion RU-vid photography videos going over this already. The thing is - I'd also expect more discernment from a pro photographer, except that when you're a pro, you're looking for "good enough" to get paid, which I understand completely. But we also passed that point at least 5 years ago with phones for these sort of images IMO. The 1Mpix Instagram or ~12Mpix phone display for a second - none of these improvements really matter for that viewing. There's little to no reason to go from a 2 or 3 year old phone to this S24 Ultra if that's what you're doing. If you've actually spent some time looking at in person average phone snaps vs DSLR or MILC snaps, the difference is obvious. It's not at 720 or 1080 or 4K youtube compressed and bitrate limited. Then you talk about moving subjects etc - yes, being easily able to adjust shutter speed, or a plethora of other settings with actual physical controls is really a game changer. The ergonomics just cannot be replaced IMO.

​@@FrancisSyCoCo IDK, I also think for most people a $250 OnePlus N30 is going to also take as good photos to the extent they can actually notice the difference. These $1,000+ phones are not a good buy for most "normal uses", I think it's mostly marketing at this point.

Same here. My $500 Lumix takes better photos in zoom and at night than my s23 ultra. My s23 ultra is great for portability though.