A new report claims that Samsung is working on a significant update for the Galaxy S24 Ultra, which will include several improvements and fixes for the camera.
Feb 14 update below—Samsung announces Galaxy S24 series update. This article was originally posted on Feb 13.
In a recent tweet, well-known leaker Ice Universe reveals side-by-side comparison images purportedly showing the same pictures taken with and without the update applied. Sample images taken after the update appear radically improved—sharper and clearer than before and with more legible text. Notably, these improvements seem to come without any of the adverse side effects that can often occur when using sharpening filters.
From the look of these results, it appears that Samsung is doing more than just tweaking its image-sharpening algorithms, and a previous report, also from Ice Universe, gives us a possible clue as to what may be happening. According to this report, photos taken at 9.9x magnification sometimes look sharper than those shot at 10x for no apparent reason. Other examples appear in the comments, one noting that turning off the “auto lens switching” option in Samsung’s stand-alone Camera Assistant app improves the situation somewhat.
These results suggest that Samsung will be able to improve picture quality by tweaking the way the camera switches between its multiple lenses and merges their output when zooming in and out.
According to the same leaker, the forthcoming update will also fix an issue causing a “shadow” effect, visible around the sun when shooting directly at it.
If the update works as advertised, Galaxy S24 Ultra owners can look forward to improved picture quality in a variety of shooting scenarios. Unfortunately, there’s no word on when these crucial updates might be made available.
The revelations come hot on the heels of a leaked update expected to fix a perceived lack of “vividness” in the Galaxy S24 Ultra’s display when using the default Vivid mode.
Feb 14 update—Samsung announces Galaxy S24 series update.
Samsung has announced a much-needed update for the Galaxy S24 Series. In an official Samsung Newsroom post published on Wednesday, the company officially reveals the previously leaked “Vividness” control to fix display issues plus “enhancements across the camera experience.”
These camera enhancements include upgrades to zoom functions, Portrait Mode, Nightography, rear camera video shooting capabilities “and more.”
This update appears to match Ice Universe’s predictions, so we can expect this update to improve camera quality significantly. It’s great to see Samsung responding promptly to user feedback by delivering new features and improvements in a timely manner.
Thankfully, this is likely to continue as the company ends the Newsroom post with the following commitment to its customers:
“We are committed to listening to you, and we will continue to evolve Galaxy technology — driving our vision forward and unleashing new possibilities for the future.”
The update is due to begin rolling out in February.
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