Note 20 Ultra Subpar Camera; Needs Software Update?

[corvette72778]

So I went to Best Buy to look at the Note 20 Ultra and I compared the camera side by side with the S20 Ultra and A50. The Note 20 Ultras Camera was a little disappointing as it wasn't as detailed as the other phones. Hopefully a software update can improve this.

 

[Mike Dee]

Were all the settings the same? Shouldn't be a big difference and taking pictures in the store is not always ideal.

 

[corvette72778]

Were all the settings the same? Shouldn't be a big difference and taking pictures in the store is not always ideal.

Same settings. 9:16 w scene optimizer on. Even when I turned scene optimizer off for both the Note 20 Ultras Camera had a less detailed view.

 

[Flytetymex]

I've always been extremely disappointed with the camera on my Note 10 + especially coming from the Pixel 3XL. I really hope Samsung does much better. I've tried so many different settings and pointers and I was never wowed by any of the images like I was with the Pixel

 

[smooth4lyfe]

This guy has camera samples from the Note 20 and they look good (Starting at 6:11). I also have the Note 10+ and the pics on my phone are great I don't really expect anything less

https://youtu.be/ZrFHJwkqivI

 

[anon(10509503)]

This guy has camera samples from the Note 20 and they look good (Starting at 6:11). I also have the Note 10+ and the pics on my phone are great I don't really expect anything less

https://youtu.be/ZrFHJwkqivI

SoldierKnowsBest also just posted some pics, look pretty good to me.

https://twitter.com/SoldierKnowBest/status/1291765675673948160?s=19

 

[Mike Dee]

This guy has camera samples from the Note 20 and they look good (Starting at 6:11). I also have the Note 10+ and the pics on my phone are great I don't really expect anything less

https://youtu.be/ZrFHJwkqivI

So it doesn't look like it comes with a screen protector

 

[smoothrunnings]

So I went to Best Buy to look at the Note 20 Ultra and I compared the camera side by side with the S20 Ultra and A50. The Note 20 Ultras Camera was a little disappointing as it wasn't as detailed as the other phones. Hopefully a software update can improve this.

Looking that the reviews I will call BS on your personal review. The reviewers have pointed out the very clearly the S20 camera isn't as good as the Note 20 Ultra. But you are welcome voice your opinion. If the camera was wasn't as good all the reviewers would be reporting the same thing. huh!

 

[mustang7757]

I highly doubt the Note 20 cameras will be a disappointment.

 

[Guyinbox]

Does Samsung still have that smoothing effect on people's faces? On past Samsung phones I've seen it always looked like there was a beauty filter on.

 

[evohicks]

I recently had the Huawei P40 Pro for review purposes and I had a similar experience to start with, I couldn't get clear photos, seemed to be over saturated and after a while I just reset camera settings to default and the difference was night and day!
Maybe the shop phone setting had been played with on the Note 20 ultra.

 

[buzzy3970]

I have different impression. The zoom and auto focus was much improved. Focus locks pretty much instantly especially compared to S20 Ultra even after updates.

 

[smoothrunnings]

So it doesn't look like it comes with a screen protector

Yeah a screen protector with a hole in it for the fingerprint reader.

 

[Notefan161]

Does Samsung still have that smoothing effect on people's faces? On past Samsung phones I've seen it always looked like there was a beauty filter on.

Early hands on suggest it’s a lot better in this area

 

[erwaso]

I have different impression. The zoom and auto focus was much improved. Focus locks pretty much instantly especially compared to S20 Ultra even after updates.

This makes it tempting to upgrade. And the bigger battery.

 

[L0n3N1nja]

Same settings. 9:16 w scene optimizer on. Even when I turned scene optimizer off for both the Note 20 Ultras Camera had a less detailed view.

Why are you taking cropped photos at a reduced resolution to compare detail?

 

[Mike Dee]

Yeah a screen protector with a hole in it for the fingerprint reader.

I'm not sure if it's an actual screen protector

 

[EMGSM]

If there are issues with camera in the demo models this could be good news for us when we get our Notes.

https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-note-20-update-1145703/

 

[BrwnSuga3]

I'm hoping some improvements for the Note 20 camera. I have the S20 Ultra and I love it but the focus on close up things bothers me. Hard to take pictures of my products, I end up switching back to my Pixel 4 XL.

 

[james702283]

Does Samsung still have that smoothing effect on people's faces? On past Samsung phones I've seen it always looked like there was a beauty filter on.

You can turn that on or off and even adjust how much you want the picture to be filtered with a slider