So after reading Andrews review of the S7 edge I am now nervous about this camera. I currently have the S6 edge and love
what the camera can do. To me it's the best part about this phone. Andrew said a couple of things that kind of make me double think
keeping this phone when I get it. He said the following.
"I didn't experience completely blurry shots as often as I would've expected, but if you're not steady you will see soft images here. Knowing that it's all in the name of smoother low light shots I totally understand it, and if I wanted to do anything different the Pro mode won't hold me back in this regard."
"where the Galaxy S6 edge was a wonderful standout, things aren't quite as rosy here."
"Where the issues start to creep in is in situations where there are bright and dark parts of a scene: for example a dark wall or shadow cascading across the shot. These shots are a big test of a camera's dynamic range and are historically tough for small sensors like those in smartphone cameras to handle. The Galaxy S7 edge takes in these scenes focusing strongly on the bright and vibrant parts of the photo, as you'd expect, and really leaves something to be desired in terms of quality in the dark portions. Dark areas get very blotchy and are noticeable immediately compared to the crisp bright parts of the photo. This is the case even with HDR turned on, which is designed to fix just these sorts of issues."
"While the quality of the overall picture is still good, particularly when viewed at a phone size, the problems with these pictures are far more apparent when you actually zoom into them a bit. Even zooming in on a scene by 25 percent reveals lots of visual aberrations and chroma noise from aggressive over-smoothing of dark areas. Of course most people won't be zooming in on photos to evaluate their quality, but these problems exhibit themselves even when viewing a photo at its normal size if you're one to be looking for things to critique in a photo."
Has anyone come across this issue with their photos? If you have taken any photos like the ones mentioned above can you post them below?
Am I just over thinking this issue? Help!
what the camera can do. To me it's the best part about this phone. Andrew said a couple of things that kind of make me double think
keeping this phone when I get it. He said the following.
"I didn't experience completely blurry shots as often as I would've expected, but if you're not steady you will see soft images here. Knowing that it's all in the name of smoother low light shots I totally understand it, and if I wanted to do anything different the Pro mode won't hold me back in this regard."
"where the Galaxy S6 edge was a wonderful standout, things aren't quite as rosy here."
"Where the issues start to creep in is in situations where there are bright and dark parts of a scene: for example a dark wall or shadow cascading across the shot. These shots are a big test of a camera's dynamic range and are historically tough for small sensors like those in smartphone cameras to handle. The Galaxy S7 edge takes in these scenes focusing strongly on the bright and vibrant parts of the photo, as you'd expect, and really leaves something to be desired in terms of quality in the dark portions. Dark areas get very blotchy and are noticeable immediately compared to the crisp bright parts of the photo. This is the case even with HDR turned on, which is designed to fix just these sorts of issues."
"While the quality of the overall picture is still good, particularly when viewed at a phone size, the problems with these pictures are far more apparent when you actually zoom into them a bit. Even zooming in on a scene by 25 percent reveals lots of visual aberrations and chroma noise from aggressive over-smoothing of dark areas. Of course most people won't be zooming in on photos to evaluate their quality, but these problems exhibit themselves even when viewing a photo at its normal size if you're one to be looking for things to critique in a photo."
Has anyone come across this issue with their photos? If you have taken any photos like the ones mentioned above can you post them below?
Am I just over thinking this issue? Help!
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