Every single clip you see in this video was shot exclusively on the Galaxy Note 8
We took the phone on a helicopter to the skyline of New York City
To show you some not only breathtaking views
But also what this new camera is capable of
So let's dive straight into the scenery
And then I'll give you my critical evaluation of the camera:
Its' strengths and its' weaknesses
*music plays*
♪ Whenever your high is broken ♪
♪ Don't ever forget you're golden ♪
♪ I will find the light in your soul, I'll be there ♪
♪ Never leaving you in the darkness ♪
♪ Even when you're out of focus ♪
♪ I will be the light in your life, you'll see clear ♪
♪ I'll be your inspiration ♪
♪ 'Cuz I know that you'll do just what you're told ♪
♪ I'll be your hard-earned temptation ♪
♪ 'Cuz I know that you'll make it on your own ♪
So the first thing to bear in mind is that detail
Even looking down above these buildings thousands of feet from the sky you can still see individual windows on the buildings
Now you'll also notice we can see all the way into the distance
Partly because there was strong visibility on the day we were flying, partly also because of that 4K resolution of the camera and a wide aperture, so it gets loads of light in the shot
One of the duel camera specific features I've been using is the two times lossless zoom
And I've found it to preserve detail pretty well, but it's not completely lossless
The quality feels about 90% as sharp as just using a standard amount of zoom but you also do lose a little bit in colour vibrancy and contrast
Now for a lot of the shots taken here I was actually using a DJI Osmo Mobile stabiliser
But this shot taken here is done completely without
I'm literally holding the phone, in my hand, in a rumbling, rattling helicopter, and it still manages to stabilise it well
Now it doesn't cope with HDR perfectly, but considering this is a mobile phone, it really is rather good.
Considering how dark the inside was compared to how bright the outside was, most of the picture still remains visible
The front 1080p camera isn't nearly as good at HDR but still managed to remain noise-free and fairly detailed, even in a fairly dim interior
Now if we use a digital zoom and actually crop into any of these video files you will notice it loses its' sharp edge a little bit but at the same time there is no smartphone on the market that could do a significantly better job
*music*
♪ Baby you can count on me now ♪
♪ When you're falling down, down, down ♪
♪ I will find the light in your soul, I'll be there ♪
♪ Even your low is the highest ♪
♪ Even when you're out of focus ♪
♪ I will be the light in your life, you'll see clear ♪
♪ I will be your inspiration ♪
♪ 'Cuz I know that you'll do just what you're told ♪
♪ I'll be your hard earned temptation ♪
♪ 'Cuz I know that you'll make it on your own ♪
♪ I'll be your inspiration ♪
♪ 'Cuz I know that you'll do just what you're told ♪
♪ I'll be your hard earned temptation ♪
♪ 'Cuz I know that you'll make it on your own ♪
♪ Ooooooooooo ♪