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- [Gene] Here we have the Samsung S20 Ultra.
The spec sheet, insane.
108 megapixels and shoots 8K video.
What?
I usually try to ignore spec sheets
because sometimes, they can kind of mislead you
on what gives you a good image,
but a camera phone that shoots 8K video,
I just could not pass it up.
What's more impressive to me is actually the sensor size.
The wide angle on the S20 and S20+ have a 1/1.76 inch sensor
which is cool because that's larger
than my iPhone's 1/2.55 inch.
But, the S20 Ultra has a 1/1.33 inch sensor
and that is also paired with an F/1.8 lens.
The bigger senor and the faster lens
should give us a shallower depth of field
which basically translates into blurrier backgrounds,
making your camera feel more professional.
You can actually see the big ol' aperture
in the wide angle lens right here in the middle.
We also have up top, a ultra wide angle
which is pretty standard
and also, a telephoto lens down below.
Wait a second.
Do you guys hear that?
(phone rattling)
Oh, that's the camera moving around on there.
It goes away after you turn on the video
because the stabilization turns on.
Listen, it's gone now.
But let's start off by taking a few photos
at 108 megapixels.
Test that out and then, we'll move on to 8K.
So, let's get going.
So, I'm gonna take a couple shots
at just the standard 12 megapixel mode
and then, I'm also gonna take the same exact shot
at 108 megapixels and then we'll see
if we can actually tell a difference.
Oh, yeah, look at that face.
That's the biker face right there.
Now, one thing I have noticed
from all the tests I've done in the past
is the 108 megapixel also exposes a little bit hotter
than the standard version.
It's actually really hard to tell the difference
between the two at first glance,
and even if you zoom in a little bit,
it's still pretty close.
But, once you go way way in
is when you see the clarity advantage to the 108 megapixels.
In the lower resolution, it seems like there's more of
that artificial, digital sharpening going on opposed
to the 108 megapixel which actually has that detail
so it doesn't have to do that.
But, it does also come at a cost.
So, I'm on my ultra wide.
Take a few shoots and I can punch into my wide angle.
Take a few shoots there and then my telephoto lens.
Bam, bam.
I just took like 1,800 photos just now.
So, if you'd utilize all the lens on here
and I can also take the photos pretty quickly,
but when you switch it to 108 megapixel mode,
then you're kinda stuck on that wide angle lens.
And also, the photos take longer to process,
so you have to take a shot and then wait.
And then, take a shot and then wait.
And, take a shot and then wait.
So, you definitely loose the responsiveness
and the agility that you would get
in the standard camera mode.
I think the big winner is the ProPhoto mode.
In this mode, we are still locked into
that wide angle camera, but we now have the option
to save the raw files
which I think is awesome if you use Photoshop
because then you have full control over the image.
Cause I'm not a huge fan
of how these photos are always processed.
I mean most of the time, it's actual pretty good
but also, the camera is doing a lot of assuming
so sometimes it'll razor sharpen a face
which usually isn't very pleasant.
Having that fully manual control in the raw is awesome.
I mean here's the same photo taken on the iPhone
and I generally lean towards the iPhone look,
but with the raw files,
you can do whatever you want with it.
So, the 12 megapixel raw ends up being the big winner
for me if I'm trying to get the best image I can,
and if I'm shooting for convenience,
I'll just be on the standard camera app
so I have access to all the lenses.
I still think the 108 megapixel's cool.
You get to brag to your friends about it.
"Oh, yeah. How many megapixels is in your camera?"
Sam, you know how many megapixels your camera is?
- Like, three.
- Yeah, loser.
And one downside with that shallower depth of field
is that I am starting to miss focus once in awhile
which is something that we never really have
to worry so much about with camera phones.
There is a shallower depth of field
because of that larger sensor.
There is the live focus feature
to artificially blur out the background,
and that actually does look surprisingly good in some shots,
but of course, it's also not perfect.
And when it comes to the lenses,
I definitely love the ultra wide.
Gotta have that now.
And then, of course, our standard wide,
but I actually really like the zoom lens on here.
It's actually really useful.
Like, if I have to do a 10X zoom,
it's so much clearer on the Samsung
because there's less digital zooming that has to take place.
So, definitely some cool features in this phone.
Should we move on to my favorite part, the 8K video?
Let's go.
So, going from 4K to 8K,
the very very first thing I noticed
is that there is a crop in.
So, this is how Sam looks in 4K
and then if I go into 8K, we're in quite a bit closer.
I noticed it's about 1.4 to 1.5X of a crop,
and this is the widest you can go in 8K,
so you are kinda stuck in this tighter lens mode.
Because in 4K mode, I can zoom out back to 1X
and I can even go ultra wide,
so a lot more flexible in the 4K mode.
Now that in 8K we're in a much tighter frame
than it does become a lot trickier
to get a very smooth, stable shot.
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Let's head back to the studio,
but before we do, gonna pop this back into 8K,
pop it on here, try to get a few more 8K shots.
See how epic they look.
Let's go.
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Now, my first impressions of the 8K footage
is that it is cool.
It is impressive, but it does remind me
of what it was like shooting with the 108 megapixel mode
where it is gonna be better in quality technically
but I would much rather shoot in the lower resolution.
The more we inspect the image,
the more we realized the 8K does have a bit more detail.
So, that's cool.
But in 4K mode, you don't have to do the 1.4X zoom in
to match the same shot as the 8K mode,
you can zoom out, utilize the full lens the full sensor
and even though you're technically getting 4K instead of 8K,
I think you end up with the better overall images.
It's cleaner, nicer, you're more flexible
with different lenses and when you look at it close,
the 8K still is superior
in terms of the amount of detail when you punch in,
but I just like the overall image better on the 4K.
And remember, resolution is just a small part of the story,
I'm getting around 80 megabits per second in 8K.
Now, it's not that much,
but it is an HEVC or High Efficiency Video Coding,
so it can sort a lot of information
considering it's only 80 megabits per second.
But still, it's not that much.
I mean, shooting 8K on a pro camera
is gonna be over 2,000 megabits per second easy,
and in 4K, I was getting about 28 megabits per second
in HEVC and the iPhone actually gets 39 megabits per second,
so when it comes to the bit rate,
the iPhone is superior with 4K.
But the thing I do like about the Samsung
is that depth of field that you do get.
The background is noticeably blurrier in the Samsung,
so it creates a little bit more separation,
little bit more depth.
Depth of field can be a blessing
and a curse though, you know?
Like, if you get the focus right, it looks beautiful,
but if you miss it then it completely ruins the shot.
With smaller sensors like the one on the iPhone,
a lot more is going to be in focus all the time,
so you have to worry less about missing focus
but at the same time,
you can't create that depth and separation.
The Samsung does have a live focus though.
That' a very funky look.
Sometimes, it actually looks surprisingly good,
but sometimes, it looks terrible.
I don't think it's reliable for me to ever use it.
This looks like you were poorly edited
into this frame like a green screen shot.
(laughs)
Who knows though?
Maybe in like five years,
that will be the mode everyone's shooting on.
There's also Hyperlapse mode which is pretty sweet.
Always a funny little feature to have.
So, super slow mo is gonna be a little bit tricky
cause it's a very short burst.
The moment has to be exact,
so we're gonna try to time it perfectly.
Fire.
Woo hoo.
All right, hopefully we got it.
Come on, baby.
Oh, yeah we did.
It's perfect.
(laughs)
There's also Pro Video mode
which basically gives you full manual control
over the camera which is nice
because it lets you lock in your shutter speed,
your exposure, all that stuff.
I have noticed other features like Beauty mode and wow,
look how, oh my god, I look like I'm made out of plastic.
I wanna rub my own cheeks.
Overall, very impressive camera in here.
Would I ever use the 8K capabilities
or the 108 megapixel photo mode on here?
No, but what I'm more impressed about
is the lenses on here, the sensor,
being able to take raw photos in the native camera app.
They're really pushing the boundaries.
So, hats off to Samsung.
Anyways, last week, I made a video about the ARRI Trinity.
Should we go down and see what you guy have been
saying in the comments?
This guy's name is literally Ari.
He was made for this.
Yeah, this looks like an affordable
and simple vlogging solution.
I would agree.
Imagine buying this and using it
with an iPhone 4 as a camera.
I bet you would still actually look pretty epic.
Even with a crappy camera,
if you have really good stabilization and good lighting,
it'd turn out pretty good.
I also made a ridiculous long video diving
through every single menu item on a Sony mirrorless camera.
Sony cameras are notorious for having use menus.
It took me three days to film that fucking thing.
Sony shooter reads the title.
Yeah, this is gonna take much longer
than the Tesla menu did.
(laughs)
Yeah, to go through the whole menu of the Sony camera,
it took my 48 minutes on my vlog channel.
I did the same thing.
It was like a deep dive on the Tesla Model 3,
went through the whole user manual,
and that took me 49 minutes and 44 seconds.
So, literally, to go through the Tesla,
it only took me one minute more than it did
to go through the frickin' Sony menu.
And for those of you who are like,
"What?
You have a secondary vlog channel?"
Yes, I do.
We do random stuff over there for example,
today we concocted this thing.
It's a plastic bottle canon
and it basically, you pull this lever, just.
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