S21fe's telephoto usability

[mk_rs]

Hi everyone,

I'm reaching out to the community regarding the functionality of the S21 FE's camera in Pro Mode. While Pro Mode offers wide and ultra-wide lenses, the telephoto lens, a feature present in other S series devices, seems to be missing. If telephoto is provided on hardware level why is it restricted on software front. Its not A sseries where it can be acceptable, plus s21 fe is one of the most sold phone in 2023 probably.

Missing Telephoto in Pro Mode:

It would be fantastic if Samsung could enable the telephoto lens within Pro Mode on the S21 FE. This would give users more control over their telephoto shots and allow for creative photography techniques. Samsung should add telephoto in pro mode on s21fe in new update. Pro Mode should offer direct access to the telephoto lens for raw photo capture

Telephoto Limitations in Video Recording:

While the S21 FE boasts a telephoto lens, it's currently unusable for zooming while recording videos. Currently, using the zoom function in video mode ( indoors or low light) only utilizes the main camera and digitally zooms in, negating the purpose of a dedicated telephoto lens.

Another concerning aspect is the limited functionality of the telephoto lens in 30fps video mode. While the interface displays options for 0.5x, 1x, and 3x zoom, tapping 3x doesn't actually activate the telephoto lens. Instead, it simply crops the image from the main (1x) sensor.

I discovered this by accidentally covering the telephoto lens while recording at 3x zoom in 30fps mode. The camera continued recording at a zoomed-in view, but my finger wasn't visible in the frame, which wouldn't be the case if the true telephoto lens were engaged. This suggests the phone is simply using digital zoom on the main sensor for the 3x option.

Furthermore, the telephoto lens seems unusable in even moderately lit indoor environments. In such scenarios, selecting 3x zoom again resorts to cropping the 1x sensor image. 

3x option is enabled but it's 1x cropped to 3x and the quality is really bad 

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[Raghulvaradarajan]

Present in other s series cannot adjust focus and shutter speed as much

For s series It self very limited

Only additional feature Present is expert raw

[mk_rs]

Expert raw should be available across all s series