I purchased the Galaxy S22 Ultra mainly because I wanted a taste of the flagship camera experience and because the aggressive marketing campaign and the innumerable reviews exalting the so-called upgraded camera module did me in. In reality, however, the cameras are nowhere near as impressive.
• Every single picture captured undergoes software processing that renders it looking unreal and awful. There is no provision for user input, and therefore no way for the user to control the amount of post-processing.
• Even the slightest bit of zoom in both photo and video mode generates blurriness in the subject. This is not very noticeable at lower zoom levels, but gets worse as the zoom increases. There is no way you can capture a decent sunset video without distortion if you want to zoom in and crop the landscape.
• The pro mode and expert RAW mode are even worse, as the amount of processing applied renders the pictures near-cartoonish. Videos from the pro-mode are grainy and hazy 100% of the time.
• The zoom is pretty much unusable beyond 10-15x if you are looking for sharpness and detail.
• Lastly, the so-called 'nightography', which was marketed to death, is a joke. The cameras positively struggle in low-light, and the only thing the night mode does is to add some brightness in post-processing. The pictures and videos are grainy and blurry every single time. If you're looking to purchase this phone for the astrophotography, etc., DON'T. Save up and invest in a decent DSLR, instead.
• Every single picture captured undergoes software processing that renders it looking unreal and awful. There is no provision for user input, and therefore no way for the user to control the amount of post-processing.
• Even the slightest bit of zoom in both photo and video mode generates blurriness in the subject. This is not very noticeable at lower zoom levels, but gets worse as the zoom increases. There is no way you can capture a decent sunset video without distortion if you want to zoom in and crop the landscape.
• The pro mode and expert RAW mode are even worse, as the amount of processing applied renders the pictures near-cartoonish. Videos from the pro-mode are grainy and hazy 100% of the time.
• The zoom is pretty much unusable beyond 10-15x if you are looking for sharpness and detail.
• Lastly, the so-called 'nightography', which was marketed to death, is a joke. The cameras positively struggle in low-light, and the only thing the night mode does is to add some brightness in post-processing. The pictures and videos are grainy and blurry every single time. If you're looking to purchase this phone for the astrophotography, etc., DON'T. Save up and invest in a decent DSLR, instead.
I've added some pictures for reference. I'm sincerely regretting purchasing this phone now. SAMSUNG, PLEASE, release a software update and fix this.
