Samsung introduced many new features and improvements with the Galaxy s24 series. All three phones in the lineup have faster processors with powerful NPUs that support some of those new camera features. However, some camera features introduced with the Galaxy S24 series will be released to existing Galaxy smartphones and tablets
Samsung has listed the camera features that will come to existing/older Galaxy smartphones and tablets. Those features are 12MP images from Motion Photos, an easier way to get long-exposure images, cross-device syncing for video editing, HDR for social media apps, improved Single Take, and the ability to colorize monochrome (black and white) images using AI. Only the Galaxy S24 will support the Live HDR Preview feature for the camera. It won't come to existing devices.
As mentioned earlier, some camera features seen on the Galaxy S24 series will not come to existing Galaxy smartphones and tablets, and they include the following:
1. Camera features that are dependent on the UniHAL+ structure from Samsung won't come to devices older than the Galaxy S24.
2. Colorize monochrome (black and white) images.
3. Generative AI editing.
4. Super HDR live preview in the camera app.
5. Nightography for zoomed-in photos and videos.
6. Enhanced portrait videos using two camera sensors at once.
7. Spatial Video Zoom and Temporal Zoom for videos.
8. Fast capturing of images with near-zero shutter lag is not available for phones released before the Galaxy S24. With this feature, powered by faster ISP and NPU, images are captured while previous images are still being processed for HDR.
9. Professional shooting features: Anamorphic Lens Compensation, Audio Monitoring, and DOF Adapter Calibration
10. AI-based slow-motion for normal videos.
11. Changing the playback speed of videos at different locations.
