Samsung must consider adding an astrophotography camera mode

Final updated: July 24th, 2020 at 16:44 UTC+01:00

In a bid to describe more attention to the Galaxy S20 series and the Galaxy S20 Ultra in particular, Samsung had recently shared a handful of beautiful pictures of the nighttime sky (seen beneath), wanting to highlight the flagship telephone's capabilities as a tool for amateur astrophotographers.

It worked, equally these photos have certainly drawn our attending, merely it also got us thinking of what Samsung should exist doing next if it wants to push button its flagship smartphones' astrophotography prowess to the next level.

Samsung needs to add an Astrophotography camera mode

To put it frankly, the Galaxy S20 Ultra is in dire demand of an Astrophotography mode like to what you lot will notice on the Google Pixel four. Although it is clearly possible to create cute night sky shots with the Galaxy S20 Ultra, we can tell you for a fact that it is not a seamless process. If you desire to discover any success in your astrophotography endeavors while using the Galaxy S20 Ultra, yous'll take to rely on Pro Mode. Outside of Pro Style, you'll find yourself struggling to capture a photo of the sky at night, mainly considering the Galaxy S20 Ultra has difficulties with autofocus in these conditions.

This is something that even Seok-joon Hong from Samsung's Mobile Communications Business organization – and 1 of the hobbyist astrophotographers behind the photo gallery below – is hinting at in Samsung'southward recent weblog post. [The Galaxy S20 Ultra]besides has the advantage of Pro Way, which allows you to have photos manually and gives you more than command over your settings, and ultimately the final results, said Seok-joon Hong.

It is truthful that having a Pro Mode is ever an advantage, but as mentioned in a higher place, Pro Mode is the only reasonable way to capture photos of the nighttime sky when using the Galaxy S20 Ultra, and we experience that'due south a shame. Users who don't usually rely on Pro Mode will be disappointed by their results exterior of Pro Mode, and they are likely to be shying abroad from using Pro Mode if they don't have enough experience in photography. In other words, we're hoping that Samsung will be inspired by Google'south Astrophotography mode for the Pixel 4 and will add together a like camera way in the future.

Have you tried capturing night sky shots with the Galaxy S20 Ultra yet? How have your results been? Let u.s.a. know in the comment section below.