Overview of Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge's camera: 12 megapixels clear Part 1

The review has been divided into two parts because of its greater length. Its the part number 1 of the review. here we have discussed about Facilities and management of Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge's camera

You can find the discussion about the other features of Galaxy S7 Edge's camera in part 2 of the review.

From year to year, Samsung is committed to ensuring that the camera in its smartphones received the title of the best. Last year, many agreed with this, because in the S6, as it later in Note 5, was a quality unit with a sensor 16 megapixels, which gave excellent results and night and day. However, the manufacturer did not stop there and continued to develop this important element of the modern smartphone. The Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge using a brand new camera. What came out of it, we shall understand in the course of the test.

Facilities and management
The Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge mounted sensor Sony IMX260 (on non-confirmed official information on the different batches are used as the Sony sensors and chips Properties by Samsung with similar characteristics) - update IMX240, which is just used in the previous generation flagship Samsung . Camera lost four megapixels: approval of the new sensor "only" 12 megapixels to 16 megapixels from the IMX240, but, in this case, the pixel is a pixel strife.

The new sensor for faster phase focusing using Dual Pixel Technology, which is used in some modern DSLR-cameras. In fact, each effective pixel on IMX260 sensor surface consists of two independent photodetectors which to perform the phase AF catch the light flux reflected from the object. Dual Pixel Technology delivers high speed and accuracy of focusing without compromising image quality.

The pixel size of the new sensor is 1.4 micron. There are also optical image stabilization in the camera. But most importantly, that the lens speed has increased to a value of f / 1.7 (in the past generation was f / 1.9). If we take into account the fact that we are talking about the smartphone - a terrific value. A similar aperture, it seems, for the first time has a smartphone camera. On paper, this means a more intense background blur in portraits and macro photography, as well as improved results when shooting in the dark. Camera helps LED-flash - it is the second year in a row does not change - a "firefly", which surprised on the background of already widespread devices on the market with dual LED-flash.

It's nice that the new flagship camera sticks out only 0.46 mm - by changing the design of the hull, it was possible to reduce this figure is almost a millimeter.

The app "Camera", you can run from the lock screen by pulling the lower right corner, the icon from the home screen, or by double clicking on the home button. The last feature is disabled for some reason, on the menu, although it makes it possible to virtually lightning-fast shooting: smartphone pulled out of his pocket, a couple of times pressing the "Home" and took a picture.

Application menu looks familiar to Samsung. Top (vertical position) - a number of quick settings such as: the inclusion of the HDR and flash, menu effects, delayed timer shooting, the choice of resolution and a classic icon with the gears to call the main settings menu.

The delay timer can be set for 2, 5 or 10 seconds, and put a check mark to the device made three shots in a row.

As always, the frame size is associated with aspect ratio. Maximum image size - 4032h3024 pixels (12 megapixels) at a ratio of 4: 3. Note that these proportions are more common in professional photography than 16: 9 (in this format the camera shoots at a maximum resolution of 9.1 meg

In the General Settings menu, you can select the video resolution from VGA (640x480 pixels) to UHD (3840x2160), including - Full HD and Full HD at 60 frames per second.apixels).

Also, there can be included a number of useful and fun chips. Tracking AF - rather refers to the first, and motion picture (a short video clip, shot in front of each photo) - more to the second. It also includes a screen mesh, geotags, voice control, viewing of images after the shooting, a quick start. When shooting in a mode of "Pro" you can save the RAW-file version for further post-processing - it is also included in the settings. There you select the photo storage (device memory or memory card) and assigned function keys Volume: photo, video shooting or zooming.

Bottom centered on the application screen located shutter button and video recording (both virtual), and on the sides - the icon to switch to the front camera and to open the gallery. The latter can perform, and swipe from right to left. The application also has a menu of shooting modes, which can be opened from left to right swipe. In S7 edge an opportunity to not only change the scene mode in the menu, but also put the tags separate modes to the main screen.

Interestingly, download additional modes directly from the application "Camera" is impossible - click "More" was removed, but the dop.rezhimy still in the Samsung Galaxy Essentials application store. However, we found there are not many additions: Animated GIF, Dual Camera, Sports Shot and Surround Shot. Mode in the menu a lot, and not the fact that they will be useful, "Auto" and "Pro", "Selective Focus", "Panorama", "Videokollazh", "Live Broadcast", "Slow" and "time-lapse" video shooting, "Virtual Scene", "Food". Updates in the set mode, compared with the S6, a bit: to replace the fast shooting, which apparently did not pay off, time-lapse came (also known as Timelapse) and added a new mode - "Food."


The front facing camera is 5 megapixel remained the same as in last year's models.



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