Samsung GALAXY S5 Front Camera Quality Review

The Galaxy S5 camera comes with an activated second depth sensing lens for all pictures and requires selective focus manually turned on in the setup menu of S5. This mode does not use the actual depth information of the sensor to create an effect. Instead, S5 provides guidance for optimal shooting conditions to get the focus effect. Focus effects are less than 50 cm from the camera and three times from the background.

Samsung Galaxy S5 Camera Specs

4.1-megapixel (1/3-inch) BSI sensor
5-megapixel front-facing camera
f/2.0
2µm pixel size
Dual LED flash
28mm fixed focal length

Image and Video Quality

The overall image quality of the S5 camera is very good. The typical Samsung saturation and color seen in previous models is punchy. However, S5 produces a cleaner picture than the previous model. You can see the difference in most conditions, from bright outdoor to dark. Auto exposure is a spotlight, focus is very fast, shutter delay is not a problem at all.

Unfortunately, manual exposure control is not available in the default camera app.

To do this, you'll need to install another app on your Play Store, like Camera FV5. However, exposure compensation, white balance, and ISO control are all provided as defaults.

In addition, the S5 opens three standard measurement modes that can be familiar to independent camera users: a center-weighted, matrix or spot.

Scene mode is thinner than S4, but this mode is a big advantage because it cuts only useful mode. This includes:

Panoramas that include both horizontal and vertical compositions

Dual cameras for taking pictures simultaneously with front and rear cameras

Virtual tour. You can interactively explore rooms and locations.

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Shot and other - Various options for working with ruptured photos are included. This includes the best photos, the best face, eraser, and panning shot options.

HDR is very effective in S5. With HDR turned on, many additional details remain in the darker parts of this photo comparison.

The lens is not distorted at all, but it can be expected because it has a narrower field of view than many other smartphone camera competitors.

At 100% magnification, photos typically show fine detail, but over-processing elements. The lens is sharpest at the center of the frame and is the smallest at the right of the frame.

At low-light conditions without using the flash, S5 gets pictures naturally by increasing the ISO sensitivity. This results in more than 800 ISO noise. The image looks good when viewed on the screen or at a reduced magnification, but when zoomed in at 100%, the noise causes a lot of staining or loss of detail.

At ISO 2000, there is a lot of noise even at reduced magnification.
The resolution of S5 also widens the scope of image cropping if necessary. Auto white balance is reasonably accurate and sometimes warm when shooting indoor situations.

At the video front, S5 is not turned on by default, but you can shoot with 4K (3840x2160). Find and turn on the Video Resolution option in the Settings menu. 4K video is limited to five minutes of recording time and a microSD card with a fast transfer rate is required to take full advantage of S5.
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