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Note 20 Ultra cameras

Started Aug 23, 2020 | Discussions thread
PentaxNick Senior Member • Posts: 1,830
Re: Note 20 Ultra cameras

Jeff Peterman wrote:

First, I am not sure that the two shots that you provided make a valid comparison - clearly taken under different conditions.

Second, for me, the extra flexibility of the three lens system on the Note 20 Ultra is clearly superior to what I had on my Note 8, and I have taken a number of good shots with the new phone.

As I said they are different conditions but I also know the Note 8 would take a better picture than the Note 20 Ultra in those conditions.

i mentioned I’d taken pictures to compare in the same conditions. These are below

This is the overall image

This is a crop from the Note 8

This is from the Note 20 Ultra

I did wonder i the Note 8 was adding artefacts as the detail isn’t visible to the naked eye, so I took a picture with a real camera

This is from an Olympus TG-6

So the note 8 in these situations is far superior to the Note 20 Ultra.

i agree that for normal distance tourist type shots the flexibility of the Note 20 Ultra, with it’s extra wide and longer telephoto lenses is more suitable. But for the type of shots I like it is poor in comparison. It’s also mis-sold as having an optical zoom.

i forgot to mention that I also use the heart rate and SPO2 sensors on the Note 8 which are missing on the Note 20 Ultra.

So enjoy it. It’s not for me.

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Nick

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