Video color shading has also been vastly improved, especially in the S8’s bright light videos, and it’s barely visible in low-light videos as well. On the whole, video white balance is very acceptable, although adaptation under changing lighting conditions can be slow, resulting in a visible change in the color matrix. The S8’s color has also been improved with respect to the Samsung S7’s video capabilities, with generally accurate color rendering. The S8 is also capable of good autofocus tracking on panning videos or during walking movement. Video autofocus is fast, smooth, and generally accurate in all lighting conditions. In bright light conditions, noise on videos is better controlled, with generally good texture preservation. This comes at the expense of more noise, however, which is visible in many of the S8’s indoor movies, and despite the extra noise, very fine details are lost in the S8’s low-light movies. The Samsung S8 uses a faster shutter speed in low-light videos compared to the S7, aiding the stabilization system for indoor and low-light conditions. The Samsung S7 already had good video stabilization, but an unsightly “jello” effected detract from the quality of some indoor movies this has been well-corrected on the Galaxy S8. Despite the improvements, a slight judder effect and occasional frame shifts are visible in panning videos, but it’s a minor complaint and generally the stabilization is much improved. This is especially evident in low-light conditions in both moving shots while walking and when panning. Video stabilization has been significantly improved over the S7. Exposure adaptation during lighting changes is smooth, albeit a little slow, and a very slight overshoot is visible when transitioning between bright and low-light conditions. In balanced lighting conditions, target exposures are excellent, rendering bright and colorful pictures.įor video enthusiasts, target exposures are very good, especially in bright light, with movies displaying wide dynamic range and good contrast. Shooting outdoors or in bright light conditions, exposure is either very good or very acceptable on almost all scenes. In contrast to its performance for stills, the main drawback for video image quality on the Samsung Galaxy S8 is noise, which is significantly more visible compared to previous Samsung devices, particularly when shooting in low-light conditions. Video exposures and dynamic range are very good, but the Samsung Galaxy S8’s main strengths for video are its excellent stabilization system (with improved results in low light compared to its predecessor), and its excellent color rendering, with no color shading in bright-light videos. The Samsung Galaxy S8’s Video sub-score of 88 points puts the device into joint top place for moving image quality alongside Google’s Pixel, the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, and the Sony Xperia X. The Samsung Galaxy S8 records very good exposures in all lighting conditions, but its main strengths are excellent autofocus, accurate white balance, and effective noise reduction The Samsung Galaxy S8’s main weakness for stills is linked to its low noise, however, as its pictures have lower levels of sharpness compared to those of its main competitors. The Samsung Galaxy S8 also records very low levels of noise in almost all lighting conditions, which should be appealing to photographers looking to record portraits with smooth skin tones. Shooting outdoors, white balance is very good, recording virtually no colorcasts or errors during our tests. It’s one of the best devices we’ve tested for autofocus, with smooth, fast ,and accurate performance in all lighting conditions. Thanks to its excellent still photography performance in all lighting conditions, the Samsung Galaxy S8 achieves a Photo sub-score of 88 points, just one point behind the top Photo score of 89 for Google’s Pixel smartphone.įor still photography, the Samsung Galaxy S8 has three main strengths: excellent autofocus, accurate white balance, and very effective noise reduction. The DxOMark overall Mobile score of 88 points comprises separate Photo and Video sub-scores.
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