@Rich Acres Modding yes 14 pro took almost one year to reach and superclass some aspect but the zoom the s22u is still the king but the new s23u is crushing all cameras
@@lexavlogs7149 I own s22 ultra it is sometimes amazing, other times it fails. Its all to software nowadays, cant be boosting those pixels on tiny sensors. same is with sony camera I own 24mpx one vs other model which is 12mpx and makes faaar far better pictures
A lot of people already have 3D printers at home, which means you could make OpenAstroTracker, buy a used canon DSLR body( even full frame ones for ~300$) and a cheap M42 lens( like pentacon 200mm F4 for 50$), all of that for half of the price of S22 ultra; and I promise you it will give much much better results.
This kind of technology is a game changer for the average non photographer person like me. Yes I have a DSLR, but it’s not always with me like a phone. I can’t tell you how many awesome scenes I’ve seen while backpacking through other countries only to not be able to capture it with an iPhone or a simple compact camera. Hell, just to be able to take a quick photo of a moonrise without notice or perpetration. I’ll be interested to see what else you can do with this… been planning to switch from iPhone to Samsung for my next phone in the spring.
I got this s23 ultra n I m typing with this phone,they saying we can take a shot of stars n that showing in video,it's all fake.i tried In my room in d wall that k n mars all showing in wall don't believe its fake fuck to this scam camera.fuck of Samsung,I wasted my money I thought it will take original star bt in my room in the wall u can see that stars mars n k type of stars in wall its a scam camera raw camera is fake
I will consider getting the S23 Ultra, when they support full lens resolution on the main lens, for raw mode/astro mode. Just imagine the amount of detail we could capture, when the 10 Minute exposure astro photos came out in 108MP.
Then the individual pixels would be to insensitive to light to take a decent picture, because they're so small. You can already see this if you compare nighttime street pictures with those of e.g. an iPhone 14. You'd have to increase your ISO to an ungodly amount and loose all the detail. Or you just wait a lot longer. And at that point you'd be better of buying a decent used DSLR with 24 MP and a cheap telephoto lens. You'd even pay a lot less. And would still have your phone for other occasions.
From what I have gathered, the S23 Line up is something like this. - I have stayed on top of the twitter leaks for a while now so please fact check where you have scepticism in the replies. - there is a lot of information to digest below • Official Galaxy Unpacked is on February 1st 2023 Galaxy s23 | 8gb ram + 256G + 512G (no 1T option) | 6.1" | 48 - 120 Hz display | 3,900mAh Galaxy s23+ | 8gb ram + 256G + 512G (no 1T option) | 6.6" | 48 - 120 Hz display | 4,700mAh Galaxy s23 Ultra | 12gb ram + 256G + 512G +1T | 6.8" | 1 - 120 Hz display | 5,000mAh The s23 Ultra screen will be less curved The s23 and s23+ will have +200mAh bigger batteries ( display sizes remain unchanged ) If there is truth to Ahmed Qwaidars tweet about there being no 128G version then this is a big win for smartphone consumers and hopefully over smartphone manufacturers will follow suit in not making a 128G version. I believe there will still be 128G storage options however for very few countries as Ahmed Qwaidar updates his tweet.
• Specifications S23 Line up will receive an overclocked Snapdragon 8 Gen2 Chip ( No use of Samsung-manufactured Exynos Chips till 2025 ) Samsung's overclocked snapdragon 8 gen2 chip beats A16 in GPU tests but not in CPU tests. LPDDR5X RAM | This is 1.5x faster then LPDDR5 used on the s22 line up. UFS 4.O Storage | This is faster then UFS 3.1 Storage used on the s22 line up. 233g in weight for s23 ultra | This is +5g compared to S22 ultra 8.9mm in thickness | This is similar thickness compared to S22 ultra S-pen stylus enclosed inside the phone | 2.8ms lag response time 1750 nits brightness (peak) | (not as bright as the Samsung-manufactured 2000+ nits iPhone 14 pro max's display) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for roughly 30 mins) Wi-Fi 7.0 or Wi-Fi 7e Bluetooth 5.2 USB Type-C 3.2 45W wired charging | 15W wireless | 4.5W reverse wireless similar charging specifications to last years models S23 line up will come with one Android 13 in the box | 4 years of one UI updates S23 line up will come with one UI 5.1 in the box | 5 years of one UI updates Colours for all three devices: (S23 , S23+ , S23 Ultra ) These are the colours rumoured to be be releasing. They could be either of the set of colours below: - Set 1) • Botanic Green | Misty Lilac | Phantom Black | Cotton Flower Set 2) • Cream | Lavender | Green | Phantom Black - More exclusive colours to be released only via Samsung-Store the focus of the s23 line up is chipset performance, camera performance (hence the jump from 108mp on the s22 ultra camera to 200mp on the s23 ultra) and optimisation. Telephoto camera remains unchanged. Software updates will improve the colour science and quality overtime. Telephoto camera will be the focus of the s24 ultra. All of my sources are Twitter accounts: Iceuniverse , Ahmed Qwaidar , TheGalox , Ross Young , Golden_Reviewer as well as UA-cam channels: TechTalkTV , XEETECHCARE and sakitech All sources listen above are legit, trustworthy sources but can slip up in leaks but this is rarely the case (prone to misinformation)
With higher resolution pixels would be too small for even a decent night photo, so generally high resolution is bad for dark photos especially with phone sensors.
Trust me, you DO NOT WANT the quad-bayer issues translating over for astrophotography. Quad-bayer is already the bane of a smartphone's existence, its benefits boil down to "large file with 0 added detail lmao" while the problems have a whole list. Worse color accuracy and light sensitivity being among them.
I hope they will eventually unlock this feature for S21 Ultra. I can't wait to test it. In the meantime, if someone really wants to try smartphone astrophotography, it's not very much effort to gather some RAW shots and stack them with some PC software, like DSS :)
@@destroyerwill6122 wow, it works as charm! Thank you for the great advice :) I still have to wait for the clear skies to try out the astro mode, but it looks very promising
I've always loved playing around with the pro mode doing astro, but this is actually amazing. whatever magic they're using to make a phone camera be this efficient, it's working.
@@jeb123 Yep, and you can do it yourself on a windows / linux machine with any smartphone. The way astrophotographers have been doing it for years. Smartphone people just need to research more.
You're as always doing a great job! I was really waiting for your reaction to that new capability of capturing astrophotography in Camera Raw app, simply because I live in a city with a lot of light pollution and I don't have enough time to travel and test it in a good place. I love your videos and your teas... Every time you talk about your hot teas, I make one for me too...😁
Yo, that was a great video Brent, I just got my S22 Ultra and tried this mode out in my backyard and got a pretty good shot from editing the RAW, even though I'm in Bortle 5 and there was a streetlight right in the view of the frame lol
I just stumbled across your video, and I'm so glad I did. I've been playing with my s22 ultra for a few weeks. It's been too cloudy to pull out the telescopes, so I've been satisfying that itch with my phone, and I can't believe i didn't know about these features. I can't wait to play with them. Thanks for making this video.
You've earned a subscriber. The way you explained and photos taken are so amazing. I myself own S21 and Photos taken by it are already amazing. I'm gonna try taking photos in long shutter speed and see the outcome.
Wow great stuff, just found you by accident, just recently got the S23 Ultra and have been playing around, but this was really helpful, I know it's not a pro camera, but your tips are awesome, definitely following.
I'm here for the phone stuff!! It's something I've always wanted to be able to do. I can see your passion and it's admirable. Can't wait for my ultra!! Thanks Brent
Not sure why I didn't find your channel till now, gotta catch up on your vids. I spent a couple years in Albuquerque during high school. It's nice to see a vid with no background music, no fancy eye candy, just a down to earth low key guy enjoying astronomy. And yea, it can get REALLY cold when doing winter night shots! Subscribed 😀
Hey thanks man, I really appreciate that! And yeah, it always surprises me that people have no idea what most of NM looks and feels like, lol. they all just think it's like Arizona, but don't realize that most of NM is way higher in elevation.
Welcome back. Thank you for showing this feature. We had a clear night tonight in OKC. I was able to try it out. It worked well. I'm not good at editing but I was able to see some of the nebula. I'm so excited and cant wait for more clear nights. 👍
Brent, your videos are absolutely phenomenal. I have an S22 Ultra, and the astro photos that are taken using both Pro Mode and Expert Raw are just unimaginably clear, especially considering how small the sensor is. Add to that this new Astro Mode, and my photos have been on a whole new level. My question, though, is with the phone's processors. S22 Ultra was manufactured with two available options for processors, Exynos and Snapdragon. I've watched content on UA-cam comparing the two, and the difference was astonishing, especially in low light settings. I have the Snapdragon in mine. Do you know which sensor is in your S22? Thank you so much for all of your content, and I'm working on putting together a video now showcasing some of the shots that my phone has taken. The encouragement and education that your videos contain have been pivotal for me with both photography and content creation. I'm looking forward to your future releases, especially an update with the S22.
Thanks for the video Brent, I was completely unaware that Samsung had added this into the recent update, I've been busy with an upgrade to my big boy camera.
I noticed that the expert raw raw files are already edited in some way, while the raw files from the pro mode of the normal camera are so much better. I noticed as well that when you put a expert raw raw file on photoshop express it looks a lot darker and " non edited " like it was some format that it cannot read
I tried to capture orion with my Note10 5G with Pro mode.it was good.i was surprised too.I checked those photos again after watching this video and i found those nebulas(obviously not clear as S22 but Note10 was ahead of its time).And i used S pen to capture the photo to eliminate shake cause by hand when pressing the shutter button.love the Note❤️
Legit just ordered this phone. Yesterday the moon was so beautiful beside Jupiter. Wish I had it already. And I saw Mars as well. Can't wait, amazing video!!
The image of Orion nebula I produced a few weeks ago by stacking 200 RAWs captured using S20 FE 5G was way better in terms of colour & clarity. Of course it was somewhat blurry, but a lot more clear than the one achieved by the Astrophotography mode of S22U. It definitely needs more work.
Yeah, sorry about that. I did actually film a whole part on that feature, but it wasn't aligned right and couldn't be calibrated, so I decided to cut that whole part of the video out.
When it works, it's good, but I've had a number of times where I've sat through a 4 minute exposure and watched it count down only to then find that it hasn't taken a single shot... let along merge many to a single image.
Hi and thanks for sharing this. I was able to DL that program on my standard S22 and it does have the Astro mode. I wonder if you had not included the horizon, if the software would have been able to blend the stars better?
I have a full astro kit, but just got the S23. Going to toss it on my track and really see what I can do. With out a tracker you can stack dozens of 15 sec shots and get good results,
Wonder video as always..... Many folks with the S22 Ultra are taking shots of the moon however they never really turn out very good. If you would do a video on making shots of a full moon using the S22 Ultra. Thanking you in advance. Steve ...
The thing about the moon is that it is reflected sunlight and very bright but the sky is black. So when the camera sensor looks at the scene, it tries to understand the light values and average to a neutral grey. So you will end up with a moon that is too bright. If you switch to manual mode and change the aperture and shutter speed for a sunny day, your moon will show up properly
Oooh, that's a really tough question to answer, especially since I know nothing about you or your budget situation, preferences, shooting needs, etc. Both the 1-4 and 800 combined are still way cheaper than the 1-5. If that's not an issue, then yes, IMO the 1-5 is hands down a better lens than both of those other 2. It's obviously not quite as versatile, given the other 2 combined give you a greater range, but at the cost of slower apertures, having to change lenses, and neither being weather-sealed.
I'm in Phoenix and am just learning all of these features on the Samsung S22, I was considering buy a DSLR. I'd rather not. But, I am having trouble seeing my screen in the bright Arizona sunlight. I've been looking for a sun shade, but the one I tried was flimsy and really only for shooting horizontal. Do you know of any? Otherwise I'm going to resort to putting a dark fabric over my head, like using a 4X5! LOL. Great tips and photos! Very inspiring.
I've never really tried any sun shades or anything like that, so I couldn't say how they'd do, but I definitely know this SW sunshine can be a struggle to shoot in!
Could you please try in the next videos how's astrophotography with phones other than the Samsung S series? Maybe Sony Xperia since if should provide more granular control.
Took about 200 5 sec images of Orion with my Sony Xperia 5 ii 2 year old phone stacked them together manually and it looks way better and yes with the telephoto equivalent of a 70mm but everything had to be manual that Samsung app is impressive but can't compete with real astrophotography
about astro, imo the only really useful lens is the "W", according to my tests. Also don't expect too much from the raws, the data captured is pretty limited. So, i guess it can be interesting maybe amazing, if you are in a dark skies place and want to do a milky way photo. Specially for people without other kind of equipment than a phone and a tripod, or maybe just the phone and somewhere to place it still or people with no skills in the matter.
Happy to say the Astro Mode is on my S22 Ultra. That`s the good news.......the bad news is I live in Central London, so light pollution rules out my ever being able to use this feature properly.
If the camera in astro mode states "hold the camera steady" and it can stack multiple shots successfully why can't it stack them perfectly without stretching the stars when the camera is on a tripod with no random movement?
Thanks man, I'm glad it helped. I have no idea where it's available though. I would assume the carrier would matter more than the region, but I couldn't say for sure.
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Great video. Thanks so much. Question what is your opinion on the Nikon D7500? I currently have a D3100. I'm thinking about upgrading. Mainly for photography and some possible blogging. Any help would be great. Thanks in advance.
I haven't shot Nikon since the early 2000s with their film cameras, so unfortunately I couldn't say how the performance for those models is. It seems like the 7500 would be a decent upgrade from the 3100, but that's just a guess.
I'm begging you, just put this thing onto a startracker and use SuperTelephoto lens and I'm sure it's gonna blow you away. Of course in case it supports 30s shutter speed too.
Yeah, that was the first thing I found, and I filmed a section about it, but it was messed up and wasn't aligned right and there wasn't any way to calibrate it so I ended up editing that whole part out.
Good video, might I suggest using the S pen on the 22 Ultra for the shutter button? I know this is how I'm lining up my shots and taking the images without having to touch the camera or tripod. I have some really great shots of the moon and stars that I have taken on this camera without using this mode. I find that adjusting the exposure to the highest setting allows me to see where I have the shot lined up. I have been trying to capture a comet this past month, but getting it to show up clearly has been extremely difficult. If you have any suggestions on this I would greatly appreciate it.
The 10x camera will probably do horrible. I have the S22 ultra and at night time the the 10x camera simply cannot gather enough light. The sensor is also not as good as the main sensor.
Are you using an autoguider or another device to compensate for rotation and prevent star trailing? I have yet to have much luck taking night time sky pictures on my iPhone 13. I previously had a Samsung S9. I've tried both the stock camera app and aftermarket astrophotography apps. I usually try to either set the phone down on something or put it on a mini tripod to stabilize it.
Why does my s22 Ultra come preloaded with Facebook and Meta services, but the expert raw camera app has to be downloaded seperately? Makes 0 sense except of course Meta and others are paying Samsung. I think this app should come standard or at least be an option when setting up the phone, lots of people will never even know if exists the way it's handled now.
Hi Brent, how are you? Which version your expert raw is ? I've a S21 ULTRA, maybe this function will came for S21 ULTRA too, my expert raw version is 1.0.05.4. Thank you!
The only star tracker I have any experience with is this one: amzn.to/3JGAjlt Though I couldn't say if that's a reasonable price for you or not. It might be considered a bit overkill for a phone, but it definitely works for it. There might be some smaller ones out there, but this is the only one I've used. Actually, now that I think of it, the Miops Capsule 360 that I use for timelapses, has a built-in star tracker mode in their app. I don't think I tried it, but I remember seeing it. It's not a real or dedicated star tracker, and I think it's about the same price, but it's way smaller and lighter and easier to set up. There may be other devices out there with similar features, but I don't know of any off-hand.
@Brent Hall thank you very much for the info! I just got my s23 ultra in today early! I'm going out tonight to try and take some pics following your guide. The last time I did astrophotography was back in 2005-2006 at the south pole doing time-lapse pointing straight up. We took some awesome pics! Unfortunately in 2009 my apartment burned down and I lost all my camera, hard drives, and laptops with the photos. I didn't have very much backed up in cloud storage Unfortunately. I really want to get back into photography, albeit just amateur stuff on my end... Oh and that was the exact tracker I was looking at! Also do you know of a tracker and/or telescope that can track rocket launch? We can see SpaceX and NASA launch from our front yard and it would be awesome to be able to watch them and photograph them all the way into space.
Just like you said, this is a or the gateway! Back in October, while camping, I viewed how to do a 30-second exposure with my 22 ultra. It was so cool, but there was a lot of noise. Last month, I bought an 8" dobsonian and have used it several times, viewing the moon and planets. I got my old Sony a500 out, got a t-ring for it, and some Moon filters and can't wait to be able to play around with that when I'm back home. But coming across this video and armed with some more knowledge. I'll be looking forward to trying to get some more shots with my phone back up in the camping spot. Thanks for this video. Now I'll have to go veiw what else you've done.
Yeah, definitely! Though the point of this is not for my personal use. I get better results using my big cameras and trackers :P The point of this video is that I found this new feature and wanted to share how it does for anyone who might not know how to do all of that other stuff, even with this phone. The point of this new feature, IMHO, is to get people into astrophotography without any prior knowledge, extra gear, or post processing. Of course this is not the best way to do it, but if it lets someone see something they have never seen before or never thought they could capture, then it's cool in my book, you know?
At the time of filming, which was right after this feature came out, the ar overlay wasn't working on my phone. I actually filmed a whole bit about it that night but took it out of the edit because the video was already getting too long.
I feel like it would probably blend or process them out, since it's basically stacking multiple images together. For meteors I'd probably just do a timelapse.
It's amazing what phone cameras can do these days
Iphones can't do this. Lol
@@curiousjoe86 as Iphone hater and photographer I can confirm they can do, bit better then s22 ultra but everything else is not good
yet all the CREEPY UNEXPLAINED THINGS keep coming in BLURRY.
@Rich Acres Modding yes 14 pro took almost one year to reach and superclass some aspect but the zoom the s22u is still the king but the new s23u is crushing all cameras
@@lexavlogs7149 I own s22 ultra it is sometimes amazing, other times it fails. Its all to software nowadays, cant be boosting those pixels on tiny sensors. same is with sony camera I own 24mpx one vs other model which is 12mpx and makes faaar far better pictures
I swear if this is legit Samsung is going to DEMOLISH the astrophotography market if they make it better than Google pixel's astro mode
I love astro, you thinking s22ultra or Pixel 7 pro
@@krzysztofsuch5052 I'd definitely go with pixel
A lot of people already have 3D printers at home, which means you could make OpenAstroTracker, buy a used canon DSLR body( even full frame ones for ~300$) and a cheap M42 lens( like pentacon 200mm F4 for 50$), all of that for half of the price of S22 ultra; and I promise you it will give much much better results.
Lol you must be kidding me by telling a phone can demolish the astrophotography market. You should learn more about astrophotography special cameras.
Eh..these images look pretty trash imo, sad soul if u buy that phone for astro
This kind of technology is a game changer for the average non photographer person like me. Yes I have a DSLR, but it’s not always with me like a phone. I can’t tell you how many awesome scenes I’ve seen while backpacking through other countries only to not be able to capture it with an iPhone or a simple compact camera. Hell, just to be able to take a quick photo of a moonrise without notice or perpetration. I’ll be interested to see what else you can do with this… been planning to switch from iPhone to Samsung for my next phone in the spring.
I got this s23 ultra n I m typing with this phone,they saying we can take a shot of stars n that showing in video,it's all fake.i tried In my room in d wall that k n mars all showing in wall don't believe its fake fuck to this scam camera.fuck of Samsung,I wasted my money I thought it will take original star bt in my room in the wall u can see that stars mars n k type of stars in wall its a scam camera raw camera is fake
I own a s22 ultra. Not only is the best phone I´ve ever had it´s the best camera too. I do not use my dslr that much anymore.
I will consider getting the S23 Ultra, when they support full lens resolution on the main lens, for raw mode/astro mode. Just imagine the amount of detail we could capture, when the 10 Minute exposure astro photos came out in 108MP.
You mean 200 MP, right?
Then the individual pixels would be to insensitive to light to take a decent picture, because they're so small. You can already see this if you compare nighttime street pictures with those of e.g. an iPhone 14. You'd have to increase your ISO to an ungodly amount and loose all the detail. Or you just wait a lot longer.
And at that point you'd be better of buying a decent used DSLR with 24 MP and a cheap telephoto lens. You'd even pay a lot less. And would still have your phone for other occasions.
From what I have gathered, the S23 Line up is something like this.
- I have stayed on top of the twitter leaks for a while now so please fact check where you have scepticism in the replies.
- there is a lot of information to digest below
• Official Galaxy Unpacked is on February 1st 2023
Galaxy s23 | 8gb ram + 256G + 512G (no 1T option) | 6.1" | 48 - 120 Hz display | 3,900mAh
Galaxy s23+ | 8gb ram + 256G + 512G (no 1T option) | 6.6" | 48 - 120 Hz display | 4,700mAh
Galaxy s23 Ultra | 12gb ram + 256G + 512G +1T | 6.8" | 1 - 120 Hz display | 5,000mAh
The s23 Ultra screen will be less curved
The s23 and s23+ will have +200mAh bigger batteries
( display sizes remain unchanged )
If there is truth to Ahmed Qwaidars tweet about there being no 128G version then this is a big win for smartphone consumers and hopefully over smartphone manufacturers will follow suit in not making a 128G version.
I believe there will still be 128G storage options however for very few countries as Ahmed Qwaidar updates his tweet.
• Specifications
S23 Line up will receive an overclocked Snapdragon 8 Gen2 Chip ( No use of Samsung-manufactured Exynos Chips till 2025 )
Samsung's overclocked snapdragon 8 gen2 chip beats A16 in GPU tests but not in CPU tests.
LPDDR5X RAM | This is 1.5x faster then LPDDR5 used on the s22 line up.
UFS 4.O Storage | This is faster then UFS 3.1 Storage used on the s22 line up.
233g in weight for s23 ultra | This is +5g compared to S22 ultra
8.9mm in thickness | This is similar thickness compared to S22 ultra
S-pen stylus enclosed inside the phone | 2.8ms lag response time
1750 nits brightness (peak) | (not as bright as the Samsung-manufactured 2000+ nits iPhone 14 pro max's display)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for roughly 30 mins)
Wi-Fi 7.0 or Wi-Fi 7e
Bluetooth 5.2
USB Type-C 3.2
45W wired charging | 15W wireless | 4.5W reverse wireless
similar charging specifications to last years models
S23 line up will come with one Android 13 in the box | 4 years of one UI updates
S23 line up will come with one UI 5.1 in the box | 5 years of one UI updates
Colours for all three devices: (S23 , S23+ , S23 Ultra )
These are the colours rumoured to be be releasing. They could be either of the set of colours below:
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Set 1) • Botanic Green | Misty Lilac | Phantom Black | Cotton Flower
Set 2) • Cream | Lavender | Green | Phantom Black
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More exclusive colours to be released only via Samsung-Store
the focus of the s23 line up is chipset performance, camera performance (hence the jump from 108mp on the s22 ultra camera to 200mp on the s23 ultra) and optimisation.
Telephoto camera remains unchanged. Software updates will improve the colour science and quality overtime.
Telephoto camera will be the focus of the s24 ultra.
All of my sources are Twitter accounts: Iceuniverse , Ahmed Qwaidar , TheGalox , Ross Young , Golden_Reviewer
as well as UA-cam channels: TechTalkTV , XEETECHCARE and sakitech
All sources listen above are legit, trustworthy sources but can slip up in leaks but this is rarely the case (prone to misinformation)
With higher resolution pixels would be too small for even a decent night photo, so generally high resolution is bad for dark photos especially with phone sensors.
Trust me, you DO NOT WANT the quad-bayer issues translating over for astrophotography. Quad-bayer is already the bane of a smartphone's existence, its benefits boil down to "large file with 0 added detail lmao" while the problems have a whole list. Worse color accuracy and light sensitivity being among them.
I hope they will eventually unlock this feature for S21 Ultra. I can't wait to test it.
In the meantime, if someone really wants to try smartphone astrophotography, it's not very much effort to gather some RAW shots and stack them with some PC software, like DSS :)
Well I definitely had the expert raw app on my old S21 Ultra, so it should be good to go.
@@BrentHall indeed, it's just the new astro feature that's available on S22 only (yet)
You should look into getting a modded GCam, that's what I use for astrophotography on my S21 Ultra and I thinks it's better than Expert Raw
@@destroyerwill6122 wow, it works as charm! Thank you for the great advice :)
I still have to wait for the clear skies to try out the astro mode, but it looks very promising
@@michakubisz535 np, it's not perfect but it's the best option I've found so far.
I've always loved playing around with the pro mode doing astro, but this is actually amazing. whatever magic they're using to make a phone camera be this efficient, it's working.
Can I use it on s21fe 5g?
@@MgCreation750 if you do the empire state building will blow up
It's just stacking like he said, Pixel phones have this too. It's not that magical.
@@jeb123 Yep, and you can do it yourself on a windows / linux machine with any smartphone. The way astrophotographers have been doing it for years.
Smartphone people just need to research more.
Your Samsung s22 ultra videos has got me into star gazing and astrophotography, thank you! 👍
You're as always doing a great job!
I was really waiting for your reaction to that new capability of capturing astrophotography in Camera Raw app, simply because I live in a city with a lot of light pollution and I don't have enough time to travel and test it in a good place.
I love your videos and your teas... Every time you talk about your hot teas, I make one for me too...😁
Yo, that was a great video Brent, I just got my S22 Ultra and tried this mode out in my backyard and got a pretty good shot from editing the RAW, even though I'm in Bortle 5 and there was a streetlight right in the view of the frame lol
I just stumbled across your video, and I'm so glad I did. I've been playing with my s22 ultra for a few weeks. It's been too cloudy to pull out the telescopes, so I've been satisfying that itch with my phone, and I can't believe i didn't know about these features. I can't wait to play with them. Thanks for making this video.
I just wanna say, I was there when phones started with no camera. It's absolutely bonkers that now we can have astrophotos with a camera phone.
You've earned a subscriber. The way you explained and photos taken are so amazing. I myself own S21 and Photos taken by it are already amazing. I'm gonna try taking photos in long shutter speed and see the outcome.
Hey thanks, I really appreciate that!🙏 also, I'm glad the video helped. 😁
Wow great stuff, just found you by accident, just recently got the S23 Ultra and have been playing around, but this was really helpful, I know it's not a pro camera, but your tips are awesome, definitely following.
Hey thanks man, I appreciate that, and I'm glad the video helped!
I'm here for the phone stuff!! It's something I've always wanted to be able to do. I can see your passion and it's admirable. Can't wait for my ultra!!
Thanks Brent
Please do a 10x camera test as soon as possible. Expert raw astro vs pro mode + PC software. Deepsky on a smartphone is incredible
Not sure why I didn't find your channel till now, gotta catch up on your vids. I spent a couple years in Albuquerque during high school. It's nice to see a vid with no background music, no fancy eye candy, just a down to earth low key guy enjoying astronomy. And yea, it can get REALLY cold when doing winter night shots! Subscribed 😀
Hey thanks man, I really appreciate that! And yeah, it always surprises me that people have no idea what most of NM looks and feels like, lol. they all just think it's like Arizona, but don't realize that most of NM is way higher in elevation.
Welcome back. Thank you for showing this feature. We had a clear night tonight in OKC. I was able to try it out. It worked well. I'm not good at editing but I was able to see some of the nebula. I'm so excited and cant wait for more clear nights. 👍
Brent, your videos are absolutely phenomenal. I have an S22 Ultra, and the astro photos that are taken using both Pro Mode and Expert Raw are just unimaginably clear, especially considering how small the sensor is. Add to that this new Astro Mode, and my photos have been on a whole new level. My question, though, is with the phone's processors. S22 Ultra was manufactured with two available options for processors, Exynos and Snapdragon. I've watched content on UA-cam comparing the two, and the difference was astonishing, especially in low light settings. I have the Snapdragon in mine. Do you know which sensor is in your S22?
Thank you so much for all of your content, and I'm working on putting together a video now showcasing some of the shots that my phone has taken. The encouragement and education that your videos contain have been pivotal for me with both photography and content creation. I'm looking forward to your future releases, especially an update with the S22.
Hey thanks for the kind words Aaron, I really appreciate it! I have the Snapdragon version.
I've been looking for something this for so long for my s22 Ultra! Amazing video!!!!!
Thanks for the video Brent, I was completely unaware that Samsung had added this into the recent update, I've been busy with an upgrade to my big boy camera.
I noticed that the expert raw raw files are already edited in some way, while the raw files from the pro mode of the normal camera are so much better.
I noticed as well that when you put a expert raw raw file on photoshop express it looks a lot darker and " non edited " like it was some format that it cannot read
ys the details are also better on stock raw compared to expert raw.....
I've read on online forums that expert raw photos are actually just jpegs with the .dng extension.
@@twoinfinity8742 yeah why cheat customers with false information....one of the reasons i bought s22 ultra is expert raw and im disappointed
It's called computational raw. I don't know much about it but yeah those images are processed but not compressed
I tried to capture orion with my Note10 5G with Pro mode.it was good.i was surprised too.I checked those photos again after watching this video and i found those nebulas(obviously not clear as S22 but Note10 was ahead of its time).And i used S pen to capture the photo to eliminate shake cause by hand when pressing the shutter button.love the Note❤️
Tip: the S22 Ultra 4k raw camera will take a picture if you say "CHEESE". S Pen is not required. Does that work on the Note 10 or S21 Ultra?
@@donaldpendergast9889 yeah that's been a thing Samsung has done for awhile.
Why i cant find that raw app ? 😢
@@suzanacausevic5886 It is available in Galaxy Appstore,however it won't be visible unless your galaxy device runs on android 13 or higher
I also subscribed because of how many videos you do about the S22 Ultra [my camera], plus I love your presentation style.
Hey thanks Brian, I really appreciate that!
Thank you so much. I just got my S24 Ultra and this was very helpful. You got a new subscriber.👍
I typically pull long exposure pics with my Nikon DSLR.
This is an excellent tutorial on my phone's capabilities, THANK YOU!
Awesome video! I'm glad I watched because I did not even know you could do this.
Legit just ordered this phone. Yesterday the moon was so beautiful beside Jupiter. Wish I had it already. And I saw Mars as well. Can't wait, amazing video!!
The image of Orion nebula I produced a few weeks ago by stacking 200 RAWs captured using S20 FE 5G was way better in terms of colour & clarity. Of course it was somewhat blurry, but a lot more clear than the one achieved by the Astrophotography mode of S22U. It definitely needs more work.
I need your instagram bro
I am also a s20fe user also an astrophotography freak share ur ig so I can know more
This video i was waiting for 🤣 goos job mate
Many thanks, I'm glad you liked it!
Finally u made video about it I've been waiting for this
Hey, you could have also told us about skyguide feature too( just above duration) in astro mode.
Awesome video!
Yeah, sorry about that. I did actually film a whole part on that feature, but it wasn't aligned right and couldn't be calibrated, so I decided to cut that whole part of the video out.
@@BrentHall no issues, BTW any plan on iphone photography content?
Your summation in the last 3-4 minutes was spot on. Happy Thanksgiving!
Great video and very informative. I will be using my S22 ultra with my Celestron 8SE.
Your channel is awesome! Keep up the great work! I learn a lot from all your videos :)
Thanks, I appreciate that!
Another great reason to hold onto my s22 ultra ❤
Can't wait to see what you can do with the S23Ultra. I will be getting my S23Ultra next week. 🤘🏼🤘🏼
When it works, it's good, but I've had a number of times where I've sat through a 4 minute exposure and watched it count down only to then find that it hasn't taken a single shot... let along merge many to a single image.
Hi and thanks for sharing this. I was able to DL that program on my standard S22 and it does have the Astro mode. I wonder if you had not included the horizon, if the software would have been able to blend the stars better?
The back button in Samsung gestures is always swipe from sides, you don't have to look for in app back button like on the old ios.
what a cool informational video. i wont be using my phone ,but still gain a wealth of knowledge. thanks brent for sharing your know how
Have Iphone 14 pro max now. Cannot wait for the 23 ultra and a tripod to see what we can get. Exciting times.
What if samsung used top 200mp sensor for 10x optical lens and introduced real raw mode without processing.😊
This is certainly a great way to get into astrophotography. You have to start somewhere, right?
What samsung apps do u recommend when using phone for astrophotography. As well as stacking software. Great video. Thanks. Scott
Want to see a video like this for the S23 as well!
I have a full astro kit, but just got the S23. Going to toss it on my track and really see what I can do. With out a tracker you can stack dozens of 15 sec shots and get good results,
They also added a "multiple exposure" mode to expert raw. What kind of tripod for s22 ultra do you recommend?
Oh nice! All of the gear I use and recommend is in the video description.
Wonder video as always.....
Many folks with the S22 Ultra are taking shots of the moon however they never really turn out very good.
If you would do a video on making shots of a full moon using the S22 Ultra. Thanking you in advance.
Steve ...
Never turn out good???
I havwnt taken a single bad shot of the moon, 30x zoom is the way
The thing about the moon is that it is reflected sunlight and very bright but the sky is black. So when the camera sensor looks at the scene, it tries to understand the light values and average to a neutral grey. So you will end up with a moon that is too bright. If you switch to manual mode and change the aperture and shutter speed for a sunny day, your moon will show up properly
TOP MAN! Thank you so much. You have showed me something that I never knew about.
Hi Brent, Gear question: I have R5, should I get (RF100-400mm + RF 800 F11) or RF 100-500? Please do let me know as I need to order soon.
Oooh, that's a really tough question to answer, especially since I know nothing about you or your budget situation, preferences, shooting needs, etc. Both the 1-4 and 800 combined are still way cheaper than the 1-5. If that's not an issue, then yes, IMO the 1-5 is hands down a better lens than both of those other 2. It's obviously not quite as versatile, given the other 2 combined give you a greater range, but at the cost of slower apertures, having to change lenses, and neither being weather-sealed.
I'm in Phoenix and am just learning all of these features on the Samsung S22, I was considering buy a DSLR. I'd rather not. But, I am having trouble seeing my screen in the bright Arizona sunlight. I've been looking for a sun shade, but the one I tried was flimsy and really only for shooting horizontal. Do you know of any? Otherwise I'm going to resort to putting a dark fabric over my head, like using a 4X5! LOL. Great tips and photos! Very inspiring.
I've never really tried any sun shades or anything like that, so I couldn't say how they'd do, but I definitely know this SW sunshine can be a struggle to shoot in!
See where it says "sky guide" that brings up a sky map live on the screen to show you where everything is
Great vid. Thanks!
Could you please try in the next videos how's astrophotography with phones other than the Samsung S series?
Maybe Sony Xperia since if should provide more granular control.
I have to use three separate apps to get a picture like this samsung combines all three into one, wish i had a samsung rn
It would be great with a Camera adapter on a telescope, as the stacking feature would be great for EAA
Took about 200 5 sec images of Orion with my Sony Xperia 5 ii 2 year old phone stacked them together manually and it looks way better and yes with the telephoto equivalent of a 70mm but everything had to be manual that Samsung app is impressive but can't compete with real astrophotography
about astro, imo the only really useful lens is the "W", according to my tests. Also don't expect too much from the raws, the data captured is pretty limited.
So, i guess it can be interesting maybe amazing, if you are in a dark skies place and want to do a milky way photo. Specially for people without other kind of equipment than a phone and a tripod, or maybe just the phone and somewhere to place it still or people with no skills in the matter.
Happy to say the Astro Mode is on my S22 Ultra. That`s the good news.......the bad news is I live in Central London, so light pollution rules out my ever being able to use this feature properly.
If the camera in astro mode states "hold the camera steady" and it can stack multiple shots successfully why can't it stack them perfectly without stretching the stars when the camera is on a tripod with no random movement?
Impressive! Is it possible to obtain good result with a S22 or a S22+? (Without the big zoom, of course)
Very interesting video, thanks for sharing. Is the Astro mode available in the UK?
Thanks man, I'm glad it helped. I have no idea where it's available though. I would assume the carrier would matter more than the region, but I couldn't say for sure.
@@BrentHall I'm hoping to try the Astrolab when I can get out of Central London?
That's why I'm a fan of s22 Ultra
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Thank you! It was interesting!
Great video. Thanks so much. Question what is your opinion on the Nikon D7500? I currently have a D3100. I'm thinking about upgrading. Mainly for photography and some possible blogging. Any help would be great. Thanks in advance.
I haven't shot Nikon since the early 2000s with their film cameras, so unfortunately I couldn't say how the performance for those models is. It seems like the 7500 would be a decent upgrade from the 3100, but that's just a guess.
You gotta turn off that light that is around you. It's killing the images.😒. Aside from that great job. Thanks for this ☺️
Yeah, sorry, that's what happens sometimes when I'm focused more on making the video than taking the image...also, my brain may have been frozen.
Try open camera or hedgecam 2
Wonder video and information 👌
But still we can't capture clear UFO pic or videos 😂
I'm begging you, just put this thing onto a startracker and use SuperTelephoto lens and I'm sure it's gonna blow you away. Of course in case it supports 30s shutter speed too.
I assume you figured out you can click SHOW and get a galaxy map for framing. I got some good milky way and Andromeda pics.
Yeah, that was the first thing I found, and I filmed a section about it, but it was messed up and wasn't aligned right and there wasn't any way to calibrate it so I ended up editing that whole part out.
Good video, might I suggest using the S pen on the 22 Ultra for the shutter button? I know this is how I'm lining up my shots and taking the images without having to touch the camera or tripod. I have some really great shots of the moon and stars that I have taken on this camera without using this mode. I find that adjusting the exposure to the highest setting allows me to see where I have the shot lined up. I have been trying to capture a comet this past month, but getting it to show up clearly has been extremely difficult. If you have any suggestions on this I would greatly appreciate it.
The 10x camera will probably do horrible. I have the S22 ultra and at night time the the 10x camera simply cannot gather enough light. The sensor is also not as good as the main sensor.
I didn't even know this existed. Thanks for the video.
You bet man, thanks for watching!
Alguém pode dizer se há muita diferença de qualidade para astrofotografia entre o S22 Ultra e o S23 ultra?
4:30 wow. 🤩
love this, im gonna be outside more
The best, I was looking for this info to get northern lights photos.
Watching this make me wanna buy s22 ultra jeez this phone cool
Are you using an autoguider or another device to compensate for rotation and prevent star trailing? I have yet to have much luck taking night time sky pictures on my iPhone 13. I previously had a Samsung S9. I've tried both the stock camera app and aftermarket astrophotography apps. I usually try to either set the phone down on something or put it on a mini tripod to stabilize it.
Nope, just a tripod.
Why does my s22 Ultra come preloaded with Facebook and Meta services, but the expert raw camera app has to be downloaded seperately? Makes 0 sense except of course Meta and others are paying Samsung. I think this app should come standard or at least be an option when setting up the phone, lots of people will never even know if exists the way it's handled now.
Because samsung is a joke
Great video!
Hi Brent, how are you? Which version your expert raw is ? I've a S21 ULTRA, maybe this function will came for S21 ULTRA too, my expert raw version is 1.0.05.4. Thank you!
Just downloaded this and will try it soon.
Is this feature available for the Fold 4?
Questa non è astrofotografia ma foto del cielo stellato... è un insulto alla astrofotografia!
HI
you might wanna use motioncam pro timelapse feature..
It shoots timelaspe in RAW DNGs ..
you have better control over your video
Phone cameras have become amazing
What is a good start tracker mount that's "reasonable"? I just subbed after finding this video. I am going back to Samsung with the s23 ultra
The only star tracker I have any experience with is this one:
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Though I couldn't say if that's a reasonable price for you or not. It might be considered a bit overkill for a phone, but it definitely works for it. There might be some smaller ones out there, but this is the only one I've used.
Actually, now that I think of it, the Miops Capsule 360 that I use for timelapses, has a built-in star tracker mode in their app. I don't think I tried it, but I remember seeing it. It's not a real or dedicated star tracker, and I think it's about the same price, but it's way smaller and lighter and easier to set up. There may be other devices out there with similar features, but I don't know of any off-hand.
@Brent Hall thank you very much for the info! I just got my s23 ultra in today early! I'm going out tonight to try and take some pics following your guide. The last time I did astrophotography was back in 2005-2006 at the south pole doing time-lapse pointing straight up. We took some awesome pics! Unfortunately in 2009 my apartment burned down and I lost all my camera, hard drives, and laptops with the photos. I didn't have very much backed up in cloud storage Unfortunately. I really want to get back into photography, albeit just amateur stuff on my end...
Oh and that was the exact tracker I was looking at! Also do you know of a tracker and/or telescope that can track rocket launch? We can see SpaceX and NASA launch from our front yard and it would be awesome to be able to watch them and photograph them all the way into space.
it will be nice if you give a pixel phone camera comparison in astro mode.
Can you do a video about the hyperlaps mode?
Could i get some settings for the Raw app to use for taking photos of the night sky? Im using a S22 Ultra
Omg, thank you so much. I've been struggling a lot with gcam
Just like you said, this is a or the gateway! Back in October, while camping, I viewed how to do a 30-second exposure with my 22 ultra. It was so cool, but there was a lot of noise.
Last month, I bought an 8" dobsonian and have used it several times, viewing the moon and planets. I got my old Sony a500 out, got a t-ring for it, and some Moon filters and can't wait to be able to play around with that when I'm back home.
But coming across this video and armed with some more knowledge. I'll be looking forward to trying to get some more shots with my phone back up in the camping spot. Thanks for this video. Now I'll have to go veiw what else you've done.
You will get better images, if you manually stack all images together from normal app in the pro mode - pure RAW without AI mess.
Yeah, definitely! Though the point of this is not for my personal use. I get better results using my big cameras and trackers :P The point of this video is that I found this new feature and wanted to share how it does for anyone who might not know how to do all of that other stuff, even with this phone. The point of this new feature, IMHO, is to get people into astrophotography without any prior knowledge, extra gear, or post processing. Of course this is not the best way to do it, but if it lets someone see something they have never seen before or never thought they could capture, then it's cool in my book, you know?
Coulda used the AR sky map in the camera app to set ur frame right
At the time of filming, which was right after this feature came out, the ar overlay wasn't working on my phone. I actually filmed a whole bit about it that night but took it out of the edit because the video was already getting too long.
Neat video! Thanks for this.
You bet man, thanks for watching!
I am new at the astrophoto mode. I have a question you transfer to your computer what program do you use to do the editing?
I use photoshop.
@@BrentHall Thank you
I can't wait until you try the new s23 Ultra
Would be curious to know how it deals with meteors during a 10minute shot (and if you could then make a meteor time lapse with it)
I feel like it would probably blend or process them out, since it's basically stacking multiple images together. For meteors I'd probably just do a timelapse.