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✨️ Samsung camera fix 👇 To make any hardware upgrade shine, Samsung needs to ditch Stock camera — not the Camera UI. Problem: 1️⃣ Stock camera = heavy processing, fake detail. 2️⃣ Pro RAW = pure sensor, but single frame = noisy & moiré mess. Editing just kills more detail. 3️⃣ Default output stuck at 12MP. 4️⃣ Expert RAW (OneUI 7) was the sweet spot: multi-frame RAW stacking + higher bit depth → cleaner shadows, natural texture, ND-like HDR. 5️⃣ OneUI 8 broke it. Expert RAW now feels closer to stock → more noise, less natural texture, HDR not the same. The unique look is gone. ✨️Solution (simple): • Make Expert RAW the default stock pipeline with 24MP default output. • Extend Virtual Aperture to all lenses → fully replace Portrait mode. • Upgrade Pro RAW with burst stacking (option) to cut noise & moiré. • Add Fast Capture mode. • Add Long-Range zoom mode. ● Explanation: Expert RAW today is capped at 20x. So Samsung should split stock cam into sections: 🔹 0.6x–20x → Expert RAW pipeline (multi-frame, natural HDR, ND-like look). – Auto point-and-shoot (RAW/HEIC/JPEG) – All manual controls & Expert RAW features → this becomes the true stock camera. 🔹 20x–100x → Long-Range section (stacked telephoto + optional AI assist: medium, maximum, etc.). Fast Capture Mode: • Motion Shot for moving subjects • Fast “old Portrait” option for quick snaps (yes, quality drops a bit, but it’s fast). • Pro Mode RAW for pure RAW ✨️Result? 📸 Point-and-shoot users → natural, sharp photos every time. 🎨 Pro users → real 16-bit RAW, manual control in one app, pure RAW option still there. 🔭 Telephoto lovers → usable long-range shots without cartoon zoom. 📷 Portrait → taken to the next level with Virtual Aperture, while the old Portrait mode reserved for fast capture. Samsung already had the formula on S25 Ultra Expert RAW (OneUI 7). They just need to bring it back & make it standard. ✨️Conclusion: Samsung fix is simple 👇 Stock cam = overprocessed Pro RAW = noisy & moiré mess Expert RAW on S25U OneUI 7 was perfect, natural texture, ND-like HDR, minimal noise. Then OneUI 8 ruined it. Solution? Make Expert RAW the stock pipeline, extend Virtual Aperture to all lenses, add Long-Range mode, Fast Capture mode & stacked Pro RAW.

@anonymousCretur Agreed

@Wvisioncreation There should be an option to use Ai to enhance or not

What are we actually looking at? 👀 Smartphone AI Zoom is slowly blurring the line between photography and AI generation. Sometimes the “more natural” image may not be the one captured directly by the phone. Full breakdown 👇sammyguru.com/smartphone-ai-…

@Subhash_Data Thanks bro 🫶 and yes agreed

@Wvisioncreation Great pics, looks to be rendering consistently

Oppo Find X9 Ultra | 30x Zoom #ShotOnSnapdragon

S23 Ultra recieved One UI 8.5 in Europe

@spacemansisdc Great

@Wvisioncreation one UI 8.5 is finally came to s23 ultra Europe

@Ntechs18 Yep nice 👍

@Wvisioncreation 30x quality is impressive

@DaveJamesH I think the AI in the pipeline should be restricted to enhancement, and then an option, like you said, after the shot for AI editing like that will be clear.

@Wvisioncreation Another example but using GEMINI with a crop from a MACRO shot...IMHO it would be great to have "AI recostruction" implemented as an "option/ optional instrument" and not as an imposed choice made by the brand of the smartphone even if very smart...What do you think about it?

@LAFadhel The problem not stop on 100x as i explain in the article it started with digital zoom and beyond RAW limits and later will be more than that

@Wvisioncreation 1x - 10X shots are the ones ones I care about. Ever since Samsung revealed 100x, it was a party trick or just to help read a sign from far away. Photography is meant for memories, not trying to find something you cannot see. That’s how I look at it.

@amritashya Thank you 🫶

@Wvisioncreation Superb shots 👌

@Chaitan14103982 Thanks bro 🫶

@Wvisioncreation Amazing clicks bro ❤️❤️❤️

@swiggah1 Yes but okay

@Wvisioncreation It looks a bit artificial no?

@amritashya Rely more on optics and computational photography

@Wvisioncreation Yes, that is a good solution 👍

@Chaitan14103982 True bro 😅

@Wvisioncreation Yep but no point i mean whatever little time i have been on this platform people often feel constructive criticism is brand bashing and start abusing people who try to raise valid points even if it is good for them and brands are happy that they have such people at there helm🤣🤣

@amritashya Smartphone should restrict AI generated and reconstruction and keep as AI enhancement only

@Wvisioncreation Yes, bro. I am confused now. What approach should be taken by mobile photography, or a balance between optics and AI?

@Ntechs18 Thanks bro 🫶

@Wvisioncreation This article explain so many things

@amritashya Thanks bro later we already have a generated output right sadly

@Wvisioncreation What a great observation, bro. The AI engine can produce a better outcome. If the mobile phone itself keeps a better AI engine for the reproduction of zoomed images, it would be difficult to know whether it's optics doing the heavy lifting or the AI. FASCINATING

@Chaitan14103982 Thanks, bro 🫶. That's sad. True photography will always be a thing and can't vanish. This article is like a wake-up call for the industry and fans.

@Wvisioncreation Great article bro and very well explained and we are not that far when mobile photography would be processed by heavy AI engines whatever may be the reasons samsung already doing chinese doing now in future even a simple 35mm shot would be AI developed

@MyDaebakCafe Agreed 💯 and i can't wait to see what Samsung can do with bigger sensor like oppo

Time to preach some more Samsung in this case. No, this is not an OPPO hate post. Far from me. I just want to show / explain why spec sheet means nothing sometimes. @Wvisioncreation posted this comparison yesterday. I saw it pretty late (as in today) and in the meantime he already published another post on which is which. However, before seeing that, I made my own analysis, which I will repeat here. Samsung genuinely deserves credit on this comparison. Because they are the ones backing off the aggressive, flattened HDR in this specific scene. By letting those shadows stay dark and natural, the image retains a level of optical purity and depth that usually requires larger, dedicated glass to achieve. OPPO is the one falling into the computational trap this time, lifting the midtones, over-managing the exposure, and giving the scene that slightly artificial, over-processed look !!! I think this is the most striking hardware disparity in this whole camera battle on 2026 (so far). OPPO - 200 MP, f/2.2, 70mm (periscope telephoto), 1/1.28", PDAF (15cm - ∞), OIS, 3x optical zoom Samsung - 10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom On paper OPPO's got an enormous sensor for a zoom module, basically flagship main-camera territory from a few years ago. Paired with f/2.2 aperture. This thing can gather a ton of light, resolve insane detail, and handle portraits/low light at 3x exceptionally well. Also on paper, Samsung's tiny 3x is actually smaller than the one on the S25 Ultra. It's relying heavily on computational photography, pixel binning, and its 5x (50MP 1/2.52") to cover the mid-zoom range. This is the kind of spec sheet mismatch that makes people go "wait, how is Samsung even competing?" on paper. Oppo went all-in on raw optical hardware for the 3x, while Samsung doubled down on the 5x and let the 3x ride on heavy processing. Oppo clearly has the hardware edge on the 3x (and often the main camera too), which is why the Find X9 Ultra frequently wins outright camera comparisons in reviews. Samsung is betting that its processing engine + the strong 5x can compensate for the weak 3x hardware in most scenarios. It’s a classic hardware maximalist (Oppo) vs. computational wizard (Samsung) showdown. Samsung’s software alchemy is still very strong and I don't think the competition is anywhere close to it. While OPPO can and will produce some outstanding shots many times, their software is a constant hit and miss. OPPO produces stunning results WHEN IT WORKS having rich colors, excellent dynamic range, and that "Hasselblad look". But it can overdo many times. Hasselblad brings great color science and personality, but it's still relatively new in terms of deep smartphone integration. Samsung has iterated on its own tuning for over a decade. OPPO sometimes feels like it's pushing boundaries being more experimental, while Samsung prioritizes predictability. Yes, I think you've had enough of my long posts, but I can't say what I have to say in just 1 sentence. So, if you managed to read this closing line, thank you !!

@imalayamohanty Full breakdown in my latest article 👇 sammyguru.com/smartphone-ai-…

We are clearly going towards no. 3 in future. AI assisted photography to make everything look beautiful. And there the sensor's objective would just be to know the scene, the colours, and how far they are.