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Aside from its cutting-edge foldable design, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 5G boasts the latest features, including its camera. But does it truly satisfy users with its photo and video capabilities?
Join us as we explore the camera of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 5G and find out the answers.
Camera Review of Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 5G (Image: GSMArena).1. Evaluating the Camera Features on Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 5G
Samsung introduces the Z Flip4 with a primary camera setup consisting of 2 sensors:
- Primary camera 12 MP, aperture f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, with optical image stabilization (OIS)
- Ultra-wide 12 MP camera, aperture f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm
Additionally, the device features a front-facing 10 MP camera with the Samsung S5K3J1 sensor, aperture f/2.4, 26mm (wide), 1.22µm.
An interesting point to note is that the Galaxy Z Flip4 phone has a camera interface that is quite familiar on Samsung phones; however, it has been customized to suit the foldable screen design. You'll notice this when taking photos in full-screen mode or when folded at 90 degrees, the device will automatically adjust to provide the most user-friendly interface.
The camera interface at a 90-degree angle from the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 5G camera (Photo: GSMArena).Besides taking selfies with the front camera, users can also utilize the external display as a preview frame before using the main camera for selfies. This allows users to make the most of the high-quality main camera for superior selfie shots compared to the selfie camera.
2. Review of photo quality from the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 5G camera
2.1 Daytime photo quality
The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 5G camera delivers excellent daytime photo quality, with ample brightness. Images not only capture high detail but also vivid colors, and the HDR mode consistently provides exceptional light handling and contrast. Compared to its predecessor, the Galaxy Z Flip3, the Galaxy Z Flip4's photo quality is noticeably superior.
Daytime photo taken with the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 5G camera.2.2 Ultra-wide angle photo quality
The photos taken with the ultra-wide angle camera on the Galaxy Z Flip4 exhibit astonishing detail, vibrant colors, and extremely well-handled contrasts. The expanded space is well-structured, with virtually no noise detected by users. Image edges are also naturally rendered, without any distortion or artifacts.
Ultra-wide angle photo taken with the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 camera.2.3 Portrait mode photo quality
The Galaxy Z Flip4 phone delivers portrait mode photos with excellent subject focus, with no noticeable interference at the edges between the focused area and the background blur. Additionally, the background blur is achieved very naturally. Upon close observation, the AI also beautifies the subject quite naturally, without appearing excessively smooth, resulting in a natural yet impressive photo.
Portrait mode photo with background blur taken with the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 5G camera.2.4 Night and low-light photo quality
Night Mode is automatically activated when users capture photos in low light, delivering extremely high-quality images in terms of detail, color, and handling of light and dark areas. Users can disable Night Mode to take nighttime photos in default mode, and the photo quality without Night Mode is also quite excellent.
Low-light photo taken with the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 5G camera.2.5 Selfie photo quality
Selfies taken with the front camera of the Galaxy Z Flip4 boast very good quality in terms of detail, color, and natural beauty enhancement. Users can also take a variety of selfie portraits, wide-angle selfies, etc., catering to various needs.
Selfie photo taken with the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 5G camera.2.6 Video recording quality
The Galaxy Z Flip4 phone boasts exceptional video recording quality in terms of detail, color, and impressive contrast handling, especially its stability thanks to optical image stabilization.
Furthermore, when folding the phone at a 90-degree angle and recording videos, users will experience it as if holding a dedicated video camera. Alternatively, they can place the Z Flip4 on a table and record videos; the device now acts as a tripod, providing stability for users' films or high-quality livestreams.
However, the Galaxy Z Flip4 lacks the ability to record in 8K, which is a rather regrettable weakness for this flagship, as many other flagship models at a similar price range already offer this feature.
CONCLUSION
From the camera review information of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 5G provided above, it can be seen that this smartphone possesses the ability to capture photos and videos at a good level, even when compared to flagship models with conventional displays.
And as a foldable phone with this quality camera setup, users will undoubtedly have in their pockets a 'camera phone' to capture life's moments or create quality content for image and video-based social media platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, and more.
