The moon photos taken with the “Space Zoom” feature of the Galaxy S23 Ultra have already impressed many people. It even made Elon Musk say “wow.” However, as many of us guessed, the feature is nothing but AI trickery. At least, that is what a Reddit user has concluded after an in-depth investigation.
Now, before you conclude anything, you need to understand that the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra has an extremely capable camera system. One of them can offer a 100x zoom level, which is created by augmented 3x and 10x telephoto cameras with a digital zoom that AI aids. But does it actually work as advertised?
GALAXY S23 ULTRA: SPACE ZOOM OR AI TRICKERY?
The digital zoom aided by Samsung’s AI offers Super Resolution technology. With it, the telephoto cameras of the Galaxy S23 Ultra can capture clear shots of faraway objects. Samsung calls it Space Zoom. And it claims to allow users to take real photos of the moon.
However, the clarity of the final image is only at a high level because of the software shenanigans. At least, that is what a Reddit user believes. On an Android subreddit, the user called the Space Zoom feature of the Galaxy S23 Ultra totally fake. And the user has proof.
Galaxy S23 Ultra Epic Zoom
The user referred to the moon photographs that were from the S20 Ultra and later models. According to the user, the photos taken by those phones were not proven fake. But they might actually be nothing but AI trickery.
WHAT PROOF DOES THE USER HAVE?
To prove that the Super Zoom feature of the Galaxy S23 Ultra is fake, the user tested the effect by themself. To do so, the Redditor downloaded a high-resolution image of the moon and downsized it to a 170 by 170 resolution. Then, the user applied a gaussian blur, obliterating any final surface details.
Putting the low-res blurry photo of the moon on a monitor, the user walked to the other end of the room. While being at a distance, the Redditor clicked a photo of the edited moon with the Galaxy S23 Ultra. The phone did some processing and offered a picture that had considerably greater detail than the image on the monitor.
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