Samsung created fake pictures of the moon

Mobile cameras are becoming more powerful and capable every year, but in some cases the image result can be more than real. Algorithms are used to improve the results of the images and in some cases parts of the images can be replaced with textures. In marketing for the new Samsung S23 series, the ability of the phone to photograph the moon appears, but in a test conducted by Reddit users, it turned out that the result is not real.

Reddit user Ibreakphotos I tested the improved Space Zoom feature on the S23 Ultra to see how comprehensive the algorithm’s image improvements were. The user has taken a picture of the moon with the phone without any kind of image enhancement, which results in a blurry picture of the moon. The image was then transferred to a computer and the user took a new image on the screen with the image enhancement function activated, which resulted in a relatively clear image of the Moon.

Samsung claims that the camera app uses AI-based upscaling technology. However, the moon photo image result in the test shows that there was no improvement as there are no details in the base image, but the details are created from nothing. Or the details were recreated based on other images taken on the Moon that were used to build up the correct texture on the image of the Moon.

This isn’t the first time Samsung has been caught cheating with images of the moon. Regarding the launch of the S21 Ultra, it was noted that the camera took some good pictures of the moon, but Samsung claimed that it was simply doing its job. However, with the latest camera test of the S23, it appears to be more than just an improvement on the basic photo.

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