Samsung's Dual Pixel auto focus explained and why it's the best out there right now

22 February, 2016
Yesterday Samsung detailed its new Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge and for us, the camera was one of the highlights of the announcement.

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  • 23 Feb 2016

Chuck Norris, 23 Feb 2016Outrank 1st the sony Z5 in DXO mark and then i will acknowl... moreprobably will

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    AnonD-246723, 23 Feb 2016change the name of phase detection doesnt make it innovative -.-Can you even read bro? Oh wait. You talking about iPhone right?

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      • Hkt
      • 23 Feb 2016

      AnonD-496804, 23 Feb 2016There's no major difference to the human eye and a single c... moreRightttt. Its Samsung. So let's just say whatever they do is useless and gimmicky.

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        • Chuck Norris
        • 2Au
        • 23 Feb 2016

        Outrank 1st the sony Z5 in DXO mark and then i will acknowledge your iphone, samsung, etc phone.. this for all the people who thinks their phones camera is better...

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          • 23 Feb 2016

          AnonD-488201, 22 Feb 2016Truthfully Samsung should had put this technology on a 16 m... moreits for next year
          you know how this company work
          they never give everything,
          so people keep coming and buy every year.
          s5 to s6
          new design but they take away battery and sd card
          s6 to s7
          new camera but now they take away radio and infra red

          next year will be
          16 MP dual camera but no card and no waterproof
          they toying us like a fool
          and this is not just samsung.

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            • 23 Feb 2016

            AnonD-497032, 22 Feb 2016This technology shows its qualities only when natural light... moreDid you correctly said, mister Skyfall.

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              • 23 Feb 2016

              AnonD-497110, 22 Feb 2016Given it to them in the bar of this date Samsung. The apert... moreThe aperture of the camera is the most important. She gives dark tones or blurred. The pixels are more so the image is clearer.But do you think fans of the Samsung are able to understand these things?:))))

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                • 23 Feb 2016

                AnonD-499486, 22 Feb 2016Who wants to fool with these Samsung tricks? Anyone outside... moreNot me......and your ..:)))
                The poor fans. I don't know anything. Make it all up cabbage...:))

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                  • 23 Feb 2016

                  so its sony sensor still!!

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                    • AnonD-496804
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                    • 23 Feb 2016

                    There's no major difference to the human eye and a single camera and dual camera.
                    Does this bring photo or video image improvements.
                    Even so should know the folks at Samasung. As you can see, the folks at Samsung, like their faniii don't know the basic elements of physics, chemistry and electronics. Then it explains why he so on air.

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                      • 23 Feb 2016

                      aceofgenerations, 22 Feb 2016This is real innovation. Not to mention the S5 was the firs... moreTracking autofocus? Xperia z already has this for a long time (2013). Sony hide it in setting mode. Not all brands announced thier basic features loudly like SamSung - king of marketing

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                        • 23 Feb 2016

                        AnonD-246723, 23 Feb 2016Isnt that if the apeature is too large will result in soft edge ?It is, but don't forget that the aperture is still tiny, it's a smartphone. The full frame equivalent is around f/12 so don't worry about too much blurr in your picture

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                          • 23 Feb 2016

                          AnonD-139514, 23 Feb 2016All sounds good ..but real test will be in real life condit... moreLol. I haven't seen a single review which doesn't acknowledge that the s6 has one of the best cameras available on a smartphone.

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                            • 23 Feb 2016

                            aceofgenerations, 22 Feb 2016This is real innovation. Not to mention the S5 was the firs... morechange the name of phase detection doesnt make it innovative -.-

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                              • KZ8
                              • 23 Feb 2016

                              Isnt that if the apeature is too large will result in soft edge ?

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                                AnonD-488201, 22 Feb 2016Truthfully Samsung should had put this technology on a 16 m... morethat is not how it works..you can't just pick up technology like this and and attach it to something else... a 16mp module would have more pixels hence smaller pixel sizes and that would defeat the whole purpose of improving low light performance entirely..you number whores need to educate yourselves..seriously...you're all showing your ignorance all over this post..a larger number doesn't mean it's better

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                                  • 23 Feb 2016

                                  you've just shown that you now nothing about cameras by calling an F 2.0 aperture better than F1.7..please stop commenting and go and learn about camera technology..a smaller number means better low light performance and second of all the 12mp camera has larger pixels which also results in better low light performance..if you're too ignorant or too stupid to comprehend the camera hardware don't comment..you're only disgracing yourself

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                                    • Kg$
                                    • 23 Feb 2016

                                    my lumia 720 has only 6.7mp but it is good as what you want to see already. sometimes we see the pics was good becuase of the ppi of the phone try to sync your photos to your comp or try to print it without any edit.

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                                      • 23 Feb 2016

                                      All sounds good ..but real test will be in real life condition...s6 dint have that good a camera as said by Samsung...lg was a big surprise with its camera one of the best in android..i have used best camera phone in the world Lumia 1020..now using Lumia 950 as main phone and lg g4 as 2nd...lets see if s7 edge can get me away from lg g4 or g5...time will tell...

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                                        • 23 Feb 2016

                                        aceofgenerations, 22 Feb 2016This is real innovation. Not to mention the S5 was the firs... moreWhere did they pull out ?
                                        No God does not know what to do with samsung fans..:))
                                        I don't know what you don't need anything, instead you give your opinion.
                                        Silence is best, for your.