Myth debunked: Samsung’s 100X zoom doesn’t fake moon photos

30 January 2021
It was believed that the moon photos produced by the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra are faked textures of the moon.

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  • AnonD-1026644
  • 7Xd
  • 18 Mar 2023

Here's a sample taken with the high-res A7RIII and 600mm lens from Flickr, which is 100x better than what's presented int he article:

• Sony ILCE-7RM3 + FE 600mm F4 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nurismailphotography/50915108757

• The Moon - A7riii + Sony 70-200mm 2.8 GM
https://www.reddit.com/r/SonyAlpha/comments/nbo7fp/the_moon_a7riii_sony_70200mm_28_gm/

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    • AnonD-1026644
    • 7Xd
    • 18 Mar 2023

    Reds, 26 Feb 2023That picture isn't taken from the Sony. My 2013 Alpha ... moreTrue. That alleged image from a 600mm lens is probably botched.

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      • AnonD-1026644
      • 7Xd
      • 18 Mar 2023

      Whoever took the shot with Sony A7R III and 600mm zoom lens doesn't know what they are doing. I took a moon photo with a6000 and SEL 55-210mm OSS lens on a tripod, shutter delay of 3 seconds, and here's the result:

      https://imgur.com/a/WXp0Hsd

      Clearly, results are user-dependent. 🤣🤣🤣

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        • supafly99
        • pVE
        • 16 Mar 2023

        who cares about Moon shots.It has to deliver great shops oneveryday use.we are discussing things that are not relevant.im sure every SLR or System Cam.

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          • joshua
          • I2d
          • 09 Mar 2023

          It actually is fake, as it uses a lot of artificial intelligence. So it’s fake!

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            • Reds
            • XDH
            • 26 Feb 2023

            That picture isn't taken from the Sony. My 2013 Alpha A58 with a 300mm lens takes moon shot better than the one you showed.

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              • dogears
              • Emn
              • 27 Jan 2023

              raymond wong doesnt know how to use an SLR ;)

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                • Tom
                • k7i
                • 11 Sep 2022

                yeahhhhh, 16 Jun 2022Of course the patterns line up, the moon is in synchronous ... moreI agree...
                I love samsung phones, but these images reak of AI.
                Take a photo of the moon with light clouds in the sky with the phone.
                Visually, one may see coulds lit up by the moon light and even see the clouds in front of the moon.
                But the photo's will show zero clouds.
                Even photos of the moon in the day convert the image to just a photo of the moon with a black background.
                I was first amazed, but as a programmer, my believe is it's a program that inserts a photo of the moon on top of a black back drop.

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                  • Wayfaring Stranger
                  • q2T
                  • 13 Aug 2022

                  yeahhhhh, 16 Jun 2022Of course the patterns line up, the moon is in synchronous ... moreWhy do people always tend to forget this fact? lol

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                    • yeahhhhh
                    • 4es
                    • 16 Jun 2022

                    Of course the patterns line up, the moon is in synchronous rotation. Every picture you've ever seen of the moon taken from the earth has the same patterns.

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                      • IDontUnderstand
                      • Ya1
                      • 26 Mar 2022

                      Anonymous, 28 Nov 2021Thing is, ai is fake, any software is faking it. Everything... moreWait so is it fake?

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                        • Poop
                        • IJI
                        • 21 Dec 2021

                        Anonymous, 28 Nov 2021My thoughts exactly, my point and shoot created far superio... moreI have a $400 camera and a $80 lens that has taken much better pictures of the moon. That Sony picture is BS.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • 39y
                          • 28 Nov 2021

                          WMT, 12 Feb 2021Maybe you should get your Sony lens in focus before posting... moreMy thoughts exactly, my point and shoot created far superior images to the Sony ones. I'm not buying that

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                            • Anonymous
                            • 39y
                            • 28 Nov 2021

                            Anonymous, 01 Jun 2021It's enhanced, not fake. Being "fake" would ... moreThing is, ai is fake, any software is faking it. Everything about phones taking pictures is fake. They are impressive looking fakes, but still fake. Just like the fake bokeh shots. Fake af

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                              • Wes
                              • 39y
                              • 28 Nov 2021

                              Randomengineer , 08 Sep 2021Repeat the test with a different object. Say a newspaper 50... moreMy Lumix takes better Moon shots at 600mm than the a7 looking at them. Obviously I know this is not true, I feel like he didn't take it properly

                                34SciencePigeon, 30 Jan 2021My P1000 do it super impressive optically. Right choice ... moreMate I have the same camera. An year and a half after the purchase I still think it rocks. 😊

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                                  • kuu
                                  • 19 Oct 2021

                                  fthvknlm, 21 Jun 2021its so fake it hurts. everyone thats into astrophotography ... moreI took a few pictures of a full moon tonight on my S21 Ultra. I focused the camera onto the moon at 100x zoom and captured the craters on the moon's surface. Looked damn real to me!

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                                    • Randomengineer
                                    • kq3
                                    • 08 Sep 2021

                                    Repeat the test with a different object. Say a newspaper 500m away. The. Compare the two camera performances.

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                                      • fthvknlm
                                      • pXp
                                      • 21 Jun 2021

                                      its so fake it hurts. everyone thats into astrophotography will rofl if you think what the phone does is anything but take the time and date and fake a photo of the moon for you.

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                                        • itsnotfakeitsamazing
                                        • 9ad
                                        • 14 Jun 2021

                                        beastage, 27 May 2021but it is still a fake... when you use AI rendering to opti... morewhat other phone brand does it this good...at least their claims arent fake like some. it really does capture the moon. anf if ai is faking it, then the images that you normally take of yourself, its also enhanced by ai, cannot say that you're fake now..lol