May 11, 2020 2:01 PM

Samsung Galaxy A51 Camera Samples

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Samsung Galaxy A51, Night mode. This is a solid low-light photo, though it could stand to be a little sharper. 
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Samsung Galaxy A51, ultrawide camera. You can see some distortion, especially on the tree to the left. In general, the definition in the trees here are lacking all-around.

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Samsung Galaxy A51, main camera. The trees look a bit too over-sharpened and colors are flat across the board.
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Moto G Stylus, main camera. I like the colors in this photo more; there's more contrast. The leaves also don't look as over-processed.

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Samsung Galaxy A51, Night mode. This is a decent photo, though it has a lot of grain, and Night mode has made it a little too flat. 
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Moto G Stylus, Night mode. Motorola pumps up colors in its night photos, but that doesn't make it a better photo. It's not as sharp as the A51's shot, with everything looking a little muddy.

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Samsung Galaxy A51, main camera. This phone is hit-or-miss when it comes to dealing with high-contrast scenes. Here, it's a miss. The sky is over-exposed, and you have that over-sharpening effect, too.  
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Samsung Galaxy A51, Macro mode. This is one of those camera modes that you won't use often, but I'm glad it's built in. It's fun zooming super closeup to all sorts of things, and the results are pretty solid.

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Samsung Galaxy A51, portrait mode. I haven't had too much trouble with Samsung's portrait mode on this phone, called Live Focus. It's not the best, but it does a fair job blurring out the background behind subjects. 
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Samsung Galaxy A51, Night mode. This is an OK photo. It's filled with grain, but there's definition and color, which is good.

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