Tech Advisor - UK (2020-06)

JUNE 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 77

and highlights are preserved, and in some shots, I

actually preferred the S20 Ultra’s night mode to the

Pixel 4’s. The new countdown interface that’s built

into the shutter is extremely clever and the best

implementation I’ve used so far.

Samsung also continues to make strides with portrait

mode. Even without a second selfie camera like the

S10+, edges are crisp, and wisps of hair are recognized.

The rear camera excelled thanks to the time-of-flight

sensor, though the aggressive AI tended to smooth

faces a bit too much with the selfie cam.

The S20 Ultra camera’s other claim to fame is 8K

video recording, which you can capture at 30fps. You’ll

need a lot of space for it – every minute will eat up

about 600MB of storage – and some of those clips

might need to be reshot. That’s because of a bug

that messes with the S20 Ultra’s autofocus. Samsung

has supposedly rolled out a fix for it in Korea, but my

The S20 Ultra’s 108Mp lens handles colour and detail

remarkably well, even if you’re not shooting with every pixel

JUNE 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 77

and highlights are preserved, and in some shots, I

actually preferred the S20 Ultra’s night mode to the

Pixel 4’s. The new countdown interface that’s built

into the shutter is extremely clever and the best

implementation I’ve used so far.

Samsung also continues to make strides with portrait

mode. Even without a second selfie camera like the

S10+, edges are crisp, and wisps of hair are recognized.

The rear camera excelled thanks to the time-of-flight

sensor, though the aggressive AI tended to smooth

faces a bit too much with the selfie cam.

The S20 Ultra camera’s other claim to fame is 8K

video recording, which you can capture at 30fps. You’ll

need a lot of space for it – every minute will eat up

about 600MB of storage – and some of those clips

might need to be reshot. That’s because of a bug

that messes with the S20 Ultra’s autofocus. Samsung

has supposedly rolled out a fix for it in Korea, but my

The S20 Ultra’s 108Mp lens handles colour and detail
remarkably well, even if you’re not shooting with every pixel