We put the Samsung Galaxy S24 FE through our rigorous SBMARK Camera test suite to measure its performance in terms of photo, video and zoom quality from an end-user perspective. This article analyzes the behavior of the device in a series of tests and several common use cases and aims to highlight the most important results of our tests with an excerpt of the acquired data.
Overview
Key Camera Specifications:
- Main: 50 MP sensor, 24mm equivalent f/1.8 aperture lens, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
- Ultra wide angle: 12 MP sensor, 123° field of view, f/2.2 aperture lens
- Tele: 8 MP sensor, 75mm equivalent f/2.4 aperture lens, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
Pro
- Good exposure
- Accurate white balance in most test conditions
- Stable and precise autofocus
- Good detail in bright light
- Effective video stabilization in most conditions
Against
- Noise in all conditions, especially in low light
- Limited dynamic range in some high-contrast scenes
- Artifacts, including ghosting, color quantization, and hue shift
- Lack of detail and texture artifacts in low light
- Frame shift when recording video on a tripod
- Video artifacts include quantization and halos
The Samsung Galaxy S24 FE scored very well for its class in the SBMARK Camera tests, thanks to good exposure, nice colors and accurate white balance in most test conditions when shooting still images and recording video . Additionally, the autofocus system worked reliably, delivering well-focused photos and video clips. On the downside, our experts observed more intrusive noise and lower detail levels than best-in-class devices when lighting conditions became dimmer.
The Galaxy S24 FE also offered a decent zoom range, from a 13mm-equivalent ultra-wide to the dedicated camera module’s 3x optical zoom. At long-range tele settings, the S24 FE couldn’t match the slightly more expensive Galaxy S24, but image quality was close to its predecessor, the Galaxy S23 FE, with which it shares many camera hardware specifications.
Test summary
About SBMARK Camera Tests: SBMARK camera evaluations take place in laboratories and real-world situations using a wide variety of subjects. Scores are based on objective tests whose results are calculated directly by measurement software in our laboratory setups, and on perceptual tests where a sophisticated set of metrics allows a panel of imaging experts to compare aspects of image quality images that require human judgment. Testing a smartphone involves a team of engineers and technicians for about a week. Photo, zoom and video quality are evaluated separately and then combined into an overall score for comparing cameras on different devices. For more information on the SBMARK camera protocol, click here. More details on smartphone camera scores can be found here. The following section compiles key elements of SBMARK’s comprehensive testing and analysis. Full performance evaluations are available upon request. Please contact us to find out how to receive a full report.
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE camera scores
This graph compares SBMARK photo, zoom, and video scores between the tested device and the references. The average and maximum scores of the price range are also indicated. The average and maximum scores for each price segment are calculated based on the SBMARK database of tested devices.
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Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
About SBMARK Camera Photo Tests
For scoring and analysis, SBMARK engineers capture and evaluate more than 2,600 test images in both controlled laboratory environments and natural outdoor, indoor, and low-light scenes, using the camera’s default settings. The photography protocol is designed to take into account key use cases and is based on typical shooting scenarios, such as portrait, family and landscape photography. Evaluation is performed by visually examining images Cons a natural scene reference and performing objective measurements on laboratory-captured graph images under varying lighting conditions from 1 to 1,000+ lux and color temperatures from 2,300K to 6,500K.
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE photo scores
Photography tests analyze image quality attributes such as exposure, color, texture and noise under various lighting conditions. Autofocus performance and the presence of artifacts are also evaluated on all images captured under controlled laboratory conditions and in real-life images. All of these attributes have a significant impact on the final quality of images captured with the tested device and can help understand the camera’s key strengths and weaknesses.
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE – Accurate target exposure, fairly wide dynamic range, beautiful skin tones and neutral white balance
Autofocus irregularity and speed: 1000Lux Δ0EV portable daylight
SBMARK CHART (DMC) Detail Retention Score vs. Lux Levels for Tripod and Handheld Conditions
This graph shows the evolution of the DMC detail retention score with lux level, for two retention conditions. The DMC Detail Retention Score is derived from an AI-based metric trained to evaluate the performance of texture and detail on a selection of crops from our SBMARK chart.
Evolution of visual noise with illuminance levels under handheld conditions
This graph shows the evolution of the visual noise metric with lux level in handheld conditions. The visual noise metric is the average of the visual noise measurement across all areas of the Dead Leaves graph in the AFHDR configuration. SBMARK visual noise measurement is derived from the ISO15739 standard.
Learn about SBMARK camera zoom tests
SBMARK engineers capture and evaluate more than 400 test images in controlled laboratory environments and in natural scenes outdoors, indoors, and in low-light conditions, using default camera settings and pinch zoom at various zoom factors from ultra wide zoom to long range zoom. The evaluation is performed by visually examining the images Cons a reference of natural scenes and performing objective measurements of map images captured in the laboratory under different conditions from 20 to 1000 lux and color temperatures from 2300K to 6500K.
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE Zoom Scores
This graph illustrates the relative scores for the different zoom ranges evaluated. The abscissa is expressed in focal length equivalent to 35 mm. Zoomed scores appear on the right and zoomed scores appear on the left.
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Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
About SBMARK Camera Video Tests
SBMARK engineers capture and evaluate more than 2.5 hours of video in controlled laboratory environments and natural low-light scenes, indoors and outdoors, using default camera settings. The evaluation consists of visual inspection of natural videos taken under various conditions and performing objective measurements on videos of graphs recorded in the laboratory under different conditions from 1 to 1000+ lux and color temperatures from 2,300 K to 6,500 K.
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE video scores
SBMARK CHART (DMC) Video detail retention score versus lux levels
This graph shows the evolution of the DMC detail retention video score with the lux level in the video. The DMC Detail Retention Score is derived from an AI-based metric trained to evaluate the performance of texture and detail on a selection of crops from our SBMARK chart.
Evolution of spatial visual noise with illuminance level
Temporal evolution of visual noise with illuminance level
This graph shows the evolution of temporal visual noise with lux level. Temporal visual noise is measured on the visual noise graph in the video noise setup.
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