El Samsung Galaxy A71 It is one of the most popular mid-range in South Korea today, since it arrived in December last year.
The phone comes with a 64 MP rear quad camera that is paired with a 12 MP ultra-wide sensor, a 5 MP macro shooter, and a 5 MP lens for blur effect. All of these camera sensors have been put to the test on the DxOMark platform with moderately good performance, albeit with many shortcomings. Below we quote the conclusion that has been reached about the device's camera.
This is how DxOMark describes the results obtained by the Galaxy A71 camera in photos
Galaxy A71 photo and video results on DxOmark
By achieving an overall score of 84 in the DxOMark tests, the Samsung Galaxy A71 does not have a high performance for still images or video. However, the image quality is far from what anyone would expect from a medium-high performance terminal powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 730.
The device is capable of achieving precise exposures to the target with high contrast levels when tested in most lighting conditions, says DxOMark. Under very bright light sources, the laboratory exposure measurements were a bit high, with lower levels of contrast as a result, but the images were generally acceptable.
When photographing natural scenes in very high contrast conditions, it was found that the Galaxy A71 has a very wide dynamic range, ensuring well-preserved detail in both the light and shadow regions, as well as good exposure to the lens.
When shooting indoors, lens exposures are generally quite accurate under well-balanced lighting conditions. However, the dynamic range is not that great indoors, with slightly underexposed images and slightly cropped highlights. Good color reproduction ensures that colors are generally vivid and pleasant on mobile, with good saturation in most test scenes.
Outdoor photo of the Galaxy A71 | DxOMark
The Galaxy A71 recorded good details in DxOMark lab tests between indoor (100 lux) and outdoor (1000 lux) lighting conditions, but details decreased very quickly in low light conditions.
Autofocus performance leaves room for improvement for the South Korean company with this terminal thanks to its slow response times in all lighting conditions and frequent focus failures in low light. It takes around 500ms (half a second) for the device to latch in the vast majority of situations, which is very slow, compared to much of the competition. Performance is worse in low light conditions (20 lux).
Samsung devices generally offer a very wide field of view from their ultra-wide cameras, and the 12mm lens on the A71 is no exception. Image quality is broadly comparable to the main camera in outdoor images, with good exposure and wide dynamic range, as well as vivid and well-saturated colors. However, the same shade of blue is also prevalent, as it generally has few details.
Indoor, images tend to be slightly under-exposed and have a more limited dynamic rangeBut the color and white balance are often accurate, and again, the noise is well controlled, according to the expert team at DxOMark. However, many of the problems associated with wide-angle images are evident on the A71, with very noticeable geometric distortion causing straight lines near the edges of the frame to bend.
Galaxy A71 bokeh mode | DxOMark
The Samusng Galaxy A71 does not have a dedicated camera, so the quality of the zoom shots is not among the best on the platform. Detail is low even at close range (2x magnification) in all lighting conditions, and although it is slightly better in bright light outdoors. Added to this, unsurprisingly, the quality of zoom shots does not improve at medium or long-range distances, where details are lower, along with inaccurate texture rendering. Also, both noise and artifacts tend to increase.
The Samsung Galaxy A71's blur mode is a strength, with its dedicated 5 MP depth detection sensor that ensures good isolation from the overall subject in bokeh shots. Some minor blur artifacts and a slight step in the blur gradient are noticeable in some shots, as well as inconsistent noise levels in low-light images, but overall the bokeh mode does a very respectable job. The quality of the bokeh is particularly nice, with a strong but nice depth of field effect, as well as a good shape of the bokeh reflections, and the effect is constantly applied in consecutive shots, which is a bonus, DxOMark highlights.
Overall night performance is not great on the Galaxy A71. Mind you, auto flash tends to fire accurately when taking portraits, resulting in decent exposure on the subject, but backgrounds are totally under-exposed and strong variations in white balance lead to inconsistent tone reproduction. of the skin, with strong shades of yellow color often prevalent. The red-eye effect is also very visible and frequent, so the images are not very successful in general.
Galaxy A71 night photo | DxOMark
The same analysis is broadly similar when taking pictures of urban landscapes in low light as well. In auto flash mode, the flash tends to fire, which is disappointing as it is ineffective at lighting the scene and has implications for the image processing pipeline. Shots remain underexposed, with strong white balance projections, low details, and visible noise, including a pattern noise effect in areas of solid color. Cityscapes with the flash off are slightly better, with a brighter exposure. However, the limited dynamic range leads to strong highlighting and shadow clipping. Ghost images and motion blur are also often present, so the overall detail is still low.
Switching to the A71's dedicated night mode tends to produce better night portraits, with a brighter subject, background, and greater dynamic range producing a more pleasant result. Despite this, the quality of night mode is still quite low.
What about video performance?
By achieving a video score of 74, the overall video quality on the Samsung A71 is quite lowBut the device is capable of pleasant exposures in well-balanced lighting conditions, and its stabilization system is effective.
Video autofocus is a fortress for the phone, with good reaction times, accurate triggering, and repeatable results when recording relatively static subjects. However, there are glitches with autofocus tracking, which is poor in both bright and low light conditions, with uneven convergence and obvious focus instabilities. The detail is also much lower than what you often get on 4K devices.
Video stabilization is good on the device, handling unwanted motion effects well in both still and walking video in all lighting conditions.
