Yes, Samsung 'fakes' its smartphone Moon photos – who cares?

[Rick]

Yes, Samsung 'fakes' its smartphone Moon photos – who cares?

By now most in the Anglosphere must have seen that Samsung ad for the Galaxy S23 Ultra where a woman snaps a detailed photo of the Moon – craters and all – moving her telescope-toting neighbor to ask: "Mia, can you send me that?"

Well, here comes Reddit to spoil the fun.

A post last week on the r/Android subreddit screams: "Samsung 'space zoom' Moon shots are fake, and here is the proof."

The author introduces their hypothesis thus: "Many of us have witnessed the breathtaking Moon photos taken with the latest zoom lenses, starting with the S20 Ultra. Nevertheless, I've always had doubts about their authenticity, as they appear almost too perfect. While these images are not necessarily outright fabrications, neither are they entirely genuine."

More: https://www.theregister.com/2023/03/13/samsung_fake_moon_pics/

[Carole]

Yes, l heard about that.   
Carole

[Rick]

It's a bit like "Dieselgate" for phone cameras, as it seems to have been done because pictures of the Moon have been used in phone camera review tests...