Samsung has taken smartphone photography to a new level by sending its current flagship Galaxy S24 Ultra into the stratosphere on a balloon. Samsung decided to demonstrate the camera power of its flagship phone in such an unusual way, by sending four S24 Ultra devices at once to a high altitude to capture the western United States. As a result, spectacular images of the Earth from the height of the stratosphere were obtained. They show the beauty and greatness of our planet in a unique perspective.
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The mission involved attaching four smartphones to a carbon fiber skeleton filled with hydrogen. Thanks to a special 3D gimbal and remote control from the surface, the phones took photos from different angles. Photos from different cameras were posted on the official Samsung US page.
The balloons were launched from Los Angeles, Las Vegas, the Grand Canyon and the Sierra Nevada, from January 25 to 31, with the aim of filming a variety of landscapes and testing the capabilities of the S24 Ultra. The phones rose to a height of 35 km and could record the curvature of the Earth.
The Galaxy S24 Ultra camera took over 150 impressive photos of the Earth, highlighting the variety of landscapes and bright colors with unmatched clarity. After the shooting, the smartphones slowly lowered to the ground, by gradual descent of hydrogen, and at the end of the journey — by parachute. The location of the devices was tracked via GPS, so Samsung successfully returned all their phones.
Now everyone can enjoy spectacular views of the Earth, which are made not by professional equipment, but by an ordinary smartphone, which is available to almost every user. Thus, Samsung wants to show that the quality of their mobile cameras is no worse than expensive digital cameras.
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