Your Galaxy camera can secretly ditch 24MP for 12MP, and Samsung explains why
These conditions include zoom, low light, Motion Photo, flash, continuous shooting, and heat. Some Galaxy Z Fold 8 and S26 Ultra users have reported seeing this downgrade behavior. Samsung has explained why some Galaxy phones can switch from 24MP to 12MP shooting even when users have enabled the option to keep 24MP active in the Camera Assistant app.The explanation comes after a Galaxy Z Fold 8 user reported the behavior on Samsung’s Korean community forum.
- ▪These conditions include zoom, low light, Motion Photo, flash, continuous shooting, and heat.
- ▪Some Galaxy Z Fold 8 and S26 Ultra users have reported seeing this downgrade behavior.
- ▪Samsung has explained why some Galaxy phones can switch from 24MP to 12MP shooting even when users have enabled the option to keep 24MP active in the Camera Assistant app.The explanation comes after a Galaxy Z Fold 8 user reported the behav
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