@motoridersd @kinsale42 I was surprised to get this shot..and it was in the afternoon . And it's the moon. With an S23. 6x setting

@gregg1049 Unfortunately, the sensors in smartphones are too small and quality of lenses too poor to do effective moon photography without tricks. Samsung has been caught using machine learning to enhance moon photos using an algorithm trained on existing images of the moon

https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/13/23637401/samsung-fake-moon-photos-ai-galaxy-s21-s23-ultra

Samsung caught faking zoom photos of the Moon

A Reddit post has revealed just how much post-processing the Galaxy S23’s camera applies when it detects it’s taking a photo of the Moon, inserting extra detail that isn’t present in reality.

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@jwtownshend Faking🤔 I just pointed 👉 and chose a focus option. The Samsung S series of phones especially the S25 is well known for its camera capabilities. It isn't Nikon. It's just a 📱 phone..yet impressive.