Samsung Promises A Fix For Blurry Photos From Galaxy S23 And S23 Plus Cameras
Samsung has acknowledged the issue of blurry elements in captured images from some Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23 Plus devices following continued complaints from affected users. The company said it will release a fix later this year.
While the Samsung Galaxy S23 and Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus are lauded for their excellent cameras, some devices have had glitches over time. Affected users are reporting a strange "banana blur" when taking photos, especially when taking close-ups of subjects. This issue does not affect the S23 Ultra, possibly because it uses a different 200MP main sensor, while the S23 and S23 Plus use the same 50MP main camera.
A post in Samsung's Polish community confirmed that Samsung is aware of the issue, provided an explanation, and indicated that an update will be released in the future. Here is the auto-translated Samsung community post.
"If you test the capabilities of the S23 or S23+ cameras, you may find that the area around your subject looks a bit blurry when shooting up close. This is because the wide-angle rear camera on the S23 and S23+ has a bright aperture, which helps when shoot in the dark, but this also means that sharper selective focus can blur the background of your photos a bit.
In Samsung's post, interested users can simply try pulling the camera back to focus properly the extra distance, or rotate the phone vertically. In any case, the promised update should arrive soon and bring improvements in this sense, even if it will eventually solve the problem completely; you have to wait and see.
While smartphone cameras get better every year, there are no perfect cameras. Some of these immediately catch the eye, like the big and somewhat useless bumps on the back of the best smartphones . Others, like the "fuzzy banana" problem, are more subtle and only surface after prolonged use. Samsung isn't the only one experiencing focus issues, some iPhone 14 Pro Max and Pixel 6 owners have reported similar issues in the past.
Meanwhile, Samsung in particular has made great strides in camera technology to nab some spots in the list of best camera phones . As Samsung advises, sometimes you can just step back to get a better picture, though that might not be enough for everyone concerned.
