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HDR Performance — Dell S3220DGF Gaming Monitor Review: High-Performance Work and Play

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The S3220DGF offers four HDR picture modes. Three of them add edge enhancement, which makes the image look a bit artificial. Only the one labeled Desktop keeps the picture free of artifacts. It also offers the best accuracy for both color and luminance mapping.

HDR Brightness and Contrast

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Any concerns about the S3220DGF’s brightness capability were addressed when we activated our HD Fury Integral. A full white field measured 506.7 nits brightness, which amply exceeds the monitor’s 450-nit rating. With so much output available, highlights really pop in HDR mode, making both games and videos look fantastic. A super-low black level delivers an impressive 18,026.2:1 HDR contrast ratio. Of all the edge-lit HDR displays we’ve reviewed, the S3220DGF has the largest dynamic range. Only a monitor with an OLED panel or full-array local dimming (FALD) backlight can do better.

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Grayscale, EOTF and Color

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It is possible to adjust the S3220DGF’s grayscale tracking in HDR mode, but those settings will carry over to SDR mode too. Luckily, the same tweaks work for both signal types. Brightness levels from 70% and up are a tad blue, but in actual content, this error will be very hard to spot. The EOTF high clip point of 69% is due to the excellent contrast built into this monitor.

In the color gamut tests, we see a general over-saturation of the inner targets with red hitting its 100% mark and green and blue coming up slightly short. That’s the color compromise we talked about earlier. The net result is a good picture that competently walks the line between sRGB and DCI.

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Christian Eberle is a Contributing Editor for Tom’s Hardware US. He’s a veteran reviewer of A/V equipment, specializing in monitors.

Dell G3223D review: A big, brilliant monitor that’s held back by HDR

At a glance

Expert’s Rating

Pros

High brightness in SDR and HDR
Excellent color performance
Sturdy yet compact stand
Wide range of connectivity including USB-C

Cons

USB-C Power Delivery is just 15 watts
HDR mode is not good
Expensive for a 32-inch, 1440p monitor

Our Verdict

The Dell G3223D is a big 1440p monitor with vivid color and USB-C connectivity. The 165Hz refresh rate and broad compatibility will appeal to gamers while the excellent image quality works well even for creators. However, if HDR is important to you, it’s best to look elsewhere.

Want a big monitor with a long list of features but a mid-range price tag? Dell’s G3223D stands out. This 1440p gaming monitor has USB-C, a 165Hz refresh rate, and four video inputs, all for $499. It delivers great image quality in most situations. Just leave off the HDR mode.

Dell G3223D: The specs

The Dell G3223D’s connectivity is the headline feature. It has a USB-C port with DisplayPort Alternate Mode that can handle the monitor’s maximum refresh rate of 165Hz. This is unusual for a gaming monitor. Dell also throws in official support for both AMD FreeSync Premium and Nvidia G-Sync.

Display size: 32-inch
Native resolution: 2560×1440
Panel type: IPS
Refresh rate: Up to 165Hz
Adaptive sync: AMD FreeSync Premium and G-Sync Compatible
Ports: 2x HDMI 2.0, 1x DisplayPort, 1x USB-C with DIsplayPort Alternate Mode and 15 watts Power Delivery, 2x downstream USB-A, 3.5mm audio out
Stand adjustment: Height, tilt, swivel
VESA mount: Yes, 100x100mm
Speakers: None
Price: $719 MSRP, around $480 street

The monitor’s approximate $480 price is on the high side for a 32-inch 1440p monitor. Alternatives like Samsung’s Odyssey G5 and Monoprice’s Dark Matter 32-inch are more than $100 less expensive. The Dell’s performance largely justifies the price, but only if you can scratch HDR off your list of needs.

The Dell G3223D uses the design language now common to the company’s entry-level and mid-range gaming monitors. It’s a subdued collection of matte-black plastic, though a few vents on the monitor’s rear make its gaming aspirations clear.

A simple but solid design with quality matte-black plastic.

Matt Smith

Though not bold, Dell’s use of quality materials adds up to a more handsome and cohesive look than most competitors. Alternatives from LG, Gigabyte, Acer, and Asus tend to feel flimsy by comparison—in this price range, at least.

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The monitor’s stand is excellent. It’s hefty and keeps vibration to a minimum if you accidentally bump your desk. Ergonomic adjustment includes height, swivel, and tilt, but the display can’t pivot into portrait mode. A 100x100mm VESA monitor mount is available for adding a third-party stand or arm.

Dell’s stand also has a flat base that consumes much less desk space than the wider stands on gaming monitors from BenQ, Samsung, and Dell’s own Alienware brand.

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Dell markets the G3223D as a USB-C gaming monitor. This remains an unusual feature in the gaming monitor space despite the proliferation of USB-C and its ability to handle high refresh rates over USB-C using the available DisplayPort Alternate Mode. USB-C can be a handy way to connect high-end gaming laptops like Razer’s Blade line.

Plenty of ports offer broad compatability and USB-C connectivity.

Matt Smith

This is not a USB-C hub monitor, however. It only provides 15 watts of USB-C Power Delivery, which is nowhere near enough to charge a laptop while it’s in use, and has only two USB-A ports for connecting wired peripherals.

USB-C aside, the monitor has two HDMI 2.0 ports and a DisplayPort 1. 4 port. This puts the total number of video inputs at four, which is excellent for a monitor in this price range. That’s good news if you have many devices to connect. The HDMI 2.0 ports can only handle a refresh rate of up to 144Hz, but I doubt most owners will find this an issue.

Monitor control is easy thanks to a joystick input and well-defined tactile buttons. Dell’s monitor menu system remains among the most intuitive in the business. Users who want to tune the monitor can access a dedicated sRGB mode or a custom color mode that has RGB gain, offset, hue, and saturation settings. Dell doesn’t provide precise gamma or color temperature presets, however, which could be annoying for creators.

Gamers can access a variety of gaming-specific extras. These include a black equalizer, which brightens dark scenes to make opponents easy to spot, and a crosshair for games or situations that lack one built-in. There’s also a zoom mode, a refresh rate counter, and a smattering of other extras. I wouldn’t call these essential, but they’re good to see on a monitor marketed to gamers.

A word of warning: The G3223D does not include speakers. You will need external speakers or a headset.

Dell G3223D: SDR image quality

The Dell G3223D carries a mid-range price for a monitor of its size, but it comes out swinging in image quality. It can come close to more expensive displays in many areas but, like many 32-inch monitors, it’s weak in contrast.

Matt Smith

Maximum SDR brightness comes in at 389 nits. This is a good result that is competitive with or better than most 32-inch monitors on the market. Most owners will want to turn down the brightness, as it can be uncomfortable over long sessions in a dim room, but those working in a sunny space will appreciate the added oomph.

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The G3223D turns in a modest maximum contrast ratio of 780:1. This is not a great result, falling way short of new IPS Black monitors like the Dell U3223QE and VA panel monitors like the Monoprice Dark Matter 32-inch. Disappointing black-level performance is the G3223D’s biggest issue, sapping depth and dimensionality from moody scenes.

However, the G3223D beats several more expensive monitors like the BenQ EX3210U and Asus ROG Strix PG329Q. These 4K alternatives are sharper but have a lot of trouble with dark, contrast-rich scenes. This goes to show a higher price doesn’t guarantee superior performance.

Matt Smith

Color gamut comes in at 100 percent of sRGB and 95 percent of DCI-P3. This color space is wide enough to be called “wide gamut,” in my opinion. Colors look noticeably more saturated and deliver more punch compared to monitors that display less of the DCI-P3 gamut.

The G3223D’s coverage of DCI-P3 is far from the best available, so creators serious about getting colors right will likely want to skip this monitor. If you mostly create for Twitch or YouTube, however, this monitor is good enough.

Matt Smith

Accuracy is a major strength. The G3223D came out of the box with an exceptionally low average color error, a spot-on gamma curve of 2. 2, and an ideal color temperature of 6500K.

This means content looks realistic and lifelike though, in some cases, it can appear oversaturated due to the wide color gamut. Bright, vivid content—whether it’s a Pixar movie or Valorant—looks exceptional for a mid-range monitor.

Sharpness is less impressive. The G3223D offers 2560×1440 resolution, which works out to about 92 pixels per inch across the 32-inch display. Smaller fonts can look pixelated and sharp edges in games will show distracting shimmer in motion, especially if the game’s anti-aliasing is subpar.

Though not perfect, the G3223D is a solid SDR performance. It’s especially good in games and animated shows, as this content tends to make the lack of sharpness less obvious and leans on its strengths in color performance and brightness.

Dell G3223D: Motion clarity

Official adaptive sync support comes through both AMD FreeSync Premium Pro and Nvidia G-Sync. It’s good to see Dell embrace Nvidia compatibility. Many competitors don’t, despite Nvidia being the most popular discrete graphics option.

Refresh rates rise as high as 165Hz over DisplayPort. This includes the USB-C port’s DisplayPort Alternate Mode. The HDMI ports can only hit 144Hz, but this is close enough to the maximum refresh rate that I don’t consider it a significant issue. Motion clarity, though not unusually good for a monitor of this type, is great at both 144Hz and 165Hz.

A note of caution to PlayStation gamers: This is a 1440p monitor and, as such, it’s not a good match for the PlayStation 5. The PlayStation 5 does not support 1440p resolution, so you’ll only be able to access 1080p at up to 120Hz. The Xbox Series X and S do support 1440p resolution at up to 120Hz, so it’s not a problem for Xbox fans.

Final thoughts

The Dell G3223D is a strong pick for those seeking a big monitor with many features at a reasonable price. Though marketed for gamers, the G3223D performs well enough to work as a monitor for creators, and its high brightness and good color makes for enjoyable day-to-day use. A wide range of video connectivity that includes USB-C only sweetens the deal.

Mediocre contrast and a deeply disappointing HDR mode are the monitor’s flaws. Not everyone will find these to be a problem, but they’re sure to disappoint if you want to hook up an HDR-capable game console or enjoy watching HDR movies. If these features are unimportant to you, however, the G3223D is a good choice.

What is HDR, Auto HDR and Smart HDR in the iPhone camera, should it be enabled, and how does it affect photo quality? This feature first appeared on the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR in 2018. It makes full use of all camera sensors, the power of the A12 Bionic neural chip, the power of machine learning, artificial intelligence, computer vision and the latest advances in mobile photography. Thanks to Smart HDR, all iPhone users can easily take pictures with sufficient light and high dynamic range.

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The user does not need to delve into fine settings — you just need to press the shutter button, and the rest will be done by the iPhone. But behind such a simple opportunity lies complex technology that takes full advantage of Apple-designed processors and graphics chips. This hardware is optimized to interact with the camera software, making it effortless to take beautiful pictures.

Previous iPhones already had regular HDR and Auto HDR, but Smart HDR made its debut with the iPhone XS/XR series.

Smart HDR provides better color quality and more light and dark details in your photos

Older models will not be able to implement the feature due to the lack of required fast sensors, shutter lag and other new improvements. Auto HDR is mainly used by users to capture a moment in time with more detail and capture clearer, more realistic shots.

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What is HDR

This abbreviation itself literally stands for High Dynamic Range. This is the name of a digital photography technique that allows you to get great pictures in scenes with a high level of contrast. HDR allows you to combine the tones of multiple similar images to expand the dynamic range beyond the capture device’s built-in capabilities. This feature works best when photographing a shaded subject against a bright background.

Only HDR makes these shots possible: excellent detail in low light, no overly bright sky on the right side of the shot

On traditional DSLRs, you have to choose between an overly bright background or a shadowy subject. HDR, on the other hand, allows you to display both this and that with high quality. With this feature turned on, iOS quickly takes three consecutive shots, each with a different exposure level. One is at normal level, another is for the brightest part of the scene, and a third is for the darkest. The best parts of each exposure are combined into one frame with a wide dynamic range. HDR is especially useful in challenging lighting conditions such as harsh, bright backlights.

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The images below show exactly how HDR works.

In the first (left) image, the exposure has been balanced to best represent the sky. The object was too dark because of this. In the second photo, the shutter speed has been balanced for the best shot of the subject in the foreground. Because of this, the sky appeared overexposed or simply too bright. HDR blended all three frames to improve the details of the scenes and present them in bright and midtones.

As you can see, HDR has taken the best parts of the overexposed and underexposed shots and combined them with the third normal exposure shot. This made it possible to obtain a detailed photograph (it is located on the right) with great contrast.

Sophisticated Apple gadget displays are capable of displaying a wide color gamut. The cameras of these devices can also create it. They allow you to increase the dynamic range of HDR shots by 60%.

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Auto HDR on iPhone X, iPhone 8 and 8 Plus

On iPhone X, iPhone 8 and 8 Plus and newer models, this feature is enabled by default in iOS. The latest models of Apple smartphones actively use HDR not only in the main camera unit, but also on the front one, when it is considered possible by the device to improve the photo. But this behavior of the iPhone can be turned off. The Auto HDR switch can be turned off in the camera settings (Appendix Settings → Camera ), in the HDR section.

It has already been mentioned above that devices such as iPhone XR, iPhone XS / XS Max, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone SE 2, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro / 12 Pro Max, iPhone 13 , iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13 Pro / 13 Pro Max have improved camera sensors and chips to deliver enhanced HDR. Based on these advantages, Apple has created an even better version of Auto HDR. No wonder it is called Smart HDR.

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Smart HDR on iPhone XR, iPhone XS / XS Max, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone SE 2, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro / 12 Pro Max, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 mini , iPhone 13 Pro / 13 Pro Max

Smart HDR is enabled by default whenever necessary to improve image quality based on shooting conditions. Unlike previous HDR modes, this smart one works with more scene types. Some of them could not use traditional HDR: Portrait and Portrait Lighting modes, panoramic and burst shots, Live Photo and other similar real-life scenarios.

All HDR images taken with iPhone X (iPhone 8 / 8 Plus) or later are marked with a distinctive HDR icon in the very corner. On the iPhone XS and newer models, Smart HDR is involved in almost all shots, but the icon at the bottom of the photos only appears if it is heavily processed.

Below is an example of two different Apple devices to demonstrate how Smart HDR image enhancements come from faster sensors, better chips, and better processing algorithms for newer devices.

Left: Auto HDR on iPhone X; Right: Smart HDR on iPhone XS. Notice the overexposed clown in the photo using Auto HDR.

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The difference is obvious. The image on the iPhone X is clearly torn in places with difficult lighting, but the shot on the iPhone XS looks much better. This happened just due to Smart HDR. Note the ability to read «Shelton Theater» at the back of the clown’s mouth. But you can also disable Smart HDR in your camera settings so you don’t have to use this feature every time you press the shutter button in the Camera app. To manually control HDR, do the following:

On iPhone iPhone XR, XS / XS Max, 11, 11 Pro, SE 2, 12, 12 mini, 12 Pro / 12 Pro Max, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13 Pro / 13 Pro Max, disable Smart HDR by Path: Camera → Settings .

On iPhone X / 8 / 8 Plus, turn off Auto HDR in the path: Camera → Settings .

On previous models, turn off HDR along the path: Camera → Settings .

On all iPhone models that support HDR, this feature can be controlled directly from the Camera app without going to Settings. To do this, in the top panel, you just need to click on the HDR icon and select mode On or Off .

Note: on iPhone XS and later will not have an HDR toggle in the camera when Smart HDR is enabled.

All iPhone models prior to iPhone 8 always save a normally exposed image in Photos along with its HDR counterpart. This is because the technology has not yet been fully developed, and the photos did not always come out perfect. Of course, storing two versions of a photo at once, regular and HDR, doubles the amount of memory required for each shot taken.

If the issue with the availability of free space is relevant, then you can save only the HDR version, abandoning the source. To do this, go to Camera → Settings and enable the parameter «Keep original» . And the latest iPhones with advanced chips and sensors, like the iPhone XS and above, don’t save a normal-exposed image with the HDR version of the photo by default.

In fact, this is the main thing to know about HDR on the iPhone.

How to take great HDR photos on your iPhone, iPad?

Often there is a situation where you need to take a photo of a shaded object against the sun. In a photo taken with conventional cameras, the sky will turn out very light, while the object itself will be dark. A feature called HDR allows you to combine the best parts of multiple photos. This mode is available on many mobile devices, including iPhone and iPad cameras.

What is HDR

The English abbreviation HDR is revealed as High Dynamic Range, which means a wide dynamic range in translation. The Camera app on iPhone, iPad in HDR mode combines the best parts of three quickly captured frames with different exposures (normal, brightened, darkened), and does this automatically. Exposure to the subject makes the sky too light; exposed to the sky — makes the object dark. The result of using HDR is a picture with optimal lighting, color reproduction and detail.

Taking HDR photos

To take HDR photos on iPhone, iPad, follow these steps:

Open the Camera app.
Click HDR icon, set HDR on or HDR auto.
Point the camera lens at the object.
Click the photo icon.

All iPhones prior to the X model capture two versions of the photo when shooting in HDR mode: the original photo and the one captured by dynamic range expansion. To save space, you can save only the picture that was taken using HDR. To leave only one photo, you need to go to the «Settings» section, then to the «Camera» tab, then click «disable saving original images.»

HDR options

Different iPhone and iPad models may have different HDR options. The iPhone X has an automatic mode that turns on in difficult lighting conditions. It produces great HDR photos. It works with the main and front camera, if desired, it can be disabled in the device settings.

A new mode called Smart HDR launches automatically, taking into account the lighting conditions of the scene, to create a photo of excellent quality. Smart mode works with camera features such as Portrait, Portrait Lighting, Live Photo (panoramic photos). The advantages of Smart mode compared to other varieties can be seen with the naked eye in HDR photos. Auto and Smart HDR can be turned off in the device settings so that you can turn it on manually only when the mode is really needed.

HDR button in the camera menu

On many iPhone, iPad models that support HDR, you can control the function in the Camera application itself by clicking on the corresponding icon located at the top of the screen. After the release of iOS 11, it turned out that the described switch remained only in versions before the iPhone 7. The Apple iPhone 8 and Apple iPhone 8 Plus do not have it in its usual place, since an automatic mode for HDR photos is provided in advance.

At the same time, the developers took into account the fact that many users will use this button «the old fashioned way» to turn the mode on / off if necessary, so in new phone models it is possible to return the HDR icon to its place. To do this, you need to go to «Settings», tap on the «Camera» tab and turn off the «Auto HDR» option. After that, the corresponding button will appear in the application, both for the main and for the front camera.

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