Samsung Electronics said its coral-reef restoration project, 'Coral in Focus,' which uses Galaxy smartphone camera technology, has received a series of international awards in global social contribution and marine-related categories.
Samsung said April 26 that the project won a gold award in the sustainability and environmental conservation category at the 2026 Halo Awards, a global corporate social responsibility awards program.
A documentary on the project also received the Coastal and Island Culture Award at the 23rd International Ocean Film Festival, a North American marine-focused film festival, Samsung said.
Samsung has been running the reef restoration project since 2024, using a Galaxy camera feature called Ocean Mode. The mode is designed to reduce excessive blue tones in underwater shots and better reproduce the natural colors of coral reefs. It also aims to minimize camera shake and motion blur underwater through optimized shutter speed and multi-frame processing, the company said.
Coral-reef images captured by local activists using Galaxy AI phones are sent to research institutions, where they are used to build 3D reef restoration models and support marine research. Samsung said more than 80 3D coral-reef models have been created so far, helping restore more than 20,000 corals.
Samsung said it plans to make Ocean Mode available to general users through its Expert RAW app starting with the Galaxy S26 series, and to expand the feature to some additional products later.
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