Cameras in smartphones are one of the most used things in everyday life, they allow us to easily capture and save photos and videos and share them with others over the internet. And the camera of modern Android phones has various features that allow taking clear, high-quality photos, and we will mention below the most prominent of these features and how to use them to help take the best photos:
1- Professional mode:
Turning on Pro mode in the Android camera app allows you to manually adjust a range of camera settings that the phone usually sets automatically. If you want to adjust shutter speed, ISO settings, and white balance yourself, enable Pro mode by following these steps:
- Open the camera app on your phone, then tap the More button .
- Click on the (Pro) option, and the new settings will appear at the bottom and top of the screen, and you can start adjusting them as you wish.
2- Auto HDR feature:
HDR (High Dynamic Range) technology helps enhance your photos by bringing out details in very bright and very dark highlights, and provides a more natural picture.
Knowing when to use HDR technology is important to get the most out of your Android phone camera, as this technology will not need to be used always, and if you are not an expert in photography and know the most appropriate times to use it, you can activate the (Auto HDR) feature to allow your phone to enable or disable HDR according to as he deems appropriate.
To activate the (Auto HDR) feature, open the Camera app, tap the HDR icon that appears mostly next to the flash button, and then tap Auto HDR.
3- Slo-Mo mode:
To create beautiful cinematic videos, you can use the Slo-Mo (slow motion) mode, as it allows you to highlight some distinctive shots in the slow motion video to focus on its details. To activate this mode, follow these steps:
- Open the Camera app and scroll through the camera modes until you reach the More option and click on it.
- Click on the Slo-mo option. After that, start recording a normal video and when you play it, it will be shown in slow motion.
4- 10-bit color feature:
To capture more color details, enable the (10bit color) feature. To give your photos greater color depth and make them more accurate, in addition to giving you more flexibility in the photo editing stage. To activate this feature, open the Camera app and go to Settings, then click on the 10-bit color option.
5- Portrait mode:
To take beautiful pictures of people and pets using the Android phone camera, and highlight the main element in the image, choose (Portrait) mode, as this mode is characterized by focusing the camera on the person or the main element in the image and making the background of the image blurred and slightly blurred. To activate this mode, open the Camera app, tap the Portrait option, and then take the photo as usual.
6-RAW mode:
The (RAW) mode allows you to take high-quality, high-resolution RAW images that can be easily modified with image processing software. You can control lighting, color contrast, and many other details better than with JPEG images .