How to set up a Samsung camera using HDR
The HDR option edits the difference between light and dark tones. When using the function, the user receives an image with maximum realism parameters. The system automatically takes 3 pictures with different exposures, and then generates the images into one photo. The picture quality increases significantly.
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How to shoot in slow motion correctly?
- The main important point with slo-mo is to capture the scene at the right moment, so shooting in a spontaneous situation will be problematic. To do everything right, you need to prepare in advance and calculate the entire scenario in advance.
- The second condition is the presence of good image stabilization, which you need to make sure of. After all, at any shooting speed, if your hand shakes, the video quality leaves much to be desired. But usually, this is not a problem in high-quality smartphones where the cameras have good stabilization.
In this review, we will show several new smartphones that have been released over the past three months and support the slow motion function.
Video stabilization
When shooting video, stabilization is required to eliminate the effect of shaking hands, wind and other sudden movements that occur during the creation of material. Activating stabilization allows the user to get smooth shooting without blur or loss of quality. It is worth noting that the “Video Stabilization” and “Auto Focus Tracking” options often cannot be enabled at the same time.
Slow-mo
— the ability to shoot slow-motion videos using the phone’s main camera. Such shooting is carried out at an increased frame rate - more than 60 fps; thus, when played back at a normal frame rate, a slowdown effect is created. This effect can be used both for artistic purposes and for very practical tasks - for example, for legibly capturing fast movement that cannot be normally perceived by the naked eye. And the higher the frame rate during such shooting, the stronger the slowdown. Nowadays, there are devices with very impressive shooting speeds - 480 fps and higher; they can be selected separately using the corresponding item in the selection. However, it is worth considering that such opportunities place high demands on the hardware and, accordingly, are not cheap.
Mode Button
In the camera section, a settings section has been added, where the “Mode” button is located. The function allows you to switch to the professional shooting mode “PRO”.
What parameters can be edited in PRO mode:
- Brightness;
- ISO;
- White balance;
- Focus length;
- Effects and other values needed to improve image quality.
An “AUTO” function is often available, which automatically selects values for specific shooting conditions.
What is slow motion mode
This mode is also called "Slow motion". This feature allows you to record video at a high number of frames per second to play it back in slow motion. This can be used, for example, to highlight something funny or beautiful, or to show in detail some fast and complex process.
More and more manufacturers are offering this feature on their devices. Image quality and recording speed are gradually improving, and shooting at up to 960 frames per second is now possible.
This technology appeared on the Sony Xperia XZ Premium with the Motion Eye sensor. You can see video examples from this device below.
The duration of a slow motion recording is usually a couple of seconds. When playing in slow motion, the duration, of course, increases, but sometimes it is difficult to catch exactly the moment when you need to turn on the slow motion mode. Samsung smartphones have a feature that automatically detects when it would be ideal to start recording in slow motion.
How to set the camera on a Samsung a50 to professional mode
Professional mode allows you to choose your own camera settings. To launch it, find “pro mode” (Pro) and select it with a regular click.
Shutter speed is a setting that determines how long the shutter opens. Measured in seconds (for example, 1/1000, 1/500, 1/250). Increasing the exposure time, for example from 1/1000 to 1/500, will double the light hitting the sensor.
If the photo is too dark, it is better to extend the exposure time, but long exposure times may cause the image to blur as it picks up the natural movements of our hand.
Therefore, for values below 1/10 it is worth using a tripod/monopod with a tripod.
Selfie from Samsung A50 camera
How do you take photos of yourself with the front cameras on the A50? This is not a philosophy, but make sure your face is in the center - if you want to show off yourself and your friends first.
Remember not to overdo the face retouching or blur the background of your photos too much.
If you want to use these features, set the sliders to maximum half and let the background blur, i.e. LIVE FOCUS mode - release. The effect of this type of treatment always manifests itself only in the best case.
Be sure to also thoroughly wipe the lens with a damp cloth to clean it before shooting. Greasy fingerprints on the lens glass will certainly not improve the quality of the pictures taken. Good luck.
How to fix the error
If the phone has been dropped and its camera module has simply fallen off, there is nothing you can do about it, all you have to do is take it to the service center. If it has accidentally been in water, you can try to dry it, but this rarely brings the desired result. It is possible to fix the error yourself if the problem is a software conflict.
Deleting Camera app data
The method works if the phone is “alive” and starts. Data are files that store the history of using the application. In the case of “Camera”, these are: settings for modes, effects, folders where pictures are saved, and so on. When data is deleted, the application is “reset” and becomes the same as when it was first launched. Along with the “history”, errors that interfere with normal operation also go away.
How to clear data:
- Turn off and turn on the phone again.
- During the reboot, hold down the “Power” and “Home” buttons for about 7 seconds until the gadget vibrates.
- Open “Settings” – “Applications” – “Camera” – “Memory”.
- Click “Erase data” and “Clear cache”.
Next, the device is rebooted and checked to see if the camera’s functionality has been restored.
Complete cache clearing
A cache is an area on disk or device memory where frequently used application information is stored. This is a lot of files that clutter up your phone over time. If the camera on your Samsung starts to fail, it’s time to clear the cache using the Recovery functionality. Procedure:
- Turn off the smartphone.
- Press the volume rocker (increase the sound), hold it down and simultaneously press the “Power” button.
- After turning on the phone, “Power” is released.
- This combination will load Recovery Mode. There, using the volume rocker, select the “Wipe cache partition” item and confirm the action by pressing “Power”.
After clearing the cache, the device is rebooted by selecting “Reboot system now” from the menu.
You can also clean up temporary files using a file manager:
- The smartphone is connected to the PC or the built-in manager is opened.
- In the phone memory, go to the folder “Android” – “Data” – “com.sec.android.gallery3d” – “cache”. There will be several files that need to be deleted.
Recovery on Samsung.
Checking the device operation in safe mode
Smartphone users install many different programs on their devices, not realizing that they can affect the normal operation of the camera. To check if this is true, the phone is launched in safe mode, in which downloaded applications simply will not work.
How to boot the device in safe mode (works on Android OS older than version 4):
- Turn off the phone.
- Turn on.
- During boot, when the word “Samsung” appears, press the “Volume Down” button until the smartphone turns on.
- If everything is correct, “Safe Mode” will appear in the corner of the screen.
Now they are trying to launch the camera. If it works, it means there is an application conflict. Next, the device is rebooted and the downloaded programs are removed one by one (starting with the most recent ones) until the error disappears.
Reset data
Resetting your phone to factory settings is heavy artillery. An extreme method that will help solve a systemic problem, but will lead to “zeroing” the system, that is, all personal data will be deleted. There are several ways to reset data, and all of them are relevant for Grand Prime gadgets and the Galaxy series (S3, 4, S5 mini and other models).
Reset via menu:
- Go to "Menu".
- "Settings".
- Item “Backup and factory reset”. On some firmware it is called “Archiving and resetting”.
- Press "Reset data".
- Select “Reset device”. If the phone is password protected, the system will ask you to enter it or a PIN code.
- Click “Delete all”. The smartphone will begin to erase all data and then reboot.
Reset via Recovery:
- Turn off the device.
- Press the "Power", "Home" and "Volume Up" buttons.
- When the phone starts to vibrate, release the “Power” button.
- Hold the Home and Volume Up buttons until the Recovery screen loads.
- There, using the volume rocker, highlight the “Wipe data / factory reset” item. To enter it, press “Power”.
- Next, select the “Delete all user data” option.
- When the phone resets all settings, select “Reboot system now” in the Recovery menu, which will reboot the device.
Reset via dialer app:
- Go to the dial panel (green icon on the main screen with a handset on it).
- Enter “*2767*3855#”.
Resetting to factory settings is a last resort. All personal files will be deleted along with the settings, so before the procedure it is recommended to save all the necessary information, duplicating it, for example, on a computer.
Contacting a Samsung service center
If none of the methods help, the camera may not be working due to mechanical damage. You won’t be able to fix the module yourself, so the solution is to take the device to a service center. Their addresses can be found on the company's website via this link.
