The thirteen megapixels of the Samsung Galaxy S4 camera are a great incentive to decide on this phone. But the fact that it takes great photos and videos is not the only thing that stands out in the Samsung flagship if we focus on this aspect. And it is that the application that controls the camera of this terminal is one of the most complete and powerful that we find in the current market. Samsunghas designed a comfortable and intuitive interface loaded with customizable options with which any user with little experience in the field of photography can take very good quality captures. In addition, the company has managed to incorporate some innovations never seen in a smartphone. Let's see in a few points how to get the most out of the Samsung Galaxy S4 camera .
In total, the Samsung Galaxy S4 camera has twelve capture modes. Properly said, it has eleven, in addition to the automatic pre-configuration, which calibrates the capture parameters by itself based on the environmental conditions they identify. We can access these options by starting the camera and pressing the "mode" button, located below the shutter "" if we orient the Samsung Galaxy S4 horizontally "" or to the left of it "" if we keep it upright "". Thus, the carousel of possibilities will appear from which we can select the one that best suits the effect we want to achieve with the photo.
The first of these modes is the one for night photos. It is designed for capturing images in poorly lit environments and without starting the camera flash. When we use this option, we will have to keep the pulse as steady as possible, since it extends the exposure time, so the photo could be blurred if our hand shakes. The next mode is called "Sports", and it does everything I contract: the capture is much faster and prevents the object we photograph from being blurred in a moving scene. With the «Panoramic» option we can obtain a large format landscape image while moving the lens from side to side or from top to bottom (or vice versa). We continue, and we find the "Deleted" mode, which takes a burst of five photographs, automatically eliminating objects that have expressed some movement in all images.
What we find then is a classic: "HDR", or high dynamic range photo, an option that manages to emphasize contrast and saturation as a result of combining several captures with different exposure settings. After this we will see the "Animated Photo" mode, which mixes several photos where we can select moving objects within the frame so that the final capture contains dynamic and other static elements. Next we come across the «Drama» option, which by prolonging the exposure captures the movement of an object or subject in a frame, resulting in a single image in which said movement is described in various phases. "Sound & shot", which is the following way, takes a photograph that also collects a few seconds of ambient sound.
If we continue, we come across the "Best face" setting, which takes a photograph resulting from five captures, from which the best expressions collected from the characters that appear in the image can be selected. The next mode, "Best photo", works in a similar way, although limiting itself to making a burst from which we could choose the one that we consider to be the best. Finally, with «Beauty face» we could create a portrait image that, after applying various automatic filters, eliminates or mitigates imperfections so that the person we photograph is more favored.
All these options, as we say, will appear in a carousel-like menu. But if we want to have them all in view, we just have to click on an icon located at the opposite end, and that we will identify because it contains a small grid of four squares. Once we mark it, all the modes will be presented simultaneously occupying the entire screen.
With that said, let's go back to the main camera interface. If we take a look at the bottom margin ”” if we hold the Samsung Galaxy S4 horizontally ”” or to the left ”” if we have the phone vertically ”” we can display the filter palette. There are thirteen options that incorporate an effect, either by tinting colors or incorporating textures, which modifies the final result of the image.
To finish, we must refer to one of the most striking features of the Samsung Galaxy S4: dual camera. We can activate this option by pressing the central icon of the three found in the upper left or right margin "" as always, depending on whether we orient the phone horizontally or vertically "", allowing us to capture an image or film a video using the two cameras simultaneously that installs the Samsung Galaxy S4. Once we are using the dual camera function, we will see how both sensors are activated. By clicking on the icon from where we previously displayed the filter palette, we will see the different configurations to use this mode, with various graphic templates that we will use to obtain the final result of the photograph or video that we make using the dual camera option of the Samsung Galaxy S4.
