Use Camera on Samsung Galaxy S4 to Capture Photos and Videos

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   Go to your home menu by pressing on the "Home" button

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   The home button is the key located on the lower-middle part of your phone.

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   Apps From the home menu, tap on the "Apps" icon.

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   Camera You will be taken to your application folder where the list of all applications that are installed in your phone is found

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   Tap on the icon for "Camera" to open the application.

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   On the Camera app, point your phone at your desired subject.

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   Video Record Tap on that button to start the video recording.

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   Pause During video recording, you can tap on the "Pause" button

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   Stop use that button to stop.

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   You have learned how to record videos using your phone.

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   Take photos while recording videos on Samsung Galaxy S4

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   You can capture still photos while recording videos on your phone. To do that simply tap on the "Capture" icon while you are taking your video.

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   Go to your home menu by pressing on the "Home" button

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   The home button is the key located on the lower-middle part of your phone.

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   Apps From the home menu, tap on the "Apps" icon.

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   Camera You will be taken to your application folder where the list of all applications installed on your phone is found

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   Tap on the icon for "Camera" to open the application.

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   Mode On the Camera app, tap on the "Mode" button to see the modes available.

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   You will then be shown a list of the shooting modes available

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   1. Auto mode allows the camera to decide on the best mode and settings for your phone. If you don't feel confident using the other mode, or you are in a hurry to take the shot, use this mode.
   2. Beauty Face mode allows the phone to edit unwanted marks on the face when taking portrait shots.
   3. Best Photo mode allows you to take multiple shots then your phone will choose the best photos from those pictures.
   4. Best Face mode allows your phone to choose the best photo for each person in it, from five consecutive shots. Then it will merge these photos into one single photo.
   5. Sound and Shot mode allows you to take a picture, while any background sound will be recorded on it as well.
   6. Drama mode allows you to capture multiple images of a moving subject and merge them into one photo creating a "shadow-like" effect on your photos.
   7. Animated Photo mode allows you to take a picture with moving and static images on it.
   8. Rich Tone (HDR) mode allows you to take and merge pictures in different exposures to make a picture with different tones and colours.
   9. Eraser mode allows you to take five photos of a selected subject, erasing any unwanted moving object from the background.
   10. Panorama mode allows you to take pictures of a scene and put them into a single photo.
   11. Sport mode allows you to take great pictures of fast-moving subjects.
   12. Night mode allows you to take better and clearer photos on low light even without the help of flash.

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• You can change how modes are viewed by tapping on the thumbnail view icon
  
• Or the carousel view icon
  
  . You can swipe the carousel up and down to navigate between modes.
• From either view, you can tap on a desired mode to use it.

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   Go to your home menu by pressing on the "Home" button

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   The home button is the key located on the lower-middle part of your phone.

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   Apps From the home menu, tap on the "Apps" icon

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   Camera You will be taken to your application folder where the list of all applications installed in your phone is found

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   Tap on the icon for "Camera" to open the application.

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   Expand Camera Settings On the Camera app, tap on the "Expand Camera Settings" button, to see the expanded camera settings menu.

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   You will see the settings you can adjust based on your preference

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      Basic Settings button allows you to change photo size, share settings, and other general settings. More of these options will be discussed in the next section.
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      Flash icon allows you to choose from different flash options available for your phone.
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      Auto Night Detection button allows your phone to automatically adjust settings when it senses low lighting condition. This enables you to take better pictures in low-light conditions, even without the aid of the flash.
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      Voice Command button allows you to control your phone using pre-set voice commands.
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      Recording Mode button allows you to select a movie size for video captured.
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      Share button allows you to see the options to share, like Share Shot and Remote Viewfinder.

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1. 1
   Go to your home menu by pressing on the "Home" button

   .

   The home button is the key located on the lower-middle part of your phone.

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   Apps From the home menu, tap on the "Apps" icon.

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   Camera You will be taken to your application folder, where the list of all applications installed on your phone is found

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   Tap on the icon for "Camera" to open the application.

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   On the Camera app, tap on the Expand Camera Settings button , to see the expanded camera settings menu.

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   Basic Settings button Tap it to view and change the following settings:

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   Photo 

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   Allows you to change photo settings:

    

   1. Photo Size: Allows you to change the size of the photos captured.
   2. Burst Shot: When turned on, Burst shot allows you to take multiple shots by tapping and holding the camera shutter button. This is useful when taking a fast-moving subject.
   3. Face Detection: When turned on, your camera automatically detects and focus on faces.
   4. Metering: Allows your camera to meter the scene's light.
   5. ISO: Allows you to adjust the ISO settings. If you do not know about ISO, just set it to Auto so your camera will automatically adjust if for you.
   6. Anti-Shake: Allows you to turn on the image stabilization feature of your phone's camera.
   7. Auto Night Detection: Allows your camera to automatically detect low-light conditions and adjust accordingly. This way, you can still take high quality photos on low-light without any flash.
   8. Save As: Allows you to set how to save rich tone photos. This option will only be available when your camera is on Rich tone (HDR) mode.

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   Video allows you to change your video settings

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   1. Video Size: Allows you to change the video size of your recording.
   2. Video Stabilization: Allows you to turn on the image stabilization feature of your phone's camera.

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   General

   

   allows you to change the general settings of your camera

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   1. GPS tag: Allows you to add GPS information to your photo.
   2. Review: When turned ON, this allows you to review your captured photo or video before saving.
   3. Volume Key: Allows you to set your volume keys for some camera functions like zoom and capture / record key.
   4. Timer: Allows you to set a countdown timer in capturing photos.
   5. White Balance: Allows you to adjust the White balance settings. If you do not know about ISO, just set it to Auto so your camera will automatically adjust if for you.
   6. Exposure Value: Allows you to adjust the exposure value of your phone's camera.
   7. Guidelines: Allows you to turn ON or OFF the guidelines in the camera app.
   8. Flash: Allows you to use or disable flash.
   9. Voice Control: Allows you to control your phone using pre-set voice commands.
   10. Contextual Filename: When turned ON, your files will be named based on the contextual information based on the GPS tag feature.
   11. Save as Flipped: Allows you to save your photos flipped. This is useful when you want to correct the "inverted" photo effect when using the front camera for self-portrait pictures.
   12. Storage: Allows you to change the default storage devices for your photos and videos.
   13. Shutter Sound: Allows you to turn OFF or ON the shutter sound of your device.
   14. Reset: Allows you to reset your basic camera settings to the default settings.

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S4 switch camera is missing? It wasn't shown on the upper part of my screen?

I can't find the switch camera icon on my S4, what should I do?

The switch camera icon can be found when you open the camera app. It looks like this:

http://screencast.com/t/aYOtIjJ9O

Hi how to autofocus the Samsung S4?

Hi, how to autofocus the Samsung S4?

The auto focus feature on the S4 will automatically focus on the camera without your help. You will simply need to aim your camera at what you want to take a picture of and from there the camera will auto adjust to the target.

If you find the auto focus feature is not working, simply tap on your S4 screen so that the device will perform a focus adjustment on the device. Also, you can move the device fully forward or backward in order to activate the auto focus feature yet again on your device.

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Well it only seems to have PNG?

So when I download these back to my PC they won't show up and can't seem to find a program to either switch them to JPEG or even open them? Is there a setting in the phone to change this or am I stuck?

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I can't get the stabilization feature to come on for my camera.

The anti shake won't come on. The feature is blacked out.

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I just discovered that I cannot take pictures with my Samsung Galaxy tab 10.1 by tapping the screen. Please can you help?

I just discovered that I cannot take pictures with my Samsung Galaxy tab 10.1 by tapping the screen. Please can you help?

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Hi, I'm following instructions.

But I'm stuck here: Go to setting/Application manager/Camera. Well, I don't have a camera icon on the list.

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My video on S4 will only video for 16 seconds.

How do I change it to a longer video recording?

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Trying to take pictures at an airshow. My Samsung Galaxy 4 kept switching to the "selfie" mode - useless for capturing aircraft. Curious to know why, and also, can I make my phone use the front facing camera a more usual function?

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How can the playback of burst shots taken with the Galaxy S4 be reversed?

Initially, when playing continuous shots (taken in the burst shot mode) of ocean waves on my Galaxy S4, they would play back, moving forward. Then one day I noticed the playback of the continuous shots were playing backwards, starting with the last picture of the burst and ending with the first! I cannot seem to find a setting that controls this. I don't even know how it happened in the first place but I would certainly like to return the playback to normal. Can you help? There is nothing in the article referring to this camera setting or how to reverse playback mode of burst shots. I have tried: I have tried searching for a setting on the phone, in the camera app, and in the gallery app. I have searched online for answers and I have also tried sorting the pictures (ascending and descending) in the camera folder from a laptop while connected to the camera. I think it was caused by: I have absolutely no idea. The only thing I can come up with, since I can't find a setting for it, is a glitch? Or needed update? However, my phone and all it's software is up to date.

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