Samsung GALAXY S5, Complete Manual

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The apps Camera
Explore shooting modes
The built-in camera can take photos in the same way as any other
camera with a single shot. There are, however, other shooting
modes that can add a welcome level of variation, and Best
P hoto
does j ust that. The camera will take eight pictures, and subse q uently
ask you to choose the best to save from the listed thumbnails. Best
F ace takes fi ve photos of a person, and then presents you with a
selection of faces, from which you can choose the best one to save.
M oreover, there’s a face detection mode that allows you to take a
picture of a person and then, when the camera detects and places
a s
q uare around the face, tap on it to zoom into the face and then
take a sharp close-up picture. There is also the panorama option,
which works almost like a combination of the camera and video
Settings
The cogwheel icon
on the top-left of
the screen is your
entry point to a
host of settings
Shutter button
Take a photo by pressing
this button. When in video
mode, the camera image
turns into a red button
Picture thumbnail
The tiny image in the
bottom-left is your most
recent picture. Tap to view
it inside the Gallery app
Menu bar
The menu bar at the
top of the screen (S4/
S5) features your most
popular settings. This
bar can be modified
Fig 3 (above) The various shooting modes
available in the Camera app offer more
flexibility when taking photos
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