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How to capture photos like a pro with One UI 4.1-based Portrait Mode on your Samsung phone?
Today’s smartphones come with very good camera quality. If you know how to use your phone’s camera well, then there is no need to buy an expensive DSLR camera to capture good photos. You can carry an amazing camera everywhere in the form of a smartphone.
Portrait mode is a staple on every smartphone these days. As you might expect, Samsung has its own Portrait Mode on its smartphones. No matter whether you have a flagship, mid-range, or budget phone, this feature has been improved with the Android 12 One UI 4.1 upgrade.
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Samsung One UI 4.1 Portrait Mode
Capturing a portrait photo is as easy as choosing the mode from the slew of options, pointing your phone at your subject, and clicking the shutter button. But is it enough knowledge to click a photo like a ‘Pro’? Of course, not.
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Meanwhile, I am here with some tips on how to capture photos like a pro with One UI 4.1-based Portrait Mode on your Samsung smartphone.
Few things you should remember while using Portrait mode
Distance:
The greater the distance between your phone and the background, the better the blurred background will turn out. Meanwhile, in order to create a better surface depth of field effect, make sure that you get close enough to the subject with your smartphone camera.
Background:
Choose an interesting background. You should choose a non-distracting color or pattern that isn’t bright or distracting in any way. Your eyes will be drawn to the subject of the image, which is very important in portrait photography.
Gear up smartly:
You should make sure that your camera remains stable, either by using a tripod or by leaning your phone on a fixed object.
Lighting:
Never use your phone’s flashlight, it usually doesn’t contribute to making a stunning photograph. It can quickly turn your pictures into flat, overly bright, and unappealing results.
Instead, go for natural light. You can also bring external lighting when the natural light source is not enough.
Editing:
Your phone captures stunning photos. But try editing your pictures with Lightroom or Photoshop for mobile to make them look better. You can even get great results with Snapseed, if used correctly.
How to use Samsung One UI 4.1 Portrait mode
Portrait mode on Galaxy S21, Galaxy S22 series, and other phones include Live Focus. With One UI 4.1, you now have additional effects and filters to take your photos to the next level. Your selfie will look better than ever!
- Open the Camera of your smartphone.
- Tap on the More option.
- Click on Portrait.
- Tap the circle in the bottom right of the viewfinder.
- The options can be altered using the slider.
Note: On the Galaxy S22 series, Portrait will be available at the bottom of the screen after opening the Camera app.
Portrait mode options:
- Blur: This will blur the background around the subject, like Live Focus on previous devices.
- Studio: This applies a brightening effect to the subject but does not brighten the background, making the subject the main focal point.
- High-key mono: Creates a monochromatic effect with high brightness. The entire picture and subject will appear in black and white.
- Low-key mono: Similar to High-key mono where the picture appears in black and white. However, it uses low brightness instead.
- Backdrop: Grays out the background around the subject with a gradient effect, while the subject itself still has color.
- Color point: Changes the sharpness of the colors directly around your subject, so everything else looks darker and the subject stands out.
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Samsung Galaxy S24 series introduced several new features and enhancements with the One UI 6.1, one of which is Intelligent Optimization. This feature is designed to give users specific control over the image processing levels directly from the camera settings.
The Intelligent Optimization feature allows users to adjust how their photos are processed. Whether capturing everyday moments or professional shots, the Intelligent Optimization feature in One UI 6.1 ensures that your photos meet your standards with minimal effort.
How to activate it?
You can easily enable the Intelligent Optimization feature by following the steps below.
- Open the Camera app, then Settings.
- Tap on Intelligent Optimization.
- Choose the desired optimization level
- Maximum
- Medium: Speed up capture time by doing less optimization
- Minimum: Take pictures as fast as possible by not optimizing pictures after they are taken.
- Optionally, enable or disable the Scene Optimizer.
This feature allows for customization of photo attributes such as sharpness, contrast, and brightness. For example, selecting the minimum level results in more natural-looking images, while the maximum level increases detail and sharpness, which is ideal for zoomed-in shots. Notably, the quality optimization setting of these levels only affects Photo Mode.
If you enable Scene Optimizer, it automatically optimizes the color and contrast of pictures to make dark scenes look brighter, food looks tastier and landscapes look more vivid.
How to use One UI 6.1 Camera Shift feature on your Samsung Galaxy
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Samsung’s One UI 6.1 offers a range of new features and Galaxy AI Suite that significantly improves the user experience. With the latest Galaxy Enhance-X app, users of Samsung One UI 6.1 devices can enhance their photos using an innovative feature called Camera Shift. This feature is designed to provide more flexibility and control over the composition of photos.
The Camera Shift feature allows users to alter the perspective of a photograph after it has been taken. This is mainly useful in situations where capturing the perfect angle in real time is not possible.
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Moreover, the Camera Shift uses advanced AI algorithms to modify the angle and perspective of your photos, providing a result that aligns with your imagination. With events that unfold rapidly and capturing every detail that matters, Camera Shift ensures that you can revisit and adjust those moments.
How to use it?
You can easily use the Camera Shift feature on your Samsung Galaxy smartphone running One UI 6.1, just need to follow a few steps:
- Open the Galaxy Store app and download the Galaxy Enhance-X app.
- Select the photo you wish to edit and choose the “Camera Shift” option.
- A slider will appear, enabling you to change the photo’s perspective as you see fit.
Samsung Galaxy Enhance-X’s Camera Shift feature enhances mobile photography by making it easier to take pictures and expanding the creative options for users. If you have the latest version of Galaxy Enhance-X and One UI 6.1 running Samsung device then you can enjoy this feature.
Samsung Galaxy S24 series introduced a significant enhancement to the user experience with One UI 6.1, which allows extensive customization of lock screen widgets. This impressive feature is a first for the flagship devices, allowing users to personalize their lock screen to a great extent.
One UI 6.1 lets users arrange different widgets on their lock screen according to personal preference. These widgets include a customizable clock display color, battery indicators, calendar, weather forecast, and even Samsung Health’s daily activity graphs.
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Arrange Widgets on Samsung One UI 6.1 Lock Screen
To customize the lock screen, users just need to follow a few steps:
- Simply touch and hold to your phone’s lock screen.
- Select ‘Widgets’ to view the available options and swipe up to see available widgets such as battery, clock and reminders.
Add
- Now, tap on Widgets, then select the desired widget option. You can repeat this process to continue adding widgets.
- To rearrange widgets, touch and hold the selected widget, then drag it to a new place next to the other widgets.
Remove
- If a user decides to remove a widget, they can do so by tapping the red minus icon. This will delete it from your lock screen.
Once the customization is complete, users can save their settings by tapping ‘Done’. This personalized setup allows for efficient access to information directly from the lock screen. If you have a Galaxy device running One UI 6.1, then you can try Lock Screen widget customization.