Smartphone use has grown enormously in recent years, and these days, more people are taking photos on their phones than with a dedicated digital camera. But having a camera with the highest megapixel count isn’t enough on its own — you also need to know a few basic tricks.
Use different picture modes for different pictures:
Most smartphones come with a preloaded camera app offering several modes, which you can choose depending on the type of picture you’re after. Portrait mode, for instance, is designed for photographing a person or an object.
Use HDR mode:
On some of the latest smartphones with flash, you’ll find an automatic HDR mode. HDR is particularly useful when the original colours in a scene are hard to capture, such as when shooting into the light. With HDR switched on, your smartphone camera takes three or four different shots of the same subject, each with a different light exposure, then combines them into a final image with far better colour quality than a single shot could achieve.
Tap on the subject for close-ups:
Your smartphone can capture beautiful close-up shots of flowers or other objects. Simply tap the screen to bring the subject into sharp focus. This technique will give you a detailed, more polished image.
Avoid using optical zoom:
Most default Android camera apps come with optical zoom built in. Pressing the volume button will automatically zoom in on the subject, but doing so tends to leave you with a blurry result. It’s best to avoid relying on the default optical zoom within the camera app.