Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Change Picture Size in Camera App in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

If needed, you can change the size of pictures taken with the rear camera in your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge from 3.7MP up to 12MP and those taken with the front camera from 3.7MP up to 5.0MP. You can adjust the size to a higher resolution if you'd like to have pictures with a higher quality, or to a lower resolution if you'd like to have pictures with a smaller size so you can easily share it to others via email, messages, etc., as well as to help you avoid low storage issue especially if you're the one who like to capture almost every single moment in your life into photos.


How to change picture size when using the rear camera in the Camera app?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. Open the Camera app. By default, it uses the rear camera.
2. Tap the picture size icon next to the settings icon at the top of the screen and then select the required size you want to use. There are 6 options available:
   
   • 4:3(12M) 4032x3024
   • 4:3(6.2M) 2880x2160
   • 16:9(9.1M) 4032x2268
   • 16:9(3.7M) 2560X1440
   • 1:1(9.1M) 3024x3024
   • 1:1(4.7M) 2160x2160
   
3. The picture size of the rear camera has been changed. As the example, if you set the size to 4:3(6.2M), the width of the image taken with the rear camera will be 2880 pixels and the height of the image will be 2160 pixels.

How to change picture size when using the front camera in the Camera app?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. Open the Camera app. By default, it uses the rear camera.
2. Tap to switch the camera from the rear to the front.
   
   
3. Tap the picture size icon next to the settings icon at the top of the screen and then select the required size you want to use. There are 3 options available:
   
   • 4:3(5.0M) 2592x1944
   • 16:9(3.8M) 2592x1458
   • 1:1(3.7M) 1936x1936
   
4. The picture size of the front camera has been changed. As the example, if you set the size to 4:3(5.0M), the width of the image taken with the front camera will be 2592 pixels and the height of the image will be 1944 pixels.