Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Create an Animated Photo in Gallery App in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

Gallery app in Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge has a feature called animate which will let you put some photos together and then turn them into a gif animated photo, in other words, this feature lets you create a beautiful photo animation from some static photos .

How to create an animated photo in the Gallery app?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. Open the Gallery app.
2. Tap the album where photos you want to turn into an animated photo are saved in.
3. Select the required photos you want to create as an animated photo. 
4. Tap More at the top right and then select Animate.
   
   
5. You'll be brought to the screen where you can edit your animated photo. Here, you can do the following actions:
   
   • Remove a photo from the animated photo: tap in the required photo you want to remove.
     
     
   • Add more photos to the animated photo: tap and then select the required photos you want to add.
     
     
   • Rearrange photos within the animated photo: drag and drop photos to rearrange their order.
     
     
6. By default, your phone will use default ratio for your animated photo. But, you can change it when needed by tapping Ratio and then select the required ratio you want to use. There are 6 options available:  (it's the default ratio and selected by default), 1:1 ,4:3, 3:4, 16:9, 9:16.
   
   
7. If needed, you can adjust the speed of your animated photo by tapping Speed and then select the required speed you want to use.
   
   
8. You can review your animated photo before saving it by tapping  . If you're satisfied with the result, tap Save button to save your animated photo as .gif file.
   
   

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Create a Photo Collage in Gallery App in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

When you want to share some great photos to your family and friend via social media but you have limited data and time, you can save yourself from this problem by using the photo collage feature in the Gallery app in your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge to put some photos together into a beautiful photo collage so you can share multiple photos at once.


How to create a photo collage in the Gallery app?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. Open the Gallery app.
2. Tap an album where photos you want to collage are saved in.
3. Select the required photos you want to collage. 
4. Tap More at the top right and then select Collage.
   
   
5. If needed, you can add more photos to your collage by tapping Add and then select photos you want to add. Tap Done button to add the selected photos to the collage.
   
   

   You can add up to 6 photos in a single collage. If you have added 6 photos, the option to add more photos will be unavailable.

6. If needed, you can change the aspect ratio of your collage by tapping Aspect ratio and then select 1:1(it's selected by default) or 9:16.
   
   
7. If needed, you can change the layout of your collage by tapping Layout and then select the required layout you want to use.
   
   

   Alternatively, you can do so by tapping Shuffle to have your phone changes the layout randomly.

8. If needed, you can change the border of your collage by tapping Border and then slide the adjustment bar next to to adjust the curvature of the corners of the selected cell(slide the bar to the right to get more rounded corner), or slide the adjustment bar next to to adjust the space between cells of your photo collage(slide the bar to the right to get a wider span).
   
   
9. If needed, you can change the background of your collage by tapping Background and then select the required background you want to use.
   
   
10. To rearrange photos within your photo collage without changing the layout, tap and hold a photo in a cell and then drag it to other cell.
    
    
11. If needed, you can do some changes for each photo in your collage by tapping the required cell and then use available options:
    
    • : tap this option to change the photo in the selected cell with other photo.
    • : tap this option to delete the photo in the selected cell. This will give you a chance to add another photo to the cell.
    • : tap this option to apply an effect to the photo in the selected cell. You can select the required effect and then tap Apply button to apply your selection.
    • : tap this option to make some adjustments to the photo in the selected cell, e.g., crop the photo, rotate the photo, flip the photo horizontally or vertically, and change the photo ratio. Once done, tap Apply button to apply your selection.
    
12. If you're satisfied with the result, tap Save button to save your collage.
    
    

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Use Flash to Take Pictures with Rear Camera in Camera App in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

If needed, you can set the flash settings of the rear camera to on to have your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge uses the built-in flash on the back side of the phone to provide you artificial light so you can get a better result when taking a picture in a dark area, in an environment where the light levels are too low, or where the object you want to focus with is darker than the background.

How to use the flash when taking a picture with 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 Flash icon at the top of the screen to change the flash settings. The icon changes depend on the setting you're using:
   
   • : this icon will display when the flash is disabled.
   • : this icon will display when the flash is enabled.
   • : this icon will display when the flash is set to auto which means your phone will automatically enable the flash based on the shooting conditions.
     
     
   As the example, we'll set the flash settings to ON or always enable.
3. Now, point the camera to the object.
4. If needed, you can change the focus by tapping anywhere on the screen where the camera should focus.
5. Tap Your phone will fire the flash to provide artificial light before taking a picture.
   
   
6. Tap the preview thumbnail to view the photo in full screen view in the Gallery app.

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Take a HDR Photo in Camera App in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

The Camera app in Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge has a feature named HDR mode which will let you take photos with rich colours and reproduce details even when you're taking photos in bright and dark areas. This feature works by combining multiple photos taken at different exposure levels into a single photo to provide you a final photo with a good exposure. You can use it to help you get a better result when taking photo of a landscape, building, portrait in sunlight, shaded object, and low-light scene.

How to take a HDR photo in the Camera app?
HDR mode can be used in both the rear and front cameras. But, as the example, we'll take a HDR photo with the rear camera while in Auto mode by using the following steps:

1. Open the Camera app. By default, it uses the rear camera with the auto mode.
2. Tap HDR icon at the top of the screen to change the HDR settings. The icon changes depend on the setting you're using:
   
   • : this icon will display when HDR mode is disabled.
   • : this icon will display when HDR mode is enabled.
   • : this icon will display when HDR mode is set to auto which means your phone will automatically enable HDR mode based on the shooting conditions.
   As the example, we'll set the HDR settings to ON or always enable.
   
3. Now, point the camera to the object.
4. If needed, you can change the focus by tapping anywhere on the screen where the camera should focus.
5. Tap to take a HDR photo.
   
   
6. Tap the preview thumbnail to view the photo in full screen view in the Gallery app.

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Use Self-Timer in Camera App to Take Better Photos in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

In the Camera app, you're allowed to adjust the camera timer to have your phone waits for a specified time before capturing the photo. You can combine a tripod and self-timer to have a better inclusive group photo or a group selfie photo with your family and friend, or even your own photo when you don't have someone around you to take your photo because you can use the delay to get yourself in the frame. If needed, you can also set your phone to take multiple shots when using the self-timer so you can get the best result.


How to adjust the self-timer in the Camera app?
By default, the timer is set to off. Thus, you have to set it first before you can use it. Well, since the rear and front cameras have their own timer settings, as the example, we'll adjust the timer of the rear camera by using the following steps:

1. Open the Camera app. By default, it uses the rear camera.
2. Tap the Timer icon at the top of the screen and then select 2 secs, 5 secs, or 10 secs. As the example, we'll select 5 secs. If needed, you can also set your phone to take multiple shots when the self-timer is on by checking the box in the left side of Take 3 shots to enable this option.
   
   
3. The self-timer in the Camera app has been adjusted.

How to use the self-timer in the Camera app to take a better photo?
As the example, we'll take a self photo with auto mode using a tripod while the self-timer is set to 5 seconds and the take 3 shots feature is enabled by using the following steps:

1. Open the Camera app. By default, it uses the rear camera with the auto mode.
2. Set the phone on the tripod.
3. Point the camera to the place where you'll be(it can be a chair, tree, etc.) If needed, you can use the AF/AE lock feature to lock the focus on this point by long tapping the screen so the focus won't change.
   
   
4. Tap to take a picture. Your phone will count down for 5 seconds and then capture the first photo. You can use the delay time to get yourself in the photo.
   
   
5. When the first photo has been taken, your phone will take the second and third photos after a few seconds. You can use this time to correct or change your pose.
   
   
6. Tap the preview thumbnail to view your photo in the Gallery app.