Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Fix Can't Enable Anti Shake in the Camera App in Android 4.4 Kitkat

By default, the Volume key is assigned as the zoom key in the Camera app, but after this phone updated to Android 4.3 Jelly Bean you can assign the Volume key as the camera key or the record key. Surely it'll be useful for those of users who want to be able to take pictures or record videos by using the physical button or for those of users who have difficulty to take pictures using the on-screen button, for instance those users who like diving where taking pictures using the physical button is easier to do while the phone is using waterproof case.

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As a note, using the physical key as the camera key will increase shake and it makes the picture become unfocused. So, aside from holding the phone as steady as possible when taking pictures, you can also turn on anti shake to reduce shake and help focus when the camera is moving. A few days back, an insider asked me why the anti shake option in her phone was grayed out so that she couldn't use it. After did some investigations, it turns out that the anti shake option will automatically be disabled when the auto night detection is enabled. So, when you experience this problem, you have to turn off the auto night detection to make you able to use the anti shake option.

How to fix anti shake option is grayed out in the Camera app?
Below are the steps to do so:

1. Open the Camera app.
2. Tap the Menu key and then select Settings.
3. Under the Camera tab, scroll down, tap Auto night detection and then select Off to disable this option.
4. Now, the anti shake option should be available.
5. To enable Anti shake, tap Anti shake and then select On.

Because the auto night detection must be disabled when you want to use anti shake, then if in the certain condition you need to set the Volume key as the shutter key but you're in the low-light condition, then you can compensate the lack of light by turning on flash.

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Enable or Disable Night Mode in the Camera App in Android 4.4 Kitkat

While you're using the Camera app to take pictures, you'll be presented with several customizable features which will help you to get the best result. One of those useful features is the auto night detection. Turning on this feature will automatically detect when you take pictures in low-light conditions and adjust the brightness to give you a brighter and clearer pictures without using the flash. As we've known, when we take a picture using to much flash, the picture colors will different with the actual, you can see the picture below to know the differences.

How to enable or disable auto night detection in the Camera app?
By default, this option is disabled so that you need to activate it first before using this feature. You can use one of the following methods to turn on or off this option.

Method 1: From the more options

1. Open the Camera app.
2. Tap to view more option.
3. Tap the Night mode icon to enable or disable auto night detection. When the night mode icon is displayed with this icon means the auto night detection is enabled, while if the night mode icon is displayed with this icon means the auto night detection is disabled.

Method 2: From the Camera settings menu

1. Open the Camera app.
2. Tap the Menu key and then select Settings.
3. Under the Camera tab, scroll to the bottom, tap Auto night detection and then select On to enable this option or select Off to disable this option.

Given to its function, best use this feature if you want to get a picture with a better quality when you take pictures at night or in low-light environment without using the flash. As a note, this option only works in the camera mode.

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Change Recording Mode in Android 4.4 Kitkat

One of the best way to perpetuate the precious or important moment in your life is by recording it into a video. The good news about it is the camera and the features owned by the Samsung Galaxy SIV will allow you to record that moment into a high quality video.

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Another useful feature available in the Camera app called recording mode also will help you to get the best result when recording a video. There are some recording modes available that you can choose which one that best suit your need.

How to change recording mode in the Camera app?
Below are the steps to do so:

1. Open the Camera app.
2. Tap to view more options.
3. Tap to change the recording mode. By default, the Camera app uses the normal mode as its recording mode. Here you'll see 4 options available:
• Normal : Select this option if you want to record the video with normal quality.
• Limit for MMS : Select this option if you want to lower the quality of the video to allow you send the video via messaging. This mode will limit the video up to 295K.
• Slow motion : Select this option when you want to record a video of a moving object and want the device plays the video in slow motion. If you select this option you can adjust the slow motion value by tapping and then select from the following options: x1/2, x1/4, x1/8. For instance, if you choose x1/2 then the device will play the video two times slower than the actual.
• Fast motion : Select this option when you want to record a video of a moving object and want the device plays the video in fast motion. If you select this option you can adjust the fast motion value by tapping and then select from the following options: x2, x4, x8. For instance, if you choose x2 then the device will play the video two times faster than the actual.
4. Select the desired recording mode you want to use.
5. Tap to start recording.

FYI, you're only able to use the feature to take pictures whilst recording the video while you're in the normal mode and you're only able to use the feature to zoom in/out and pause/resume the video in the normal mode and limit for MMS mode. While if you're in the slow motion and fast motion mode, you're only provided the option to stop recording the video.

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Record a HD Video in Android 4.4 Kitkat

Taking a picture is one of the most frequently done activities by the smartphone users. To facilitate the users to do this activity, the Samsung Galaxy SIV has been equipped with the 13MP rear camera and 2MP front camera as well as the stock Camera app that has a set of useful features which will allow you to get the best result.

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Aside from taking pictures, you can also use the Camera app to record a video. With the high resolution and another useful feature owned by this phone camera even, even you can use this phone camera to record a HD video.

How to record a HD video?
Below are the steps to do so:

1. Open the Camera app.
2. Use the highest resolution to get the best result by using the following the steps:
• Tap the Menu key and then select Settings.
• Tap Camcorder tab.
• Tap Video size and then select 1920x1080(16:9) or 1440x1080(4:3).
3. If you handheld the phone while recording a video, you can turn on video stabilisation to help focus when the camera is moving by using the following the steps:
• Tap the Menu key and then select Settings.
• Tap Camcorder tab.
• Tap Video stabilisation and then select On to enable this option.
4. If you record a video in a low-light environment, you can turn on flash by using the following steps:
• Tap the Menu key and then select Settings.
• Tap the Settings tab.
• Scroll down to find Flash, tap it and then select On.
5. To start recording tap .
6. While recording a video, you can use the following options:
• Set auto focus by tapping or change the focus manually by tapping on the screen where the camera should focus.
• Tap to take picture whilst recording the video.
• Tap to pause/resume recording the video.
• Tap to stop recording the video.
7. Tap to view video in the Gallery app.

By knowing how to set the camera to record a HD video, now you can perpetuate the precious/important moment in your life into a high quality video with ease by using your Samsung Galaxy SIV. So, how about you? Do you often use your phone to record a video?

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Fix Self Portrait Photos Flipping in Android 4.4 Kitkat

By default, the Camera app in the Samsung Galaxy SIV uses the rear camera to take pictures. Even so, the app also gives you an option in the more options which will let you to switch between the rear and front camera. By using the front camera, you can take self portrait photos.

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Still about the front camera, a few days back an insider asked me why her self portrait photo was saved as a mirror image(her left side becomes the right side). FYI, when the front camera is activated, you'll be provided an option called save as flipped which will allow you to flip your self portrait photos or not. By default, this option is disabled so that the self portrait photo will be saved as a normal image. If you're experiencing the self portrait photos flipping problem, then the save as flipped option may have been accidentally enabled. So, to fix this problem, you have to disable this option.

How to disable the save as flipped option in the Camera app?
If you don't want the front camera flips your self portrait photos, then you have to disable the save as flipped option by using the following steps:

1. Open the Camera app.
2. Tap to switch to the front camera.
3. Tap the Menu key and then select Settings.
4. Tap the Settings tab.
5. Scroll down to find Save as flipped. Tap this option and then select Off to disable this option.
6. Now, the pictures that are taken by the front camera will not be flipped.

By knowing these steps, now when your self portrait photos are saved as a mirror image, you can fix it by disabling the save as flipped option in the Camera app while the front camera is enabled.

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Edit Quick Settings in the Camera App in Android 4.4 Kitkat

Camera app is one of the stock apps owned by the Samsung Galaxy SIV that you can use to take pictures or record videos. This app has been equipped with a set of useful features that will allow you to get the best result, for instance: various shooting modes and photo effects, flash, auto night detection, etc.

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While you're in the Camera app and then tap to see more options, you'll see 6 most frequently used shortcuts, by default they are: Settings, Flash, Auto night detection, Voice control, Recording mode and Share. The best part of this is that there are three shortcuts that are customizable. You can remove, add, replace and rearrange those three shortcuts according to your need.

How to edit quick settings in the Camera app?
You can customize those three customizable shortcuts(except the Settings, Recording mode, and Share) in the more options by using the following steps:

1. Open the Camera app.
2. Tap the Menu key and then select Edit quick settings.
3. The customizable shortcuts will be highlighted and framed with the white square while others will be grayed out. Here you can also see the available shortcuts in the quick settings panel, by default they are: Guidelines, Location tag, Volume key, Review pic/video, Metering modes, Timer, ISO, White balance, Anti shake, Exposure value and Video stabilisation.
4. To remove the existing shortcuts go to the step #5, to add a new shortcut go to the step #6 to replace the existing shortcuts with the new one go to the step #7, while to rearrange shortcuts go to the step #8.
5. Removing shortcuts:
   If you want to remove a shortcut from the more options without replacing it with the new one, then you can do so by following the steps below:
• Tap and hold a customizable shortcut in the more options and then drag it to the quick settings panel.
• The selected shortcut will be removed from the more options.
6. Adding new shortcuts:
   If you've had removing a shortcut from the more options then it'll be a blank spot which you can use to add a new shortcut. You can do so by following the steps below:
• Tap and hold the desired shortcut in the quick settings panel you want to add and then drag it to the available spot in the more options. Release to placed it.
• The selected shortcut will be added.
7. Replacing shortcuts:
   You can replace the existing shortcut in the more options with the new one by tapping and holding the desired shortcut in the quick settings panel and then drag it to the one of customizable shortcuts in the more options. Release to exchange them.
8. Rearranging shortcuts:
   You can rearrange a shortcut position by tapping and holding the desired shortcut and then drag it to the new position.
9. Tap Reset button in the quick settings panel to revert the shortcuts in the quick settings panel and camera's more option back to default.

To get the maximum advantage of this feature, it'll be better if you use this feature to display your most frequently used shortcuts in the more options in the Camera app so that you can easier and faster to access them.

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Use Camera App to Take Pictures in Android 4.4 Kitkat

Aside from being used to communicate with others, taking pictures using the phone is one of the most frequently done activities by the users therefore no wonder if how well the camera performance to take pictures becomes the users considerations when they want to buy a smartphone. To meet that need, Samsung Galaxy SIV has pinned 13MP rear camera and 2MP front camera as well as provided the Camera app as one of the stock apps so that the user can take a picture directly without having to install any app first.

How to take a picture using the Camera app?
Below are the steps to do so:

1. Open the Camera app.
2. While you're in the Camera app, you can use the following options:
• : Tap this option to switch between the front and rear camera. The Camera app uses the rear camera by default.
• : Tap this option to switch between the single and dual camera mode. The Camera app uses the single camera mode by default.
• : Tap this option to view more options(e.g: Settings, Flash, Auto night detection, etc).
• : This option indicates which shooting mode is in use. The Camera app uses Auto as its shooting mode by default.
• : Tap this option to record a video.
• : Tap this option to take a picture.
• : Tap this option to change the shooting mode(e.g: Auto, Drama, Panorama, Best photo, etc). The Camera app uses auto as its shooting mode by default.
• : Tap this option to view and select among various photo effects (e.g: No effect, Vignette, Grey-scale, Sepia, etc). The Camera app uses no effect by default.
• : Tap this option to view photos and videos in the Gallery app.
3. If necessary, you can zoom in or zoom out before taking a picture, either using the Volume key or pinch-to-zoom gesture.
4. By default the Camera app focuses in the middle of the screen but you can change the focus manually by tapping the screen where the camera should focus. When the focus frame shows green means the focus has been locked.
5. Tap the camera key to take a photo.

With the support of the advanced camera and set of useful features owned by the Camera app, now you can capture a moment anywhere and anytime you want into a qualified picture with ease by using your phone.