Galaxy S21 Ultra: Tips for using the camera effectively

The Galaxy S21 Ultra has a ton of impressive new camera features. Join WebTech360 to learn all the tips for using the Galaxy S21 Ultra camera to take the best photos possible.

Besides the excellent Galaxy S21 Ultra configuration, the "top" camera system is the most outstanding advantage of today's top Samsung phones. It offers full-featured photography for both amateurs and professionals. Not quite a complete overhaul, the Galaxy S21 inherits the 108MP sensor and 100x Zoom speed of its "predecessor" to take the smartphone photography experience to the next level. Here are tips for taking beautiful photos with the Galaxy S21 Ultra camera that you should know.

How to use the camera of Galaxy S21 Ultra

• Single Take . - Single Take
• Use Zoom
• Night mode - Night mode
• Director's View
• 108MP photo capture
• 12-bit RAW image capture

Single Take . - Single Take

Single Take is a feature that allows the phone to take multiple photos and record videos with different effects just by pressing the shutter button. Its purpose is to help users capture the whole interesting moment and have a good clip without having to choose effects, focal lengths or filters.

This feature was available on the Galaxy S20, but has been extended to more effects on the S21. It sounds complicated, but it's very simple to use. First, tap the Single Take camera mode next to the capture button. Then all you need to do is tap the shutter button and wait 10 seconds, the Galaxy S21's camera will capture everything. You should move around, rotate the camera between the faces so that the phone can capture as many angles and all the subjects you want.

Once done, go to the library to find the Single Take file and swipe up to see the results. There will be still images, different video cuts, and GIFs with effects of your choice. You can save them or choose your favorites to share with friends and family.

Use Zoom

Galaxy S21 has a dual camera system: 3x and 10x, offering up to 30x & 100x zoom. Using them is extremely easy. In standard camera mode, you'll see small leaf-shaped icons next to the shutter button. A leaf means to enlarge. The 3-leaf icon is using an ultra-wide lens. Tapping on these icons will quickly get you 3 or 10 times the screen magnification. However, you can still tap the other Zoom numbers that appear next to them.

Whether you want to zoom in for stills or video, the zoom mechanism in the Galaxy S21 Ultra camera remains the same.

Night mode - Night mode

If you're new to the S21 Ultra, you might be annoyed with Night mode at first because you didn't know it existed. The Galaxy S21 can take beautiful photos in low light with the standard camera mode. However, when things get really dark, scroll to the More section on the modes panel next to the shutter button and you'll see a whole bunch of different shooting options.

One of them is Night, represented by a moon-shaped icon. In this mode, the phone takes a photo every few seconds to capture more light. While Night Mode uses image stabilization to make the work as sharp as possible, you can further help it by keeping the Galaxy S21 Ultra steady or not shaking during shooting. You can place your hand next to a wall or other object to keep the handshake as low as possible.

Director's View

A new feature of the Galaxy S21, Director's View displays small representations (thumbnail) of what the scene being captured will look like with lenses with different zooms. It's in the same menu screen of Night Mode. Here, you will immediately see thumbnails and simply touch them to start recording videos with different focal lengths.

Director's View of the Galaxy S21 allows you to record videos using both the front and rear cameras simultaneously. This is ideal when you want to shoot a scene in the foreground, and also record your own reaction at the same time. When in Director's View, you will see a square box on the top right of the screen. Tap it to choose how you want the video to be front-facing, split-screen, or picture-in-picture.

108MP photo capture

108MP resolution is almost the highest level of camera sensor and it has been included in the Galaxy S21 Ultra along with some positive tweaks. To enable it, launch standard camera mode. You'll see some icons at the top of the screen (or on the left side if you're using the device in landscape mode). Here you will see a scale option with numbers like 3:4, 1:1 or Full.

Tap on it and you will see 3:4 108MP. Tap this option to activate high resolution mode. However, remember, using the above mode, you cannot fine-tune the zoom level because it only relies on the main camera's image sensor.

12-bit RAW image capture

Samsung has upgraded raw photography to the Galaxy series by adding 12-bit raw file support to the S21 Ultra. To enable it, tap configuration settings and go to Format and advanced options > enable RAW copies .

Above are the best tips for using the Galaxy S21 Ultra's camera . Hope the article is useful to you.