Camera Tricks

The camera on your Android phone is almost certainly more capable than you’re currently using it for. Pro mode, astrophotography settings, manual focus, RAW capture, histogram display, and AI computational photography modes exist on most Android phones, including mid-range and budget devices, and most owners never touch them.

This section covers camera techniques and settings that produce noticeably better photos without requiring a hardware upgrade. Guides are specific about what to change, what result that change produces, and in what shooting conditions it helps. The goal is practical improvement you can see in your next photo, not photography theory.

Guides here cover low-light shooting, portrait mode depth control, video stabilization techniques, zoom quality tips, astrophotography mode setup, and the camera settings that differ between Samsung, Pixel, and other manufacturers.