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Galaxy S10+ dual front cams don’t offer substantially better portrait selfies

It seems the second front camera on the Galaxy S10+ doesn't make for substantially better portrait selfies compared to the Galaxy S10e (or the Galaxy S10, which also has a single front camera). I took the S10e and S10+ out to test Live Focus selfies to see if the dual camera setup offers any advantage […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
6 years ago

Galaxy S10 brings a change to Samsung’s Live Focus mode that I like

With great power comes great responsibility, and with more cameras on a flagship phone come new and improved features. Samsung talked all about the Galaxy S10 cameras at the official unveiling, focusing on the new ultra-wide camera joining the Dual Aperture and telephoto lens from the Galaxy S9. The ultra-wide camera enables pictures with a […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
6 years ago

One UI (Android Pie) feature focus: Selfie focus is now called Live Focus

Samsung has officially released Android Pie for the Galaxy S9 and S9+ today, and the stable update comes with a few changes compared to the last Android Pie beta. One of these changes comes in the camera app when you're using the front camera. The Selfie focus camera mode has now been renamed to Live Focus and […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
6 years ago

[Poll] How often do you take Live Focus pictures on your Galaxy phone?

Samsung was a bit late to the party in putting dual cameras on its flagships, but it didn't take away the fact that the dual camera setups on the Galaxy S and Galaxy Note smartphones are extremely useful. The second lens at the back makes it possible to shoot close-up pictures of a subject and […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
6 years ago

Check out a few Galaxy A8 (2018) Live Focus (bokeh) selfie samples

There's a lot to like about the new Galaxy A8 (2018) and A8+ (2018), but the dual front cameras are the highlight on Samsung's latest mid-range phones (or can we call them mid-range flagships at this point?). The 16-megapixel and 8-megapixel front cameras combine to allow one to take selfies with background blur through the […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
7 years ago

[Updated] New Galaxy Note 8 update brings more intuitive Live Focus controls

The Galaxy Note 8, in danger of suffering a similar kind of software support neglect as the Galaxy Note 4, received an update this week after what seemed like eternity despite the few months that the phone has been on sale. There's more than just the regular stability and performance enhancements in the new Note […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
7 years ago

PSA: Galaxy S8 Android 8.0 Oreo beta does not have Live Focus in the camera

Last month, one of Samsung's support staff mentioned in the Samsung Community that the Live Focus camera mode from the Galaxy Note 8 could come to the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ with the next software update, despite the lack of a second camera at the back. Well, the Android 8.0 Oreo beta that is […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
7 years ago

Galaxy S8 Live Focus mode could arrive via a software update

Samsung introduced a Live Focus mode with the Galaxy Note 8. It's what enables the dual camera handset to add blur to the background and foreground while only focusing on the subject. That's what's called the bokeh effect and it was previously only possible on DSLR cameras. The Galaxy Note 8 has a dual camera […]

By Adnan Farooqui
7 years ago

Check out a few Galaxy Note 8 Live Focus camera samples

The Galaxy Note 8 is Samsung's first smartphone with a dual camera. It happens to be one of the Galaxy Note 8's biggest selling points. There's a lot that you can do with a dual camera system. For example, you can add DSLR-like bokeh effects to your photos through Samsung's Live Focus feature, and change […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
7 years ago

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