Samsung Photography Academy

Practical tutorials, head-to-head comparisons, and the camera settings the pros actually use on their Galaxy phones.

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One UI 9 Camera and Gallery Changes for Galaxy Photographers

What One UI 9 changes for Galaxy photographers: Sync with Google, My FanCam, Scene detection, Camera Assistant and Expert RAW, and which phones get each.

12 min read

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Tutorials

Galaxy S26 Ultra Zoom: When to Use 1x, 3x, 5x and 10x

Which Galaxy S26 Ultra lens to use for portraits, food, sport and travel, with framing distances, the 5x close-focus limit and where digital zoom starts.

8 min read

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Tutorials

Samsung Camera Blurry? Every Cause and How to Fix It

Why Galaxy photos come out blurry and how to fix each cause, from dirty lenses and missed focus to motion, low light, close-focus limits and faults.

9 min read

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Tutorials

Samsung Log Video: How to Shoot, Expose and Grade It

How to record Samsung Log on Galaxy S24, S25, S26 and recent foldables, expose it with zebras and LUT preview, use APV on the S26 Ultra, and grade it.

10 min read

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Features

Galaxy Z Fold8 Camera: Fold8 vs Fold8 Ultra Settings (2026)

Galaxy Z Fold8 and Fold8 Ultra cameras compared, with settings by situation, cover-screen selfies, Flex mode and which Fold8 to buy for photos.

7 min read

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Galaxy Z Flip8 Camera: Cover-Screen Selfies and Hands-Free Shots

Z Flip8 camera settings for cover-screen selfies, Flex mode, palm and voice shutters and video, plus what changed from the Flip7 and who should upgrade.

7 min read

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Galaxy S26 FE Camera: Best Settings and Real Limitations

Galaxy S26 FE camera settings for the 50MP main, 3x telephoto and ultrawide, what changed from the S25 FE, what the FE can't do, and who should upgrade.

5 min read

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Galaxy A57 and A37 Camera: Settings, Differences and Limits

Galaxy A57 and A37 settings side by side: the shared 50MP main camera, the different ultrawides, what changed from the A56 and A36, and which to buy.

6 min read

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Tutorials

How to Photograph the Northern Lights on a Samsung Galaxy

Samsung Pro mode settings for the northern lights: shutter speed, ISO, manual focus and white balance, plus when to look, how to frame and how to edit.

10 min read

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12MP vs 24MP vs 50MP vs 200MP on Samsung: Which to Use

Samsung shoots 12MP by default, even on 50MP and 200MP phones. What pixel binning does, which Galaxy models offer 24MP, 50MP and 200MP, and when to switch.

9 min read

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Tutorials

How to Use the Galaxy S26 Ultra Camera: Tips and Tricks

How to use the Galaxy S26 Ultra camera: first-day settings, which lens to use, 24MP vs 200MP, Night, Expert RAW and video, plus 11 lesser-known tricks.

13 min read

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Tutorials

How to Use Object Eraser and Photo Assist on a Samsung Galaxy

Erase, move and resize things in Galaxy photos with Object Eraser and Photo Assist, see which phones get each tool, and what the AI watermark and 12MP cap mean.

10 min read

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Samsung Scene Optimizer: On or Off, and What It Changes

What Samsung's Scene Optimizer does, where to find it now that One UI 9 calls it Scene detection, and when to turn it off for food, skin and the moon.

11 min read

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Samsung Camera HDR: Where the Toggle Went and What's Left

Samsung made HDR always-on in flagship Galaxy cameras. What each HDR setting that's left does, from Auto HDR in Camera Assistant to Super HDR and Pro mode.

10 min read

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Tutorials

How to Photograph Christmas Lights on a Samsung Galaxy

Samsung settings for Christmas lights: tree lights indoors, bokeh with Portrait mode and telephoto, blue-hour street displays, light trails and snow.

10 min read

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Samsung Camera Hidden Features Most Owners Never Find

Fifteen Galaxy camera features tucked away in menus, from Quick tap shutter and Motion photo Auto to Expert RAW Labs, with where each sits on One UI 9.

9 min read

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How to Make Samsung Photos Look Natural (Less Over-Processed)

Why Galaxy photos can look over-processed, and the One UI 9 settings that tone it down, from Photo enhancer and Auto HDR to Pro mode, RAW and a quick edit.

7 min read

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Samsung Camera Filters: Built-In, Downloaded and Your Own

How Samsung camera filters work on One UI 9: the ten film-style looks, their five sliders, downloads, custom filters from a photo, and Gallery filters.

7 min read

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Tutorials

How to Shoot Cinematic Video on a Samsung Galaxy

Cinematic video on a Galaxy: Pro Video at 24 or 25fps with a 1/50s shutter, ND filters, Log or HDR, lens choice, focus pulls, sound and a simple grade.

9 min read

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Tutorials

Super Steady, Horizontal Lock and OIS: Samsung Video Stabilisation Explained

What Video stabilization, Super Steady, Horizontal lock and OIS do on Galaxy phones, their resolution limits by model, and when to switch them off.

7 min read

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Tutorials

Samsung Concert Video Settings: Light, Sound and Flicker

Concert video on a Galaxy: settings for a bright stage in a dark room, loud sound and Zoom-in mic, LED-wall flicker, battery, storage and venue manners.

8 min read

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Tutorials

How to Edit Videos on a Samsung Galaxy (Gallery Editor and Studio)

Edit video on a Galaxy with no extra app. Trim and filter in Gallery, join clips in Studio, make reels with Auto trim and fix sound with Audio eraser.

8 min read

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Tutorials

How to Restore and Colourise Old Photos on a Samsung

Copy an old print with your Galaxy camera, then fix it with Remaster, Colorise and Photo Assist. Where Remaster went, and what AI restoration makes up.

8 min read

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Samsung Best Face: Fix Blinks in Group Photos

How Samsung's Best face swaps a blink for a better expression from a Motion photo, which Galaxy phones have it, and what to check when it isn't showing.

7 min read

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