Galaxy S6 Guide

Galaxy S6 camera guide

The complete camera guide for Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge

samsung_galaxy_s6_camera_guideSamsung Galaxy S6 (and S6 edge) has the best smartphone camera in 2015 (source 1 , source 2). You can take nice photos without any settings in most of scenarios.

You can even launch the Galaxy S6  camera app quicker (through quick launch) than any other smartphone users to capture important moments.

But if you want to get more from Galaxy S6 camera, you may tweak some settings of the camera app.

This Galaxy S6 camera guide page is a collection of how-to guides for using Galaxy S6 camera, and tips and tricks of using Galaxy S6 camera.

We will update this Galaxy S6 camera guide page regularly by adding more guides, tips and tricks.  You can also ask any questions on using Galaxy S6 (and S6 edge) camera here.

If you cannot find the Galaxy S6 camera guide you want, please let us know in the comment box below. We will try to add it as early as we can.

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List of Galaxy S6 camera guide (all guides apply to Galaxy S6 edge as well):

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1) 1. How to use Galaxy S6 camera quick launch?
2) 2. Samsung Galaxy S6 camera modes guide
3) 3. How to download and install additional Galaxy S6 camera modes?
4) 4. How to use Galaxy S6 camera voice control?
5) 5. How to use Galaxy S6 camera gesture control? (for front camera only)
6) 6. How to use volume key to take photos, recording videos or zoom in Galaxy S6 camera app?
7) 7. How to set Galaxy S6 picture size and video size?
8) 8. How to silence Galaxy S6 camera shutter sound?
9) 9. How to use tracking AF (auto focus) in Galaxy S6 camera?
10) 10. How to turn off picture review after taking photos in Galaxy S6?
11) 11. How to automatically add location tag to Galaxy S6 photos? And how to remove the location tag?
12) 12. Galaxy S6 selfie tips
13) 13. How to set and use HDR for Galaxy S6 camera?
14) 14. How to use Galaxy S6 camera burst mode to take photos continuously?
15) 15. Galaxy S6 camera interface
16) 16. How to use and manage Galaxy S6 camera effects?
17) 17. Galaxy S6 camera night mode
18) Can you find the Galaxy S6 camera guide you need? Do you have questions with Galaxy S6 camera?

1. How to use Galaxy S6 camera quick launch?

You can launch Galaxy S6 (and S6 edge)  camera directly without unlocking the phone, without even turning on lock screen. Here is how to use Galaxy S6 camera quick launch.

2. Samsung Galaxy S6 camera modes guide

There are 10 pre-install Galaxy S6 camera modes in Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge. Do you know when to use and how to use them? Please read this Galaxy S6 camera guide.

3. How to download and install additional Galaxy S6 camera modes?

If the 10 pre-installed Galaxy S6 camera modes cannot meet your expectations, you can install more camera modes for your Galaxy S6 and S6 edge from Galaxy apps. Check this  Galaxy S6 camera guide.

4. How to use Galaxy S6 camera voice control?

When you hands are not free to tap the shutter button, you can use your voice to control the camera. Just shout cheese or smile to take photos.  Is not cool? and useful? This Galaxy S6 camera guide shows you how.

5. How to use Galaxy S6 camera gesture control? (for front camera only)

When taking selfie shot with desired view, you may find it is hard to reach the shutter button or heart rate monitor. In this case, you can use gesture control without touching the phone to take selfie shot. This Galaxy S6 camera guide show you how to enable and use the gesture control.

6.  How to use volume key to take photos, recording videos or zoom in Galaxy S6 camera app?

Volume buttons (see this page on Galaxy S6 buttons) can also be used to take photos, or to record videos or to zoom in Galaxy S6 camera app. This Galaxy S6 camera guide shows you how to use this feature.

7. How to set Galaxy S6  picture size and video size?

Photos and videos can take considerable storage in your Galaxy S6 or S6 edge. This Galaxy S6 camera guide shows you how to set and use proper photo size and video size for different usages. Read on…..

8. How to silence Galaxy S6 camera shutter sound?

In addition to silencing Galaxy S6, you can also silence the camera shutter sound. If you find shutter sound is annoying, you can follow this guide to silence it. Read on...

9. How to use tracking AF (auto focus) in Galaxy S6 camera?

Tracking AF (auto focus) is a new and promising feature in Galaxy S6 camera when you need focus on a moving object.  This Galaxy S6 camera guide will explain it to you in detail.

10. How to turn off picture review after taking photos in Galaxy S6?

You may find it is annoying to automatically review pictures after taking them. You can follow this Galaxy S6 camera guide to disable or enable picture review. Of course, for Galaxuy S6 or galaxy S6 edge owners, if you want to check photos immediately after they are taken, you can follow this guide to turn on picture review for Galaxy S6 camera (and S6 edge camera). Read on.…

11. How to automatically add location tag to Galaxy S6 photos? And how to remove the location tag?

You can add location tags to photos automatically when taking the photos so that you can recall the location 10 years later. This Galaxy S6 camera guide shows you how to enable location tag for your Galaxy S6 and S6 edge) camera, and how to remove location tag for privacy concerns when sharing the photos. Read on…

12. Galaxy S6 selfie tips

Here are the top 10 tips to take extraordinary selfie shots with Galaxy S6 (and S6 edge).

13. How to set and use HDR for Galaxy S6 camera?

What is HDR? Why HDR is so good in Galaxy S6? How to enable HDR automatically…. This Galaxy S6 camera guide will give you the answer.

14. How to use Galaxy S6 camera burst mode to take photos continuously?

Capturing an important moment ? You should try Galaxy S6 burst mode. But you cannot find burst mode in Galaxy S6 camera modes. This Galaxy S6 camera guide shows you how to use burst mode on Galaxy S6 and S6 edge to take up to 20 pictures in one shot. Read on….

15. Galaxy S6 camera interface

Camera app interface is the staring point for your photos and videos. You need access Galaxy S6 camera interface to adjust Galaxy S6 camera modes, adjust camera settings, apply camera effects, and take photos or record videos. This guide shows you the 4 different ways to access Galaxy S6 camera interface (launch Galaxy S6 camera), how to use the Galaxy S6 camera interface, and gestures you can use for Galaxy S6 camera interface. Read on….

16. How to use and manage Galaxy S6 camera effects?

If you have no time to spend on photo editing, but you want to apply special effects to your photos, Galaxy S6 camera effects are your solution. This Galaxy S6 camera guide will give you details on how to apply Galaxy S6 camera effects, and how to install even more Galaxy S6 effects for Galaxy S6 (and S6 edge). Please note, camera effects are different from Galaxy S6 camera modes.

17.  Galaxy S6 camera night mode

If you want to take photos in low-light conditions, you may try to find the night mode in Galaxy S6 or Galaxy S6 edge. However, in the pre-installed Galaxy S6 camera modes, you cannot find the night mode. You cannot find the night mode when trying to download and install additional Galaxy S6 camera modes.  So, where is the Galaxy S6 camera night mode? and how top use it? This guide will give you the answer.

Can you find the Galaxy S6 camera guide you need? Do you have questions with Galaxy S6 camera?

Please let us know your questions, comments, feedback in the comment box below. We will try to help you.

For other features of Galaxy S6, please check Galaxy S6 online manual page.

For detailed guides on how to use Samsung Galaxy S6, please check Galaxy S6 how-to guides page.

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  3. Kaye yun says

    Sometimes when I press shutter, the zoom indicator box appears & the shutter won’t engage. How do I stop this box from appearing?

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  6. Luas says

    Hello, I noticed that the phone has a sensor on the rear camera that takes photos when I’m holding the phone with the frontal camera. This happens all the time and it is really annoying, I searched everywhere but haven’t figured out how to disable this feature. Any tips?

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  7. AimB says

    I might have missed something- apologies if I did- but I would like to be able to touch the screen to take a picture. It seems I have to actually touch the camera icon (or volume button). It’s S5 predecessor allowed me the option to touch anywhere on the screen. Is this option available on the S6?

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  8. namiera says

    hey there, im namiera

    my S6 edge camera have no setting ..i dont know why..therea only mode auto and panorama, so i cant sett like ur explain theres no setting option when i open camera application
    .that so weird for me…help me please

    thank you so much

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  12. Robin Hogue says

    I was able on my Galaxy S4 to add people tags to photos. Is there a way to do that on the S6? I really miss it.

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  13. Xue Yi Eyu says

    The front camera takes photos and flip it around such that your left has become the right side of the photo. How do I make it such that the picture taken shows up exactly how it was taken?

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  15. Jesus R says

    My galaxy s6 edge plus won’t give me the options icon. When I press mode only gives me auto and panorama and that is it -.-

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  17. Kryssi Dill says

    Hi I have had my S6 for a month now. Yesterday I took 5 precious selfies of me and my niece, which appeared in review. I went to show my sister hours later, and now they are blacked out with a camera icon with an exclamation point. Every trick I have looked up involves an SD card which this phone does not have.

    Do you know why this happened and more importantly how I can retrieve my pics or are they lost forever?

    Thanks so much!

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  19. Trienie Krugel says

    I find it very annoying that I have to visit so many sites and have to download modes for the S6 that my S5 had. If I was aware of these I would not have chosen the S6

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  20. Trienie Krugel says

    Genaralization! Majority users??? Most users, in most scenarios?? I do not know how Samsung comes to conclusions like these.

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  21. Wendy H says

    I am not finding any option like on the S5 to “Save as Flipped” for SElfie – does anyone know where it’s hiding. TIA

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  22. vanessa says

    Every time I try to take a selfie with touching the camera icon it says zoom is not available in this mode. It’s so annoying how can I take a selfie with out having to use the volume key!

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  23. Trevor Wildman says

    I have searched every where for a guide on the galaxy S6 edge camera setup and cannot find one so my question??? I s there such a guide or is one stuck with Auto and landscape or is there a hidden setup page which is eluding me

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  26. Art says

    When I connect my Galaxy to my laptop, to view pictures. How to click next.
    As I can only see one at the time. The arrows at the bottom are grayed out.
    Pls help
    Art

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  27. arthur smith says

    please assist….this may sound simple but how do i take a pic and send it to a nominated email address?? please also i’m not technically minged so please in simple laymen’s terms

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  30. Dio says

    Can we set the samsung s6 into manually focus when we use the front camera? (Or tap to focus, as iphone do with their front camera)

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  31. will says

    I switched the camera to the front camera, yet there is not a “Save as Flipped” option in the settings (via gear icon). It seems that my phone came without the option. Any fixes or ideas? Thank you.

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  33. MegS says

    My apologies if this has been asked (I was able to find), but in my old S4, I could change the settings so that edited photos remained in the same folder as all other pictures taken (with an additional character in the file name). With my S6, I’m not able to figure it out. Every edited pic is automatically saved in a different folder, which creates work for me to go to that folder, select the pics and move them to my camera (if that makes sense?).

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  34. Sue Steinhofer says

    I keep getting a notification “unable to backup “. I click on it and it says backing up but nothing happens. How do I back up my photos to the cloud and then how do I find them

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  36. Galaxyuser says

    I have Samsung Galaxy s6 and my camera doesn’t take nice photos. A friend of mine made a comment saying the photos looked fuzzy. I do not have the plastic cover on it. I compared my camera to other phones and even the older phones have better photos. My photos aren’t crisp and colorful, the pictures look like its been taken through a plastic or something. HELP!

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  42. Michelle L Gray says

    I can’t find the photo editor on my S6 edge. I want to remove red eye, but I open the picture, tap the screen and the only options at the bottom are auto adjust, share, edit and delete.

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  43. Donna says

    Hi. I have a Samsung Galaxy S 6. I wanted to make it shoot in 4:3 ratio for printing. I found the setting to change the video but not the picture size. Does that mean I cant change it. Thanks for your help.

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  44. Stephanie says

    I used to be able to take photos straight away.now this phone is asking g for facial recognition which I don’t want to use.how can I revert phone back to as it was.i can’t take any photos

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  45. Jay Rabin says

    I have been using Gallery on the S6 for quite a while. When using the camera you could always tap on the Gallery button to the right of the take a picture button in camera to look at your last pictures. That Gallery button only displayed the last pictures and once you put them in a folder they were no longer available there.

    How do I get that feature back presently Gallery shows everything including folders? Has Gallery changed there was a time when you could not create a folder in Gallery? How can I simplify the Gallery app so that I just see the latest folders and once I put them in a folder or delete them they are no longer in Gallery?

    Thank you,

    J

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  46. Christine says

    Recently been having issues Taking selfies. When I touch the shutter button to snap the pic it tells me I cannot zoom in or out in this mode…and I’m not trying to zoom jist trying to snap the pic. What gives?

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  49. Mark says

    How do i stop the little round preview window in camera app to stop showing my picture files? When there is no pictures it shows my pictures from my picture files and i don’t want that. Most recent pic ok filed pics not ok

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  50. hamid mazuji says

    why is my camera taking mirror images where text is unreadable
    if the text is mirrored using the camera, will it also be mirrored using the front camera
    if i fix the mirror image for the camera, will it also fix the mirror image using the front of the camera
    why isn’t getting rid of the mirror image not on this page
    why is it set to take mirror images ????

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