![]() ![]() So, those filming or photographing with a phone are required to keep fingers spread and the grip relaxed, risking blur and exposure to thieves. ![]() It’s annoying because the button is close to screen edge and falls naturally under the finger or thumb! Triggering occurs on the touch screen … but beware not to be confused with the home button, otherwise the shooting mode will be exited and the user returned to the home screen. Remember: this is not a true zoom, but a function of digital cropping of the 13 Mpix image. To zoom in, it’s simple: the fingers are placed on screen to use the pinch-apart gesture… but it may be preferable side key that in phone- or audio mode is used to adjust the sound level. Traditional, but very useful and quite successful, the AF of the S4 is both fast and accurate … except video in low light where it will sometimes lose the subject. Meanwhile, the autofocus works, detects faces and confirms what it has selected for focus using a small green rectangle, which can be changed with a single touch from the tip of a finger. Depending on whether the camera is being held horizontally or vertically, the selected frame and icons automatically change to suit the orientation. When activating the shooting mode, the user is presented with a screen that would be the envy of the most sophisticated compact: large (12.7 inches diagonally!) sharp and bright, all qualities that make it usable even in bright sunlight. In addition, the layout of the icons can be customized, thereby placing “the camera” on a page of the user’s choosing. If an issue occurs without warning, it is possible to instantly access the shooting mode and, while benefiting from the autofocus, trigger without any delay. Those who settle for the ‘quick set-up guide’ printed on a piece of recycled paper and use S4 while ignore what they can we recommend users spend a little time to follow the demos at A little thinner than the S3 (7.9 mm instead of 9 mm), the S4 uses the same ergonomics: the wake button displays the unlock screen and then, by default, phone, messaging, internet and photo icons. These Smart Pause or Smart Scroll options are stunning … but, fortunately, optional because, as with any automatic predictive feature, they depend on certain conditions to work properly. Thus, when watching a video, the S4 will be automatically pause if you look elsewhere and then continue when your eyes return to the screen! When first installed, the user is invited to create an account on the Samsung site allowing data backups as well as access from any computer and, of course, to easily migrate to future models without loss of time or data.Īs innovations, there’s “gestures”, which allows, for example, the scrolling of pages or access to contacts without the need to touch the screen or by movements of the wrist and, most amazing of all, is the permanent monitoring user’s face to guess their needs and intentions. Underneath it’s all Android logic with the same applications standards and the ability to download apps, free or paid, according to your own needs. The S4 is primarily a multimedia phone, based on Android 4.2.2 but Samsung adds interface overlay software that differentiates it from some competitor’s models using the same OS. Finally, with the S4 Samsung has worked on the software especially and its functions are playful, but also creative and innovative, which open new prospects for photo taking and video capture. The 8 Mpix rear sensor has been replaced by a 13 Mpix unit, together with the 2 Mpix front sensor. The screen size has increased slightly from 4.9 ” diagonal 1280 x 720 pixels to 5″ Full-HD 1920 x 1080,and has effectively double the resolution. Seen from a far, both devices look identical, but with closer examination everything has changed. Samsung released the S4, a more highly featured device, just months after the launch of the S3. Imaging is not forgotten and with photo and video, Samsung expands the capabilities making the camera-phone a device that outperforms many existing compacts, enough to satisfy even seasoned photographers. Appreciated for its performance and its giant screen, the Galaxy S3 is now complemented by the Galaxy S4 with which Samsung goes one step further, adding an impressive number of entertaining and creative functions. ![]()
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