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How do you take and edit pictures with your phone? [Roundtable]

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 16 Jun 2017 1:00 pm
There's more to taking a great pic that mashing the shutter button. Here's how we do it. Having a great camera on your phone is a must in 2017. Even so-called budget models phones have a decent camera, and the high-end devices from every company in the game can all take some awesome pictures. But there's usually more involved in taking a great pic than just tapping the shutter button. This...

Understanding 'Assistant' in Google Photos and what it can do for you

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Posted by Jen Karner on 1 Apr 2017 7:00 am
Understanding Assistant in Google Photos
There's lots to wrap your head around in Google Photos, but the new Assistant feature is here to help. Whether you want to check up on the status of your photo backups, see the Creations that Google Photos has made for you, or be alerted of space to be freed up on your device, Assistant is the place to go. It's just a tap, swipe, or click away from your photo library, and it'll keep you in the...

Best photography apps for Android

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Posted by Jen Karner on 13 Mar 2017 1:10 pm
Pixel XL using Lightroom Mobile
The best camera is the one you have with you, and for most of us that means our go-to gadget for taking pictures is our smartphone. Choosing a phone with a great camera is only part of the equation, though. The apps you use with it — and after the fact, by enhancing your photos — are equally important. Here, as part of our series on Android photography, we present some of our top picks for...

Tiny1 is the astronomy camera of my dreams!

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Posted by Russell Holly on 6 Jan 2017 10:00 am
Tiny1
This is seriously the camera of my dreams. */ /*-->*/ Three months ago I was offered an incredibly rare (for me) opportunity. There was a place not too far from where I was that had almost zero light pollution, which meant I could go and lay in a field and see the Milky Way with my own two eyes. For someone who loves space and lives in one of the most light-polluted parts of the...

3 perfect apps for editing holiday photos on the go

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Posted by Florence Ion on 25 Dec 2016 8:00 am
These are the apps to use for a quick photo edit. Happy holidays! Now it's time the share those precious photographs from Christmas morning and the first night of Hanukkah, but not before ensuring they're dressed for success. You can crop them, tweak them, and give them new life with these easy-to-use apps for editing your holiday photos on the go — no computer required! Pixlr - Free Photo...

We want your favorite Android gadget photos!

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Posted by Daniel Bader on 7 Dec 2016 1:02 pm
Share your photos and get featured! We love taking photos of our stuff — in fact, we do it all the time. We especially love taking photos of all of our gadgets, from phones to tablets to our workstations where all of it takes place. But we're tired of looking at our own stuff, and we'd rather look at yours. So we want you to share your favorite Android-related gadget photos with us on...

Best lighting accessories for Android photography

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Posted by Cella Lao Rousseau on 7 Nov 2016 11:00 am
What are the best lighting accessories for Android photography? Have you ever tried to shoot some video or photos with your Android phone in lower light, only to have them come out dark and blurry? Then when you turn on the flash, suddenly they're all over-exposed and washed out? An external light source is a great tool to keep in your pocket if you want to have more control over the amount...

Best phone photography gear for kids (and their parents)

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Posted by Cella Lao Rousseau on 21 Oct 2016 8:00 am
Take your kids on phone photography adventures with all the great gear you need to get creative! Shooting with your Android device may be a great way to capture some incredible moments with your family, but it's also an awesome tool to get your children involved with the fun and creative world of photography! Photography – and phone photography – is a great way to encourage kids to get active...

Best Universal Lenses For Android Phones

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Posted by Cella Lao Rousseau on 3 Oct 2016 10:00 am
What are the best universal lenses for Android phones? Your Android phone already captures beautiful photos, but artificially distorting the photo to add a fisheye, wide-angle, or macro look to your photos afterwards — something a smartphone can't shoot normally — ruins the quality and feel. Instead, using external, universal lenses are a great way to shoot creatively with your Android phone...

Best camera app for Android

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Posted by Cella Lao Rousseau on 23 Sep 2016 10:00 am
Take better photos with a great third-party camera app on Android! Shooting with your Android camera is usually great, but third-party apps can pack a punch in places you didn't even know you needed! From manual controls to real-time filters, to creative extras and so much more, you can achieve a lot more than you think you can with your phone photography by shooting with a third-party camera...

Getting started with add-on camera lenses for your Android phone

Posted by Cella Lao Rousseau on 19 Sep 2016 3:09 pm
What are the different types of phone photography lenses available? Let's cut to the chase: your Android phone's camera is a powerful little tool. With it you can capture vivid video, professional portraits, trippy time-lapses, and so much more, all without any extra bells and whistles weighing you down. Phone photography lenses are incredibly quick, practical, and convenient tools to have in...

Samsung's Galaxy S7 camera lens case is a wonderful, hard-to-justify accessory

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 15 Sep 2016 3:11 pm
Samsung Galaxy Note 7
Just about everyone's taking smartphone pictures with the same focal length — but you can change that. Since the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge were released, I've been enamored by the official Samsung "camera lens case" that lets you attach two high-quality camera lenses — one wide-angle, one telephoto — to the phone for unique shooting possibilities. Then Samsung just didn't launch the cases in the U...

How to take better photos with a Galaxy phone

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Posted by Cella Lao Rousseau on 29 Aug 2016 7:00 am
How do I take amazing photos with my Galaxy phone? Shooting phenomenal photographs with your DSLR can be relatively easy, but getting the same stunning quality and clarity with your smartphone is a bit more of a challenge. Luckily there are some surefire ways to get high-quality photographs with your Galaxy phone. Here are a couple of things to try the next time you're lining up a shot to...

How to take better photos with your Android phone

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Posted by Cella Lao Rousseau on 25 Aug 2016 3:30 pm
Take your Android photography to the next level with these tips and tricks for capturing masterpieces with your smartphone. Many Android phones come with a high-quality camera designed to capture your subject's tiniest details and features, and while they're not technically on the same level as a DSLR camera, you can still take the perfect picture with just your phone if you know how to use it...

HTC 10 camera patch: Updated impressions and sample shots

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 10 May 2016 10:30 am
HTC makes some welcome tweaks to an already great smartphone camera. Update: The camera patch is now rolling out to unlocked U.S. HTC 10 devices as well. The HTC 10 has a pretty good camera — one of the best in an Android phone, and certainly HTC's finest to date, as we discovered in reviewing the phone. But as the phone's release date approaches for many of us, HTC has pushed out an over-the...

HTC 10 initial photo and video samples

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 14 Apr 2016 12:00 pm
HTC 10 camera
An early look at the HTC 10's photographic capabilities After years of ho-hum cameras, HTC's newly-announced 2016 flagship, the HTC 10, promises a significant bump in photographic capabilities. There's a new 12-megapixel "UltraPixel 2" camera around the back, paired with dual-tone flash and laser autofocus, behind an f/1.8 lens. And with large 1.55-micron pixel paired and optical image...

Taking 'super resolution' photos on the Nexus 6P

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Posted by Russell Holly on 8 Mar 2016 4:18 pm
Nexus 6P
Adding another feature to your Nexus 6P camera requires another app, but it's well worth it. Every once in a while we see a camera mode in a phone that doesn't exist elsewhere. It's not usually a big deal, but over the last couple of months we've seen a number of requests for "super resolution" modes on cameras that didn't include the feature natively. This is a little tricky, as super...

This Galaxy S7 case from Samsung offers swappable camera lenses

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 21 Feb 2016 4:22 pm
Galaxy S7 edge camera lens case
The Galaxy S7 is shaping up to have a wonderful camera experience that can even best the already-great Galaxy S6, and Samsung is leveraging that focus on camera quality with a new case. We've seen clip-on and magnetic camera lens attachments for phones before, and now Samsung is offering up its own take on the idea with these screw-on lenses that attach directly to a thin silicone case.

LINE's Foodie camera will help make your food photos great

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Posted by Joseph Keller on 17 Feb 2016 12:53 pm
LINE's Foodie camera will help make your food photos great
The company behind the popular LINE Messenger has released a new camera app that puts the focus on your food. Foodie is meant to help you share great shots of your meals, providing a number of filters to make your food look more appetizing. There are also different effects that you can apply, as well as features to help you take better photos of your food.

Polaroid debuts its next-gen instant print camera, the Snap+

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Posted by Jared DiPane on 5 Jan 2016 11:51 am
Polaroid debuts the Snap+
Polaroid has debuted its latest instant print camera, the Snap+ at CES 2016. This camera will be able to take, edit and print pics between using just the camera and the Android companion app. The photos are stored on a microSD card inside the camera, and the Snap+ has a 13MP sensor along with the ability to record 1080p video.

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