With the launch of the Galaxy S22, Samsung introduced a lot of camera-centric features. Now, the company has announced that some of those features are being rolled out to older high-end phones in the Galaxy Note, Galaxy S, and Galaxy series.
The company's older high-end phones have already started getting the new camera features in South Korea, and other markets will get them before the end of H1 2022.
Improved low-light photography
The Galaxy Note 20, Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, Galaxy S20 Ultra, Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21+, Galaxy S21 Ultra, Galaxy Z Fold 2, and the Galaxy Z Fold 3 are getting improved low-light photography.
These phones can now use the Galaxy S22's “Nightography” features like the ability to capture Portrait images using their telephoto camera even in low-light conditions. The Galaxy S20 FE and the Galaxy S21 FE might not get this feature.
Auto-framing for video calls
With the Galaxy S22 series, Samsung had also introduced the auto-framing feature for video calling apps such as Facebook Messenger, Google Duo, Google Meet, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
This feature is coming to the Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21+, Galaxy S21 Ultra, Galaxy S21 FE, Galaxy Z Flip, Galaxy Z Flip 5G, Galaxy Z Flip 3, Galaxy Z Fold 2, and the Galaxy Z Fold 3.
The auto-framing feature zooms in and out and pans around to keep up to 10 people in the frame. While the feature was already available on Samsung's foldable phones, the company says that it has now optimized auto-framing for better performance.
Video call effects
The South Korean firm is also bringing improved video call effects to the Galaxy S10e, Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10+, Galaxy S10 5G, Galaxy S10 Lite, Galaxy Note 10, Galaxy Note 10+, Galaxy Note 10 Lite, Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, Galaxy S20 Ultra, Galaxy S20 FE, Galaxy Note 20, Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21+, Galaxy S21 Ultra, Galaxy S21 FE, Galaxy Z Flip, Galaxy Z Flip 5G, Galaxy Z Flip 3, Galaxy Z Fold 2, and the Galaxy Z Fold 3.
This feature offers background blur, background replacement, and mic controls during video calls. It is compatible with BlueJeans, Google Duo, Google Meet, KakaoTalk, Knox Meeting, Messenger (Meta), Microsoft Teams, Webex Meetings, WhatsApp, and Zoom apps.
Improved camera quality via third-party/social media apps
The Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21+, Galaxy S21 Ultra, Galaxy S21 FE, Galaxy Z Flip 3, and the Galaxy Z Fold 3 are also getting improved camera quality in third-party apps from the Play Store.
Users can now use features like AI auto-processing, VDIS (video stabilization), multi-frame noise reduction, night mode, Super HDR, and telephoto lens inside Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok.
Expert RAW app and more for Galaxy Z Fold 3
Samsung is also bringing the Expert RAW app compatibility to the Galaxy Z Fold 3, and the app can be downloaded via the Galaxy Store starting this month.
The South Korean firm is also unlocking the Galaxy Z Fold 3's telephoto camera to be used in the main camera app's Pro mode.
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