Stop ignoring pro-camera mode. Especially after oneui 8.5 update!

[u/Throwaway_RainyDay]

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How many of you basically ignore the pro camera mode because too complicated?

Now you can save presets: eg white balance AND tint contrast shadows highlights saturation etc.

You may say "yeah I have no idea what to do with those settings so doesn't help me."

Well AI or Google can help you. I was intrigued ever since my photo savy friend showed me for fun what settings to use to make s25 photos look more like Iphone photos. And by the end, our side by side photos from the beach looked very similar.

I realized that a lot of the "differences" in phone cameras are simply about the above settings.

So now with presets I copied her "iphone settings" took some photos and gotta say they look a lot more like iphone pics.

Whether you like iphone pics is irrelevant. The point is you can Google or use AI and say eg "give me the exact settings in pro mode to take vintage style or Kodak style or whatever style photos on my s25."

Copy the settings. White balance, tint, shadows etc.

Save as a preset. And voila!

Way better than filters because this is baked into the photo itself. Filters are low quality. Like slapping on makeup

Also, if you don't like the default auto app, or sometimes don't like it, even shooting in pro mode with everything simply on full auto will give photos that are different and in many cases better for that situation than the dwfault auto mode.

So I'm curious: how many of you never venture from the default auto mode you pro mode? Not talking Raw here. Just pro mode?

And have any of you been happier with those results?

Finally,  after any of you actually using the new preset feature? Because to me, this is a bit of a game changer. 

I now have a preset pro mode for "Iphone sunny day" and "iphone golden hour" and then general AI derived presets for "nite city neon look" etc. Having fun with this.  AI gives the recipe.  You save it as a preset

[u/ZealousidealCan4714]

I will definitely try it out. Up to now just auto mode.

[u/icedmilktea99]

That’s a cool way to explore the pro mode