How do i use my camera to its fullest capability?

Rhino_oqVzBbAOHh · 2026-01-17T18:55:35+00:00

Ich habe herausgefunden, dass andere mit ihren 3a- und 3a-Pro-Kameras sehr beeindruckende Bilder gemacht haben, und ich bin ziemlich neu in der Fotografie. Wenn Sie also Erfahrung, Werkzeuge oder ähnliches haben, können Sie mich gerne weiterbilden.

Rhino_oqVzBbAOHh

I found out that others were taking very stunning images with their 3a and 3a pro cameras and im quite new with photography so if yall got any experience, tools or anything feel free to educate me.

hrry

Rhino_oqVzBbAOHh One thing that has improved my photography is using the filters which you can read more about here: https://nothing.community/en/d/29181-nothing-os-camera-presets-notion-doc there’s a few which really elevate my photo taking and I use them depending on the shot.

NothingUser01

Rhino_oqVzBbAOHh Try this:

Turn off Ultra XDR in the Camera app settings
Turn off HDR (if you’re on the latest software update, tap on the down arrow on the top right and turn off Auto HDR) when taking photos.
When taking photos, tap to focus on the subject and turn down the Exposure slider. It looks like a brightness icon). Manually set the exposure a bit lower until it looks good, depending on the lighting. The camera app almost always overexposes photos so they look brighter than they should.

These three settings helped my 2a take noticeably better photos.

If you want to take it to the next level (this is a bit time consuming though):

Use Expert mode in the Camera app to take photos.
Use the ISO option to manually set the exposure (brightness) as per the scene.
Change the other settings to make it look better depending on what you’re shooting. Look up tutorials to understand what each option does.
Select RAW format when taking the photo. This is a crucial step.

Once you finished clicking the picture, open your Gallery app. You’ll notice two images of the same shot. One is in JPG format and looks normal and the other is in DNG format, which looks a bit weird. This DNG format picture is essentially the raw and unprocessed photo taken straight from the camera sensor.

This DNG image can be manually processed/edited using apps like Adobe Lightroom (Mobile) or Snapseed.

You can use this method if you know what you’re doing. Otherwise you can just learn from tutorials on how to color grade and edit a RAW DNG photo.

If you ask me, I would rather follow the first method since this saves time and takes good enough photos. You can edit the photos anyways and make them look even better.

Rhino_oqVzBbAOHh

hrry is there any suitable presets for 2a?

Coldpaw

In addition to what @NothingUser01 wrote, you can also edit .jpg fairly well nowadays with photo editing apps like Snapseed, which is what I personally use for quick and easy editing on my phone.

In general you should educate yourself more regarding photography in general if you want to take better photos. Especially today, so many people forget it still is the photographer framing and taking the shot, which simply involves more than pointing the smartphone and tapping the shutter, while trusting the camera app will read your mind and create your shot.

Bubi

On top of what was already mentioned, I’d say you try to train your “photography eye”. What I mean is that you start following photographers that you like, watching YouTube videos about composition etc.

Then, just go out and try to take pictures of things you find interesting, but trying to make it a bit different. You see, most people just hold their phone in front of their face while they’re standing and just click the shutter.

What you should do is trying to find new perspectives, maybe take a picture with the phone close to the floor, maybe crouch, maybe use the grid lines in the camera app to find symmetry or perspective lines.

In my experience, having references from artists you like helps a lot to develop your own style.

I hope that helped

Rhino_oqVzBbAOHh

Thanks alot guys, luv this community

DimitrisTheoharis

to learn photography you will need a real camera.

phones are good for selifes 🙂

huttonstephen5

Personally all the above advice will improve your skills and knowledge, with the exception of selfies, for me personally, absolutely no point in that lens and would rather see them completely removed from all devices! Never use it, never will, designed for egotistical time wasting social media activity.