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Close-up shots with the macro camera do not look very sharp but in good light can come in very handy and add variety to your Instagram posts. The 48 MP camera can pull in a lot of detail and even in landscape photos impresses with colour reproduction. Shots in indoor conditions look a bit washed out, though. The 16MP front camera doesn't have as many modes, but it can muster sharp looking photos in well lit conditions, which makes it good enough for regular selfies. It has a smaller 6. You are now subscribed to our newsletters.
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Yes, Continue. Use one-handed mode: You can shrink the size of the display to make the phone easier to use with one hand. Then just swipe from the home button to either the left or right edge and the screen will shrink.
Repeat the swipe to return for full size. You can even set how big or small you want it to be. MIUI is a bit of a mess when it comes to sounds, silent mode and do not disturb. Here are the default sound modes:. Silent vs do not disturb: This is the decision you have to make.
Either can be scheduled, but do not disturb kills all sounds, silent doesn't although see below. Do not disturb, however, gives you the option to have floating notifications. Scheduled do not disturb can be irritating as it will instantly kill your app noise along with everything else. Tap on each mode to see the options.
Turn the media volume down: If the phone isn't on a call, then the volume controls control the media volume, so just hit the buttons to turn that up or down. Hold volume down and the media volume will go all the way to silent - while some others will only go to vibrate. Mute media in silent mode: Silent mode stops calls and notifications, but will allow media sounds like music. That means you can be in silent, you can open a game and the music will still play.
You'll then see a toggle to "mute music stream". Allow vibration in silent mode: The meeting room classic, the volume is down, but phones are buzzing away. You can also use the camera flash. Turn off unnecessary system sounds: There are sounds for things like locking the screen or vibration on tap, which you might want to control.
At the bottom of the list you'll find the controls for all those sounds you might not want. You'll also find here to option to turn off "vibrate on tap". Sadly, one noise you can't control is the "sound restored to normal" notification. The quick settings is a great part of Android, letting you get to all the important settings easily. Press and hold on an icon and you'll go through to the full settings menu for that section.
One swipe shows you the a single row of settings - five - a double swipe opens the full grid, nine icons. Edit the quick settings: Swipe down from the top of the phone and open the full grid of quick settings.
Swipe it left and you'll see the option for "more". This will let you rearrange, add or remove options from the quick settings menu. Remember the first five on the list will be those apps you see on a single swipe. Show on lock screen: You can opt to show the quick settings and notifications shade on lock screen - meaning some control of your device without unlocking.
It will then be accessible without unlocking your phone - although some features might need you to unlock your phone fully. Search settings menu from quick settings: The default option on MIUI is it have access to the settings menu from the quick settings shade by tapping a button. Rather than accessing the menu, you can type in what you want to find. There's a triple camera on the rear of the Mi 9 with loads of functions. Here's how to find everything and get the best results. Quick launch the camera from standby: You can launch the camera with a double press of the volume down button.
This is then a quick way straight into the camera. Use AI to make your photos look better: This is a tap option at the top of the camera app. Just tap the AI button and it will turn on.
Turn off the watermarking: The Mi 9 has a watermark in the camera turned on by default. Turn off the camera sounds: In the same camera menu as mentioned above, you'll find the option to toggle off the camera sounds. Turn on 4K 60fps video capture: The video camera offers a whole range of settings up to 4K 60fps. Of course, you should select the quality you actually need, remembering that lower resolutions will take up a lot less space and be much faster to share.
Change the exposure of a photo: Tap to focus and you can then swipe up or down to change the exposure compensation. This will help bring balance to a photo if it the automatic metering doesn't look right. It's great for things like photos of people on stage. Take a burst of photos: Just press and hold the shutter button and it will burst shoot. You can then use Google Photos to turn these into an animation. Use portrait mode on selfies: You might miss this, but you can flip to the front camera from portrait mode or shift to portrait when in front camera to get those depth effects.
You can adapt the effect live by tapping the shutter icon and dragging the scale up or down. Remember, the smaller the f number, the more blurred the background. QuinSta : Quick Tools for Instagram.
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