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Almost Every Phone Has This Feature, But Most People Don't Know What It Does by Afromalaika(m): 11:21pm On Sep 05, 2015
Tech Insider
Antonio Villas-Boas, Tech Insider

You might have noticed the three letters "HDR" on your smartphone's camera app when you're lining up a picture, and you might wonder whether to keep it on or off.

It's generally better to keep it on, and here's why:

HDR stands for "High Dynamic Range," and it helps make your pictures look better by making your smartphone take three pictures instead of just one. Each of the three pictures are taken with different levels of brightness (exposure).

Your smartphone's camera app then essentially mixes parts from the three pictures to create a single picture with the best balance of dark and light.

See Examples of the HDR analysis pictures below.

You won't see the three pictures with varying exposures in your phone's photo gallery, but one will be taken with high exposure, the other with normal exposure, and the last with low exposure. They'll likely look like the first three pictures below. The end-result is the 4th picture.

hdr picsAntonio Villas-Boas/Tech Insider

Here's a bigger version of the HDR photo, which take elements from all three differently exposed pictures:

hdr photo descriptionAntonio Villas-Boas/Tech Insider
HDR mixes the three photos taken with difference levels of exposure.

It doesn't work with every situation
If your phone has an auto-HDR feature, you might not need to worry about the following situations. But it's good to know as the auto-HDR features in many smartphone aren't perfect.

HDR works best for dimly-lit environments without using flash (often indoors), close-up shots, most landscapes, and most portraits.

But if you want to keep stark contrasts like a silhouette against a bright window, or vivid colors, you're better off turning HDR off.

hdr on vs offAntonio Villas-Boas/Tech Insider
This picture looks better with HDR on, but if you want to capture a silhouette against a bright background, you'd want HDR off.

It's also not ideal if you or your subject is moving because your phone is taking three pictures instead of one, and you end up with some blurring.

Read the original article on Tech Insider. Follow Tech Insider on Facebook and Twitter. Copyright 2015.

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Re: Almost Every Phone Has This Feature, But Most People Don't Know What It Does by joncom(m): 11:25pm On Sep 05, 2015
hmmm
Re: Almost Every Phone Has This Feature, But Most People Don't Know What It Does by CUM4WHAT(m): 11:25pm On Sep 05, 2015
NONSENSE

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Re: Almost Every Phone Has This Feature, But Most People Don't Know What It Does by mummyson26(m): 11:29pm On Sep 05, 2015
Now I know, thanks so much

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Re: Almost Every Phone Has This Feature, But Most People Don't Know What It Does by Joshkid(m): 11:56pm On Sep 05, 2015
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Re: Almost Every Phone Has This Feature, But Most People Don't Know What It Does by Dottore: 1:36am On Sep 06, 2015
This is a brilliant and informative post. Much better than the celebrity poos that has been dominating FP from time immemorial

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Re: Almost Every Phone Has This Feature, But Most People Don't Know What It Does by timilehing(m): 1:47am On Sep 06, 2015
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Re: Almost Every Phone Has This Feature, But Most People Don't Know What It Does by Chuukwudi(m): 4:07am On Sep 06, 2015
Where are the pictures?
Re: Almost Every Phone Has This Feature, But Most People Don't Know What It Does by Nobody: 4:34am On Sep 06, 2015
nice
Re: Almost Every Phone Has This Feature, But Most People Don't Know What It Does by chemmerfrank(m): 4:53am On Sep 06, 2015
Good..i use it alot though. I just notice pictures are finer with it turned on

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Re: Almost Every Phone Has This Feature, But Most People Don't Know What It Does by majalisa(m): 5:16am On Sep 06, 2015
CUM4WHAT:
NONSENSE
how old are you pls?

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Re: Almost Every Phone Has This Feature, But Most People Don't Know What It Does by godwinkessi: 5:28am On Sep 06, 2015
Lik
Re: Almost Every Phone Has This Feature, But Most People Don't Know What It Does by Afromalaika(m): 5:55am On Sep 06, 2015
Chuukwudi:
Where are the pictures?
Just updated it. Thanks for the observation.
Re: Almost Every Phone Has This Feature, But Most People Don't Know What It Does by Sharon6(f): 6:07am On Sep 06, 2015
Thanks for the info. Now I know.


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Re: Almost Every Phone Has This Feature, But Most People Don't Know What It Does by RealAdewole(m): 7:52am On Sep 06, 2015
too slow for my liking
Re: Almost Every Phone Has This Feature, But Most People Don't Know What It Does by Haywhymido(m): 8:04am On Sep 06, 2015
Hmmm. Multi angle view n hdr perform d same action
Re: Almost Every Phone Has This Feature, But Most People Don't Know What It Does by loomer: 8:13am On Sep 06, 2015
Yea, I've been doing that for a while
Re: Almost Every Phone Has This Feature, But Most People Don't Know What It Does by Tintinnoty(m): 9:04am On Sep 06, 2015
gradually gathering momentum heading to FP
Re: Almost Every Phone Has This Feature, But Most People Don't Know What It Does by duduade: 9:30am On Sep 06, 2015
Afromalaika:
Tech Insider
Antonio Villas-Boas, Tech Insider

You might have noticed the three letters "HDR" on your smartphone's camera app when you're lining up a picture, and you might wonder whether to keep it on or off.

It's generally better to keep it on, and here's why:

HDR stands for "High Dynamic Range," and it helps make your pictures look better by making your smartphone take three pictures instead of just one. Each of the three pictures are taken with different levels of brightness (exposure).

Your smartphone's camera app then essentially mixes parts from the three pictures to create a single picture with the best balance of dark and light.

See Examples of the HDR analysis pictures below.

You won't see the three pictures with varying exposures in your phone's photo gallery, but one will be taken with high exposure, the other with normal exposure, and the last with low exposure. They'll likely look like the first three pictures below. The end-result is the 4th picture.

hdr picsAntonio Villas-Boas/Tech Insider

Here's a bigger version of the HDR photo, which take elements from all three differently exposed pictures:

hdr photo descriptionAntonio Villas-Boas/Tech Insider
HDR mixes the three photos taken with difference levels of exposure.

It doesn't work with every situation
If your phone has an auto-HDR feature, you might not need to worry about the following situations. But it's good to know as the auto-HDR features in many smartphone aren't perfect.

HDR works best for dimly-lit environments without using flash (often indoors), close-up shots, most landscapes, and most portraits.

But if you want to keep stark contrasts like a silhouette against a bright window, or vivid colors, you're better off turning HDR off.

hdr on vs offAntonio Villas-Boas/Tech Insider
This picture looks better with HDR on, but if you want to capture a silhouette against a bright background, you'd want HDR off.

It's also not ideal if you or your subject is moving because your phone is taking three pictures instead of one, and you end up with some blurring.

Read the original article on Tech Insider. Follow Tech Insider on Facebook and Twitter. Copyright 2015.
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Re: Almost Every Phone Has This Feature, But Most People Don't Know What It Does by geca(f): 9:58am On Sep 06, 2015
CUM4WHAT:
NONSENSE

Frustrated?
Re: Almost Every Phone Has This Feature, But Most People Don't Know What It Does by kennynelcon(m): 10:30am On Sep 06, 2015
CUM4WHAT:
NONSENSE
only an insane man will see no sense in everything... are u one?
Re: Almost Every Phone Has This Feature, But Most People Don't Know What It Does by iheanyi40(m): 11:00am On Sep 06, 2015
nice
Re: Almost Every Phone Has This Feature, But Most People Don't Know What It Does by 7footre(m): 11:12am On Sep 06, 2015
well no knowledge is wasted so thanks for this piece
Re: Almost Every Phone Has This Feature, But Most People Don't Know What It Does by Nobody: 11:48am On Sep 06, 2015
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Re: Almost Every Phone Has This Feature, But Most People Don't Know What It Does by CUM4WHAT(m): 12:28pm On Sep 06, 2015
majalisa:
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Re: Almost Every Phone Has This Feature, But Most People Don't Know What It Does by kennyonthrone(m): 12:28pm On Sep 06, 2015
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Re: Almost Every Phone Has This Feature, But Most People Don't Know What It Does by CUM4WHAT(m): 12:39pm On Sep 06, 2015
geca:


Frustrated?
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Re: Almost Every Phone Has This Feature, But Most People Don't Know What It Does by CUM4WHAT(m): 12:42pm On Sep 06, 2015
kennynelcon:

only an insane man will see no sense in everything... are u one?
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Re: Almost Every Phone Has This Feature, But Most People Don't Know What It Does by Preshi123(m): 1:02pm On Sep 06, 2015
CUM4WHAT:
NONSENSE
Is the grammar of d post too big for u to understtand....HABA!!!

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