Android 13 Camera and Video Settings

Android 13 Camera and Video Settings

In Photo or Video mode, camera settings are displayed on the screen by touching Outlined settings icon on the top right.
  • General
    - These settings apply to both the still camera and video.
    • Camera Sounds
      - Enable (default) or disable camera sounds.
    • Location Tags
      - Enable location information when pictures and videos are taken.
    • Storage
      - Photos and videos are stored on the phone.
    • Dirty Lens Detection
      - Enable to receive alerts when the camera lens is dirty.
    • QR Code Mode
      - Enable QR Code scanning with an option to open URLs via the browser (Rear camera and video only).
    • Google Lens Mode
      - Enable Google-developed recognition technology that displays relevant information about identified objects within an image.
    • Digital Level
      - Enable digital guide to keep photos aligned.
    • Face Detection
      - Enable to turn on (or off).
    • Gestures
      - View gestures and power user controls. Gestures include
      Swipe Down
      ,
      Swipe Up
      ,
      Side Swipe
      ,
      Tap
      ,
      Tap + Hold
      ,
      Double Tap
      , and
      Hold Zoom
      .
  • Still Camera
    - These settings only apply to the still camera.
    • Photo Grid
      - Enable to apply a 3x3 grid guide to the camera viewport.
    • Countdown timer
      - Select
      Off
      (default),
      3 seconds
      , or
      10 seconds
      .
    • Selfie Mirror
      - Enable to save a mirror image of the photo (Front camera and video only).
    • Picture size
      - Set the size (in pixels) of the photo to
      16M pixel
      (default for rear camera/video),
      8M pixels
      (default for front camera/video),
      5M pixels
      ,
      WVGA
      ,
      VGA
      , or
      QVGA
      .
    • Picture quality
      - Set setting to
      Low
      ,
      Standard
      , or
      High
      (default).
    • Selfie Flash
      - Enable to turn on the front-facing flash (Front camera and video only).
    • Picture Format
      - All still images are saved in
      JPEG
      (default) or
      RAW + JPEG
      format.
    • MFNR
      - Disabled (default) Multi-frame Noise Reduction improves picture quality in low-light conditions.
    • AutoFocus Animation
      - Enable the camera focus ring in the camera preview (Rear camera and video only).
  • Video Camera
    - These settings only apply to the video camera.
    • Video quality
      - Set the video quality to
      HD 1080p
      (default),
      HD 720p
      ,
      SD 480p
      ,
      VGA
      ,
      CIF
      , or
      QVGA
    • Video duration
      - Set to
      30 seconds (MMS)
      ,
      10 minutes
      (default),
      30 minutes
      , or
      no limit
      .
    • Noise Reduction
      - Set to
      Off
      ,
      Fast
      , or
      High Quality
      (default).
    • HEVC Encoder
      - Enable to save video recording using a high-efficiency video encoder for a smaller file size.
    • Audio Encoder
      - Set the audio encoder to
      AMRNB
      or
      AAC
      (default).
    • Video Rotation
      - Set the rotation to
      0
      (default),
      90
      ,
      180
      , or
      270
      .
  • System
    • Restore defaults
      - Select to restore all settings to the default values.
    • About
      - Displays the software version of the camera app.