Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Camera Solely For Selfie Lovers

BANGALORE: Several bits of information have been leaked about the new upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 4,  that it's hard to believe the device could have any more features, but with less than two weeks until its unveiling. However, the Galaxy Note 4 will likely include a 16-megapixel camera without OIS, including a greater-than-ever focus on selfies.

Samsung is equipping the Galaxy Note 4 with a 16-megapixel Sony IMX240 camera sensor on the back with optical image stabilization (OIS), which is capable of shooting UHD (3840×2160) video at 30FPS.

This isn’t the first time Samsung is using the IMX240 camera sensor - Samsung has used the exact same sensor in the Korean Galaxy S5 Broadband LTE-A (SM-G906S/L/K), however it lacked optical image stabilization (OIS). However, exact information on the sensor technology is still unknown.

It looks like Samsung will upgrade the Note 4's front-facing camera from the 2.1MP found in the Galaxy Note 3 to 3.7MP. But there may be much more in store for the Note 4's camera.

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 will have a side Touch button.

It’s a sensor built into the bottom right side of the device, at the same place where a physical dedicated camera button is usually placed, which can be used to take a picture simply by tapping. There are a few limitations of Side Touch for example, you won’t be able to use it in Portrait Mode, Easy Mode, and while recording video

It seems that Samsung has created a gesture-based shortcut that will allow the user to gain quick access to the camera, while the screen is off, by tapping the screen with two fingers and swiping them apart. Samsung will be introducing four new camera modes, three of which are solely for taking selfies, which include: Wide Selfie, Selfie, Selfie Alarm and Create A GIF File.

Also  all previous camera modes and effects will be available on the device, as Samsung will be bringing in all the Galaxy S5’s camera features to the Galaxy Note 4, which include HDR Live, Selective Focus, Fast Auto-focus, and more.