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Camera ZOOM FX

We are pleased to announce the new release of Camera ZOOM 1.5 which comes with a bumper pack of new features :
Steady shot mode + meter!
Burst mode – 16 pics + delay
Photo booth (2×2, 4×1)
Auto save
Movable props
Buddy gallery
Click the link below for more information about Camera ZOOM :
http://www.androidslide.com/camerazoom
http://www.androidslide.com/camerazoom
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Moved thread here as the old one got moved to Q & A.
Please feel free to leave suggestions for new updates and we will try to include them in the future!

Thanks dev for this amazing app - easily my favorite on the market!
The only thing missing from this app is geotagging pictures - could I suggest that for a future update?

Glad you are enjoying the app.
Thanks for the suggestion - we'll try and get geotagging included in the next update.

Thanks so much for finally doing a proper photobooth option! I've been waiting for this on all the camera apps!

The other stuff in the app is very good, but a digital zoom is no different than zooming a picture you have already taken. Shame the G1 does not have an optical zoom. That would go along nice with this app.

Thanks for the feedback.
The app's original intention was to add digital zoom to the market and we were the first market application to do so.
We have moved more now into creating a very powerful, feature-rich and fun to use camera app.
Look out for more updates soon!

Thanks for keeping the size down too! I, for one, hope you dont add too much post-processing features to the app (filters, etc...) these are not practical on the phone (in my opinion) and do nothing but bloat the app! (I won't name names, but there's another camera app that is 3 times the size of yours and is a bear to work with.)
One thing I'd like to see, as far as flters go, is pre-defined adjustments. Almost all pictures taken with the camera need to have their brightness and contrast adjusted. If there was a way to auto adjust this based on an algorithm (like photoshop does) that would be perfect.

Brightness and contrast filters will certainly be coming in a future update and we'll look into auto adjust as you suggest.
In case you didn't already hear, Camera ZOOM has been nominated for best camera app in the Android Network Awards ...
We have worked hard to be the most feature-rich, innovative and fun camera and have given you some great features including original digital zoom, free skins, photo booth, circular zoom, quick settings, stability meter, buddies and customizable buttons to name a few.
And there’s lots more to come …
Hopefully you are as excited about Camera ZOOM as we are – please show us your support by voting here (voting ends on 16th August) :
http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1852657

Looks awesome, but the thing that is creeping me out is your backyard and backdoor looks identical to mine, and I mean COMPLETELY identical.

That is kind of creepy but I don't think we even live in the same country!

Of course I voted for you androidslide!
But I need my geotagging feature - any idea when its coming?!

In the next few weeks certainly. Lots of other features coming soon ... keep the ideas coming!

A Facebook group is out there now for Camera ZOOM for Android!
Feel free to log in and leave suggestions / feedback and help for new users :
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=114616321297&ref=mf
Also last chance tonight to vote for best camera app :
http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1852657

androidslide would like to thank everyone who supported Camera ZOOM in the Android Network Awards.
The results were close ... in fact almost too close to call - this is what I heard back from the organizer this morning :
'Snap Photo Pro got 44% while Camera ZOOM got 40%. The difference was about 50 votes'
We are very pleased with this turnout - obviously we would have been even more pleased had we won (!), but to achieve such a huge response within less than 3 months on the market is a huge result for us - so thanks again to everyone for the support!
Look out for more great features from us very soon - in the meantime, take a look at our list of features, many of which are exclusive to Camera ZOOM :
http://www.androidslide.com/camerazoom

Have been having fun wiht this app for a little while now. There is one problem I have with it. In order to get the pictures to look correct when adding people/object overlays I need to get my subject to pose correctly for the effect to look right. Would be amazing if I could edit the overlays before or after the shot. (ie move the overlay around and more importantly the ability to erase portions of the overlay.)
Thanks for the fun app

Thanks everyone for joining our Facebook group - now 56 members!
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=114616321297&ref=mf
There's already been some great suggestions on there which are already scheduled for the next update.
Whether you have a G1, Magic, Hero, MyTouch, join our Facebook Group for your Camera Zoom FAQS, tips, hints, snaps, requests and anything else you can think of!

Look out for a new props packs (draggable artwork to add to your picture) on the market now - Camera ZOOM Extra Props
We also have a new Camera ZOOM update coming out soon - watch this space!

Camera ZOOM 1.6 has now been released :
- 1-click upload to your favorite social network (Facebook, Flickr, MySpace, etc.)
- Voice activation - say cheese!
- Faster
- Help guide
http://www.androidslide.com/camerazoom

Camera ZOOM is now Camera ZOOM FX! (free upgrade to our existing users)
Geotagging, faster, higher picture quality ...
And now choose from any of the 40 stunning photo FX from below - actual in-app screenshots! :
http://www.androidslide.com/camerazoom

androidslide said:
Camera ZOOM is now Camera ZOOM FX! (free upgrade to our existing users)
Geotagging, faster, higher picture quality ...
And now choose from any of the 40 stunning photo FX from below - actual in-app screenshots! :
http://www.androidslide.com/camerazoom
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Since you have been a pioneer in the camera app realm and also in the gallery realm why not continue this pace and incorporate some sort of wobble or jiggle filter that uses the accelerometer to manipulate real time wobble/jiggle effects to pictures taken or already stored? Now that would surely be a winner.

camera app that really works - request

Hello to everybody,
Before alot of search i`ll try to ask it to you.
Ìs it possible that there isn`t any apps that let you use all potentility of the g1 camera?
I`ve seen that in hero rom(but now i have cym 4.2.5) the htc camera let you set iso, contrast, night mode, and a lot of features, i`ve buy all camera apps in market but any of these let you set these parameter.
I would pay for an app that let me use my camera in all its features.
Any suggestions?

FXCamera is free and i like it check it out

yes, i've already try it, but it's not what i want

Our product Camera ZOOM FX offers a very high degree of customization of the G1 camera's abilities. A Droid version is expected to be available in the next 10 days. Camera ZOOM FX is available on the Android Market for £1.29 or on the SlideME market.
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It features the following features :
- 40 photo fx! (pencil, fisheye, filmreel, etc.)
- circular zoom wheel (6x zoom)
- upscale zoomed images
- tap screen to snap shot
- timer + sound effect
- auto focus on / off
- burst mode up to 16 shots
- photo booth = quad camera!
- stable shot including stability meter
- sound activate
- props, borders and famous ‘buddies’ in your pictures
- customizable grid overlays
- whitebalance
- nightshot
- geotag
- send, share
- 1-click upload facebook, twitter, myspace
- silent mode
- antibanding (for TV / computer monitors)
- auto save option
- digi composites
More information is available on our website :
http://www.androidslide.com/camerazoom
We continue to update the product so feature requests are always welcome.

Snap Photo Pro?

yes, i already buy it, but this not have any contrast regulation, or iso setting or exposure etc.
i would like to have these features but... nobody do that.
The problem i that in low light or in night the photos are so dark.

It's not a DSLR, it's a camera on a phone.

yes i know, but for example in built in camera in hero rom there is the regulation of constrast, saturation and sharpness, and iso, and if i set high iso and low contrast i can take beautiful and clear photos with very low light.

davidesatta said:
yes i know, but for example in built in camera in hero rom there is the regulation of constrast, saturation and sharpness, and iso, and if i set high iso and low contrast i can take beautiful and clear photos with very low light.
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then you should get a hero phone or run a hero rom. again, this is a phone.

g1 camera
well i notice that no matter what program the g1 has its seems that the camera sux!!! is there any way that this can be fixed???

Try xROM.
It's a full rom, not an app.
But it has the Hero camera in it, and it works pretty good in dark light.
The Market does have some very nice camera apps (especially for a phone camera), but I fully understand the op's request. Sometimes it's not feasible to carry around a camera and a phone. For the candid, spur-of-the-moment shots, that's the benefit of having a camera on the phone. Unfortunately, most of these apps do post-processing of photos. That's not much fun when you take multiple photos. The Hero camera, on the otherhand, let's you set the brightness/contrast/etc BEFORE you take the pics. That's a huge benefit when you're in a restaurant or club and want to grab some low light photos.
xROM is a very nice, stable and fast rom. Although it's a bit older of a rom, it still has most of the functionality of the latest roms and pretty much all the speed as well. I believe it's the most recent rom that also had the Hero camera.

Thats why I'm hoping we get some software improvements once the Sony Ericsson phone comes out. I had the k800i Cybershot Phone before the G1, and that phone rocked. The camera software was amazing. I imagine the hardware will limit it of course, but the image processing right after the sensors output should see great improvements that, I hope because of android, will lead to amazing improvements of the camera apps.
I have Snap Photo Pro, FxCamera, and 3DCamera.
In my opinion...
Snap Photo is best for photos that matter the most (but its still not a real cameraphone so you can't expect much). But the detail is there and postediting can fix most issues. And you get the most megapixels compared to the rest.
FxCamera is awesome if you don't mind small photos. Web quality, but not print. Love this app though, and prefer the auto output of the polaroid mode better than auto Snap Photo settings, and use this one the most for casual shots.
Never had a photo from 3dCamera yet. Hoping its a skill level thing and I can make use of th incredible possibilities. But only possibilities so far.

I repeat, if a hero rom can use these features on a g1/dream phone, this mean that a stand alone software for g1 can do that, i think.
Why nobody has developed these features? What is the problem?

I totally agree! I just wish we had an app. in which nightmode actually worked...

is it just me but is FX camera missing from the market now? I havent been able to find it

[MIUI][Lockscreen] eSENSEial v2.0 by mastawindu Sense 3.0 based NO ACCIDENTAL UNLOCK

eSENSEial v2.0 by mastawindu
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I like the sense 3.0 lockscreen but I’m tired of the accidental unlokings when the phone is my pocket so I created this simple but efficient anti-accidental unlocking lockscreen. Enjoy !
Comments and suggestions are welcome
Features :
- Time (bigger than the original, easier to read)
- Date in whole
- Missed calls notification
- SMS notification
- No accidental unlocking (removed the 4 shortcuts that open when putting the phone in the pocket)
Download :
Direct donwload
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=R05YYL9K
http://hotfile.com/dl/137528043/89257d3/eSENSEial_v2.0.mtz.html
http://depositfiles.com/files/cv2k8c7ig
http://www.zshare.net/download/9740062484c544db/
http://www.fileserve.com/file/WyT5gmD
http://www.wupload.com/file/2615413677/eSENSEial_v2.0.mtz
http://www.uploadking.com/28WM75YZ38
http://www.uploadhere.com/OACIV64VL5

Change log :
2011-12-15 v2.0
- New notification icons

Issues/bugs :
- Works only on WVGA displays (480x800)

While I don't use this particular lock screen, its a great idea and I know lots of users will be happy with it.
Thanks!
Sent from my PC36100 using xda premium

Awesome!
But how to change a white clock numbers?
do you create white numbers?
plZ!
Thanks from Hungary

ZoCi said:
Awesome!
But how to change a white clock numbers?
do you create white numbers?
plZ!
Thanks from Hungary
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My theming skill are quite limited, I use png of numbers that are black with a withe outline and dont have the equivalent in white.
I might have a workaround to obtain a white clock of the same size... I'll try to propose a white version in my next update.
Thank you and thank you to all the people that visited this thread, it is my first public realization.

mastawindu said:
Issues/bugs :
- Works only on WVGA displays (480x800)
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Is it difficult to make it work on the Droid Bionic? (qHD 960x540 screen)

mastawindu said:
Issues/bugs :
- Works only on WVGA displays (480x800)
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if you want to make if work on qhd too its not that difficult
basically the one thing you need to use: relative coordinates.
if you use absolute (eg. x="13" y="88") for all the coordinates, then the ls will be rendered from the top left corner based upon the absolute numbers (the same is if you create an ls for qhd with absoulte numbers then you won't be able to see all of it on smaller screens)
that's where you should use relative numbers, too. they depend on #screen_width and #screen_height.
here let's see the sketch i made about it. it shows areas for 3 different sizes. i usually want my lockscreens to be in the middle of the screen so i usually use coordinates based upon the middle point for the x axis.
i have a 800x480 screen so if i want a point to be x="30" on it i take x="(#screen_width/2)-210. it will be 30 on 800x480 and 854x480 but will be 60 on qhd. but if i use for all things the x based on the middle point then my lockscreen will be horizontally in the middle of the screen no matter how big it is (of course if i say for example (#screen_width/2)-260 then i will see it only on qhd, because for the others it's negative)
for the y axis you can still mix the absolute and relative components. if you want something to be always 40px below the top line then you can still use y="40". but if you want something to be always 40 above the bottom line then you should use #screen_height-40, as it is 760 for 800x480, 814 for 854x480 and 920 for 960x540
basically that's the point of it. if you do so your ls'es will look more or less the same on all resolutions
(of yourse you can use screen_width and height with the width of images or whatever else, too, you can use it as a number and make functions with it, so you can strech or shrink an image based upon resolution. for that you can even use .9.png's)
hope it was clear

picard666 said:
if you want to make if work on qhd too its not that difficult
basically the one thing you need to use: relative coordinates.
if you use absolute (eg. x="13" y="88") for all the coordinates, then the ls will be rendered from the top left corner based upon the absolute numbers (the same is if you create an ls for qhd with absoulte numbers then you won't be able to see all of it on smaller screens)
that's where you should use relative numbers, too. they depend on #screen_width and #screen_height.
here let's see the sketch i made about it. it shows areas for 3 different sizes. i usually want my lockscreens to be in the middle of the screen so i usually use coordinates based upon the middle point for the x axis.
i have a 800x480 screen so if i want a point to be x="30" on it i take x="(#screen_width/2)-210. it will be 30 on 800x480 and 854x480 but will be 60 on qhd. but if i use for all things the x based on the middle point then my lockscreen will be horizontally in the middle of the screen no matter how big it is (of course if i say for example (#screen_width/2)-260 then i will see it only on qhd, because for the others it's negative)
for the y axis you can still mix the absolute and relative components. if you want something to be always 40px below the top line then you can still use y="40". but if you want something to be always 40 above the bottom line then you should use #screen_height-40, as it is 760 for 800x480, 814 for 854x480 and 920 for 960x540
basically that's the point of it. if you do so your ls'es will look more or less the same on all resolutions
(of yourse you can use screen_width and height with the width of images or whatever else, too, you can use it as a number and make functions with it, so you can strech or shrink an image based upon resolution. for that you can even use .9.png's)
hope it was clear
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Thank you for that tutorial. I might use that technique in my next release.
I have one question : can I use "#screen_height/x" with any value as "x",even decimals ?
for example : a point that is located y=200 on a 480x800 screen is "screen_height/0,25". Would "screen_height/0,25" work on a 960x540 screen ?

y=200 is screen_height/4 on 800x480 not /0.25 and it will be y=240 on qhd
For decimals you must use points otherwise its possible to use with any values on any resolution (thats the point of it)
Of course the size of images will limit your screen to hdpi but its not that hard to calculate it to mdpi or ldpi if you want
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App

picard666 said:
y=200 is screen_height/4 on 800x480 not /0.25 and it will be y=240 on qhd
For decimals you must use points otherwise its possible to use with any values on any resolution (thats the point of it)
Of course the size of images will limit your screen to hdpi but its not that hard to calculate it to mdpi or ldpi if you want
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App
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erratum : I meant y=200 is screen_height*0.25 (multiply not divide)
Thanks for the explanation

Background image size?

Anyone know the correct pixel dimensions of an image i want to use for my home screen(s) wallpaper?
I've been messing about and all the images get resized horribly. I think it has to allow for the scrolling between screens in port and landscape modes, looking at the the dialogue that comes up when you select an image...

On a image of 720x1280 px
It would be 72 dpi
Bit depth 24
Hope this helps

I cant get that to work. I uploaded 720x1280 to the phone and tried to set it as a wallpaper from the gallery. It them forces to drag a mask to select part of that image (screenshot attached). I can't select the whole image (as the mask stays the same shape and can only be scaled). What am I doing wrong?
https://www.dropbox.com/s/mwavh9zcnx3gbdo/720x120%20wallpaper.jpg
https://www.dropbox.com/s/irmd0pl3leqjxwf/Screenshot_2012-07-21-22-50-45.png

You can also use something like
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.tamanegi.wallpaper.multipicture
Which will take multiple sized images and make them fit nicely. The interface is a bit wierd, but it is free and works well once you figure it out.
Three different sized images using the app...
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Landscape of one of the same images:

I'm new to Android and I had the same difficulty.
One way to get around the resizing issue is to find an excessively large image and then set it as wallpaper. That will take you to a screen with a selection box that allows you to choose which part of the image to use. This way will not resize the image and takes very little effort, although it works best with very minimal, textured looking backgrounds where you don't need to frame anything in particular.
If you want to crop or scale the image yourself, I believe that the proper wallpaper dimensions for an N7's 800 x 1280 screen would be 1200 x 1280. That's because android wants an additional 50% of horizontal space for scrolling, or so I've read.
I didn't try it because I was experimenting with several different wallpapers and the selection box was a faster way to cycle between them than cropping them all in advance. When I settled on one that I liked I didn't care about trimming the file.

I am not new to Android and I STILL can't figure out the stupid wallpaper forcing me to resize and crop, even when it's the perfect ratio & size! Why can't it just bloody well fit? Very frustrating

chronicle said:
I am not new to Android and I STILL can't figure out the stupid wallpaper forcing me to resize and crop, even when it's the perfect ratio & size! Why can't it just bloody well fit? Very frustrating
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Are you referring to 1200 x 1280?

pxlitup said:
Are you referring to 1200 x 1280?
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It's any and all pictures TBH! I just can't get to grips with how Android wallpapering is supposed to work. I have one image that's 1280x800 that I want to use as a static image across all tiles - it's wants me to re-crop it with that awful crop tool. When I want to put a much bigger image across all tiles and have it scroll, it just doesn't do what I feel should be instinctive and doesn't offer the kind of options that i'd expect.

chronicle said:
It's any and all pictures TBH! I just can't get to grips with how Android wallpapering is supposed to work. I have one image that's 1280x800 that I want to use as a static image across all tiles - it's wants me to re-crop it with that awful crop tool. When I want to put a much bigger image across all tiles and have it scroll, it just doesn't do what I feel should be instinctive and doesn't offer the kind of options that i'd expect.
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Firstly, you would need to rotate a 1280x800 image for it to be tall enough for portrait mode. And even if there is a tool to do that in the selection screen, 800 pixels isn't going to be wide enough. You're trying to use an undersized image and it's forcing you to enlarge it.
It's undersized because of horizontal scrolling, which means you'll need an image wider than the resolution of the screen. I read 50% wider, which is why I've told you 1200x1280. And I really hope that's right, because this is the third time I've said it now and I never tested it.
I've attached a 1200x1280 image for you to test. It's the wallpaper I was using, cropped.

pxlitup said:
Firstly, you would need to rotate a 1280x800 image for it to be tall enough for portrait mode. And even if there is a tool to do that in the selection screen, 800 pixels isn't going to be wide enough. You're trying to use an undersized image and it's forcing you to enlarge it.
It's undersized because of horizontal scrolling, which means you'll need an image wider than the resolution of the screen. I read 50% wider, which is why I've told you 1200x1280. And I really hope that's right, because this is the third time I've said it now and I never tested it.
I've attached a 1200x1280 image for you to test. It's the wallpaper I was using, cropped.
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I too, hate that problem. It seems so simple to just put a background image in but they need it to be able to do landscape too and blah blah blah. I had to use a 1920x1200 image for my wallpaper. I use apex launcher and have my Wallpaper Mode set to 'Single Screen'. On my phone I used an app called QuickPic to make the wallpaper scale but it didn't work the way i wanted on my N7. Hope that helps

The native res for wallpapers appears to be 1440x1280.

Spectre-7 said:
The native res for wallpapers appears to be 1440x1280.
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Almost, the top and bottom are outside of the crop selection

Question Photo taking tips/advice

Great to see some more positive feedback on the camera since the updates!
What resolution/mode are people finding best for general point and shoot? Auto or 3:4 (if so, with or without 108MP)?
Also, hoping for a bit of advice on the best ratio and mode to use in the following scenarios:
- Under artificial light indoors
- In low light
- Capturing movement without it being one big blurry mess (I tried taking a few of my dogs whilst they were running in the park and couldn't get any focus or features at all)

following

Tmel14 said:
Great to see some more positive feedback on the camera since the updates!
What resolution/mode are people finding best for general point and shoot? Auto or 3:4 (if so, with or without 108MP)?
Also, hoping for a bit of advice on the best ratio and mode to use in the following scenarios:
- Under artificial light indoors
- In low light
- Capturing movement without it being one big blurry mess (I tried taking a few of my dogs whilst they were running in the park and couldn't get any focus or features at all)
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Any experts out there got any tips?

Tmel14 said:
Any experts out there got any tips?
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https://www.reddit.com/r/S21Ultra/comments/lr4t8j

Tmel14 said:
- Capturing movement without it being one big blurry mess (I tried taking a few of my dogs whilst they were running in the park and couldn't get any focus or features at all)
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To capture movement you either need to push up the shutter speed to a speed of 1/300-500 in Pro mode (so only use the main camera no zoom), or 'pan'/move the camera to track the subject whilst its moving to with the zoom lens. The later is almost impossible to do on any phone, and AF on the S21 U I don't think is good enough for it, I tried it last weekend and I got zero usable shots out of about 10 attempts even with burst mode.
The other options is a 'still' capture using slow mo video or 4K 60 FPS.
I don't think its impossible to capture good motion with the main sensor, but you need to play with the setting, and use Manual Focus.
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To capture movement you either need to push up the shutter speed to a speed of 1/300-500 in Pro mode (so only use the main camera no zoom), or 'pan'/move the camera to track the subject whilst its moving to with the zoom lens. The later is almost impossible to do on any phone, and AF on the S21 U I don't think is good enough for it, I tried it last weekend and I got zero usable shots out of about 10 attempts even with burst mode.
The other options is a 'still' capture using slow mo video or 4K 60 FPS.
I don't think its impossible to capture good motion with the main sensor, but you need to play with the setting, and use Manual Focus.
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Thank you for the tips, I will give that a go. Is the tap photo you posted an example of the shutter speed tip or slow mo/4K video tip?
Having had an opportunity to play around with the camera more, my main difficulty (particularly compared to my partner's iPhone) is definitely capturing the dogs while they're moving. I have experimented with burst shots and also motion photos to allow me to try and pick the best shot afterwards but it's really not ideal having to sift through a load of shots to try and find the most usable one.
I find that if I just point and shoot, the photo will often just be a blur with no distinguishable features - whereas the iPhone seems to capture the dogs in motion pretty well. By motion, I don't just mean in full flight either, at times my dog will be lying/sitting and just one head movement seems to completely nerf the photo...

Smartphones are crappy cam platforms compared to a pro cam system that weighs a couple pounds. A pro cam's handholds are also much better.
More mass means more inertia. The heavy pro cams are very easy to shoot with in part because of the extra weight.
So bracing the phone or the hand/arm/shoulder/your body holding the phone on any solid object at the right height helps to keep keep the framing lined up and avoid cam shake.
Even with a pro cam you brace it when possible otherwise you take a wider staggered foot plant, keep your elbows down/inward. You watch your breathing just like you would when shooting a rifle. If kneeling you can rest your elbow or arm on your leg.
This is a learned practice that over time becomes second nature the same as composing-framing/squaring up a shot.
You need to do this quickly/accurately to grab most action shot keepers.
That's part of the issue but far from all.

Tmel14 said:
Thank you for the tips, I will give that a go. Is the tap photo you posted an example of the shutter speed tip or slow mo/4K video tip?
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Yes upping shutter speed -1/2000, and Manual focus.
The Autofocus on the S21U back focuses at times consistently- so will focus behind what you want. Am not sure why, this scene below I just couldn't get the AF to focus on the purple flower, it didn't matter where I tapped on the screen it wouldn't do it.
Manual focus nailed it however. But you really cannot use Manual focus on a moving subject with the phone, the ergonomics just aren't there, so your best bet is to go into Pro mode and get the shutter speed up to 1/2000 range.
You will also need to push the ISO up to 200-400 to ensure the picture isn't too dark, so realistically you need to be outside with good sunlight to get a decent shot.

Use auto tracking focus for moving subjects, remember to turn it off afterwards.