Samsung Galaxy S8 User Manual

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Video Enhancer
Enhance the image quality of your videos.
1. From home, swipe up to access Apps .
2. Tap  Settings > Advanced features  > 
Video enhancer .
3. Tap On/Off  to enable this feature.
Configure Shooting Mode
Several visual effects are available. Some modes are 
not available when taking self-portraits.
1. From home, swipe up to access Apps .
2. Tap  Camera, and swipe to the right for the 
Mode options. Each section indicates which camera 
(front or rear) the modes are available for....

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Apps Front camera
• Selfie
: Take selfie shots and apply various 
effects, such as an airbrushed effect.
• Wide selfie : Take wide-angle selfie shots to fit 
more people into your pictures.
Common
• Selective focus : Change the focus of pictures 
after they have been taken. You can focus on 
subjects near to the camera, far away from the 
camera, or both.
• Virtual shot : Create multi-directional views of 
objects.
•  Download : Download additional shooting 
modes from the Galaxy Apps store.
•  More...

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Apps Rear camera
• Picture size
: Select a resolution. Use higher 
resolution for higher quality. Higher resolution 
pictures take up more memory.
• Video size : Select a resolution. Use higher 
resolution for higher quality. Higher resolution 
videos take up more memory.
• Tracking AF : Focus on and track a subject 
selected on the preview screen.
• Shape correction : Correct distortion in pictures 
automatically.
• Timer : Take time-delayed pictures or videos.
Front camera
• Picture size : Select a...

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• Grid lines : Display viewfinder grid lines to help 
composition when selecting subjects.
• Location tags : Attach a GPS location tag to the 
picture.
• Review pictures : Set to show pictures after 
taking them.
• Quick launch : Open camera by pressing the 
Power  key twice in quick succession.
• Storage location : Select the memory location 
for storage. This option only appears if an 
optional memory card (not included) is installed.
• Voice control : Take pictures by saying “Smile,”...

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Clock 
The Clock app offers features for keeping track of time 
and setting alarms.
1. From home, swipe up to access Apps .
2. Tap  Clock, and tap a tab to use a feature:
• Alarm: Set an alarm to ring at a specific time.
• World clock : View the time of day or night in 
other parts of the world. World clock displays 
time in hundreds of different cities, within all 
24 time zones around the world.
• Stopwatch : Measure intervals of time.
• Timer: Use a timer to count down to an event 
based on a...

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• Alarm tone and volume : Choose a sound to 
play for the alarm, and drag the slider to set the 
volume of the alarm.
• Vibration : Choose whether the alarm uses 
vibration alert.
• Read time aloud : Set the device to read the time 
aloud when the alarm rings.
4. Tap  Save to save the alarm.
Delete an Alarm
You can delete an alarm that you created.
1. From home, swipe up to access Apps .
2. Tap  Clock, and find the alarm in the alarm 
list (under Alarm ), and then touch and hold it to 
select...

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Stopwatch
The Stopwatch lets you time events down to a 
hundredth of a second.
1. From home, swipe up to access Apps .
2. Tap  Clock > Stopwatch  and use the following 
options:
• Start : Begin timing.
• Stop: Stop timing.
• Lap: Keep track of lap times.
• Resume : Continue timing after stopping the 
clock.
• Reset : Reset the Stopwatch to zero.
Timer
The Timer provides a countdown timer for up to 
99 hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds.
1. From home, swipe up to access Apps .
2. Tap  Clock > Timer...

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Contacts
The following illustration shows your Contacts app layout and describes the various features.
More optionsSearch
Contact
Add a contact
Image 

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• More options : Access additional options.
• Contact: Tap to view quick options.
• Add a contact : Add a new contact.
• Image: Tap to show the contact’s details.
• Search : Search contacts.
The Contacts application lets you store and manage 
contacts from a variety of sources, including contacts 
entered and saved directly in your phone as well as 
contacts synchronized compatible accounts.
Caution : Information saved in Contacts may be lost 
or changed if the battery is removed for a long...

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4. Use the keyboard to enter as much information as 
you want. 
•  Picture : Tap the picture icon to assign a 
picture to the contact. 
• Name : Enter the name of the contact.
• Organization : Enter organization information 
for the contact.
• Phone : Enter the phone number for the contact.
• Email: Enter email addresses for the contact.
• Groups : Assign the contact to a group.
• More: Show additional fields such as Web 
address, Notes, Nickname, Website, etc.
• Scan business card : Take a...