Ctrl-Alt-Del Episode 2: Taking Your Best Shot with Auto Mode

Just a few years ago, the difference in quality between smartphone cameras and actual cameras was night and day. After all, phones were merely intended to be communication and entertainment devices, not professional-grade cameras. Luckily, the times have changed. With the launch of the OnePlus 9 series, OnePlus, in partnership with Hasselblad, has developed a camera system with prestige color calibration and aims to take your smartphone photography to the moon. For the second edition of the Ctrl-Alt-Del blog series, we’ve invited OnePlus Community photography expert, cdnfarmer, to go over the basics of the OnePlus camera app, starting with auto mode.

Opening your camera in style

Before you start snapping pictures and exploring your OnePlus camera, I’d like to teach you a couple of ways to open it (yes, there are multiple ways to open the camera app!).

Taking your first shots with auto mode

There is a plethora of shooting modes and features on the OnePlus camera app, but there is no shame if auto mode is your weapon of choice! Auto mode is versatile and can be used for various conditions. It is particularly useful when you’re in those point-and-shoot situations and need a quick flick.

The most basic function is capturing a picture by tapping on the shutter button. If you’re on a OnePlus 9 Series device, you’ll experience a new orange shutter button that’s paired with Hasselblad’s classic leaf shutter sound when pressed. To take a burst shot, or multiple captures in a second, press and hold the shutter button.

While the camera mode is mostly automated, there are a few settings that you can manually control in auto mode, like the focal point, exposure intensity, and zoom, to improve your photos.