How to take Motion Photo on Samsung Galaxy phone

Samsung Galaxy devices have a handy feature called Motion Photo, which allows you to record a short video alongside the photo you take. It's basically the same as Live Photos on the iPhone, allowing you to record a few seconds of video before you press the shutter button. This makes your photos come to life. Here's how to take Motion Photos on your Samsung Galaxy phone.

Instructions for taking Motion Photos on Samsung Galaxy

Step 1:

We open the camera application on the phone, then click on the Motion Photo icon on the top interface of the screen as below. Then we take photos as usual.

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Step 2:

So you have successfully taken Motion Photo on Samsung Galaxy phone. To view the photo in this mode, users open that image and then press View motion photo as usual.

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Step 3:

To take a still photo from Motion Photo on Samsung Galaxy, we tap on View Motion Photo . Then, in the lower left corner, tap the crop icon as shown below.

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Step 4:

As a result, we get an image from the Motion Photo video as shown below. The image is saved to the library album on the phone.

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Micah Soto

Update 13 January 2025