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Best way to use an android hiking camera?

Started Oct 25, 2020 | Questions thread
mfinley
mfinley Veteran Member • Posts: 7,066
Re: Best way to use an android hiking camera?

steve_AZ wrote:

when I pull it out of my pocket it's often not in my desired "camera mode" and I can't easily tell. BTW I just take snapshots of the scenes - no pretense of being a photographer.

Is there a method (or App?) which will allow me to keep the phone is "standard" camera mode while being jostled in and out of my pocket?

Don't know if your Pixel 4 acts the same ways as my Pixel 3, but if it does, the way I do it is to use the double squeeze of the power button whenever I want to use the camera when I pull it out of my pocket. This simple method turns on the phone and activates the camera and you are ready to shoot.

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