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Close up? Far away? This phone takes some beautiful photos
It handled this clutch shot of the President of the United States speeding by
Back camera captures the parents, despite odd studio audience lighting
Vivid colors, though the studio lighting giving me an extra weird glow
The Daily Show studio looked best on the Samsung Galaxy S6 Active vs my iPhone
Underwater photos were a blast
Easier than a GoPro and always with me
The colors are always vibrate, and not as oversatured as previous Galaxy phones
The camera auto-focus is fast enough to capture these sugar-filled kids
There's a special Aqua mode on this phone. It doesn't clear up your dirty pool for you, though
Sometimes, when underwater, odd messages pop up. The S6 Active is sometimes tricked by water
Food and some skin tones often comes out a little oversaturated in a negative way
Low-light situations with backlighting and without the flash do a decent job
Normal selfie: Someone is getting in trouble. Smirking because I don't have to deal with this yet
Wide Selfie Mode: Asks you to tilt the phone right and left while it auto-stitches to its best effort
Sometimes the Wide Selfie Mode fails if you tilt too quickly
