Is that definitely the case though now? I get that monthly security updates that are 200MB odd won't, but Samsung updates have been several hundred MB in recent times as they contain more stuff.
But yeah just disabling has been fine for me for the handful of apps that cannot be uninstalled (the rest can).
Patch coming for the Ultra btw to fix the screen issue:
You are using the wrong camera setting! Thankfully, across the board on OneUI, Samsung camera core settings are universal on Galaxy flagships.
3:4 (4:3) is the aspect ratio to be using as that uses the full sensor instead of cropping and that is how it should be. You can then crop to 16:9 if you want to later by editing but always capture the full frame view because you can never get back what you otherwise cropped at the first first step anyway and also reduced the resolution by doing so.
Mode: "Photo"
3:4
Flash always off
HDR: Auto (they removed the always On option in OneUI 4)
Scene Optimiser off
Shot suggestions off
High efficiency pictures off
RAW copies off unless you want to keep RAW versions to later edit in a RAW editor
Tracking auto focus off (you lose touch to AF/AE if this is on)
Grid lines on (useful for aligning horizons and stuff when framing a shot)
Mode "Video"
16:9 or Full, there is no 21:9 in this mode
Resolution: 4K 30fps (you cannot switch lenses in 4k 60)
Auto HDR
Video Stabilisation on but only if in normal lighting, if in dim lighting turn it off else you get the Juddery effect when panning as EIS doesn't cope well in low light when panning)
Zoom to mic on (useful)
The rest are the same as photo mode. Anything not mentioned is left off.unless a use case situation comes up like running outdoor so you enable Super Steady mode in video on the main screen.
Mode "Pro Photo"
These will be screenshots as can show it better but:
EV is set to -0.2 so there is a slight drop in overall exposure to capture more dynamic range in highlights. You can always boost shadow areas later as DR is very good on S20 and up.
Focus mode is usually on Multi for me but sometimes I set it on centre depending on subject.
The top right yellow icon is for the tone controls, these are adjusted to the below values to retain a neutral tone but maximise dynamic range again without looking too out of whack.
Mode "Pro Video"
I manually keep the iso for video at 1600 when indoors or 800 when outdoors. Maintains high quality without introducing noise that iso 3200 can sometimes do in really low light.
Resolution set to 4K 30 again, but aspect ratio this time set to cinematic 21:9 which looks really nice. The mic mode is sometimes changed from omni to front/back depending on the scene and focus changed from multi to something else again, depending on subject matter.
Assuming the setting in camera options is set to remember modes/settings, then these settings will all retain when you next go back to the same mode so you can quickly switch mode and shoot, or tap to change exposure quick etc and shoot.
These are what I use on the S20 5G but the core values will remain the same on S21, S22 etc etc. The other phones will have additional features for tele lenses and stuff but the core settings are what matter most and have yet to let me down and capture a poor image.
But yeah just disabling has been fine for me for the handful of apps that cannot be uninstalled (the rest can).
Patch coming for the Ultra btw to fix the screen issue:
You are using the wrong camera setting! Thankfully, across the board on OneUI, Samsung camera core settings are universal on Galaxy flagships.
3:4 (4:3) is the aspect ratio to be using as that uses the full sensor instead of cropping and that is how it should be. You can then crop to 16:9 if you want to later by editing but always capture the full frame view because you can never get back what you otherwise cropped at the first first step anyway and also reduced the resolution by doing so.
Mode: "Photo"
3:4
Flash always off
HDR: Auto (they removed the always On option in OneUI 4)
Scene Optimiser off
Shot suggestions off
High efficiency pictures off
RAW copies off unless you want to keep RAW versions to later edit in a RAW editor
Tracking auto focus off (you lose touch to AF/AE if this is on)
Grid lines on (useful for aligning horizons and stuff when framing a shot)
Mode "Video"
16:9 or Full, there is no 21:9 in this mode
Resolution: 4K 30fps (you cannot switch lenses in 4k 60)
Auto HDR
Video Stabilisation on but only if in normal lighting, if in dim lighting turn it off else you get the Juddery effect when panning as EIS doesn't cope well in low light when panning)
Zoom to mic on (useful)
The rest are the same as photo mode. Anything not mentioned is left off.unless a use case situation comes up like running outdoor so you enable Super Steady mode in video on the main screen.
Mode "Pro Photo"
These will be screenshots as can show it better but:
EV is set to -0.2 so there is a slight drop in overall exposure to capture more dynamic range in highlights. You can always boost shadow areas later as DR is very good on S20 and up.
Focus mode is usually on Multi for me but sometimes I set it on centre depending on subject.
The top right yellow icon is for the tone controls, these are adjusted to the below values to retain a neutral tone but maximise dynamic range again without looking too out of whack.
Mode "Pro Video"
I manually keep the iso for video at 1600 when indoors or 800 when outdoors. Maintains high quality without introducing noise that iso 3200 can sometimes do in really low light.
Resolution set to 4K 30 again, but aspect ratio this time set to cinematic 21:9 which looks really nice. The mic mode is sometimes changed from omni to front/back depending on the scene and focus changed from multi to something else again, depending on subject matter.
Assuming the setting in camera options is set to remember modes/settings, then these settings will all retain when you next go back to the same mode so you can quickly switch mode and shoot, or tap to change exposure quick etc and shoot.
These are what I use on the S20 5G but the core values will remain the same on S21, S22 etc etc. The other phones will have additional features for tele lenses and stuff but the core settings are what matter most and have yet to let me down and capture a poor image.
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That is just in the camera app window because that is the aspect ratio. When you actually view the captured photo, the image is without any bars. Want to fill the screen? pinch to zoom in. You have an image that has made full use of the sensor and you have captured the full FOV available as a result.
