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With most smartphones, what you see is what you get with the display. With most smartphones, what you see is what you get with the display.
While you can adjust the brightness, you have no control over the contrast or the color. While you can adjust the brightness, you have no control over the contrast or the color.
Luckily Samsung isn't like most manufacturers. Luckily Samsung isn't like most manufacturers.
I'm Dan Graziano and I'm going to show you how to change the screen mode on the Galaxy S5. I'm Dan Graziano and I'm going to show you how to change the screen mode on the Galaxy S5.
In the company's Note and S Line of smart phones, Samsung gives the user the ability to adjust the display to meet their certain need. In the company's Note and S Line of smart phones, Samsung gives the user the ability to adjust the display to meet their certain need.
Go to the settings menu, click on display and select screen mode. Go to the settings menu, click on display and select screen mode.
From here you'll be presented with five options. From here you'll be presented with five options.
Adapt display, dynamic, standard, professional photo and cinema. Adapt display, dynamic, standard, professional photo and cinema.
By default the phone is set to adapt display, this will optimize the color range, saturation and sharpness of the display while inside the camera, gallery, internet, Google Play Books, Smart remote and video apps. By default the phone is set to adapt display, this will optimize the color range, saturation and sharpness of the display while inside the camera, gallery, internet, Google Play Books, Smart remote and video apps.
However, this mode may not work with some third party apps. However, this mode may not work with some third party apps.
It's best to turn on a DAT display when using the phone in high ambient light, like say when your outdoors on a bright, sunny day. It's best to turn on a DAT display when using the phone in high ambient light, like say when your outdoors on a bright, sunny day.
When the display is set to dynamic and standard modes, both will over saturate colors quite a bit. When the display is set to dynamic and standard modes, both will over saturate colors quite a bit.
Dynamic more so than standard. Dynamic more so than standard.
But if you want colors that pop and don't care about accuracy, this mode's for you. But if you want colors that pop and don't care about accuracy, this mode's for you.
Professional photo offers good colors and should be used when viewing high end Adobe RGB photos. Professional photo offers good colors and should be used when viewing high end Adobe RGB photos.
Such as those taken with a DSLR camera. Such as those taken with a DSLR camera.
But if you want the most accurate colors, you should go with Cinema Mode. But if you want the most accurate colors, you should go with Cinema Mode.
The folks over at Display Mate found that while in Cinema Mode, the Galaxy S5 has the most accurate display of any smart phone or tablet they've ever tested. The folks over at Display Mate found that while in Cinema Mode, the Galaxy S5 has the most accurate display of any smart phone or tablet they've ever tested.
Cinema Mode is perfect for viewing photos of friends and family and watching movies and TV shows. Cinema Mode is perfect for viewing photos of friends and family and watching movies and TV shows.
When shopping for products online, having it display in cinema mode will ensure that that blue shirt you're buying is the correct shade of blue. When shopping for products online, having it display in cinema mode will ensure that that blue shirt you're buying is the correct shade of blue.
Cinema mode performs best when used inside areas with low ambient light. Cinema mode performs best when used inside areas with low ambient light.
I also recommend disabling the Galaxy S5's Auto adjust screen tone setting. I also recommend disabling the Galaxy S5's Auto adjust screen tone setting.
This option attempts to reduce power consumption by adjusting the screen's brightness based on the onscreen image. This option attempts to reduce power consumption by adjusting the screen's brightness based on the onscreen image.
At the same time however, it can also reduce color accuracy and contrast rations. At the same time however, it can also reduce color accuracy and contrast rations.
Disabling this function will help unleash the phone's full life output capabilities while also improving color and contrast. Disabling this function will help unleash the phone's full life output capabilities while also improving color and contrast.
This option can be turned off by going to settings, clicking on display and un-checking the auto adjust screen tone box. This option can be turned off by going to settings, clicking on display and un-checking the auto adjust screen tone box.
For more information about the different screen modes on a Galaxy S5, check out my article on howto.cnet.com, also reach out to me on Twitter with any questions or comments. For more information about the different screen modes on a Galaxy S5, check out my article on howto.cnet.com, also reach out to me on Twitter with any questions or comments.
I am Dan Graziano for cnet, thanks for watching. I am Dan Graziano for cnet, thanks for watching.
[MUSIC] [MUSIC]
With most smartphones, what you see is what you get with the display. With most smartphones, what you see is what you get with the display.
While you can adjust the brightness, you have no control over the contrast or the color. While you can adjust the brightness, you have no control over the contrast or the color.
Luckily Samsung isn't like most manufacturers. Luckily Samsung isn't like most manufacturers.
I'm Dan Graziano and I'm going to show you how to change the screen mode on the Galaxy S5. I'm Dan Graziano and I'm going to show you how to change the screen mode on the Galaxy S5.
In the company's Note and S Line of smart phones, Samsung gives the user the ability to adjust the display to meet their certain need. In the company's Note and S Line of smart phones, Samsung gives the user the ability to adjust the display to meet their certain need.
Go to the settings menu, click on display and select screen mode. Go to the settings menu, click on display and select screen mode.
From here you'll be presented with five options. From here you'll be presented with five options.
Adapt display, dynamic, standard, professional photo and cinema. Adapt display, dynamic, standard, professional photo and cinema.
By default the phone is set to adapt display, this will optimize the color range, saturation and sharpness of the display while inside the camera, gallery, internet, Google Play Books, Smart remote and video apps. By default the phone is set to adapt display, this will optimize the color range, saturation and sharpness of the display while inside the camera, gallery, internet, Google Play Books, Smart remote and video apps.
However, this mode may not work with some third party apps. However, this mode may not work with some third party apps.
It's best to turn on a DAT display when using the phone in high ambient light, like say when your outdoors on a bright, sunny day. It's best to turn on a DAT display when using the phone in high ambient light, like say when your outdoors on a bright, sunny day.
When the display is set to dynamic and standard modes, both will over saturate colors quite a bit. When the display is set to dynamic and standard modes, both will over saturate colors quite a bit.
Dynamic more so than standard. Dynamic more so than standard.
But if you want colors that pop and don't care about accuracy, this mode's for you. But if you want colors that pop and don't care about accuracy, this mode's for you.
Professional photo offers good colors and should be used when viewing high end Adobe RGB photos. Professional photo offers good colors and should be used when viewing high end Adobe RGB photos.
Such as those taken with a DSLR camera. Such as those taken with a DSLR camera.
But if you want the most accurate colors, you should go with Cinema Mode. But if you want the most accurate colors, you should go with Cinema Mode.
The folks over at Display Mate found that while in Cinema Mode, the Galaxy S5 has the most accurate display of any smart phone or tablet they've ever tested. The folks over at Display Mate found that while in Cinema Mode, the Galaxy S5 has the most accurate display of any smart phone or tablet they've ever tested.
Cinema Mode is perfect for viewing photos of friends and family and watching movies and TV shows. Cinema Mode is perfect for viewing photos of friends and family and watching movies and TV shows.
When shopping for products online, having it display in cinema mode will ensure that that blue shirt you're buying is the correct shade of blue. When shopping for products online, having it display in cinema mode will ensure that that blue shirt you're buying is the correct shade of blue.
Cinema mode performs best when used inside areas with low ambient light. Cinema mode performs best when used inside areas with low ambient light.
I also recommend disabling the Galaxy S5's Auto adjust screen tone setting. I also recommend disabling the Galaxy S5's Auto adjust screen tone setting.
This option attempts to reduce power consumption by adjusting the screen's brightness based on the onscreen image. This option attempts to reduce power consumption by adjusting the screen's brightness based on the onscreen image.
At the same time however, it can also reduce color accuracy and contrast rations. At the same time however, it can also reduce color accuracy and contrast rations.
Disabling this function will help unleash the phone's full life output capabilities while also improving color and contrast. Disabling this function will help unleash the phone's full life output capabilities while also improving color and contrast.
This option can be turned off by going to settings, clicking on display and un-checking the auto adjust screen tone box. This option can be turned off by going to settings, clicking on display and un-checking the auto adjust screen tone box.
For more information about the different screen modes on a Galaxy S5, check out my article on howto.cnet.com, also reach out to me on Twitter with any questions or comments. For more information about the different screen modes on a Galaxy S5, check out my article on howto.cnet.com, also reach out to me on Twitter with any questions or comments.
I am Dan Graziano for cnet, thanks for watching. I am Dan Graziano for cnet, thanks for watching.
