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5 tips and tricks for taking the best 4th of July photos with your Android phone


You don't need to have a fancy camera, but you do need to use the right mode.

(Image credit: Nicholas Sutrich / Android Central)Lighting is the key to whether your phone takes great firework photos or obnoxiously bad ones. (Image credit: Future)On a Pixel phone, tapping and holding on the brightest part of your screen until you see a lock icon appear will set the exposure level. (Image credit: Brady Snyder / Android Central)You might prefer to set your exposure manually, but alternatively, night mode can be a simpler way to prepare your phone camera for fireworks shows.

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