How to shoot RAW photos in LG G4 G3 G5

How to shoot RAW photos in LG G4 G3 G5

The best feature of LG smartphones like G4 and G5 is its camera, and what makes it special is its ability to shoot photos in RAW format. Taking pictures in RAW will give photo editors incredible amount of control to tweak their images and improve its overall quality via powerful editing tools like Adobe Lightroom. Many new LG smartphone users have a hard time finding the option to enable RAW mode in LGs camera app.

To enter RAW mode, you will first have to switch from automatic to manual camera mode. This is very easy, simply open your camera app and then tap in the menu icon (three dot vertical line) on the top left. Now, tap "Manual". After youre in manual mode, on the left taskbar you will see a "JPG" icon. Tap on it and now it will switch to "RAW JPG".  Now you are ready to shoot photos in RAW format.

Switching to manual mode

Enabling RAW JPG shooting 

Before you start using the RAW mode, you should learn the basics of manual shooting. It is very easy to learn. Just play with the available settings that include WB(white balance), MF(manual focus), exposure (+/-), ISO and shutter speed (S). On brighter environment you will need to lower the ISO and the shutter speed. On a more darker setting or dimly lit indoor environment, experiment with higher ISO and lower shutter speed. Too much ISO, while brightens the image, can increase noise. Note that when you increase the shutter speed, your cameras shutter will open for a long time to let more light in and takes more time to snap a photo. So you will have to hold the camera very steady while shooting with low shutter speed. The white balance is used to change the color tone from cool to warm- use it to get the most natural color for your photos during different weather and lighting conditions.


The LG G4 and G5 with its f 1.8 aperture camera, is able to take excellent night shots. You can take amazing night shots by using a small smartphone tripod. Just play with the manual settings and you will become a pro LG smartphone photographer in no time.  

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How to turn off dialpad touch sound on LG G5 G4

How to turn off dialpad touch sound on LG G5 G4

Out of the box, your LG smartphones has the screen touch sounds option enabled by default. While I personally find the lockscreen sound useful, I dont like my phone to make sounds everytime I touch an icon and I specially dont like the dialpad touch sounds because it doesnt allow me to call someone discreetly. The loud dialpad sounds can be very annoying not only to you but to those around you. Luckily, you can easily mute or turn off dialpad touch sounds on your LG device via Sound & notification settings. Additionally,  if you dont like the vibrations or haptic feedback while typing on the onscreen keyboard, you can also turn it from the "sound and notifications" settings.

Steps to turn off touch sound on dialer of LG G4 or G5 (and other LG devices)

• Go to Settings >>  Sounds & Notification
• Scroll down and tap on "More"
• Here you can uncheck "Vibrate on tap" to disable screen tap vibrations or feedback
• Now Tap on "Sound effects"
• Uncheck " Dialpad touch sounds" and also "Touch Sound"

There you go, now you wont hear any sounds while dialing a number on your LG phone. 

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How to hide on screen buttons on LG G4 G5 G3 V10

How to hide on screen buttons on LG G4 G5 G3 V10

LG smartphone’s home screen has three on-screen touch buttons- return, app drawer and recent apps. These onscreen buttons usually stay hidden when you are using an app or playing a game, and you will have to swipe from the button or right edge of the screen to bring them up. However, on some games like Mortal Kombat the on-screen buttons don’t go away and stays on the right side of the screen, preventing full-screen gameplay. This can be very distracting, annoying, and there is a good chance you will accidentally press the onscreen buttons. Whether its games or any other apps, you get a more immersive experience when the whole screen is utilized.



Here is how you can hide on-screen buttons on LG phones for any app or games that do not support immersive mode.

How to hide on-screen navigation buttons on LG G5, G4, G3 and V10

• Open Settings (swipe down from the top of the screen and tap the gear icon on top right)
• Go to “Display”
• Tap on “Home touch buttons”
• Tap “Hide Home touch buttons”
• Now you will see a list of apps and games installed on your smartphone
• Simply select the apps/games for which you want on-screen navigation buttons to remain hidden.

Don’t worry the above steps, won’t permanently hide the navigation buttons as you can easily bring them back by swiping up from the bottom (in portrait mode) and swiping left from right side of the screen (in landscape mode).

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