Samsung unveils the Galaxy S 4's software tricks: camera modes, Story Album, S Translate, S Voice Drive

Samsung is revealing what Smart software additions the Galaxy S 4 will bring to the table, and they're well beyond what's been rumored. The camera is one of the biggest focuses, borrowing much from the Galaxy Camera: Cinema Photo captures still images with moving backgrounds, a Drama Shot burst mode that creates animated GIFs, an Eraser mode to remove unwanted background subjects, and a Sound & Shot mode that puts audio in the background. A Story Album automatically creates photo albums based on common details such as location and time.

That's just the start: AirView now works with your finger, rather than a pen, and starts right from the lock screen. Adapt Display automatically tunes the display for viewing conditions to be more comfortable. S Translate, meanwhile, will take both spoken and written words and translate them through several languages, inside of multiple apps. S Voice has been upgraded to S Voice Drive to let drivers get navigation, find points of interest and otherwise interact with the phone without having to take any hands off the wheel.

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Gallery: Samsung Galaxy S 4 Smart Features

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