{"id":315097,"date":"2026-02-28T18:32:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T18:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/315097\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T18:32:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T18:32:14","slug":"shooting-videos-of-fancy-cars-with-the-galaxy-s26s-new-camera-feature-is-a-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/315097\/","title":{"rendered":"Shooting Videos of Fancy Cars With the Galaxy S26’s New Camera Feature Is a Dream"},"content":{"rendered":"

While my esteemed CNET colleagues were in San Francisco for the release of the Samsung Galaxy S26<\/a> series, I was in Barcelona ahead of MWC 2026<\/a>, seeing the sights and eying the fancy cars that ply the Spanish city’s streets.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Once my colleagues arrived with the Galaxy S26 in tow, I found a novel use for one of its coolest features: shooting videos of Europe’s expensive automobiles.<\/p>\n


\n This story is part of Samsung Event, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Samsung’s most popular products.
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It’s not uncommon for a Porsche or Maserati to zoom down the streets of the upscale neighborhoods in Barcelona. To capture them on video, I tried out the Galaxy S26’s new Horizontal Lock, an extremely forgiving image stabilization mode. As my colleague Abrar Al-Heeti noted in her first take<\/a>, with the camera feature turned on, you can tilt the phone as much as you want while the horizon remains steady.\u00a0<\/p>\n

First, I reviewed CNET’s hands-on sessions with the new mode. I overrotated the phone 90 degrees in one direction and flipped it 180 degrees in the other. Horizontal Lock worked exactly as advertised, showing smooth footage you’d believe was shot with a phone held very still.<\/p>\n

This was a great feature to try out on Barcelona’s streets, turning my wiggling arm into a steady hand behind the camera as I tracked flashy autos speeding down Passeig de Gracia and Carrer d’Arago in the Quadrat d’Or.\u00a0<\/p>\n

With Horizontal Lock straightening my footage, I could send videos back to my friends at home with undeniable proof that I’d seen some beautiful cars — like the Porsche Carrera GTS in the image above (a 904 from around 1964, if my Googling skills are to be believed).<\/p>\n

The Galaxy S26’s Horizontal Lock is a perfect assistant if you’re shooting fast, agile subjects darting around unpredictably. The feature could also salvage videos from unusably shaky footage, a clear advantage when recording during emergencies, disasters or in war zones.\u00a0<\/p>\n

And for everyday Galaxy S26 owners, Horizontal Lock makes casual videos easier to watch, ensuring they end up on the good photography subreddits<\/a> rather than the bad ones<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Read more: The 11 Biggest Announcements at the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2026 Event<\/a><\/p>\n

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Watch this: The Galaxy S26 Has a Bigger Screen, Battery and Price\n <\/p>\n

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