MIUI 12: Customize the Interface of the Camera App

MIUI 12 is the latest version of one of the most popular customization layers on the market. Version 12.5 has many new features, and in general we can enjoy greater customization of our phone. Even the camera, and we are not talking about tools to take photos, but about the environment where we take them, which can be more pleasant with these settings.

And yes, MIUI has a large number of functionalities to be able to customize the entire interface of the camera to our liking, in such a way that when we do these we find all the functions where we expect and with the most attractive appearance for our tastes.

Give your camera a personal touch

Taking photos with the phone is one of those things that we do almost every day, and of course, the more familiar and close the environment in which we take the photos is, the better snapshots we can take by being able to get more out of it. to the camera . For this we will be able to locate in the places that seem most useful and practical the different options to establish a scene according to our requirements.

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With the options that MIUI 12 offers us to customize it, we will have the option to choose the general design of the camera interface, the shooting modes that we can access, as well as the colors of this interface and even configure the sound of the camera. camera app. With all this, practically all areas of the camera app will be adapted to our tastes , so that the next time we take a photo, everything is where we expect it and also with a color code to match the rest of our phone. Next, we are going to see how to access these settings, and what all of them offer us to give a more personal touch to our Xiaomi mobile.

How are these settings accessed?

Well, far from what we might think, the settings to customize the entire camera experience are not found in the general settings , but in those that the mobile camera app has with MIUI 12. To be able to access them we must Do the next:

  • Open the camera app
  • Select the three horizontal stripes in the upper right
  • Select the “Settings” button
  • In this section, click on the “Customize” button.

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Here we will find four different sections, within which we will be able to customize an area of the camera app to our liking. These are the Function Layout, Camera Modes, Colors and Sound. In all of them we will be able to do the following:

Choose quick camera shortcuts

The MIUI 12 camera app has a series of quick shortcuts to be able to access the different shooting modes as quickly as possible, something very important if we have found a great scene to photograph and we need to have the camera ready. in the shortest possible time. Well, it is a section that works in a similar way to the Android quick shortcuts, which appear when we slide from the top of the screen to the inside of it. In this case we have more than ten settings to choose from, depending on the mobile.

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In the upper half we see the ” initial screen ” that basically shows us the shortcuts that we will have at hand when we slide down the screen when we have the camera open. We just have to long press the icons to move them from one menu to another, from More functions to Home screen.

Customize how camera modes are accessed

Xiaomi has taken care of even the smallest detail when it comes to giving us the possibility to personalize our way of taking photos on the phone. And one of the most important is the option of “Camera modes” that offers us precisely to alter the interface of the camera when accessing the different modes. By default we can go from one shooting mode to another by sliding the mode carousel from one side to the other with our finger.

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This method is called “More” Tab and we can replace it with another called “More” Panel that works in a different way. If we choose this, to access the rest of the modes we will have to slide up the small white horizontal bar at the top. Doing so will show all those shooting modes that we have at our disposal. In this way, access to all modes can be adapted to what is most natural or easy for us to do.

Select primary colors

Xiaomi also gives us the option to choose which colors will predominate in the MIUI camera interface. This obviously has no effect on the photos we take. But it does allow us to give it a personal touch and adapted to the general image of the phone. Once we enter this option we have a menu in which a preview of the camera interface appears at the top of the screen.

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In the lower part we see a series of colors, specifically six, among which we can choose to be able to change the color of the camera’s fonts, of the texts that identify each of the modes, and also the color of each of the icons that appear at the top of the screen. We have yellow, orange, purple, turquoise, and blue. As we select each of the colors, we will see the preview of how the interface will finally be , including the appearance of a wallpaper with a color according to the new interface. You just have to press the desired color, and then the “Apply” button to be able to give it a new color, which we can revert whenever we want.

Yes, you can also customize the shutter sound

Another demonstration that Xiaomi has taken great care that our experience with the camera is as personal and pleasant as possible. Because they have not only taken care that we can customize the visual aspect of the camera interface, but also the sound that the shutter button will make when shooting. The level of customization goes up to that point. To do this, we must click on the “Sound” button to access a menu in which we will be able to select between four different sounds.

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These are the default, retro, movie, and modern. And the truth is that the name of each one is just an excuse to differentiate one from the other, not because it has much to do with the sound itself. In addition, each one is represented by a different image, which pretends to synthesize the sound. This is interesting because in this way we can change the classic shutter sound, for another that does not seem that we are manipulating the camera . That is something that will allow us to take photos in unusual environments, when the phone emits a sound that could well belong to that of any app, me from a camera. As you can see, the customization possibilities are many and varied.