My FanCam is my favorite new AI feature – because it doesn’t generate anything

Samsung’s new My FanCam feature is actually one of my favorites Galaxy AI features For a simple reason: he’s not making anything up.

Many previous Galaxy AI features, like Sketch to Image and AI Eraser, have been about adding or removing things from images, creating an image that isn’t even remotely real because it only generates what you ask.

What My FanCam does is simply make the AI ​​your personal photographer, allowing you to create a video focused on a fixed subject. FanCam videos themselves aren’t new; There are plenty of fun videos online that focus on a consistent topic, and there are other apps that help you produce them. But by integrating this concept directly into Samsung’s editing tools, it dramatically speeds up the process of creating an action-style video that focuses on just one person.

While Samsung launches My FanCam for the first time on the Galaxy Z phone Face 8, Fold 8 and fold 8 ultraThe feature will likely make its way to other phones that support One UI 9, such as the Galaxy S25 and S26 series. But for now, this feature is exclusive to the new Samsung foldable devices.

Using My FanCam is very easy. First, you record a video using the Camera app. Then open the Samsung Gallery app and select the video. You then tap the Galaxy AI icon, and the video is quickly scanned. Then, at the bottom of the screen, you see the My FanCam option.

After selecting this option, the phone shows that it has detected people in the frame. You can then click on the topic you want the video to follow and select the screen ratio for the exported video. Ratios like 16:9 will give you a portrait style video, while 1:1 and 4:3 will be more horizontal.

Once you have made these selections, click He follows To watch a preview video that focuses only on the topic. The new video looks as if an AI photographer is following the subject closely, without paying attention to anyone else. You can then select Save a copy Save this video in FanCam style.

I fully expect Google and Apple to eventually have their own versions of this feature as more AI features develop. There’s often a general trend towards using AI to create realistic-looking images, but in this case, the AI ​​is only doing some light editing work – and not creating anything new. That’s why a tool like My FanCam is fun: Galaxy AI doesn’t create anything from nothing; It’s just to give you a closer look at who you want to be the star of your show.

Mike Sorrentino

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Mike Sorrentino is our senior mobile editor, covering phones, texting apps, and smartwatches — and he’s obsessed with how to get the most out of them. Mike also watches the film and gaming industry, and outside of work enjoys cycling and making pizza.

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