'This is a gimbal inside a smartphone' — Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Super Steady Horizontal Lock really can handle a 360-degree turn

While everyone is buzzing about Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra's impressive Privacy Display, I'm currently losing my mind over the upgraded Super Steady with Horizontal Lock video mode. It's essentially a digital gimbal inside your smartphone.

As advertised by Samsung and announced during Galaxy Unpacked in February 2026, this new mode, an upgrade from the previous motion-control Super Steady mode, can lock your video to a smooth, horizontal plane, even if you turn the camera a full 360 degrees.

Better yet, the feature doesn't require post-processing; you simply choose the setting, start shooting your subject, and move the camera as needed. The S26 Ultra's gyroscope and accelerometer track all movement, and then some clever, real-time image processing applies corrective adjustments to the video.