Operation Manual

Anti-shake lens
Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) reduces blur from hand movements while you shoot. You'll get
sharper, brighter photos with more clarity, even in low light.
Selfies
§ Capture awesome selfies with the front facing camera. See Selfies on page 68.
§ Live Makeup – Before taking your selfie, use Live Makeup to smoothen your skin. See
Applying skin touch-ups with Live Makeup on page 68.
§ Instant selfie shots – Flash a smile, and the camera instantly captures your smiling face. Or,
just say "Cheese!" See Taking selfies automatically on page 69 and Taking selfies with voice
commands on page 69.
§ Enjoy taking wide-angle selfies with family or friends and with a panoramic scenery behind
you. See Taking a panoramic selfie on page 70.
Pro level capabilities
Pro mode gives you professional level control over your photography. Capture RAW photos and take
full control over your camera settings. See Taking a RAW photo on page 76 and Manually adjusting
camera settings on page 75.
The camera captures RAW photos in DNG format. The RAW file provides more image information
for post processing in the Google Photos
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app or a graphics program on your computer.
Hyperlapse
Hyperlapse lets you speed up the action up to 12 times, and select sections of the video to change its
speed. See Recording a Hyperlapse video on page 74.
Immersive sound
Easily connect wireless speakers to your phone.
HTC USonic
Experience music tuned to your ears. When you plug in the HTC USonic earphones to HTC U Play,
they will scan your ears to determine the audio output level that best suits you. This tuning process
happens almost instantly. The earphones can also dynamically adjust audio based on sound levels
around you.
See Tuning your HTC USonic earphones on page 61 for details.
The HTC USonic earphones can only be used with HTC U Play and other compatible HTC
phones supporting HTC USonic.
11 Features you'll enjoy