P40 User Guide-(ANA-LX4&NX9,EMUI11.1_01,en-us)

4 Your phone will adjust the exposure time based on the ambient brightness. Keep your
phone steady until the countdown nishes.
You can also touch the shutter button to take a photo before the countdown nishes.
Some phones do not support ending a countdown before it is due to nish.
Use the Front Camera to Take Night Portraits
To take a sele at night or when there is not sucient light around you, you can use the
front camera in Night mode.
In a dim environment, you can turn on the ash to get an illuminated photo of your face.
1 Go to Camera or go to Camera > More (depending on your device model), and select
Night mode.
2 Touch to switch to the front camera and:
• Touch the ash icon at the top of the screen and select (auto) or (steady on)
to enable the ash. This allows you to capture an illuminated photo of your face when
there is not sucient light around you.
• Touch to adjust the beauty eect.
If the icon cannot be found in the viewnder of your phone, it means that
beauty mode is not supported.
3 Steady your phone and touch the shutter button.
Aperture
Take Wide Aperture Photos
Wide aperture mode allows you to shoot photos and videos with a blurred background while
your subject remains in sharp focus.
1 Open Camera or go to Camera > More(depending on your device model) and select
Aperture mode.
2 Touch where you want to focus. For best results, your phone needs to be within 2 m
(about 7 ft.) of your subject.
3 Touch
in the viewnder and drag the slider to adjust aperture settings. A smaller
aperture value will create a more blurred background.
4 Touch the shutter button to shoot a photo.
Edit Background Blur in Wide Aperture Photos
You can adjust the focus and background blur after you've taken a wide aperture photo.
1 Go to Gallery > Albums > Camera.
2 Touch a photo tagged with
, then touch at the top of the photo.
Camera and Gallery
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