User Guide

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Camera and VideoApplications
Taking Pictures
Take pictures with your device’s front or back
camera.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps > Camera.
2. Using the display screen as a viewfinder,
compose your shot by aiming the camera at the
subject. While composing your picture, use the
onscreen options, or these gestures:
•
Tap the screen with two fingers and pinch or
spread them on the screen to zoom.
•
Tap the screen to focus on the area you
touched.
3. Tap
to take the picture, or press the Volume
key up or down.
Note: You can also press the Volume key up or down
to take a photo. The Volume key can be reassigned to
act as the video record key or as a zoom key.
Shooting Mode
Several photo effects are available. Some modes are
not available when taking self-portraits.
► Tap MODE, and then scroll up or down the
screen at the right side of the screen.
•
Auto: Allow the camera to evaluate the
surroundings and determine the ideal mode
for the photo.
•
Beauty face: Take a photo with lightened
faces for gentler images.
•
Shot & more: Take a quick burst of photos
and apply effects to them.
•
Rear-cam selfie: Set the rear camera to
automatically detect and focus on your face
when you take self-portrait pictures using the
rear camera.
Camera and Video
Switch
between the
front and
back cameras
Shortcuts
menu
Current
flashmode
Current
shootingmode
Record video
Take a picture
Change
shooting
mode
View pictures and
videosintheGallery
Camera
settings