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Take Pictures
Shooting Mode
Take pictures with your device’s front or rear camera
or combine shots with Dual camera.
Several visual effects are available. Some modes are
not available when taking self-portraits.
Note
: Prior to using the camera, remove the plastic
protective covering from the camera lens.
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
available options or these gestures:
•
Touch the screen with two fingers and pinch
or spread them on the screen to zoom in or
out.
•
Tap the screen to focus on the area you
touched.
3. Before taking the photo, you can tap the icons to
access various camera options and settings.
4. Tap
Take a picture
to take the picture.
Note
: You can also press the
Volume
key up or
down to take a picture. This is the default action of the
Volume key while the camera is active. You can also
set the Volume key to act as the video record key or
as a zoom key.
Quick Settings
Reorganize shortcuts for easy access to the
camera’s various options.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
Camera
.
2. Tap
Settings
to quickly change Camera
settings. The available options vary by mode.
3. Touch and hold a settings icon and drag it to the
left side of the screen.
4. Touch and drag a Quick setting icon to change
the position of the icon or to change which
Quick settings to use.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
Camera
.
2. Tap
Mode
to view the following options. Each
section indicates which camera (front or rear) the
modes are available for.
MODE
•
Auto
: Allow the camera to evaluate the
surroundings and determine the ideal mode for
the picture.
•
Beauty face
: Take a picture with lightened faces
for gentler images.
•
Panorama
: Create a linear image by taking
pictures in either a horizontal or vertical
direction.
•
Virtual tour
: Create interactive virtual tours of
your surroundings.
•
Shot & more
: Take a quick burst of pictures and
apply effects to them.
•
Dual camera
: Take pictures and record videos
using the front and rear cameras at the same
time. A variety of picture-in-picture styles are
available.
•
Manage modes
: Select which shooting modes
to display when you tap
MODE
Mode
.
•
Download
: Download additional shooting
modes.
Applications
48
Camera and Video
MODE
MODE