Face in Picture
You can use the Face in Picture mode to turn on the front and main cameras at the same
time, so you can take a photo of yourself together with the subject.
Timeshift Burst
The camera takes a burst of 61 photos in a window of two seconds—one second before
and after you tap the on-screen camera button. So you can go back and find the perfect
image.
To Use Timeshift Burst
1
Activate the camera.
2
Swipe the screen to select
, then select .
3
Take photos. The photos taken appear in thumbnail view.
4
Scroll through the thumbnails and select the photo you want to save, then tap .
Multi-Camera Mode
Multi-camera mode lets you shoot a photo or video that combines different angles from
two different sources. Two camera displays appear on your device screen: one from your
device’s camera, the other from a connected Xperia
®
device or a Sony camera that
supports NFC and Wi-Fi Direct
®
technology.
So if you’re at a concert venue, for example, and you want to capture a photo or video
that combines a view of the band from one angle and the audience from another, you
can use Multi-camera mode for the best effect.
You can set up Multi-camera mode using NFC, which launches the pairing of the two
devices using Wi-Fi Direct
®
technology.
To Use Multi-Camera Mode
1
Turn on the NFC function on both devices that you want to connect.
2
Activate the camera on your device.
3
Swipe the screen to select
, and then select .
4
On the screens of both devices, tap .
5
Touch the NFC detection areas of each device together. Both devices should now
connect using Wi-Fi Direct
®
technology.
6
Once the devices are connected, two camera displays appear on your device
screen—one from your device’s camera, the other from the camera of the
connected device.
7
To rearrange or reshape the camera displays, tap
.
8
When you are finished editing and are ready to capture the final combined photo
or video, tap
Done
> .
AR Mask
Use the AR mask feature to mask a selfie of your face with facial features from another
person or from an animal. For example, you can fuse your face with the face of a friend
to make amusing hybrid selfies.
To use the AR mask feature
1
Activate the camera.
2
Swipe the screen to go to
, then select .
3
Point the camera towards a face, then select the mask that you want to apply.
4
To take a photo, first tap to hide all masks, then tap .
5
To display all mask types again, locate a face in the colored frame that appears in
your camera viewfinder, then tap .
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