Advanced Photo & Video Features

In this tutorial, you will learn how to:

• Access camera modes 
• Customize photo and video settings
• Crop a photo
• Access camera filters
• Add a watermark
• Access and use Keep last mode

Access camera modes

From the Camera app, swipe left or right to access Slow Motion, Portrait or Pro. Swipe left to More to access modes such as Spot Color, Panorama, and Timelapse.

Note: Slow motion allows you to record videos at a high frame rate which can be played in slow motion. Portrait allows you to highlight the subject of a photo by blurring the background. Pro allows you to take photos in manual mode. Spot Color allows you to select a color to highlight. Panorama allows you to create wider photos by stitching together multiple photos. Timelapse allows you to create time-lapse videos. Not all of these options are available when using the front facing camera.



To access Google Lens, select the Google Lens icon then follow the prompts to use. 

Customize photo and video settings

From the Camera app, select the  Settings icon. Adjust settings as desired.  

Crop a photo

1. From the Camera app, select the Gallery icon. Swipe left to the desired photo, then select Edit.

Note: Alternately, from the home screen, select the  Photos app > navigate to and select the desired photo.



2. Select Crop. Select and drag the crop corners to crop as desired, then select Save copy.

Access camera filters

From the Edit screen, swipe left to Filters. Select the desired filter, then select Save copy.

Add a watermark

From Camera settings screen, select Watermark.

Select the desired type of watermark for your photos. When finished, select the back arrow.

After taking a photo, the watermark will appear on the bottom left corner of your photo.

Access and use Keep last mode

From Camera settings screen, scroll to and select the Keep last mode switch.

Note: This feature will use the last used mode active when reopening the camera app.