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Take a Picture

Learn how to take a picture, switch between front and rear camera, focus, and zoom.



Prenote info

For technical details about your device's camera, see the Specifications tutorial. For advanced camera features, see the Advanced Photo & Video Features tutorial. 

In this tutorial, you will learn how to:

 

• Take a photo
• Switch between the front and rear cameras
• Focus the camera
• Zoom in and out
• Use Multicapture
• Use Night mode
• Access and use Fun mode



This tutorial requires you to open the Camera app. From the home screen, select the camera app Camera app. To access the camera from the lock screen, press the Side button twice or select and drag the Camera app Camera icon up.


 

Take a photo

Select the Capture icon.

Note: Alternately, press either of the Volume buttons.

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Switch between front and rear cameras

Select the Switch camera icon.

Note: You can also swipe up or down to quickly switch between the rear and front facing cameras.
 
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Focus the camera

Select the screen in the desired location to focus the camera.
 
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Zoom in and out

Drag two fingers from the middle of the screen toward the outer edges of the screen to zoom in. Pinch two fingers from the outer edges of the screen to the middle of the screen to zoom out.

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Use Multicapture

Select and drag the Capture icon down to the bottom of the screen to take a burst of images. The number of photos taken will appear on the capture icon. Release your finger to stop.

Note: You cannot take burst shots in high resolution. To change the camera resolution, select the Ratio icon Ratio icon then select the desired option.

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Use Night mode

1. From the Camera screen, swipe left to MORE then select NIGHT. 

 

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2. Select the Capture icon.

 

Note: Use Night mode to take brighter and sharper photos under low light conditions. You can use Night mode to capture Astrography without special equipment.

 

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Access and use Fun Mode

From the Camera app, swipe right to FUN. Swipe left on the capture icon to the desired filter.

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