Advanced Photo & Video Features
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Advanced Photo & Video Features

Learn how to access and use Camera modes, effects, customization, and crop a photo.


INSTRUCTIONS & INFO

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To access the Camera app, from the home screen, select the Camera app icon Camera app.

In this tutorial, you will learn how to:

 

• Access camera modes 

• Customize photo and video settings

• Crop a photo

• Access camera filters

• Access Selfie Photo Mirror

• Access Camera Cartoon

• Access Photo Booth

 

 

Access camera modes

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

 

Note: 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.

 

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

 

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Customize photo and video settings

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

 

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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 google photos Photos app > navigate to and select the desired photo.

 

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

 

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Access camera filters

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

 

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Access Selfie Photo Mirror

From Camera settings screen, scroll to and select the Selfie mirror switch.

 

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Access Camera Cartoon

From Camera settings screen, select the Camera Cartoon switch.

 

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Access Photo Booth

To access and use Photo Booth, swipe left to More then select Photo Booth.

 

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