Take a picture or video
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Take a picture or video
Take a screenshot, edit a picture or video, use the front and rear camera, and switch between camera and video modes.
INSTRUCTIONS & INFO
- To open the camera, from the Start screen tap the Camera tile.
Note: From the lock screen, swipe down from the top of the screen to quickly access the camera to take video or pictures.
- Swipe up from the bottom of the screen to access camera options.
- To switch between the front- and rear-facing cameras, tap Change camera.
- Tap the Camera icon to take a picture.
- Tap the Camcorder icon to start recording a video.
- Tap the Camera icon to take a still while recording a video.
- Tap the Stop icon to stop recording.
- Swipe right to quickly access the Camera roll.
Note: Alternatively, swipe up from the bottom of the screen, then tap Camera roll.
- To take a panoramic picture, tap the Panorama icon.
- Tap Anywhere to start.
- Tilt the device slowly to take your panorama.
- When you are finished, tap the Check icon to complete.
Note: This device has a 8MP Auto focus Rear-facing camera and a 3.5MP Fixed focus Front-facing camera. The video recorder is 1080p. To take a screenshot on the Surface 3, press and hold the Windows button and then pressing the Volume down button. The screen dims for a second as the image is captured. The image is saved in the Screenshots folder of the Pictures library.