Take a Picture or Video
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Take a Picture or Video
Take and edit a picture or video, use the front and rear camera, and switch between camera and video modes.
INSTRUCTIONS & INFO
- ACCESS CAMERA:Â From the home screen, select the Camera app.
Note: Alternately, you can access the camera front the lock screen by selecting and dragging the Camera icon up or by pressing the Home button twice. Upon first access, a View camera modes overlay will appear. Select Next to continue. The Location tags prompt will also appear. Select OK or CANCEL to continue. This device has a 5MP rear-facing camera and a 8MP front-facing camera. The video recorder is 1080p at 30fps.
- SWITCH BETWEEN CAMERAS: Select the Switch camera icon to switch between your front-facing and rear-facing cameras.
- CHANGE CAMERA MODE: Swipe right or left to the desired Camera mode.
Note: Alternately, select the desired Camera mode.
- FOCUS THE CAMERA:Â Select the desired area of the photo you wish to focus on. A circle will appear when the area is selected.Â
- ZOOM IN/OUT: Move two fingers apart towards the edge of the screen to zoom in. Move two fingers inward towards the middle of the screen to zoom out.
- TAKE A PHOTO: Select the Capture icon.
- RECORD A VIDEO:Â Select the Record icon.
- CAPTURE IMAGE/PAUSE A RECORDING:Â Select the Capture icon to take a photo while recording a video. Select the Pause icon to pause the recording of a video.
- RESUME/STOP A RECORDING:Â Select the Record icon to resume recording. Select the Stop icon to stop a recording.
Note: Videos are automatically saved when recording ends.
- ACCESS VIDEOS/PHOTOS:Â Select the Gallery icon.
Note: Photos and videos can also be viewed from the home screen by swiping up or down from the center of the screen to access the Apps tray > select the Gallery app.
- TAKE A SCREENSHOT:Â Press and hold the Power/Lock and Volume down buttons.
Note: Alternately, press and hold the Power/Lock and Home buttons. To access screenshots, from home screen swipe up or down from the center of the screen to access the Apps tray > select the Gallery app > ALBUMS tab > Screenshots.