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

To take a picture, from the home screen, select the Camera icon.
Note: You can also access the Camera from the lockscreen by selecting and swiping the Camera icon up.
Select the Camera icon to take a picture.
Note: To delete a recent picture, select the recent photos circle then select Delete. Select Delete again.
To switch to or from the front-facing camera, select the Switch camera icon.
To change camera modes, drag camera options left or right across the bottom of your screen.
To focus the camera, select the part of the screen you want the camera to focus on.
To zoom in and out of a picture, place two fingers together on the picture then drag them apart to zoom in. Pinch fingers together to zoom out.
To take a video, from the Camera app, select Video. Recording will begin when you select the red Record button.
To take a still picture while recording a video, select the Camera icon. Select the Record icon to stop recording and the Pause icon to pause recording.
To access saved pictures or videos, from the home screen, swipe left and select the Gallery icon.
Select Albums then select the desired album.
Select the desired picture or video to view.
To edit a picture, select the Edit icon, edit as desired.
Then select the Save icon.
Note: This device's rear camera is 8MP and the front camera is 2MP. It records video at 720p and 30fps. To take a screen shot, press and hold the Power and Volume down buttons at the same time until you hear the camera shutter sound and a short flashing animation. To view captured screen shots tap the Gallery app.