Take a Picture or Video

Take a picture or video, use the front and rear camera, and switch between camera and video modes.

INSTRUCTIONS & INFO

For technical details about your camera, see the Specifications tutorial.

ACCESS CAMERA: From the home screen, select the Start icon, then select Camera.
Note: This device has an 8MP rear-facing camera and a 5MP front-facing camera. The video recorder is 1080p at 30fps.
SWITCH BETWEEN FRONT/REAR CAMERAS: Select the Switch camera icon.
TAKE A PHOTO: Select the Capture icon.
FOCUS CAMERA: Select the desired area of the screen you wish to focus the camera on. A square will appear when the area is selected.
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.
Note: Alternately, use the zoom measure on the left side of the screen. Select and hold the Plus icon to zoom in, and the Minus icon to zoom out.
ACCESS VIDEOS/PHOTOS: Select the Gallery icon. From here you can view, edit or delete videos and images.
Note: Photos and videos can also be viewed from the home screen by selecting the Start icon > Photos app.
RECORD A VIDEO: Select the Video icon.
Select the Video icon again to begin recording.
PAUSE/STOP A RECORDING: Select the Pause icon to pause while recording. Select the Stop icon to stop recording a video.
Note: Videos are automatically saved when recording ends.