Take a Picture
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Take a Picture
Learn how to take a picture, switch between front and rear camera, focus, and zoom.
INSTRUCTIONS & INFO
For technical details about your camera, see the Specifications tutorial. The tutorial below requires you to open the Camera. You can open the Camera from the home screen by selecting the 
Camera app. Alternately, you can access the camera from the lock screen by pressing the Side button twice or by selecting and dragging the Camera icon up.
Camera app. Alternately, you can access the camera from the lock screen by pressing the Side button twice or by selecting and dragging the Camera icon up. In this tutorial, you will learn how to:
Note: Alternately, press either of the Volume buttons.
Drag two fingers from the middle of the screen toward the outer edges of the screen to zoom in. Pinch two fingers from the outer edges of the screen to the middle of the screen to zoom out.
The photos and vidos taken using Single Take will be displayed as a collection. To view the collection, from the Camera app, select the Gallery icon.
Note: Alternately, from the home screen select the
Gallery app.
• Take a photo
• Switch between the front and rear cameras
• Focus the camera
• Zoom in and out
• Use Multicapture
• Access and use Single Take
• Use Multicapture
• Access and use Single Take
Take a photo
Select the Capture icon.
Note: Alternately, press either of the Volume buttons.
Switch between front and rear cameras
Select the Switch camera icon.
Note: You can also swipe up or down to quickly switch between the rear and front facing cameras.
Note: You can also swipe up or down to quickly switch between the rear and front facing cameras.
Focus the camera
Select the screen in the desired location to focus the camera.
Zoom in and out
Drag two fingers from the middle of the screen toward the outer edges of the screen to zoom in. Pinch two fingers from the outer edges of the screen to the middle of the screen to zoom out.
Use Multicapture
Select and drag the Capture icon down to the bottom of the screen to take a burst of images. The number of photos taken will appear above the capture icon. Release your finger to stop.
Access and use Single Take
Single Take allows you to shoot a scene in a series of pictures and short videos at the same time. From the camera screen, swipe right to SINGLE TAKE then select the Capture icon to begin recording. Pan the camera around slowly to capture multiple photos in the scene. Single Take will stop automatically after about 10 seconds. To manually stop recording, select the Stop icon. Your device will automatically process all the photos and videos captured.
The photos and vidos taken using Single Take will be displayed as a collection. To view the collection, from the Camera app, select the Gallery icon.
Note: Alternately, from the home screen select the
Gallery app.