Take a Picture
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Take a Picture
Learn how to access the camera, take a picture, switch between front and rear facing camera, and more.
INSTRUCTIONS & INFO
For technical details about your camera, see the Specifications tutorial.
In this tutorial, you will learn how to:
Note: Alternately, press either of the Volume buttons. You can also take a photo by saying "Cheese," "Smile," or "LG." To enable or disable Voice control for photos, from the Camera app select the
Settings icon then scroll to and select the Cheese shutter switch.
• Take a photo
• Switch between the front and rear cameras
• Focus the camera
• Zoom in and out
This tutorial requires you to open the Camera app. From the home screen, select the 
Camera app. To access the camera from the lock screen, select and drag the Camera icon up.
Take a photo
Select the Capture icon.
Note: Alternately, press either of the Volume buttons. You can also take a photo by saying "Cheese," "Smile," or "LG." To enable or disable Voice control for photos, from the Camera app select the
Settings icon then scroll to and select the Cheese shutter switch. Switch between front and rear cameras
Select the Switch camera icon.
Note: When you switch to the front-facing camera, the 32 MP pop-up front-facing camera will pop-up automatically. The camera will automatically go down when you select the switch camera icon. Do not push the pop-up camera down manually.
Note: When you switch to the front-facing camera, the 32 MP pop-up front-facing camera will pop-up automatically. The camera will automatically go down when you select the switch camera icon. Do not push the pop-up camera down manually.
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.