Take a Picture

Learn how to take a picture, use the front and rear camera, switch between camera and video modes, and more.

INSTRUCTIONS & INFO

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

In this tutorial, you will learn how to:

• Switch between front and rear camera
• Focus the camera
• Zoom in and out
• Take a photo

This tutorial requires you open the Camera app. To access the camera from the home screen, select the

Camera app. To access the Camera app from the lock screen, select the

Camera icon twice.

Switch between front and rear cameras

Select the Switch camera icon.

Note: You cannot switch the camera while you are recording a video.

Select the desired area of the screen you wish to focus on. A circle will appear when the area is selected.

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.

Select the Capture icon.

Note: Alternately, you can take a picture by pressing one of the Volume buttons.

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