Camera
Basic Camera Functions
Use the Basic Camera Features
Understand your camera's basic features to help you take better pictures.
Basic photo mode: Open Camera. In the viewnder, touch to take a photo. You can also
set the volume down button as a shutter button for your camera.
Select a camera mode: Open Camera to choose a camera mode according to your needs.
Zoom in or out: Touch and hold the camera screen with two ngers. Separate your ngers to zoom
in, and pinch them together to zoom out. If you zoom in beyond your camera's optical zoom limit,
the image quality will decrease. After you touch the screen with two ngers and zoom in or out, a
zoom bar will appear on the side of the screen, which you can also use to zoom your camera in or
out.
Adjust your camera's exposure: Your camera will adjust its exposure automatically depending on
the ambient light level. Increasing the exposure will make pictures appear brighter whereas decreasing
the exposure will make pictures appear darker. You can adjust the exposure manually from the
viewnder by touching the screen and dragging the icon up or down.
Enable or disable ash: Flash is used to provide extra lighting for taking photos in low light
conditions. From the
viewnder, touch to select one of the following ash modes:
l Auto: The camera automatically enables or disables ash depending on the ambient light level.
l Off: Disable
ash.
l On: Enable ash.
l Always on: Flash is always on while you are in the viewnder.
Enable geolocation: Your geographic location will be recorded when you take a picture to allow you
to search through your pictures by location. From the viewnder, touch to enter the settings
menu and enable GPS tag.
Use Camera to Record Videos
Besides taking pictures, you can also use the camera to capture high resolution videos.
Record a video: Open Camera and touch to start recording a video.
Take a picture while recording a video: You can touch
when recording a video to take a
picture.
Enable Flash always on: When recording a video in low light conditions, you can touch and
select to always turn on the ash.
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