Take a Picture

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



INSTRUCTIONS & INFO

Prenote info

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

In this tutorial, you will learn how to:

 

• Switch between cameras

• Focus the camera

• Zoom in and out

• Take a photo

• Access and use Pro mode

• Access and enable Quick Capture

 

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

 


 

Switch between cameras

Select the Switch camera icon to switch between the back camera and front camera. Select the Macro icon to switch to the Macro camera.

 

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Focus the camera

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

 

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Zoom in and 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: Zoom out all the way to 0.5X to capture Ultra-wide angle photos and videos.

 

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Take a photo

Select the Capture icon.

 

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

 

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To access Google Lens, select the Google Lens icon then follow the prompts to use.

 

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Access and use Pro mode

Pro allows you to manually adjust settings such as ISO, shutter speed, and exposure levels. To access Pro mode, from the camera screen, swipe left to Pro. Adjust settings as desired.

 

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Access and enable Quick capture

Quick capture will enable you to twist your wrist twice to quickly open the camera. From the Camera app, select the settings Settings icon then scroll to and select Quick capture, then select the Quick capture switch. Adjust the settings as desired.

 

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