Take Photos

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Take Photos


  1. Open Camera.

  2. You can then:

    • Focus: Touch where you want to focus.

      To adjust focus and metering separately, touch and hold the viewfinder and drag the individual frame or ring to the desired location.

    • Adjust brightness: Touch the viewfinder. When the symbol appears next to the focus frame, drag it up or down.

    • Zoom in or out: On the viewfinder, pinch in or out, or drag the zoom slider.

    • Turn the flash on or off: Touch and select (Auto), (On), (Off), or (Always on).

    Some features are only available when using the rear camera.

  3. Touch to take a photo.

Take Burst Photos

Use Burst mode to take a sequence of photos in quick succession so you can choose the best one.

Burst shooting is only available when using the rear camera.

  1. Open Camera and select Photo mode.

  2. Touch and hold or press and hold one of the Volume buttons to take a burst photo.

    When shooting, you'll see a counter, which indicates how many photos you've taken so far.

  3. Lift your finger to stop shooting.

Once you have finished, select photos you want to keep from the burst.

  1. Open Gallery.

  2. Touch a burst photo (which will be tagged with ), then touch .

  3. Swipe through the burst photos, select the ones you want to keep, then touch and follow the onscreen instructions.

  4. To delete the whole burst photo, touch and hold to select the photo, then touch .

Take Timed Photos

The camera timer allows you to set a time delay so you can get into position after you have touched the shutter button.

  1. Open Camera.

  2. Go to > Timer and select a delay option.

  3. Return to the viewfinder and touch the shutter button. Your phone will take a photo when the countdown ends.

Use Voice Commands to Take Photos

You can use your voice to take photos without having to touch the shutter button.

  1. Open Camera.

  2. Go to > Audio control, enable Audio control, and select an audio control option.

  3. Go back to the viewfinder, then say your command to take a photo.

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