Use Portrait Mode to Shoot Portraits

Portrait mode lets you apply beauty, lighting, and blur effects to your photos to shoot stunning portraits.

1. Open Camera and select Portrait mode.

2. Frame your subject in the viewfinder.

   To take a selfie, touch .

3. You can also:

   • Enable beauty effect: Touch and drag the slider to adjust beauty settings. A larger value will produce a more distinct beauty effect. To disable the beauty effect, drag each setting to its lowest value.

   • Set blur and lighting effects: Touch and select blur and lighting effects to your liking.

4. Touch to take a photo.

Take Night Shots

Night mode resolves the limitations of low light and night shooting to give your photos sharper details and brighter colors.

You can also use Night mode when shooting backlit subjects and scenes of flowing water, such as waterfalls, to create better contrast or a smooth, silky water effect.

1. Open Camera and select Night mode.

2. On the viewfinder, touch to adjust the ISO sensitivity or to adjust the shutter speed.

3. Keep your phone steady and touch .

4. Your phone will adjust the exposure time based on the ambient brightness. Keep your phone steady and keep shooting until the countdown finishes or your photos may come out blurry.

Shoot Wide Aperture Photos and Videos

Wide aperture mode allows you to shoot photos and videos where the background is blurred while your subject remains in sharp focus.

1. Open Camera and select Aperture mode.

2. Touch where you want to focus. For best results, your phone needs to be within 2 meters (about 7 ft.) of your subject.

3. Touch in the viewfinder and drag the slider to adjust aperture settings. A smaller aperture value will create a more blurred background.

4. Touch the shutter button to shoot a photo or video. When recording, touch the viewfinder to adjust the focus.

Edit Background Blur in Wide Aperture Photos

You can adjust the focus and background blur after you've taken a wide aperture photo.

1. Go to Gallery > Albums > Camera.

2. Touch a photo tagged with , then touch at the top of the photo.

3. Follow the instructions to touch the photo to re-focus. Drag the slider at the bottom to adjust the aperture.

4. Touch to save the settings.