Shoot in Portrait, Night, and Wide Aperture Modes

Use Portrait Mode to Shoot Portraits

Portrait mode lets you apply beauty, lighting 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 solves the issues caused by 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 with flowing water, such as waterfalls, to create a better contrast or a smooth, silky water effect.

1. Open Camera and select Night mode.

2. If you are using the rear camera, touch on the viewfinder 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.

   Do not stop shooting before the countdown finishes or your photos may come out blurry.

Use the Front Camera to Take Night Portraits

To take a selfie at night or when there is not enough light, you can use the front camera in Night mode.

In a dim environment, you can turn on the flash to get an illuminated photo of your face.

1. Open Camera and select Night mode.

2. Touch to switch to the front camera. Then you can:

   • Touch the flash icon at the top.

     This allows you to select (Auto), (Off), or (Always on).

   • Touch and adjust the beauty level.

3. Keep your phone steady and touch .

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.