Use Portrait Mode to Shoot Portraits

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

1. Open Camera and select Portrait mode.

2. Frame your subject within the viewfinder.

   To take a selfie, touch .

3. You can then:

   • Enable beauty effect: Touch and drag the slider to adjust beauty settings. A larger value will produce a more pronounced beauty effect.

     To disable the beauty effect, drag the setting to its lowest value.

   • Set lighting effect: Touch and select an effect 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.

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 > More 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. Touch the photo to adjust the focus. Drag the slider at the bottom to adjust the aperture.

4. Touch to save the settings.

5. Touch to save the edited photo as a new photo. The new photo does not allow background blur editing.