| Take Wide-Angle or Long-Focus Photos |
The zoom capabilities of your device's camera allow you to capture more of a scene, or distant vistas.
Take Wide-Angle Photos
Open Camera and select Photo mode.
Ensure that
is enabled.Aim the camera at the object you want to take a photo of. The camera will automatically recommend Super wide angle mode if it detects a building. Touch Wide to have a wider angle of view.
You can also drag the zoom slider in the viewfinder, or pinch in or out to adjust the zoom level. A smaller value will result in a wider angle of view.
Touch
to take a photo.
Automatically Switch to Wide Angle When Taking Selfies with the Front Camera
When the front camera of your phone detects multiple people in the frame, it will automatically switch to the wide angle to fit more people into your photo.
Open Camera, select Photo or Portrait mode, then touch
to switch to the front camera.After you switch your phone from portrait to landscape orientation, the camera will automatically switch to Wide-angle mode. When there are three or more people in the viewfinder, the camera will automatically switch to the widest angle in Wide-angle mode.
You can also drag the zoom slider in the viewfinder to manually switch between zoom levels.
Touch
to take a photo.
Take Photos from Far Away
Open Camera and select Photo mode.
Aim the camera at a distant object you want to take a photo of. Drag the zoom slider or pinch in or out to adjust the zoom level.
When the zoom level is set to 15x or higher, a Picture in Picture preview is displayed in the viewfinder to help you focus.
This feature may vary by device.
In the viewfinder, touch where you want to focus. When the camera is in focus, touch
.