Camera and Video 148
Note:IfyouhaveanSDcardinstalled,youcanchoosetosavepicturesandvideostotheSDcard.If
nocardisinstalled,picturesandvideosaresavedtoyourphone’smemory.
1. OpenCamerafromthelockscreenorHomescreen.
2. SwitchtoCameramode.
3. Pointthecameraatwhatyouwanttocapture.Thecameraadjuststhefocusautomaticallyas
youmoveit.
4.
Whenyou’rereadytotaketheshot,tap .
Tip:YoucanalsotapanywhereonthescreentotakeaphotoifyouselectedTouch to capturein
> >Camera options.
Capture Better Photos
Herearesometipsonhowtoimprovethequalityofyourphotosonyourphone.
Improve Focus and Sharpness
n Yourphone’scamerahasautofocus,whichworksbestonasubjectthatisnotmovingtoomuch.
Tochangethefocus,ontheViewfinder,taptheoneyouwanttofocuson.
n Ifthesubjectismoving,ontheViewfinder,touchandholdthesubjecttolockthefocus.
n YoucanmanuallyadjustthesharpnessofaphotobyeditingintheGalleryapp.Youcanalsoset
thesharpnessbeforetakingaphotointheCamerasettings.Generally,itisbettertosharpena
blurryimageratherthantoreducethesharpnessinanimage.
Take Well-lit Photos
n Yourphoneautomaticallyadjuststhefocusandexposure.Iftheimageappearsunderexposed
orappearsdarkontheViewfinderscreen,tapapartoftheimagethatisinshadow.Conversely,
tapawell-litobjectintheimageiftheimageseemstobeoverexposed.Focusonanobjectwitha
neutraltoneforabalancedexposure.Keepinmindthattappingonanotherobjectmayshiftthe
focusfromyoursubject.
n Ifyouareusingthedefaultsettingsandthephotostillappearstoodark,switchtoNightscene,
butuseatripodorplaceyourphoneonalevelsurface.
n Iftherearepartsoftheimagethatareinshadowsandothersareinhighlights,useHDRmodeto
capturethreeshotsofdifferentexposuresandcombinethemintooneshot.Keepyourphone
steadyorplaceitonalevelsurfacewhenusingHDR.
n Whentakingapanoramashot,considerthewholesceneandfocusonanobjectthathasa
neutraltonetohelpkeeptheexposurebalancedinthecompositeimage.
n Ifyoursubjectislitfromtheback,useBacklightscenetohighlighttheforegroundandkeep
somedetailsofthebackground.
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