Take a Picture or Video
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Take a Picture or Video

Take a picture or video, use the front and rear camera, and switch between camera and video modes.


INSTRUCTIONS & INFO
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For technical details about your camera, see the Specifications tutorial.
In this tutorial, you will learn how to:

• Take a photo
• Switch between the front and rear cameras
• Focus the camera
• Zoom in and out
• Record a video

This tutorial requires you to open the Camera app. From the home screen, select the start icon Start icon > All apps > camera app Camera app.




Take a photo

Select the Capture icon.

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Switch between front and rear cameras

Select the Switch camera icon.

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Focus the camera

Select the screen in the desired location to focus the camera. A square will appear when the area is selected.

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Zoom in and out

Drag two fingers from the middle of the screen toward the outer edges of the screen to zoom in. Pinch two fingers from the outer edges of the screen to the middle of the screen to zoom out.

Note: Alternately, select the zoom icon Zoom icon on the left side of the screen then select and drag the Zoom slider as desired.

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Record a video

1. Select the Video icon to access Video mode.

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2. Select the Video icon again to begin recording. 

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3. To pause the video, select the Pause icon. Select the Pause icon again to resume recording. Select the Stop icon to finish recording.

Note: Videos are automatically saved when recording ends.

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