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Light Painting

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Camera and Gallery Light Painting Use Light Painting to Shoot Light Trails Light painting helps you capture light trails by allowing the shutter to stay open for a longer time. No manual aperture and shutter adjustment is involved. Just choose from the available options depending on the subjects and light conditions. To reduce camera shake, a tripod is recommended to steady your device. Capture Car Light Trails in Traffic Trails Mode Traffic trails mode lets you create artistic photos of car light trails at night. 1 Go to Camera > More > Light painting and select Traffic trails. 2 Find a spot where you'll see the light trails created by cars from a distance. Ensure that car headlights do not point directly at the camera, as this can overexpose the image. 3 Touch to start shooting. Look at the shot in the viewfinder. 4 When the exposure is just right, touch to finish shooting. Capture Light Drawings in Light Graffiti Mode Light graffiti mode lets you create patterns or write words by moving a light source in front of the camera. 1 In Light painting mode, select Light graffiti. 2 In a dark environment without distracting light sources, move a suitably bright light source of an appropriate colour, such as a small torch or glow stick, in front of the camera. Avoid exaggerated body movements as this may affect the shooting results. 3 Touch to start shooting. Look at the shot in the viewfinder. 4 When the exposure is just right, touch to finish shooting. Capture Rivers and Waterfalls in Silky Water Mode Silky water mode lets you capture silky smooth photographs of waterfalls and rivers. 1 In Light painting mode, select Silky water. 2 This feature works best when taking photos of a stream or waterfall where there is a lot of flowing water. 3 Touch to start shooting. Look at the shot in the viewfinder. 4 When the exposure is just right, touch to finish shooting. 64

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Light Painting
Use Light Painting to Shoot Light Trails
Light painting helps you capture light trails by allowing the shutter to stay open for a longer
time. No manual aperture and shutter adjustment is involved.
Just choose from the available options depending on the subjects and light conditions. To
reduce camera shake, a tripod is recommended to steady your device.
Capture Car Light Trails in
Traffic
Trails Mode
Traffic
trails mode lets you create artistic photos of car light trails at night.
1
Go to
Camera
>
More
>
Light painting
and select
Traffic
trails
.
2
Find a spot where you'll see the light trails created by cars from a distance. Ensure that
car headlights do not point directly at the camera, as this can overexpose the image.
3
Touch
to start shooting. Look at the shot in the
viewfinder.
4
When the exposure is just right, touch
to
finish
shooting.
Capture Light Drawings in Light
Graffiti
Mode
Light
graffiti
mode lets you create patterns or write words by moving a light source in front
of the camera.
1
In
Light painting
mode, select
Light
graffiti
.
2
In a dark environment without distracting light sources, move a suitably bright light
source of an appropriate colour, such as a small torch or glow stick, in front of the
camera. Avoid exaggerated body movements as this may
affect
the shooting results.
3
Touch
to start shooting. Look at the shot in the
viewfinder.
4
When the exposure is just right, touch
to
finish
shooting.
Capture Rivers and Waterfalls in Silky Water Mode
Silky water mode lets you capture silky smooth photographs of waterfalls and rivers.
1
In
Light painting
mode, select
Silky water
.
2
This feature works best when taking photos of a stream or waterfall where there is a lot
of
flowing
water.
3
Touch
to start shooting. Look at the shot in the
viewfinder.
4
When the exposure is just right, touch
to
finish
shooting.
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