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Photos, Take a portrait photo, Change the background, Identify & scan items using Google Lens™

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Camera settings Save location Turn on to tag photos with a location. Take a portrait photo You can use the portrait mode to add a blur effect to the background, while keeping the main subject in perfect focus. Find it: Camera > > Portrait 1 Line up your subjects. The closest subject is prioritized automatically. Tap the screen to change the focal point. 2 Tap and slide the bar to increase or decrease the background blur. 3 Tap to take the photo. Tip: For best results, subjects should be two to six feet away. Change the background Use cutout mode to replace the background of a photo with another image. Note: Available when using the back camera only. Find it: Camera > > Cutout 1 Line up your subject at close range. 2 Tap to take the photo. Tip: When photographing people, aim for the face. After taking the photo, use the photo editor to change the background. See Photos. Identify & scan items using Google Lens™ Search landmarks, products, explore books, identify plants and animals, copy text, scan barcodes, QR codes, business cards, and more. Find it: Camera > 1 Focus your camera on an object, landmark, or code. 2 Tap to search. Depending on the object, you can see the details, take an action, or find products. Note: Google Lens may not work in all languages. You need to be logged into your Google account to use this feature. Capture your screen There's more than one way to capture your phone's screen. » Press and hold the Power button and tap Screenshot. » Set up Gestures so you can capture screenshots by touching the screen with three fingertips. » For long screenshots, tap Moto > Menu > Display, turn on the switch next to Screenshot Toolkit. While capturing a long screenshot, tap to start capturing and to stop. See also Display. Tip: To see the screen capture, tap Photos > Screenshots. Photos View, edit, and share photos. Find it: Photos » View, share, or delete: Tap a thumbnail to open it, then tap or Menu for more options. to share, to delete, Tip: To select multiple files, open a folder, touch and hold a photo, then tap others. Or group photos in an album and share the whole album. » Zoom: Open a photo in your gallery, then double-tap or drag two fingers apart or together on the screen. Tip: Turn your phone sideways for a landscape view. To turn Auto-rotate screen on or off, swipe up > Settings > Display > Advanced > Auto-rotate screen. » Wallpaper or contact photo: Open a photo, then tap Menu > Use as. » Edit: Open a photo, then tap . » Change or add a background: Open a photo that was taken in Cutout mode. Tap > Add Background. Select a background image, then tap Save. » Slideshow: Tap a photo, then tap Menu > Slideshow. To stop the slideshow, tap the screen. To show the slideshow on a television or other device, see Connect, share, pay & sync. Apps

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Apps
Camera settings
Save location
Turn on to tag photos with a location.
Take a portrait photo
You can use the portrait mode to add a blur effect to the background, while keeping the
main subject in perfect focus.
Find it:
Camera
>
>
Portrait
1
Line up your subjects. The closest subject is prioritized automatically. Tap the screen
to change the focal point.
2
Tap
and slide the bar to increase or decrease the background blur.
3
Tap
to take the photo.
Tip:
For best results, subjects should be two to six feet away.
Change the background
Use cutout mode to replace the background of a photo with another image.
Note:
Available when using the back camera only.
Find it:
Camera
>
>
Cutout
1
Line up your subject at close range.
2
Tap
to take the photo.
Tip:
When photographing people, aim for the face. After taking the photo, use the
photo editor to change the background. See
Photos
.
Identify & scan items using Google Lens™
Search landmarks, products, explore books, identify plants and animals, copy text, scan
barcodes, QR codes, business cards, and more.
Find it:
Camera
>
1
Focus your camera on an object, landmark, or code.
2
Tap
to search. Depending on the object, you can see the details, take an action, or
find products.
Note:
Google Lens may not work in all languages. You need to be logged into your
Google account to use this feature.
Capture your screen
There’s more than one way to capture your phone’s screen.
» Press and hold the Power button and tap
Screenshot
.
» Set up
Gestures
so you can capture screenshots by touching the screen with three
fingertips.
» For long screenshots, tap
Moto
> Menu
>
Display
, turn on the switch next to
Screenshot Toolkit. While capturing a long screenshot, tap
to start capturing and
to stop. See also
Display
.
Tip:
To see the screen capture, tap
Photos
>
Screenshots
.
Photos
View, edit, and share photos.
Find it:
Photos
»
View, share, or delete:
Tap a thumbnail to open it, then tap
to share,
to delete,
or Menu
for more options.
Tip:
To select multiple files, open a folder, touch and hold a photo, then tap others. Or
group photos in an album and share the whole album.
»
Zoom:
Open a photo in your gallery, then double-tap or drag two fingers apart or
together on the screen.
Tip:
Turn your phone sideways for a landscape view. To turn Auto-rotate screen on or
off, swipe up
>
Settings
>
Display
>
Advanced
>
Auto-rotate screen
.
»
Wallpaper or contact photo:
Open a photo, then tap Menu
>
Use as
.
»
Edit:
Open a photo, then tap
.
»
Change or add a background:
Open a photo that was taken in Cutout mode. Tap
>
Add Background
. Select a background image, then tap
Save
.
»
Slideshow:
Tap a photo, then tap Menu
>
Slideshow
. To stop the slideshow, tap the
screen. To show the slideshow on a television or other device, see
Connect, share,
pay & sync
.