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Camera Settings You can adjust your camera's settings using the icons on the main camera screen and the full camera settings menu. 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Camera. 2. Quick settings are listed across one side of the camera view finder. Available options vary depending on the camera or recording mode used. Default settings include: • Effect: Add special graphical effects. • Timer: Take time-delayed pictures or videos. • Beauty: Take a picture with lightened faces for gentler images (front camera only). • Picture size: Select a resolution. Use higher resolution for higher quality. Higher resolution pictures take up more memory. 3. Tap Settings to configure settings for the Camera. Available options vary depending on the camera or recording mode used. Both cameras • Video size: Select a resolution. Use higher resolution for higher quality. Higher resolution videos take up more memory. • Focus mode: Choose between Auto focus and Macro. • View mode: Choose between Full screen and Standard. • Grid lines: Display viewfinder grid lines to help composition when selecting subjects. • Location tags: Attach a GPS location tag to the picture. • Review pictures: Set to show pictures after taking them. • Storage location: Select the memory location for storage. This option only appears if an optional SD card is installed. • Volume keys function: Use the Volume key as the camera key, the record key, or as a zoom key. • Reset settings: Reset the camera settings. Rear camera • Focus mode: Choose a focus mode. Front camera • Gesture control: Detect palm and automatically take a picture two seconds later. • Save pictures as previewed: Save the self-portrait or self-recording as a reversed (or 'mirrored') image (front camera only). Applications 32 Camera and Video

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Camera and Video
Applications
Camera Settings
You can adjust your camera’s settings using the
icons on the main camera screen and the Full
camera settings menu.
1. ±rom a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
 
Camera
.
2. Quick settings are listed across one side oF
the camera view fnder. Available options vary
depending on the camera or recording mode
used. DeFault settings include:
E³ect
: Add special graphical e³ects.
Timer
: Take time-delayed pictures or videos.
Beauty
: Take a picture with lightened Faces For
gentler images (Front camera only).
Picture size
: Select a resolution. Use higher
resolution For higher quality. Higher resolution
pictures take up more memory.
3. Tap
Settings
to confgure settings For the
Camera. Available options vary depending on the
camera or recording mode used.
Both cameras
Video size
: Select a resolution. Use higher
resolution For higher quality. Higher resolution
videos take up more memory.
Focus mode
: Choose between Auto Focus and
Macro.
View mode
: Choose between ±ull screen and
Standard.
Grid lines
: Display viewfnder grid lines to help
composition when selecting subjects.
Location tags
: Attach a GPS location tag to
the picture.
Review pictures
: Set to show pictures aFter
taking them.
Storage location
: Select the memory location
For storage. This option only appears iF an
optional SD card is installed.
Volume keys function
: Use the Volume key
as the camera key, the record key, or as a
zoom key.
Reset settings
: Reset the camera settings.
Rear camera
Focus mode
: Choose a Focus mode.
Front camera
Gesture control
: Detect palm and
automatically take a picture two seconds later.
Save pictures as previewed
: Save the
selF-portrait or selF-recording as a reversed (or
‘mirrored’) image (Front camera only).