Take photos

Open the camera

Do any of the following:

Take a standard photo

  1. On the viewfinder, touch .
  2. If needed, adjust settings such as flash or photo size.

  3. Frame your subject:

    • To zoom, drag the viewfinder up or down.
    • To set focus location, touch the viewfinder where you want the focus.

    • To change the exposure, set the focus location, then slide to the desired exposure.
  4. To take the photo, do one of the following:

    • Touch .
    • Touch & hold to take a rapid series of photos.
    • Touch > for a timer.
    • To touch anywhere on the screen instead of using , touch > .
  5. To review your photos and videos, touch thumbnail at bottom left. Then:

    • To view all thumbnails, touch the screen, then touch to open the Photos app.
    • To view photos later, open the Photos app or other photo app you installed.

Take a selfie

  1. On the viewfinder, touch to switch to the front camera. Or, twist your phone twice.
  2. To take the photo, do one of the following:

    • Touch .
    • Touch > for a timer.

Take a panoramic photo

  1. On the viewfinder, touch .
  2. Frame one side of the scene.
  3. Touch , then slowly pan horizontally across the scene. Keep your motion smooth and use a steady speed.
  4. When you reach the end of your scene, touch .

Take photo with adjustable focus (bokeh)

Keep the subject of your photo in focus and blur the surrounding scene as little or much as you like.

  1. Do one of the following:

    • On the front camera viewfinder, touch .
    • On the selfie camera viewfinder, touch .
  2. For the best quality, stay within 2 meters of your subject.
  3. Move the focus ring to your subject.
  4. Increase or decrease blur around the subject.

  5. Touch .

Share a photo you've just taken

  1. Touch the photo's thumbnail, to the left of .
  2. Touch .
  3. Select the way you want to share.

You can also:

Fix an issue

If you’re having issues, try these troubleshooting steps.