Take photos

Open the camera

Do any of the following:

  • Tap .
  • Twist your phone twice from any screen.
  • From the lock screen, swipe left.

Take a photo

  1. If needed, adjust settings such as flash or photo size .

    If you’re taking a photo at night or in low-light conditions, touch and turn Night mode on . You'll see on the viewfinder.

  2. Frame your subject:

    • To zoom, touch or pinch in or out.
    • To set focus location, tap the screen then drag the focus ring.

    • To change the exposure, tap the screen then slide .
  3. To take the photo, do one of the following:

    • Tap .
    • Touch & hold to take a rapid series of photos. (To enable, touch and turn Continuous shot on .)
    • Tap for a timer.
    • To touch anywere on the screen instead of using , touch > Tap.
  4. To review your photos and videos, tap thumbnail at bottom right. Then:

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

Take a selfie

  1. In the Camera app, tap to switch to the front camera. Or, twist your phone twice.
  2. If needed:

    • Adjust settings such as flash or photo size .
    • Adjust the beauty filter.
    • Adjust mirroring by tapping Settings > Selfie mirror.
  3. To take the photo, do one of the following:

Take selfie with replaceable background

Cut out your subject and add a new background.

  1. On the viewfinder, touch to switch to the front camera.
  2. Touch .
  3. Touch to take the photo.

    on the photo or its thumbnail means the background is replaceable.

  4. Edit the photo to replace the background.

Take a panoramic photo

  1. In the Camera app, tap > .
  2. Frame one side of the scene.
  3. Tap , then slowly pan horizontally or vertically across the scene. Keep your motion smooth and use a steady speed.
  4. When you reach the end of your scene, tap .

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. On the viewfinder, touch > Portrait.
  2. For the best quality, stay within 2 meters of your subject.
  3. Move the focus ring to your subject.
  4. Touch and increase or decrease blur around the subject.

  5. Tap .

    on the photo or its thumbnail means the background can be edited post-capture.

  6. If desired, edit the photo to increase or decrease blur or remove color from the background.

Share a photo you've just taken

  1. Tap the photo thumbnail (right of ).
  2. Tap .
  3. Select the way you want to share.

You can also:

Fix an issue

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