Samsung Galaxy A5 SM-A520F Using swipe gestures, Switching cameras, Changing shooting modes

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Apps and features

Using swipe gestures

Quickly control the preview screen by swiping in different directions. You can change the shooting mode, switch between cameras, or apply filters or other effects.

Switching cameras

On the preview screen, swipe upwards or downwards to switch between cameras.

Rear camera preview

Front camera preview

Changing shooting modes

On the preview screen, swipe to the right to open the shooting modes list. Select a shooting mode you want.

Rear camera preview

Shooting modes

Models

2Table of Contents
- 3Settings
- Appendix
4Basics
- Read me first
  - 5Maintaining water and dust resistance
  - Instructional icons
- 6Device overheating situations and solutions
  - When the device heats up while charging the battery
    - Do the following when the device heats up:
  - 7When the device heats up during use
  - 8Device limitations when the device overheats
  - 9Precautions for operating environment
- 10Device layout and functions
  - Package contents
  - 11Device layout
    - 13––Type2 (SM-A520F, SM-A720F):
    - Keys
- 15Battery
  - Charging the battery
    - 16––Type1 (SM-A320F, SM-A320Y):
    - Reducing the battery consumption
  - 17Battery charging tips and precautions
  - 18Fast charging
    - About Fast charging
    - Increasing the charging speed
- 19SIM or USIM card (nano-SIMcard)
  - Installing the SIM or USIM card
    - 26Correct card installation
  - 28Removing the SIM or USIM card
  - Using dual SIM or USIM cards (dual SIM models)
    - Activating SIM or USIM cards
    - Customising SIM or USIM cards
    - Setting preferred SIM or USIM cards
- 29Memory card (microSD card)
  - Installing a memory card
  - 33Removing the memory card
  - Formatting the memory card
- 34Turning the device on and off
  - Restarting the device
  - Emergency mode
    - Activating emergency mode
    - Deactivating emergency mode
- 35Initial setup
- 36Samsung account
  - Introduction
  - 37Registering your Samsung account
    - Registering a new Samsung account
    - Registering an existing Samsung account
  - Removing your Samsung account
- 38Transferring data from your previous device
  - Smart Switch
    - Transferring data wirelessly via Wi-FiDirect
    - 39Transferring backup data from a computer
  - 40Samsung Cloud
    - Backing up data
    - Restoring data
- 41Understanding the screen
  - Controlling the touchscreen
    - Tapping
    - Tapping and holding
    - 42Dragging
    - Double-tapping
    - Swiping
    - Spreading and pinching
  - 43Home screen and Apps screen
    - 44Switching between Home and Apps screens
    - Moving items
    - 45Creating folders
    - 46Editing the Home screen
    - Displaying all apps on the Home screen
  - 47Indicator icons
  - 48Lock screen
    - Changing the screen lock method
  - 49Screen capture
    - Capturing a screenshot
- 50Notification panel
  - 51Using quick setting buttons
- 52Entering text
  - Keyboard layout
    - Changing the input language
    - Changing the keyboard layout
  - 53Additional keyboard functions
  - Copying and pasting
  - 54Dictionary
55Apps and features
- Installing or uninstalling apps
  - Galaxy Apps
    - Installing apps
  - Play Store
  - 56Managing apps
    - Uninstalling apps and using app sleep mode
    - Enabling apps
    - Setting app permissions
- 57Phone
  - Making calls
    - 58Making calls from call logs or contacts list
    - Using speed dial
    - Making calls from the locked screen
    - Making an international call
  - 59Receiving calls
    - Answering a call
    - Rejecting a call
    - Missed calls
  - Blocking phone numbers
  - 60Options during calls
    - During a voice call
    - During a video call
    - 61Adding a phone number to Contact
      - Adding a phone number to Contacts from the keypad
      - Adding a phone number to Contacts from the calls list
- 62Contacts
  - Adding contacts
    - Creating a new contact
    - Importing contacts
    - Synching contacts with your web accounts
  - 63Searching for contacts
  - 64Sharing contacts
  - Saving and sharing profile
  - Merging duplicate contacts
  - Deleting contacts
- 65Messages
  - Sending messages
  - 66Viewing messages
  - 67Blocking unwanted messages
  - Setting the message notification
    - Setting a message reminder
- 68Internet
  - Browsing webpages
  - 69Using secret mode
    - Activating secret mode
    - Changing security settings
    - Deactivating secret mode
- 70Email
  - Setting up email accounts
  - Sending emails
  - Reading emails
- 71Camera
  - Launching Camera
    - 72Using swipe gestures
      - Switching cameras
      - Changing shooting modes
      - 73Applying filters and other effects
  - 74Basic shooting
    - Taking photos or recording videos
    - 75Using the focus and exposure features
      - Locking the focus (AF) and exposure (AE)
      - Separating the focus area and the exposure area
    - Changing shooting modes
  - 76Auto mode
  - Pro mode
    - Available options
  - 77Panorama
  - Hyperlapse
  - 78Selfie
    - Using the selfie flash
    - Applying beauty effects
  - 79Wide selfie
  - 80HDR (Rich tone)
  - Night
  - 81Food
  - Camera settings
    - Quick settings
    - 82Camera settings
- 83Gallery
  - 84Viewing images and videos
    - Viewing images
    - Searching for images
    - Viewing videos
  - 85Viewing albums
  - Viewing stories
    - 86Creating stories
    - Sharing stories
    - Deleting stories
  - 87Syncing images and videos with Samsung Cloud
  - Deleting images or videos
    - Deleting an image or a video
    - Deleting multiple images and videos
- 88Always On Display
  - Opening notifications when the screen is off
  - Setting the schedule for the Always On Display feature
  - 89Controlling music playback when the screen is off
- 90Multi window
  - Split screen view
    - 91Using additional options
    - Adjusting the window size
    - 92Minimising the split screen view
    - Sharing text or images between windows
  - 93Pop-upview
    - Moving pop-upwindows
- 94Samsung Pay
  - 95Setting up Samsung Pay
  - Registering cards
  - 96Making payments
    - Cancelling payments
    - Changing the Samsung Pay settings
- 97Samsung Members
- 98Samsung Notes
  - Creating notes
  - Deleting notes
- 99Calendar
  - Creating events
  - Creating tasks
  - Syncing events and tasks with your accounts
- 100S Health
  - Starting S Health
  - 101Using S Health
    - 102TOGETHER
    - Steps
  - 103Additional information
- 104S Voice
  - Setting a wake-upcommand
  - Using S Voice
    - Tips for better voice recognition
  - 105Setting the language
- 106Voice Recorder
  - Making voice recordings
  - Changing the recording mode
- 107My Files
- 108Clock
  - ALARM
    - Setting alarms
    - Stopping alarms
    - Deleting alarms
  - WORLD CLOCK
    - Creating clocks
    - Deleting clocks
  - STOPWATCH
  - TIMER
- 109Calculator
- 110Radio
  - Listening to the FM radio
  - Scanning radio stations
- 111Game Launcher
  - 112Using Game Launcher
    - Removing a game from Game Launcher
  - Changing the performance mode
  - 113Using Game Tools
    - Blocking notifications during games
      - View content on TV (Smart View)
      - Transfer files to device
      - Link Sharing
  - 114Sharing content
    - Direct share
    - Using additional features
- 115Google apps
  - Chrome
  - Gmail
  - Maps
  - Play Music
  - Play Movies & TV
  - Drive
  - 116YouTube
  - Photos
  - Hangouts
  - Google
117Settings
- Introduction
- Connections
  - Options
  - 118Wi-Fi
    - 119Connecting to a Wi-Finetwork
    - Wi-FiDirect
      - 120Sending and receiving data
      - Ending the device connection
  - 121Bluetooth
    - Pairing with other Bluetooth devices
    - Sending and receiving data
    - Unpairing Bluetooth devices
  - 122NFC and payment
    - Using the NFC feature
    - 123Making payments with the NFC feature
    - 124Sending data
  - 125Mobile hotspot and tethering
    - Using the mobile hotspot
  - 126SIM card manager (dual SIM models)
  - More connection settings
    - 127Printing
      - Adding printer plug-ins
      - Printing content
    - 128MirrorLink
      - Connecting your device to a vehicle via MirrorLink
      - Ending the MirrorLink connection
    - 129Download booster
- 130Sounds and vibration
- 131Notifications
- Display
  - Blue light filter
- 132Wallpapers and themes
- 133Advanced features
  - 134Direct call
  - Smart alert
  - Easy mute
  - Swipe to call or send messages
  - Dual Messenger
  - Send SOS messages
- 135Device maintenance
  - Using the quick optimisation feature
  - 136Battery
    - Power saving mode
    - Managing the battery
  - Storage
    - Managing the memory
  - Memory
  - Device security
- 137Apps
- 138Lock screen and security
  - 139Fingerprint recognition
    - 140For better fingerprint recognition
    - Registering fingerprints
    - 141Deleting fingerprints
    - Verifying the Samsung account password
    - Using fingerprints to sign in to accounts
    - Using fingerprints with Samsung Pay
    - Unlocking the screen with fingerprints
  - 142Samsung Pass
    - Registering Samsung Pass
    - 143Using Samsung Pass to sign in to websites
      - Managing sign-ininformation
    - Deleting your Samsung Pass data
  - 144Secure Folder
    - Setting up Secure Folder
    - 145Setting auto lock for Secure Folder
    - Moving content to Secure Folder
    - 146Moving content from Secure Folder
    - Adding apps
      - Removing apps from Secure Folder
    - Adding accounts
    - 147Hiding Secure Folder
    - Backing up and restoring Secure Folder
      - Backing up data
      - Restoring data
    - Uninstalling Secure Folder
- 148Cloud and accounts
  - Backup and restore
    - Using a Samsung account
    - Using a Google account
- 149Google
- 150Accessibility
- 151General management
  - Adding device languages
- 152Software update
  - Security updates information
- User manual
- 153About phone
154Appendix
- Troubleshooting
  - 155Forcing restart
  - Resetting the device
  - 156Calls are not connected
  - Others cannot hear you speaking on a call
  - Sound echoes during a call
  - The battery icon is empty
  - 157The battery does not charge properly (For Samsung-approvedchargers)
  - The battery depletes faster than when first purchased
  - Error messages appear when launching the camera
  - Photo quality is poorer than the preview
  - 158Error messages appear when opening multimedia files
  - Another Bluetooth device is not located
  - A connection is not established when you connect the device to a computer
  - 159Your device cannot find your current location
  - Data stored in the device has been lost
  - A small gap appears around the outside of the device case
  - There is not enough space in the device’s storage
  - The Apps button does not appear on the Home screen
    - APPLY
- 160Removing the battery
  - 161Copyright
  - Trademarks

Using swipe gestures

Switching cameras

Changing shooting modes

Models

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