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Camera
Taking pictures and shooting videos
NOTE
Be sure to clean the protective len s cover with a microfiber cloth
before taking pictures. A l ens cover with smudges from f ingers can
cause blurry pictur es with a “halo” effect.

Taking a picture

1. Tap the Apps icon on the Home screen.
2. Tap the Camera icon .
Camera op ens, ready to take a picture.
3. You can adjust your white bala nce, flash, and other setti ngs, or leave
them on automatic.
The preview i mage changes as you chang e the settings.
For instruct ions on how to change Camera set tings, see “Changing
Camera settings” on page 146.
4. Frame your subject on sc reen.
Tap the zoom icon , t hen tap the current zoom level to d isplay the
slider. You can drag the slider to change th e zoom level.
5. Tap the Shutter icon on the s creen.
The came ra focuses on the subject. Wh en the subject is in focus,
the focus indicator in the cen ter of the screen turns green a nd the
camera takes a picture.
The picture yo u just took is displayed for a mome nt, and then it is
displayed as a thumbnail.
6. Tap the thumbnail to view, share, and wor k with your pictures in
Gallery. See “Galler y” on page 151.