252  Camera

Changing camera settings

Open the menu panel to access and change camera settings. To open it, just press MENU.

Scroll through the menu panel and choose the settings that you want.

Some camera features are not available while you’re using the front camera, such as auto focusing, zooming, and using flash and face detection.

Switch camera

Lets you switch between using your phone’s main

 

camera or front camera.

 

 

Self-timer

If you need to take a group photo or your own

(photo mode only)

photo, you can set a time delay before your camera

 

automatically takes the photo.

 

 

Image adjustments

Slide your finger across each of the slider bars to adjust

 

the exposure, contrast, saturation, and sharpness.

 

 

White balance

White balance enables the camera to capture colors

 

more accurately by adjusting to your current lighting

 

environment. White balance settings include: Auto,

 

Incandescent, Fluorescent, Daylight, and Cloudy.

 

 

Resolution/Video

Choose a photo or video resolution to use.

quality

 

 

 

ISO (photo mode

You can choose an ISO level or set it back to Auto.

only)

Higher ISO numbers are better for taking pictures in

 

low light conditions.

 

 

Review duration

Set the time for a captured photo or video to be

 

displayed on the Review screen before the camera

 

changes back to the Viewfinder screen.

 

 

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