Taking photos and recording videos

Take a photo or record a video with the camera in your phone. You can hold the camera horizontally or vertically. Use the front camera to take self-portraits. Share a photo or a video with friends, or upload your photos and videos to a web service.Your camera is equipped with the highly sensitive Exmor R sensor, which enables sharp photos and videos even in low lighting conditions.

Camera controls overview

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1Switch between the front and back camera

2Take photos or record video clips

3Go back a step or exit the camera

4Switch between the still camera, video camera, or panorama camera

5Settings button – tap to display all settings

Using the camera

To open the camera

From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap .

To switch between the still, video, and panorama cameras

In the camera viewfinder, tap , or to switch to the still camera, the video camera or the panorama camera, respectively.

To close the camera

Press from the main camera screen.

Using the still camera

To take a photo

1Open the camera.

2If the still camera is not selected, tap the still camera icon to expand the view, then tap again to confirm its selection.

3Point the camera towards the subject.

4Tap .

To view previously taken photos

In the camera viewfinder, tap the thumbnails at the top right.

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