Take Pictures
Take pictures with your device's front or rear camera
or combine shots with Dual camera.
Note: Prior to using the camera, remove the plastic
protective covering from the camera lens.
1. From a Home screen, tap
2. Using the display screen as a viewfinder,
compose your shot by aiming the camera at the
subject. While composing your picture, use the
available options or these gestures:
Touch the screen with two fingers and pinch
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or spread them on the screen to zoom in
or out.
Tap the screen to focus on the area you
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touched.
Before taking the photo, you can tap the
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icons to access various camera options and
settings.
3. Tap
Take a picture to take the picture.
Note: You can also press the Volume key up or
down to take a picture. This is the default action of the
Volume key while the camera is active. You can also
set the Volume key to act as the video record key or
as a zoom key.
Quick Settings
Reorganize shortcuts for easy access to the
camera's various options.
1. From a Home screen, tap
2. Tap
Settings to quickly change Camera
settings. The available options vary by mode.
3. Touch and hold a settings icon and drag it to the
left side of the screen.
4. Touch and drag a Quick setting icon to change
the position of the icon or to change which
Quick settings to use.
Applications
Apps >
Camera.
Apps >
Camera.
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Shooting Mode
Several visual effects are available. Some modes are
not available when taking self-portraits.
1. From a Home screen, tap
2. Tap
Mode to view the following options. Each
MODE
section indicates which camera (front or rear) the
modes are available for.
Rear Camera
Auto: Allow the camera to evaluate the
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surroundings and determine the ideal mode
for the picture.
Rear-cam selfie: Set the rear camera to
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automatically detect and focus on your face
when you take self-portrait pictures using the
rear camera.
Selective focus: Make objects stand out from
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the background. They must be within 1.5 feet
from you, and at least 3 times this distance
from the background.
Panorama: Create a linear image by taking
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pictures in either a horizontal or vertical
direction.
Slow motion: Record videos at a high frame
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rate for viewing in slow motion. You can play a
specific section of each video in slow motion
after recording it.
Fast motion: Record videos for viewing in
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fast motion. You can play a specific section of
each video in fast motion after recording.
Manage modes: Select which shooting modes
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to display when you tap Mode.
Download: Download additional shooting
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modes from the Galaxy Apps store.
Front Camera
Selfie: Tap the screen, or place your finger
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over the heart rate sensor to take selfies.
Wide selfie: Take wide-angle selfie shots to fit
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more people into your pictures.
Download: Download additional shooting
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modes from the Galaxy Apps store.
Apps >
Camera.
Camera and Video