Camera and Video 135
n Ifyouareusingthedefaultsettingsandthephotostillappearstoodark,switchtoNightscene,
butuseatripodorplaceyourphoneonalevelsurface.
n Iftherearepartsoftheimagethatareinshadowsandothersareinhighlights,useHDRmodeto
capturethreeshotsofdifferentexposuresandcombinethemintooneshot.Keepyourphone
steadyorplaceitonalevelsurfacewhenusingHDR.
n Whentakingapanoramashot,considerthewholesceneandfocusonanobjectthathasa
neutraltonetohelpkeeptheexposurebalancedinthecompositeimage.
n Ifyoursubjectislitfromtheback,useBacklightscenetohighlighttheforegroundandkeep
somedetailsofthebackground.
n InCamerasettings,touchGridtohelpframethesubjectbetterorimprovethecomposition.
n Iftakingphotosunderfluorescentorincandescentbulbsandthesubjectappearstobeoff-color,
touch > andthenchooseawhitebalancesetting.ChecktheimageontheViewfinderand
selecttheoptionthatdisplaystheclosestcolortothenaturalcolorofthesubject.
n InCamerasettings,youcantouchImage adjustmentsandadjusttheexposure,contrast,and
othersbeforetakingthephoto.
n Aftercapturingthephoto,youcancontinuetoeditthecontrast,brightness,andothersinthe
Galleryapp.
Record a Video
Capturehigh-definitionvideoclipsthatyoucanlatershareorcreateintomovies.
1. OpenCamerafromthelockscreenorHomescreen.
2. SwitchtoVideomode.
3.
Whenyou’rereadytostartrecording,touch .
4. ChangefocustoadifferentsubjectorareabyjusttouchingitontheViewfinderscreen.
5.
Touch topausetherecording,andthentouch toresume.
6.
Tostoprecording,touch .
Take a Photo While Recording a Video (VideoPic
®
)
Note:Makesurethatyou’reinAutoscenetousethisfeature.
n
Whileyou’rerecordingvideousingthemaincamera,touch tocaptureastillshotofyour
subject.