Camera and Video 136
Take Well-lit Photos
n Yourphoneautomaticallyadjuststhefocusandexposure.Iftheimageappearsunderexposed
orappearsdarkontheViewfinderscreen,tapapartoftheimagethatisinshadow.Conversely,
tapawell-litobjectintheimageiftheimageseemstobeoverexposed.Focusonanobjectwitha
neutraltoneforabalancedexposure.Keepinmindthattappingonanotherobjectmayshiftthe
focusfromyoursubject.
n Iftherearepartsoftheimagethatareinshadowsandothersareinhighlights,useHDRmodeto
capturethreeshotsofdifferentexposuresandcombinethemintooneshot.Keepyourphone
steadyorplaceitonalevelsurfacewhenusingHDR.
n Whentakingapanoramashot,considerthewholesceneandfocusonanobjectthathasa
neutraltonetohelpkeeptheexposurebalancedinthecompositeimage.
Other Tips
n InCamerasettings,tapGridtohelpframethesubjectbetterorimprovethecomposition.
n Aftercapturingthephoto,youcanfine-tunethecontrast,brightness,andothersettingsinPhoto
Editor.
Record a Video
Capturehigh-definitionvideoclipsthatyoucanlatershareorcreateintomovies.
1. OpenCamerafromthelockscreenorHomescreen.
2. SwitchtoCameramode.
3.
Whenyou’rereadytostartrecording,tap .
4. ChangefocustoadifferentsubjectorareabyjusttappingitontheViewfinderscreen.
5. Taptheflashicontoturntheflashonoroff.
6.
Tap topausetherecording,andthentap toresume.
7.
Tap tostoprecording.
Set the Video Resolution
1. OpenCamerafromthelockscreenorHomescreen.
2.
OntheViewfinderscreen,tap >Video Quality,andthenchooseavideoresolution.
Take a Photo While Recording a Video - VideoPic®
UsetheNormalvideoscenewhenyouwanttotakeaphotowhilerecordingavideo.