Photo options

You can make adjustments to optimize your shot. The following options are available when you tap Settings on the viewfinder screen:

• Brightness : Defines and controls of the amount of light entering the lens. Slide the brightness indicator along the bar toward “-” for a lower brightness image or toward “+” for a higher brightness image.

• Focus : Defines the focus of the shot.

  • Auto - Sets the camera to focus automatically on the object you tap on the screen before tapping the Capture icon .

  • Face tracking - Sets the camera to automatically detect and focus on human faces. When set, tapping the screen does not activate the focus box.

• Shot Mode : Defines how the shot will be taken.

  • Normal - Takes a normal photo.

  • HDR - Combines photos taken at different exposures into one optimal photo by enhancing multiple exposure control and compensating for backlight.

  • Panorama - Assembles continuous photos into one single panoramic image. Tap shutter to start, then slowly pan the camera lens across the scene from one end to the other.

  • Continuous - Takes multiple continuous pictures.

• Image size : Defines resolution for the photo. Choose from 8M(3264x2448), W6M(3264x1836), 5M(2560x1920), 3M(2048x1536), W3M(2304x1296), 1M(1280x960) or W1M(1536x864).

  NOTE

  The default resolution is 8M (3264x2448).

• Scene mode : Adjusts for better image capture in different environments. Choose from Normal, Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Sunset, Night, and Smart shutter.

• ISO : Defines and controls the camera’s sensitivity to light. Choose from Auto, 400, 200, and 100.

• White balance : Defines the ambient lighting to improve the color qualities of the photo under different lighting conditions. Choose from Auto, Incandescent, Sunny, Fluorescent, and Cloudy.

• Color effect : Applies artistic effects to pictures. Choose from None, Mono, Sepia, and Negative.

• Timer : Sets a delay timer for the camera. This is ideal if you want to be in the picture. Choose from Off, 3 sec, 5 sec, or 10 sec.

• Geotagging : Sets the camera to add location information to the picture. This is ideal for geotagging purposes. Choose Off or On.

• Shutter sound : Sets the Shutter sound for the Camera. Choose from Tone 1, Tone 2, Tone 3, Tone 4, or Off.

• Auto review : Sets the amount of time the shot remains on screen after taking it. Choose from Off, On, 2 sec, or 5 sec.

• Storage : Sets where your pictures are saved. Choose Internal storage or SD card.

• Reset : Resets all of the settings back to the default values.

• Camera help guide : Displays information about the Camera application.