To take a picture:

  1. Tap the Home button
    Home button
    > Camera
    Camera icon
    .

NOTE

If necessary, select the camera mode you want to use (Simple modeSimple mode icon, Auto modeAuto mode icon, or Manual mode Manual mode).

  1. Frame your subject on the screen.
  1. Tap the Capture button
    Capture button
    , if available. Otherwise, tap the subject to take the picture. Your picture will be automatically saved to the Gallery.

NOTE

The captured image retains the orientation in which it was taken. If you hold the phone both vertically and horizontally to take pictures, you'll need to rotate the phone to view full screen images in the Gallery app.

TIP

While viewing a photo, you can tap the Menu icon Menu icon, tap Rotate, then tap Rotate left (or Rotate right) to manually change its orientation.