Camera
Camera basics
Whether traveling for business or fun, enjoy taking photos and videos
of your trip and encounters with your phone’s camera.
Be sure to plug in your microSD card before you use your phone’s
camera. Photos and videos captured with the camera will be stored onto
your microSD card.
If you have not yet inserted your microSD card to your phone, follow the
steps in “Inserting the storage card“ in the Basics chapter to insert it.
To open the camera in photo mode and take photos, press HOME
and then tap Camera.
To open the camera directly in video mode so you can
immediately start capturing videos, press HOME , tap ,
and then tap Camcorder.
Viewfinder screen
When in photo mode, the Viewfinder automatically rotates to match
the direction you’re holding your phone. This lets you easily capture
photos in portrait or landscape orientation.
When in video mode, the Viewfinder displays in landscape view only.
You’ll find the following controls on the Viewfinder screen: