Camera Settings

Camera Settings

In Photo mode, camera settings appear on the screen. Touch
•••
Outlined settings icon
to display the camera settings options.
  • General
    - These settings apply to both the still camera and video camera.
    • GPS location
      - Turn On (default) or Off.
    • Face Detection
      - Select to turn face detection Off (default) or On.
    • Storage
      - Set the location to store the photo to: Phone or SD Card.
    • Camera Sounds
      - Select to play a shutter sound when taking a photo. Options: Disable or Enable (default).
    • Location Tags
      - Includes location information when pictures and videos are taken.
    • Dirty Lens Detection
      - Notifies when the camera lens might be dirty. Options: Disable (default) or Enable.
    • QR Code Mode
      - Enable to scan QR Codes with the option to launch URL. Options: Disable (default) or Enable.
    • Google Lens
      - Select to enable Google-developed recognition technology that brings up relevant information related to identified objects within an image.
    • Digital Level
      - Display a level line to ensure the photo or video is level. Options: Disable (default) or Enable.
    • Gestures
      - View gestures and power user controls. Gestures include: Swipe Down, Swipe Up, Side Swipe, Tap, Tap + Hold, Double Tap, and Hold Zoom.
  • Still Camera
    - These settings apply only to the still camera.
    • Countdown timer
      - Select Off (default), 2 seconds, 5 seconds or 10 seconds.
    • Continuous Shot
      - Select to take a series of photos quickly while holding the capture button. Off (default) or On.
    • Selfie Mirror
      - Select to save a mirror image of the photo. Available for the front camera only. Options: Off (default) or On.
    • Picture size
      - The size (in pixels) of the photo: 13M pixels (rear camera default), 8M pixels, 5M pixels (front camera default), 3M pixels, HD1080, 2M pixels, HD720, 1M pixels, or WVGA.
    • Picture quality
      - Set the picture quality setting to: Low, Standard, or High (default).
    • Redeye reduction
      - Helps eliminate the redeye effect. Available for the rear camera only. Options: Disabled (default), or Enable.
    • Exposure
      - Set the exposure settings to: -2, -1.5, -1, -0.5, 0 (default), +0.5, +1, +1.5, +2.
    • White balance
      - Select how the camera adjusts colors in different kinds of light, to achieve the most natural-looking colors:
      • Incandescent
        - Adjust the white balance for incandescent lighting.
      • Fluorescent
        - Adjust the white balance for fluorescent lighting.
      • Auto
        - Adjust the white balance automatically (default).
      • Daylight
        - Adjust the white balance for daylight.
      • Cloudy
        - Adjust the white balance for a cloudy environment.
    • Shutter Sound
      - Select to play a shutter sound when taking a photo. Options: Disable or Enable (default).
    • Selfie Flash
      - Turns the screen white to help produce a little extra light in dimmer settings. Available for the front camera only. Options: Off (default), or On.
    • AF Animation
      - Select to enable or disable the camera focus ring in the camera preview. Options: Disable (default) or Enable.
    • Picture Format
      - All still images are saved in JPEG format.
  • Video Camera
    - These settings apply only to the video camera.
    • Video quality
      - Set video quality to: 4k UHD (supported on 4GB RAM devices only), HD 1080p (default), HD 720p, SD 480p, VGA, CIF, or QVGA.
    • Video duration
      - Set to: 30 seconds (MMS), 10 minutes, 30 minutes (default), or no limit.
    • Image Stabilization
      - Set to reduce blurry videos due to device movement. Options: On or Off (default).
    • Noise Reduction
      - Off (default), Fast, or High Quality.
    • Video Encoder
      - Set the video encoder to: MPEG4, H264 (default), or H265.
    • Audio Encoder
      - Set the audio encoder to: AMRNB, or AAC (default).
    • Video Rotation
      - Set the rotation of the video to: 0 (default), 90, 180, or 270.
    • Time Lapse
      - Set the time lapse interval to: Off (default), or a time between 0.5 seconds and 24 hours.
  • System
    • Restore defaults
      - Select to restore all settings to the default values.
    • Version Info
      - Displays the software version of the camera app.
    • About
      - Displays the software version of the camera app.