Camera Settings

Camera Settings

In Photo mode, camera settings appear on the screen. Touch
•••
Outlined settings icon
to display the camera settings options.
Settings vary depending on whether the front or rear camera is active.
  • General
    - These settings apply to both the still camera and video camera.
    • Camera Sounds
      - Select to play a shutter sound when taking a photo. Options: Disable or Enable (default).
    • Haptic Feedback
      - Provides tactile responses when interacting with the camera.
    • Location Tags
      - Includes location information when pictures and videos are taken.
    • Storage
      - Set the location to store the photo to: Phone or SD Card.
    • 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.
    • Face Detection
      - Select to turn the face detection On (default) or Off.
    • Watermark Usage
      - Select to Enable, Disable, or Do Not Change the user control for the timestamp watermark feature (requires Camera App 2.5.13 or later).
    • Watermark
      - Select to turn the timestamp watermark On, Off, or Do Not Change for captured images (requires Camera App 2.5.13 or later).
    • 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.
    • Photo Grid
      - Displays a 3 x 3 grid guide on the camera viewport. Options: Disabled (default), or Enable.
    • Countdown timer
      - Select Off (default), 3 seconds, or 10 seconds.
    • 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: 8M pixels, 5M pixels (front camera default), HD720, WVGA, VGA, or QVGA.
    • Picture quality
      - Set the picture quality setting to: Low, Standard, or High (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.
    • Picture Format
      - All still images are saved in JPEG format.
    • MFNR
      - Sets multi-frame noise reduction to improve quality in low light conditions. Options: Enabled (default), or Disabled.
    • AutoFocus Animation
      - Select to enable or disable the camera focus ring in the camera preview. Options: Disable (default) or Enable.
  • Video Camera
    - These settings apply only to the video camera.
    • Video quality
      - Set video quality to: 4k UHD (rear camera only), HD 1080p (default), HD 720p, SD 480p, VGA, CIF, or QVGA.
    • Video duration
      - Set to: 30 seconds (MMS), 10 minutes (default), 30 minutes, or no limit.
    • Noise Reduction
      - Off, Fast, or High Quality (default).
    • HEVC Encoder
      - Save video recordings using high-efficiency video codec (HEVC/h265) for smaller file size. Options: Disabled (default), or Enable.
    • 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.
  • System
    • Restore defaults
      - Select to restore all settings to the default values.
    • About
      - Displays the software version of the camera app.