Huawei Mate 8 Manual

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Video settings
 Beauty mode and Stabiliser cannot be enabled at the same time.
Touch   >  in video recording mode to configure the following settings:
• Resolution: Configure the video resolution.
• GPS tag: Display the location where the video was recorded.
• Preferred save location: Set the default storage location for your videos. You can select 
the phones internal storage or the microSD card.
• Beauty mode: Automatic facial enhancement during recording. Beauty mode is not 
supported for some video resolutions.
• Object tracking: Touch an object on the screen. The camera will focus on the selected 
object when capturing the video.
• Stabiliser: Minimises camera shake during recording.
Camera settings
Touch   >  in the camera app to configure the following settings:
• Resolution: Set the camera resolution.
• GPS tag: Display the location where the photo was taken.
• Preferred save location: Set the default storage location for your photos. You can 
select the phones internal storage or the microSD card.
• Perfect selfie: Enable or disable this function in Beauty mode for automatic facial 
recognition and customised portrait enhancement. For more information, refer to 
Perfect Selfie mode.
• Audio control: Take a photo using voice commands.
• Volume button function: Configure the volume button settings. You can select Shutter, 
Zoom or Focus.
• Mute: Enable this feature to mute the camera. Due to legal constraints, this feature is 
not available in all countries and regions.
• Timer: Enable this feature to set a self-timer. 
						

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• Touch to capture: Touch the viewfinder to take a photo.
• Capture smiles: The camera will automatically take a photo when it detects a smile.
• Object tracking: Touch the object you want to focus on. The camera will track and 
focus on the selected object. For more information, refer to 
Object tracking.
• Ultra snapshot: Touch the volume down button twice to take a photo when the screen 
is locked. For more information, refer to 
Ultra Snapshot.
• ISO: Set a photos ISO. Increasing the ISO can reduce blurring caused by dark 
conditions or movement.
• White balance: Adjust a photos white balance. Adjust the white balance according to 
the brightness of the surroundings.
• Image adjustment: Adjust saturation, contrast and brightness.
Viewing photos and videos
You can view the following photos and videos in Gallery:
• Photos and videos shot with the camera.
• Photos and videos that your friends shared with you.
• Photos and videos synced from your computer.
• Photos and videos saved from messages, emails or websites, as well as screenshots.
Open Gallery, and then touch an image to view it in full-screen mode. Menu options 
will be hidden when you view photos or videos in full-screen mode. Touch any part of the 
screen to display the menu options. You can: 
						

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• Set a photo as the home screen wallpaper: When viewing a photo in full-screen 
mode, touch 
 > Set as > Wallpaper to set it as the home screen wallpaper.
• View image details: Touch to view the image details, such as the ISO, exposure 
compensation and resolution.
Viewing photos in chronological order
Go to the Photos tab. Photos are automatically displayed in chronological order. Touch 
 > 
Settings, and then turn on the Show time switch to display the time a photo was 
taken.
View photo details
Overlay menu
Date taken 
						

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Viewing photos by location
Go to the Photos tab, and then touch  . Photos with location information will be 
displayed on a map. Touch   > 
Settings, and then turn on the Show location switch to 
display the location where the shot was taken.
Playing a slideshow
Go to the Photos tab, and then touch   > Slideshow. Touch the screen to stop the 
slideshow.
Viewing photos and videos by album
Go to the Albums tab. Photos and videos are automatically added to the default folders. 
For example, videos that you shoot using the camera are automatically added to the 
Camera videos folder, and screenshots are added to the Screenshots folder.
Hiding albums
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Albums tab, touch   > Hide albums, and then turn on the switch next to the album 
you want to hide. Turn off the switch next to the album to unhide it.
Adding notes to an image
You can use Gallery to add notes to your images and bring them to life.
1 Open Gallery.
2 Touch an image to view it in full-screen mode. Touch  > Add memo.
3 Enter your note. You can add the image to your Magazine unlock images so that it will 
be displayed on the lock screen. 
						

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Organising photos and videos
Use Gallery to organise your photos and videos so that you can find them quickly and 
easily.
Adding photos or videos to a new album
1 Open Gallery.
2 Go to the Albums tab, and then touch and enter the album name.
3 Select the images or videos that you want to add to the new album, and then touch 
.
4 Select whether you want to copy or move the photos or videos to the new album.
Moving photos or videos to other albums
1 Open Gallery.
2 Touch and hold an image or video thumbnail in the Photos or Albums tab, and then 
select the files that you want to move.
3 Touch , and then select the destination album or touch to create a new album 
and select it as the destination album.
Deleting images or videos
If youre running out of storage space, you can use Gallery to delete unwanted photos 
and videos.
1 Open Gallery.
2 Touch and hold an image or video thumbnail in the Photos or Albums tab, and then 
select the files that you want to delete.
3 Touch  > Delete to delete the selected files. 
						

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Sharing images or videos
You can use Gallery to share photos and videos with your friends through different apps.
1 Open Gallery.
2 Touch and hold an image or video thumbnail in the Photos or Albums tab, and then 
select the files that you want to share.
3 Touch , choose a sharing method, and follow the onscreen instructions to share 
your files.
Editing an image
The Gallery app comes with a powerful image editing tool that you can use to bring your 
photos to life. For example, you can draw graffiti, add watermarks or apply a variety of 
filters.
1 Open Gallery.
2 Touch an image to view it in full-screen mode. Touch to edit the image.
3 Select an image editing tool. You can:
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• Rotate an image: Touch and swipe on the screen to adjust the angle of rotation. Touch 
Mirror to create a mirror image of the photo.
• Crop a photo: Touch to select the crop ratio (for example, 16:9). Drag the dotted 
edges to crop the image to the desired size.
• Add a filter: Touch and select the desired filter.
• Accentuate colours: Touch and select the colours that you wish to accentuate.
• Blur an image: Touch . Drag the slider to adjust the amount of blur. Drag the circle 
to the part of the image that you do not want to blur.
• Adjust image parameters: Touch . You can adjust the brightness, contrast, 
saturation and more to make your image look more vivid.
• Apply facial enhancement effects: Touch to apply facial enhancement effects to 
people in an image. You can choose from various skin and eye enhancement effects.
• Apply mosaic effects: Touch , and then select the desired mosaic effect.
• Draw graffiti: Touch to select the brush and colour.
• Add a watermark: Touch to add a watermark and personalise your photo. You can 
choose from time, location, weather, exercise type and more.
• Add a label: Touch , and then select the desired label type and font. You can use 
labels to record your mood or thoughts.
Using Camera or Gallery to scan a QR code
QR codes are a quick and convenient way to receive information. For example, you can 
scan a QR code to view discount information or add contacts. You can scan a QR code 
using the camera or use Gallery to scan a QR code contained in an image stored on your 
phone.
Scanning a QR code in an image
1 Open Gallery.
2 Select the image containing the QR code that you want to scan to view it in full-screen 
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3 Touch the screen. Gallery will automatically scan the QR code.
4 Touch View details to view the QR code details.
Scanning a QR code using the camera
1 Open Camera.
2 Frame the QR code in the viewfinder. The camera will automatically scan the QR code.
3 Touch View details to view the QR code details. 
						

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Music and video
Adding songs to your phone
You can save songs to your phone or add them to a playlist so that you can listen to your 
music on-the-go.
To add songs to your phone:
• Copy songs from your computer using the USB cable.
• Download songs from the Internet.
• Copy songs with Bluetooth. For more information, refer to Sending and receiving files 
using Bluetooth.
• Copy songs from other devices using Wi-Fi Direct. For more information, refer to Using 
Wi-Fi Direct to send and receive files.
Searching for local music
You can use keywords to quickly find your favourite songs.
1 Open Music.
2 Touch Local songs.
3 Touch to search for and view your local music.
4 You can choose to organise your music by song name, artist, album name or folder. To 
search for a specific song, touch 
, and then enter the song name, artist or album in 
the search bar.
Scan for local music
Shuffle Browse music by categorySearch local music
Sort music by song name or date added 
						

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Listening to music
 Features may vary depending on your network operator.
1 Open Music.
2 Touch Local songs.
3 Touch a song to play it.
Using your phone during music playback
• When a song is playing, touch Home to exit the music playback screen without 
stopping the song. To return to the music playback screen, open the notification panel 
and touch the song that is playing.
• To close the music player, go to the My music screen, and then touch  > Close app.
• Touch the song that is playing to return to the playback screen. Swipe left or right to 
view the song list, album cover and lyrics.
Using the playback screen
Touch the playback screen to display or hide the menu icons.
Enable DTS effects for headset
Adjust playback volume
Change playback modeAdd song to favourites Add song to playlistMenu