Huawei P8 Manual

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Taking a photo
1 On the home screen, touch Camera.
2 Frame the scene you want to capture. Let your camera focus automatically or touch 
the screen to focus on an object.
 If the focus box turns red, the camera was unable to focus.
3 Touch .
 If the GPS tag switch was enabled when the photo was taken, the photo can be 
viewed in 
Gallery under Map.
Launching the camera from the gallery
1 On the home screen, touch Gallery.
2 Under Photos, swipe down on the albums to display the...

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• Best photo: Your phone takes several photos in rapid succession and automatically 
picks the best one for you.
• Watermark: Add various watermarks to your photos.
• Audio note: You can record a brief audio clip after you take a photo.
• Audio control: Touch and enable this mode under Settings. You can issue voice 
commands to have your camera take photos for you.
• Timer: Touch and enable this mode under Settings to set a countdown timer for 
taking a photo.
• Touch to capture:...

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Using best photo mode
1 On the home screen, touch Camera.
2 Touch  > Best photo to switch to best photo mode.
3 Touch to shoot. Your phone takes several photos in a row and automatically 
selects the best photo.
4 Touch .
You can also select other photos. The phone will automatically save the selected photos 
and delete the remaining ones.
Adding watermarks to photos
1 On the home screen, touch Camera.
2 Touch  > Watermark to switch to watermark mode.
3 Swipe left or right and...

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1 On the home screen, touch Camera.
2 Touch  > .
3 Touch Object tracking to ena bl e obje ct tr ac ki ng mode.
4 Touch an object on the screen. Your camera will track and stay focused on this object 
as youre shooting.
 Object tracking mode and smile capture cant be used at the same time.
All focus mode
1 On the home screen, touch Camera.
2 Touch  > All-focus to switch to all focus mode.
3 Touch to take a photo.
4 Go to gallery and select the photo that was taken using all focus...

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Video shooting modes
 Your phone may not feature all of these shooting modes.
On the video recording screen, touch   >  to select a video shooting mode.
• Beauty mode: Automatic facial enhancement during recording.
• Object tracking: Touch an object on the screen. Your camera will track and stay 
focused on this object as youre shooting the video.
• Stabilizer: Minimizes camera shake during recording.
Camera settings
On the capture screen, touch   >  to configure the following...

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Gallery
Viewing photos
1 On the home screen, touch Gallery.
2 You can then:
• Select the Photos tab and view photos in a timeline.
• Select the Photos tab, select Map and view photos grouped according to location.
• Select the Albums tab and view photos grouped by album.
Playing a slideshow
1 On the home screen, touch Gallery.
2 Under Photos, touch  > Slideshow.
3 Touch the screen to stop the slideshow.
Editing a photo
You can adjust a photos brightness, saturation, size, and...

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Hiding photos
1 On the home screen, touch Gallery.
2 Under Albums, touch  > Hide albums.
3 Touch the switch next to the album to hide the photos.
 Not all local albums on the phones internal storage can be hidden.
Deleting a photo
1 On the home screen, touch Gallery.
2 Select the photo you want to delete and then touch  > Delete.
Sharing photos and videos
You can share your photos or videos in various ways.
1 On the home screen, touch Gallery.
2 Select the photo or video that you...

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Scanning a QR code
Scanning a QR code using gallery
1 On the home screen, touch Gallery.
2 Choose a QR code photo.
3 Touch the photo. Gallery will automatically scan the QR code.
4 Touch the QR code link to view more information about the code.
Scanning a QR code using camera
1 On the home screen, touch Camera.
2 Frame the QR code using the camera. The camera will automatically scan the QR code.
3 Touch the QR code link to view more information about the code. 

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Music and videos
Adding songs
Before you can listen to your music, you need to copy your songs onto your phone. Add 
songs to your phone by:
• Copying songs from your computer using the USB cable.
• Downloading songs from the Internet.
• Copying songs via Bluetooth. For details, see Receiving a file using Bluetooth.
• Copying songs from other devices using Wi-Fi Direct. For details, see Receiving a file 
using Wi-Fi Direct.
Listening to music
1 On the home screen, touch Music.
2 Select a category.
3...

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When a song is playing, touch Home to exit the playback screen without 
stopping the song. To return to the music playback screen, open the notification 
panel and touch the playing song.
•Swipe left or right to switch between the album cover, playlist, 
and lyrics.
•Touch here to adjust the volume, open the options menu, and 
more.
Touch to add the playing song to a playlist.
Use the buttons here to control the playback.
Touch to add the playing song to your Favorites.
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