Huawei Phablet Mate 9 User Guide

							Wideaperturemode
Usewideaperturemodeforclose-upshotsofobjectsandpeople.Youcanadjustthefocalpoint aftertakingaphototoblurthebackgroundandmakethesubjectstandout.
Foroptimalresults,ensurethatthesubjectisnomorethan2meters(6ft)fromthecamera.
1 OpenCamera .
2 Touchthewideapertureicon(
)atthetopofthescreentoenablewideaperturemode.
Touchtheiconagaintoexitwideaperturemode.Iftheiconisnotdisplayed,swiperightand
select Photomode.
3 Touchtheviewfindertofocusonaparticulararea.
Foroptimalresults,thefocallengthisfixedandcannotbeadjusted.
4Touchandswipeleftorrightontheslidertoadjusttheaperture.Ahigheraperturewill
produceanout-of-focusbackground.
5 Touch
totakeaphoto.
Adjustthebackgroundblur :Open
Galleryandtouchaphototaggedwiththeicon,
andthentouch
toadjustthefocalpointandaperture.Touchtosavethephoto.
Monochromemode
Thecameracomeswithaseparatemonochromelensthattakesblackandwhitephotoswith
greatercontrastanddetail.
1 Open
Camera .
2 Swipeleftandtouch Monochrome.
3 Touch
.
Beautymode
Usebeautymodeforstunningselfiesandsmoother-lookingskin. Youwillbepromptedabout PerfectselfiewhenusingBeautyforthefirsttime.Ifyouenable
Perfectselfie ,followtheonscreeninstructionstoconfigurebeautysettings.Ifyoudonotenable
Perfectselfie ,thecamerawillusethedefault Beautysettings.
1 Open
Camera andswiperightonthescreen.
2 Touch Beauty .
3 Touchthebeautyiconatthebottom-rightcornerofthescreenanddragtheslidertoadjust
theeffect.
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							4Touchtotakeaphoto.
PerfectSelfiemode
UsePerfectSelfiemodetoautomaticallyapplycustombeautysettingstoyourface.
1 Open
Camera .
2 Swiperightandtouch Beauty.
3 Swipeleftandtouch Perfectselfie.
4 Switchon Perfectselfie andfollowtheonscreeninstructionstotakethreephotosofyour
facefromthefront,side,andwithyourheadlowered.
5 Configureskintone,pupils,andfaceshapesettings.Chooseahighervalueforamore
noticeableeffect.Touch
tosaveyoursettings.
Changeyourcalibrationphotos Onthecamerasettingsscreen,touch Perfectselfie!Edit
personalinfo toupdateyourcalibrationphotos.
Adjustyourbeautysettings :Inthecamerasettings,touch Perfectselfie!Setbeautyeffects
toadjustthebeautysettings,suchasskintoneandfaceshape.
HDRmode UseHDRmodewhenshootingintothesuntopreventunderoroverexposureandensureclarity
ineveryshot.
HDRmodeisnotavailableforthefrontcamera.
1 OpenCamera .Swiperightandtouch HDR.
2 Touch
totakeaphoto.
Takingpanoramicshots
Takingapanoramicself-portrait Takewide-angleself-portraitshotstocaptureyoursurroundings.
1 Open
Camera .Touchtoselectthefront-facingcamera.
2 Swiperightonthescreenandtouch Panorama.
3 Touch
totakethefirstphoto.
4 Followtheonscreeninstructionsandslowlyturnthecameratotheleft.Thecamerawilltake
thesecondphotoautomaticallywhentheblueboxlinesupwiththeboxontheleft-handside ofthescreen.
5 Slowlyturnyourcameratotheright.Thecamerawilltakethefinalphotowhenthebluebox
linesupwiththeboxontheright-handsideofthescreen.
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							Takingapanoramicphoto
UsePanoramamodetotakewide-angleshots.
1 Open
Camera .Swiperightonthescreenandtouch Panorama.
2 Touch
tostartshooting,andthenfollowtheonscreeninstructionstotakethephoto.
Slowlymoveyourphonefromlefttoright,ensuringthatthearrowstayslevelwiththecenter
line.Totakeapanoramicshotinportraitmode,touch
andslowlymoveyourphoneina
verticaldirection.
SuperNightmode Use Nightshot modetoimprovethequalityofimagestakenatnightandinlow-lightconditions.
SuperNightmodeaccentuatesthedetailofdarkerareastoproducebrighter,morecolorful
images.
Useatripodtominimizecamerashake.
1 OpenCamera .Swiperightontheviewfinderandtouch Nightshot.
TouchoranddragtheslidertomanuallyadjusttheISOandshutterspeed.
2Holdyourphonesteady(oruseatripod)andtouch.Thecamerawillautomaticallytake
severalimagesandmergethemintoonephoto.
LightPaintingmode LightPaintingmodeenablesyoutotakestunningshotsoflighttrailswithouttheneedtomanuallyadjusttheapertureorshutterspeed.Fourdifferentsettingsareavailablefordifferent
shootingscenarios.
Open
Camera .Swiperightontheviewfinderandtouch Lightpainting.Touchthebuttonat
thebottom-rightcornerofthescreentochooseasetting:
z Taillighttrails :Capturetrailsoflightmadebycarsatnight.
z Lightgraffiti :Capturetrailsoflightinadarkenvironment.
z Silkywater :Capturesilky-smoothimagesofflowingwater.
z Startrack :Capturestunningimagesofstartrailsinthenightsky.
LightPaintingmodeuseslongerexposures.Tominimizecamerashake,placeyourphone
onastablesurfaceoruseatripod.
Slowmotionrecording
Recordvideosinslowmotiontowatchfast-movingscenesindetail.
1 Open
Camera .Swiperightonthescreenandtouch Slow-mo.
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							2Touchtostartavideorecording.Touchthescreentofocusonanobjectorareaduring
recording.
3 Touch
toendtherecording.
Selectaclip :Touchthe
thumbnailtoplaybacktherecordinginslowmotion.During
playback,youcantouchthescreenandadjustthesliderstoselectwhichportionshouldbe
playedinslowmotion.Whenyouaredone,touch
Back .
Slowmotionrecordingworksbestinbrightsurroundings.
Time-lapsemode
Time-lapsemodeallowsyoutocaptureandspeedupsubtlechangesinthenaturalworld.For
example,youcanrecordtheopeningofaflowerorthemovementofclouds.
1 Open
Camera .Swiperightandtouch Time-lapse.
2 Placeyourphoneonastablesurfaceoruseatripod.Touch
tostartavideorecording.
Thecamerawillautomaticallyselectasuitableframerateaccordingtothelengthofthe
recording.Thezoomcannotbeadjustedduringrecording.
3 Touchtoendtherecording.
Whenyouplaythevideoin
Gallery ,itwillbeplayedbackatahigherframerate.Theframe
rateisdeterminedautomaticallybythecameraandcannotbeadjusted.
Addingwatermarkstophotos
Addwatermarkstopersonalizeyourphotosandhelpyourememberwheretheyweretaken.
1 Open
Camera .Swiperightonthescreenandtouch Watermark.
2 Whenyouaddawatermarkforthefirsttime,youwillbepromptedtoconnecttotheInternet
toobtainweatherandlocationinformation.
3 Touch
andselectawatermarktype(suchastimeorlocation).
4 Swipeleftorrightonthescreentoselectawatermark.
5 Dragthewatermarktoadjustitsposition.
6 Youcanaddtexttosomewatermarks.Touchtheflashingtextboxinsidethewatermarkto
entertext.Touch
toaddthetexttothewatermark.
7 Touch
totakeaphoto.
Afterselectingawatermarkcategory,touch
ortopreviewwatermarks.
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							Audionotes
Addaudionotestobringyourphotostolife.
1 Open
Camera .Swiperightandtouch Audionote.
2 Framethesceneyouwanttocapture.
3 Touch
totakeaphotowithanaudionote.Thecamerawillrecordashortaudioclipofup
to10secondstoaddtoyourphoto.
4 Touch
tostoprecording.
Photoswithaudionotesareindicatedbythe
iconin Gallery.
Whenviewingaphotowithanaudionote,touch
toplaytheaudionote.
Documentcorrection Automaticallystraightenoutimagesoftexttakenfromanangletomakethemeasiertoread.
1 Open
Camera .Swiperightandtouch Documentscan.
TouchAUTOtoturnoffautomaticshootingmodeandtakeaphotomanually.Ifyoutakea
photomanually,youwillneedtoselectthepartoftheimagecontainingtext.
2 Focusonthesubject(forexample,aPPT,poster,orscreen),andthentouchtotakea
photo.Yourphonewillautomaticallyidentifythepartoftheimagecontainingtextandadjust
itsorientationsothatitiseasiertoread.
Toadjustthesizeofthecorrectedarea,touch
,select,andthendragthefourdotsto
thedesiredposition.
Managingshootingmodes Rearrangingtheshootingmodelist Moveyourfavoriteshootingmodestothetopofthelisttomakethemeasiertofind.
1 Open
Camera .Swiperighttodisplaythelistofshootingmodes.
2 Touch
.
3 Dragmodeiconstothedesiredposition.
Updatingshootingmodes
Updateyourcamera'sshootingmodestothelatestversionforenhancedfeaturesandbetter imagequality.
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							OpenCameraandgotothelistofshootingmodes.Areddotwillbedisplayedonthe
iconwhenanupdateisavailable.Touchandselecttheshootingmodethatyouwantto
update.Yourphonewilldownloadandinstallthelatestversion.
Deletingshootingmodes
Deleteunwantedshootingmodestofreeupstoragespace.
Pre-installedshootingmodescannotbedeleted.
1 OpenCamera .Swiperighttodisplaythelistofshootingmodes.
2 Touch
.Shootingmodesthatcanbedeletedareindicatedbytheicon.
3 Touchtheiconnexttheshootingmodethatyouwanttodelete.
Torestoreashootingmodetothelist,touch
intheviewfinderandselect ADDnexttothe
desiredshootingmode.
Configuringthecamerasettings Configurethecamerasettingstosuityourneeds.
Settingthephotoandvideoresolutions
Increasetheresolutionforhigherqualityimagesandvideos.Largerresolutionimagestakeup morespaceonyourphone.Changingtheresolutionwillalsochangetheimagedimensions.
Someresolutionsmaynotbesupportedincertainshootingmodes.
OpenCamera .Swipeleftandtouch Resolutiontochangetheresolution.
Configuringthedefaultstoragelocationforphotosandvideos
Bydefault,photosandvideosaresavedtoyourphone'sinternalstorage.Setthedefaultstorage locationtothemicroSDcardtofreeupstoragespaceonyourphone.
Open
Camera .Swipeleftandswitchon PrioritysaveinSDcardtochangethedefault
storagelocationtothemicroSDcard.ThisoptionisonlyavailablewhenamicroSDcardis inserted.IfthemicroSDcardisfull,photoswillbesavedtoyourphone'sinternalstorage.
Addinganoverlay
Addagridorspiraloverlaytotheviewfindertohelpyoucomposeyourimage.
Overlaysmaynotbeavailableinsomeshootingmodes.
OpenCamera .Swipeleftonthescreen,touch Assistivegrid,andthenselectanoverlay.
Todisabletheoverlay,touch Off.
Youcanchoosefroma3x3grid,phigrid,orspiraloverlay.Usethe3x3gridforgeneral
shootingscenarios.Thephigridissimilartothe3x3grid,butusesthegoldenratiotodividethe
viewfinderintodistinctsections.Usethespiraloverlayforindoorphotographyorportraitshots.
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							Configuringthevolumebuttonfunction
Bydefault,thevolumebuttonfunctionsastheshutterbutton.Youcanchangethefunctionofthe volumebuttontoadjustthezoomorfocus.
Open
Camera .Swipeleftonthescreen.Touch Volumebuttonfunctionandselect
Shutter ,Zoom ,orFocus asdesired.
Configuringthetouchandholdsettingsfortheshutter
Bydefault,touchandholdtheshuttertotakeburstshots.Youcanchangethefunctionofthe
shuttertoadjustthefocus.
Open
Camera .Swipeleftonthescreen.Touch Touch&holdshuttericonandselect
Burstshoot orFocus asdesired.
Othercamerasettings
Yourcameraalsocomeswithanumberofothersettingstohelpyoushoothigh-qualityimagesin
avarietyofdifferentshootingscenarios.
Somesettingsmaynotbeavailableincertainshootingmodes.
Swipeleftontheviewfindertoconfigurethefollowingsettings:
z Touchtocapture :Touchtheviewfindertotakeaphoto.
z Capturesmiles :Thecamerawillautomaticallytakeaphotowhenitdetectsasmile.
z Objecttracking :Touchtheobjectyouwanttofocuson.Thecamerawilltrackandfocuson
theselectedobject.
z Imageadjustment :Adjustsaturation,contrast,andbrightness.
z Stabilizer :Correctshandshakeinvideorecordings.
Viewingphotosandvideos
Viewingphotosinfullscreenmode
Open
Gallery andtouchaphototoviewitinfullscreen.Touchthescreentoshoworhide
themenu.
Whenviewingphotosinfull-screenmode,youcan:
z Zoominorout :Spreadtwofingersaparttozoomin,orpinchtwofingerstogethertozoom
out.
z Viewimagedetails :Touchto
viewtheimagedetails,suchastheISO,exposure
compensation,andresolution.
z Renamephotos :Touch
!Rename .Enteranewnameandselect OK.
z Setphotoasthehomescreenwallpaper,orassignthephototoacontact :Touch
!
Setas !Wallpaper orContactphoto .
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							zEnableauto-rotation :InGallery,touch!Settings !Photoorientation !Always
rotate torotatephotoswhenyouchangethescreenorientation.
Viewingphotosandvideosinchronologicalorder
Gotothe Photostab.Photosandvideosareautomaticallydisplayedinchronologicalorder.
Touch
! Settings andswitchon Showtimetodisplaythedatewhenthephotowastaken.
Inthe Photos tab,zoominorouttoswitchbetweenmonthanddayview.

Viewingphotosbylocation
If GPStag isswitchedonin Camera,youcanviewphotosandvideosbylocationin Gallery.
Gotothe Photostabandtouch
toviewyourgeotaggedphotosonamap.
Viewingphotosandvideosbyalbum
Gotothe Albumstab.Photosandvideosareautomaticallysortedintodefaultfolders.For
example,videosthatyoutakewiththecameraareautomaticallyaddedtothe Cameravideos
folder,andscreenshotsareaddedtothe Screenshotsfolder.
Touch!Hidealbums andturnontheswitchnexttoalbumsthatyouwanttohide.
Thesealbumswillnotappearinthealbumlist.
Viewingphotosasaslideshow
Gotothe Photostabandtouch
!Slideshow .Touchthescreentostoptheslideshow.
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							Organizingalbums
Addingphotosorvideostoanewalbum
1 Open
Gallery .
2 Onthe Albums tab,touch
.Enterthealbumnameandtouch OK.
3 Selecttheimagesorvideosthatyouwanttoaddtothenewalbumandtouch
.
4 Moveorcopythephotosorvideostothenewalbum:
z Copyfilestothenewalbum :Thefileswillnotberemovedfromtheoriginalalbum.
z Movefilestothenewalbum :Thefileswillberemovedfromtheoriginalalbum.
Movingphotosandvideos
Combinephotosandvideosfromseparatealbums.
1 Open
Gallery .
2 Onthe Albums tab,therearetwowaysyoucanselectfiles:
z Moveonefile :Touchandholdthefilethatyouwanttomoveuntil
appearsinthe
bottom-rightcorner.
z Movemultiplefiles :Touchandholdafilethatyouwanttomoveuntil
appearsinthe
bottom-rightcorner,andthenselectotherfiles.
3 Touch
.
4 Selectthedestinationalbum.
Filesaredeletedfromtheiroriginalalbumaftertheyhavebeenmoved.
Movingalbums De-clutteryourphotocollectionbymovinglessimportantalbumsto Others.
zThe Camera ,Cameravideos ,andScreenshots albumscannotbemovedto Others.
z Movinganalbumcreatedbyathird-partyappto Otherswillnotpreventtheappfrom
functioning.
1 OpenGallery .
2 Onthe Albums tab,touchandholdanalbum,andthenselectthealbumsyouwanttomove.
3 Touch
tomovetheselectedalbumoralbumsto Others.
In Others ,touchandholdanalbum,andthentouch
torestorethealbumtoitsoriginal
location.
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							Rearrangingalbums
Changetheorderinwhichalbumsaredisplayedsoyoucanalwaysfindyourfavoritephotos.
Youcannotrearrange CameraorScreenshots .
1OpenGallery .
2 Gotothe Albumstab,andthentouchandholdanalbumuntil
appearsontheleftofall
youralbums.
3 Touchandhold
nexttothealbumthatyouwanttomoveanddragittothedesired
position.
Deletingphotosandvideos 1 Open
Gallery .
2 Touchandholdanimageorvideothumbnailtoopenthefileselectioninterface,andthen
selectthefilesyouwanttodelete.
3 Touch
!Delete .
Sharingphotosandvideos UseGallerytosharephotosandvideoswithyourfriendsandfamily.
1 Open
Gallery .
2 Touchandholdaphotoorvideothumbnailandselectthefilesthatyouwanttoshare.
3 Touch
.Chooseasharingmethodandfollowtheonscreeninstructionstoshareyour
files.
Editingaphoto
TheGalleryappfeaturespowerfulimageeditingtoolsthatyoucanusetodrawgraffiti,add
watermarks,orapplyfilters.
1 Open
Gallery .
2 Touchanimagetoviewitinfull-screenmode.Infull-screenview,touch
toopenthe
photoeditorandedityourphotousingtheavailabletools.
z Rotateanimage :Touch
andswipethescreentoadjusttheangleofrotation.

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