Capture Photos
Capture photos with your Palm.
- On the Home screen, tap Camera
. - Look at the screen to aim the camera.
- Tap capture to take a photo
From the camera screen, you have a number of settings and options are available:
- Focus: Tap the screen.
- Video mode: Swipe the screen left to switch to Video mode.
- Switch camera: Tap Switch
to switch between front and rear cameras. - Flash: Tap Flash
on the top of the screen to turn flash On/Off. - HDR: Tap HDR on the top of the screen to turn HDR On/Off.
- Filters: Tap Filter
on the top of the screen to choose a filter. - Settings: Tap Menu
on the top of the screen, and then tap Settings to change Camera settings.= - Tap Capture
to take a photo. Press and hold Capture to take rapid photos.
Record Videos
Capture videos with your Palm.
- On the Home screen, tap Camera .
- Swipe the screen left or tap Menu and select Video.
- Tap Record
to start recording a video. - To pause recording, tap Pause.
- To continue recording, tap Resume
. - Tap Stop
when you are done recording.
Shooting Modes
Choose from several shooting modes the Camera app provides.
- On the Home screen, tap Camera .
- Tap Menu to see these available shooting modes.
Rear camera
Using the rear camera, you have several features available to use:
- Photo: Take a photo
- Video: Take a video
- Manual: Manually set the ISO sensitivity, exposure value, white balance, brightness, and focus.
- Pano: Create a wide panoramic image.
- Instant collage: Create a quick collage of photos. Snap a couple photos and this mode will put them together in one image for you.
- Light trace: Capture light, Capture movement, and Draw light allow you to take artistic photos of moving light, water, and people
- Beauty: Add an airbrush effect to smooth out skin.
Front camera functions
The front facing camera has a handful of features, listed below:
- Photo: Take a selfie shot and apply effects, such as filters and an airbrushed effect.
- Video: Take a video and apply filters from your front-facing camera.
- Instant collage: Take a couple photos from your front-facing camera and instantly put them together for a collage.
- Beauty: Add an airbrush effect to smooth out skin.
Camera Settings
Configure your Palm’s Camera app settings.
- On the Home screen, tap Camera .
- Tap Menu > Settings. The following options are available:=
- Size: Set the resolution for your photos. More memory is required for higher resolution photos.
- Video quality: Set your video quality up to 1080p. More memory is required for videos of higher quality.
- Video stabilization (EIS): Keep the focus steady when the camera is moving.
- Grid: Turn a 3x3 grid On/Off to line up a subject on the photo.
- Media storage: This displays where your photos and videos are stored.
- Save location information: Save the location information of where you took the photo.
- Shutter sound: Turn the shutter sound On/Off for when a photo is captured.
- Reset settings: Restore Camera settings to factory default.
Accessing Your Photos
All photos, videos, and screenshots taken or downloaded onto your Palm are stored in Google Photos. To access Photos:
- On the Home screen, scroll down to access apps.
- Tap Google Photos
.
Screenshots
Capture an image of your screen. A Screenshots album in the Google Photos app will automatically be created after capturing your first screenshot. To take a screenshot:
- From any screen, drag your finger down from the Status bar to display the Notification panel, then drag the screen down again to display Quick Settings.
- Tap Screenshot.
To view the image, drag the Status bar down and tap the screenshot notification. You can share or delete the screenshot from the Notification panel as well.
To access saved screenshots:
- On the Home screen, tap Google Photos .
- Tap Menu on the top left corner of the screen.
- Tap Device Folders > Screenshots.