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Camera home screen
Your ASUS Phone’s camera is equipped with auto-scene detection and auto-image stabilizer 
features. It also features a video stabilization function that helps prevent shakiness while video 
recording. 
Tap the icons to start using your camera and explore the image and video features of your ASUS 
Phone.
Adjust settings
Switch between the front and rear cameras
See the Gallery
Record videos Take photos
Use advanced camera settings
Enable	or	disable	the	flash	function
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Image settings
Adjust the appearance of your captured images by configuring your camera’s settings using the 
steps below.
IMPORTANT!  Apply the settings first before taking images.
1. On the camera’s home screen, tap    >  .
2.  Scroll down and configure the available options.
Image
Configure the image quality using these options.
Shoot mode
Set your shutter speed to Timer mode or change the Burst speed under this option. 
Exposure
Enable Touch auto-exposure or Face detection under this option.
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Video settings
Adjust the appearance of your recorded videos by configuring your camera’s settings using the 
steps below.
IMPORTANT!    Apply the settings first before taking images.
1. On the camera’s home screen, tap    >  .
2.  Scroll down and configure the available options.
Image
Configure the video quality using these options.
Exposure
Enable Touch auto-exposure under this option.
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Advanced camera features
Explore new ways of capturing images or videos and make captured extra special moments using 
the advanced camera features of your ASUS Phone. 
IMPORTANT!  Apply the settings first before taking images. Available features may v\
ary per model.
Low light
Using PixelMaster, your camera’s light sensitivity is increased by up to 400% to enhance noise 
reduction and boost color contrast by up to 200%. Use this mode to transform any subject into a 
great photo or video—with or without ample natural lighting.
Capturing Low light photos
1. From the Camera app’s home screen, tap    > Low light.
2.  Tap  
  to start capturing photos. 
Capturing Low light videos
1. From the Camera app’s home screen, tap    > Low light.
2.  Tap  
  to start recording a video.
Time Rewind
After selecting Time Rewind, your shutter starts taking burst shots two seconds before you 
actually press the shutter button. As a result, you get a timeline of images where you can choose 
the best image to save on your Gallery. 
NOTE:  The Time Rewind feature can only be used on the rear camera.
Capturing Time Rewind photos
1. From the Camera app’s home screen, tap    > Time Rewind.
2.  Tap  
  to start capturing photos. 
3.  Adjust the time (in seconds) that you want your captured photo to play in reverse or rewind 
mode.
4.  Tap  
  when finished.
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Using the Time Rewind viewer
1. After pressing the shutter, the Time Rewind viewer appears onscreen on top of a captured 
photo. Rotate the button on the viewer to browse through the photos you just took.
NOTE: Tap  Best to view the best photo suggestion from the timeline.
2. Select a photo then tap Done to save it to Gallery.
HDR
The High-dynamic-range (HDR) feature allows you to take more detailed images for low-light 
and highly contrasting scenes. HDR is recommended for use when taking images on brightly lit 
locations, helping balance out the colors produced on your image.
Capturing HDR photos
1. From the Camera app’s home screen, tap    > HDR.
2.  Tap  
  to start capturing HDR photos.
Panorama
Capture images from various angles using Panorama. Images captured from a wide angle 
perspective are automatically stitched together using this feature. 
Capturing panoramic photos
1. From the Camera app’s home screen, tap    > Panorama.
2.  Tap  
  then pan your ASUS Phone to the left or right to capture the scenery.
NOTE:  While panning your ASUS Phone, a timeline of thumbnails appears on the l\
ower part of your 
screen as it captures the scenery.
3.  Tap    when finished.
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Night
Take well-lit photos even on night time or on low-light situations using the Night feature of your 
ASUS Phone.
NOTE: Keep your hands steady while before and while the ASUS Phone is capturin\
g the image to 
prevent blurry results.
Capturing Night photos
1.  From the Camera app’s home screen, tap    > Night.
2.  Tap  
  to start capturing Night photos.
Selfie
Take advantage of your rear camera’s high megapixel specs without worrying about pressing the 
shutter button. Using face-detection, you can set your ASUS Phone to detect up to four faces using 
the rear camera then automatically capture your selfie or group selfie. 
Capturing Selfie photos
1. From the Camera app screen, tap  . 
2.  Tap  
  > Selfie.
3.  Tap  
  to choose how many people should be included in the photo.
4.  Use the rear camera to detect faces and wait for your ASUS Phone to start beeping, counting 
down until it captures the photo. 
5.  Tap  
  to save the photo.
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Miniature
Simulate the tilt-shift effect of DSLR lenses via the Miniature feature. Using this feature allows you 
to focus on specific areas of your subject, adding a bokeh effect that can be used on both photos 
and video using your ASUS Phone.
Capturing Miniature photos
1. From the Camera app screen, tap    > Miniature.
2.  Tap  
  or    to select your focus area, then use your two fingers to adjust the focus area’s 
size and position.
3.  Tap  
  or    to increase or decrease the background blur.  Tap    or   t o increase or 
decrease saturation.
4.  Tap  
  to capture Miniature photos.
Smart remove
Eliminate unwanted details immediately after capturing the image using the Smart remove feature. 
Capturing Smart remove photos
1. From the Camera app screen, tap    > Smart remove.
2.  Tap  
  capturing photos that can be edited using Smart remove.
3.   On the captured photo, tap the outline around the detected moving object to delete it.
4.  Tap  
  to save the photo.
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All Smiles
Capture the perfect smile or the wackiest facial expression from a range of photos using the All 
Smiles feature. This feature lets you take five consecutive photos after pressing the shutter button, 
automatically detecting faces on the image for comparison.
Capturing All smiles photos
1. From the Camera app’s home screen, tap    > All smiles.
2.  Tap  
  to start capturing photos that can be edited using All Smiles.
3.  Touch the subject’s face, then select the subject’s best facial expression.
4.  Swipe down from the top, then tap  
  to save the photo.
Beautification
Have fun during and after taking photos of your family and friends using the Beautification feature 
of your ASUS Phone. When enabled, this feature allows you to make live beauty enhancements on 
your subject’s face before you press the shutter button.
Capturing Beautification photos
1. From the Camera app’s home screen, tap    > Beautification.
2.  Tap  
  to start capturing the photo.
3.  Tap the thumbnail to preview the photo and display the Beautification settings.
4.  Tap  
  and select your preferred Beautification feature, then tap    to save the photo.
GIF animation
Create GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) images straight from your ASUS Phone’s camera using 
the GIF animation feature. 
Capturing GIF animation photos
1. From the Camera app’s home screen, tap    > GIF Animation.
2.  Long press  
  to start capturing burst photo for GIF animation.
3.  Make your preferred adjustments to the GIF animation settings.
4.  Tap  
  when finished.
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Time lapse
The time lapse video feature of your ASUS Phone allows you to capture stills for automatic time 
lapse playback. In effect, events seem to move in a fast-forward manner though they actually 
occured and were recorded between long intervals.
Recording Time lapse videos
1. From the Camera app’s home screen, tap    > Time lapse.
2.  Tap  
 then select the time lapse interval.
3.  Tap  
  to start taking Time lapse videos.
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NOTES:   •	 You	can	download	photos	to	your	ASUS	Phone	from	your	cloud	account	and	use	them	as	your	 wallpaper or a contact's cover image.
•	 For	details	on	adding	cover	images	to	your	contacts,	see	Customizing your contact's profile.
•	 For	details	on	using	photos	or	images	as	your	wallpaper,	see	Wallpapers.
IMPORTANT!   Internet connection is required for viewing photos and videos under  My cloud photos 
and Friends photos.
Using the Gallery
View images and play videos on your ASUS Phone using the Gallery app. 
This app also allows you to edit, share, or delete image and video files stored in your ASUS Phone. 
From Gallery, you can display images in a slideshow or tap to view the selected image or video file. 
To launch Gallery, tap  ASUS > Gallery.
Viewing files from your social network or cloud storage
By default, your Gallery displays all the media files on your ASUS Phone according to their album 
folders. 
To view the media files from other locations accessible via your ASUS Phone:
1.   From the main screen, tap  
.
2.  Tap any of the following source locations to view their respective media files.
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