Huawei Honor 8 User Guide

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Light Painting mode
Light Painting mode enables you to take stunning shots of  light  trails  without  the  need  to            
manually adjust the aperture or shutter   s p e e d .   F o u r   d i f f e r e n t   s e t t i n g s   a r e   a v a i l a b l e   f o r   d i f f e r e n t             
shooting scenarios.
• Tail lights: Capture trails of light made by cars at night.
• Light graffiti: Capture trails of light in a dark environment.
• Silky water: Capture silky smooth...

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1 Select a suitable location and hold your phone steady. Use a tripod for long exposures.
 Shoot from a distance for the best results. Avoid pointing the camera at car headlights to 
prevent parts of the image from becoming overexposed.
2 Open Camera, swipe right on the screen, and then touch Light painting > Tail lights.
3 Touch to start the exposure. The exposure time is displayed at the bottom of the screen.
4 A preview of the image is displayed in the viewfinder. When the...

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2 Open Camera, swipe right on the screen, and then touch Light painting > Light graffiti.
3 Touch when the subject starts to draw a pattern using the source of light. The exposure 
time is displayed at the bottom of the screen.
 Turn on the flash if you wish to capture the person creating the pattern.
4 A preview of the image is displayed in the viewfinder. Touch to end the exposure.
Silky water
In Light Painting mode, select Silky water to capture silky smooth images of...

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Use a tripod to minimize camera shake and hold your phone in place.
1 Select a suitable location away from obstructions. Clear skies will produce the best results.
 When shooting the image, stay away from sources of light and avoid excessive exposure times 
to prevent parts of the image from becoming overexposed.
2 Open Camera, swipe right on the screen, and then touch Light painting > Star track.
3 Touch to start the exposure. The exposure time is displayed at the bottom of the...

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3 Touch to start shooting.
4 Follow the onscreen instructions to take the photo. Slowly move your camera from left to right, 
ensuring that the arrow stays level with the center line. To take a panoramic shot in portrait 
mode, select 
a nd t hen sl owl y move  yo ur c amera  upw ards.
5 Touch to stop shooting. The camera automatically stitches the photos together to create 
one panoramic photograph.
Taking a panoramic self-portrait
You can also take wide-angle shots in...

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6 Follow the onscreen instructions and slowly turn y ou r ca mer a t o t he ri ght.  Yo ur  camera  wi ll 
take the final photo when the blue box lines up with the box on the right-hand side. The camera 
automatically stitches the photos together to create a panorama.
 Hold your phone steady and move slowly while you turn.
Adding watermarks to photos
Add watermarks to personalize your photos and help you remember where they were taken. 
1 Open Camera, swipe right on the screen,...

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4 Touch to end the recording.
 
Automatic facial enhancement: Swipe right on the screen, and then touch Beauty video. 
Stabilization cannot be enabled in this mode.
Time-lapse mode
Time-lapse mode allows you to capture  and  speed  up  subtle  changes  in  the  natural  world.  For            
example, you can record the opening of a flower or the movement of clouds.
1 Open Camera, swipe right on the screen, and then touch Time-lapse.
2 Touch to start a video recording.
 Your...

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Touch the thumbnail to play the recording. The  video  will  be  played  back  at  a  higher  frame            
rate. The frame rate is determined automatically by your camera and cannot be adjusted.
Slow motion recording
You can record videos in slow motion to enjoy fast moving scenes in detail, suc h  a s  f a l l i n g  w a t e r             
droplets or dance moves.
1 Open Camera, swipe right on the screen, and then touch Slow-mo.
2 Touch to start a video recording.
3 Touch...

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Touch the thumbnail to read the text in the image, and then touch to edit the image.
Camera and video settings
Setting the photo and video resolutions
Increase the resolution for higher quality images and videos.  However,  larger  resolution  images            
take up more space on your phone. Changing the resolut i o n   w i l l   a l s o   c h a n g e   t h e   i m a g e             
dimensions.
 
Some shooting modes may not support all resolutions.
Open Camera. Swipe left on...

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Open Camera. Swipe left on the screen, touch Assistive grid, and then select an  overlay to            
help you compose your image. Select Off to delete the reference lines.
You can choose from a 3 x 3 grid, phi grid, or spiral overlay. Use the 3 x 3 grid for general            
shooting scenarios. The phi grid is similar to the 3 x 3 grid, but uses the golden ratio to divide the            
viewfinder into distinct sections. Use the spiral grid for indoor photography or portrait...