Huawei Mate 8 Manual

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Pro camera mode
Pro camera mode gives you full control over the camera settings so that you can take 
professional-looking shots in challenging shooting scenarios. You can manually adjust 
the exposure and other capture settings. 
Using Pro camera mode
Your phone comes with Pro camera mode, which gives you manual control over the 
camera settings for professional quality shots.
1 Open Camera.
2 Touch  > Professional.
3 You can add a grid or spiral overlay, and manually configure camera settings. For more 
information, refer to 
Pro camera settings.
4 Touch to take a photo.
Pro camera settings
When you switch to Pro camera mode, you can adjust a whole range of camera settings 
in the viewfinder to produce professional-looking shots. For example, you can just the 
ISO, exposure compensation, white balance, shutter speed and more.
Enable grid lines
Underexposure warning
Manual settings 
						

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Grid 
overlay 
icon
Touch the grid overlay icon to enable the overlay. You can 
select a 3 x 3 grid, phi grid or a 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 shots.
Low 
exposure 
iconTouch this icon to restore the default exposure settings. This 
icon will only appear when the exposure is too low.
Manual 
settings
•: Touch to configure the metering mode (the method used 
to determine the exposure). You can select matrix metering, 
center-weighted metering or spot metering. Matrix metering is 
set by default.
•ISO: Touch to adjust the cameras sensitivity to light. Increasing 
the ISO will create a brighter picture, but there will be a 
noticeable increase in noise. You can configure the camera to 
adjust the ISO automatically or you can adjust it manually.
•S: Touch to set the shutter speed. You can configure the 
camera to adjust the shutter speed automatically or you can 
adjust it manually.
•EV: Touch to set the exposure compensation. Select an 
exposure setting to increase/decrease the brightness. Touch 
and hold the icon to lock the current exposure setting.
•AF: Touch to set the focus mode. You can select touch to focus, 
continuous autofocus or manual focus. Continuous autofocus 
is set by default. When continuous autofocus is selected, touch 
and hold the icon to enable the focus lock.
•: Touch to select a white balance according to the ambient 
light conditions. You can choose from daylight, tungsten bulb, 
fluorescent lamp and more. You can also adjust the colour 
temperature. Touch and hold the icon to lock the white 
balance.
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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 speed. You can choose from four different 
settings depending on the shooting scenario.
• Car light trails: Capture trails of light made by cars at night.
• Light graffiti: Capture trails of light in a dark environment.
• Silky water: Capture silkily smooth images of flowing water.
• Star track: Capture stunning images of star trails in the night sky.
Tail light trails
In Light Painting mode, select Car light trails to capture the trails of light made by cars 
at night.
 Use a tripod to minimise camera shake.
1 Select a suitable location and hold your phone steady.
 Shoot from a distance for the best results. Avoid pointing the camera at street lamps 
to prevent parts of the image from becoming overexposed.
2 Open Camera.
3 Touch Light painting > Car light trails.
4 Touch to start the exposure. The exposure time is displayed at the bottom of the 
screen.
5 A preview of the image is displayed in the viewfinder. When the desired exposure time 
has elapsed, touch 
to end the exposure. 
						

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Light graffiti
In Light Painting mode, select Light graffiti to create patterns or text by moving a light 
source in front of the camera.
 
•Choose a light source with a suitable colour and brightness, such as a torch or glow 
stick.
•Use a tripod to minimise camera shake.
1 Select a suitable location and hold your phone steady.
 Choose a location away from other sources of light to ensure that the person holding 
the light source does not appear in the image.
2 Open Camera.
3 Touch Light painting > Light graffiti.
4 Touch to start the exposure. The exposure time is displayed at the bottom of the 
screen.
5 A preview of the image is displayed in the viewfinder. Touch to end the exposure. 
						

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Silky water
In Light Painting mode, select Silky water to capture silkily smooth images of waterfalls 
and rivers.
 Use a tripod to minimise camera shake.
1 Select a suitable location and hold your phone steady.
2 Open Camera.
3 Touch Light painting > Silky water.
4 Touch to start the exposure. The exposure time is displayed at the bottom of the 
screen.
5 A preview of the image is displayed in the viewfinder. When the desired exposure time 
has elapsed, touch 
to end the exposure. 
						

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Star track
You can use your camera to capture the movement of stars in the night sky.
 
•Use a tripod to minimise camera shake.
•Choose a location away from light pollution with a good view of the night sky. 
Clear skies will produce the best results.
1 Use a tripod to hold your phone steady.
 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.
3 Touch Light painting > Star track.
4 Touch to start the exposure. The exposure time is displayed at the bottom of the 
screen.
5 A preview of the image is displayed in the viewfinder. When the desired exposure time 
has elapsed, touch 
to end the exposure. 
						

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Panoramic shots
Taking a panoramic photo
You can select Panorama mode to take wide-angle shots.
1 Select a suitable location and hold your phone steady.
 
•Shoot the image in a wide, open space and avoid monochromatic backgrounds.
•Shoot the image from a distance.
2 Open Camera.
3 Touch  > Panorama.
4 Touch to start shooting.
5 Follow the onscreen instructions to take the photo. Slowly move your camera from left 
to right, ensuring that the arrow stays level with the centre line.
6 Touch to stop shooting. The camera automatically stitches the photos together to 
create one panoramic photograph. 
						

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Taking panoramic self-portraits
You can also take wide-angle shots in self-portrait mode. This is ideal when you want to 
capture beautiful surroundings.
 You cannot take panoramic self-portraits in landscape mode.
1 Open Camera.
2 Touch to select the front-facing camera.
3 Touch  > Panorama.
4 Hold your phone steady, and then touch to take the first photo.
 
•Make sure that subjects dont move between each photo.
•Hold your phone steady and move slowly while you turn.
5 Turn your phone to the left while following the onscreen instructions. Your phone will 
take the second photo automatically when the blue box lines up with box on the left-
hand side.
6 Turn your phone to the right while following the onscreen instructions. Your phone 
will 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. 
						

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Launching the camera from Gallery
1 Open Gallery.
2 Go to the Photos tab, and then swipe down to display the viewfinder in half screen 
mode. Swipe down again to launch the camera.
 Not all camera features are available in half screen mode.
3 Select the desired shooting mode. For more information, refer to Capture modes.
4 Touch to take a photo.
5 Touch Return to return to Gallery. 
						

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Shooting a video
1 Open Camera.
2 Swipe left or right and select Video.
3 Touch to start a video recording.
4 Touch the screen to focus on an object or area during recording. Touch to pause 
recording, and then touch to resume.
5 Touch to end the recording.
 
While recording, touch  to save the current scene as a photo.