Huawei P9 Manual

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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...

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Adding an overlay
You can add a grid or spiral overlay to the viewfinder to help you compose your image.
 
Overlays may not be available in some shooting modes.
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...

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• Mute: Enable this feature to mute the camera. Due to legal constraints, this feature is not 
available in all countries and regions.
• Timer: Enable this feature to set a self-timer.
• Touch to capture: Touch the viewfinder to take a photo.
• Capture smiles: The camera will automatically take a photo when it detects a smile.
• Object tracking: Touch the object you want to focus on. The camera will track and focus on 
the selected object. For more information, see 
Object...

Camera and Gallery  
97 albums will not appear in the album list.
Viewing photos as a slideshow
Go to the Photos tab and touch  > Slideshow. Touch the screen to stop the slideshow.
Viewing photos in full-screen mode
Open Gallery  and  then  touch  an  image  to  view  it  in  full-screen  mode.  Touch  the  screen  to            
display or hide the screen menu.
• Zoom or in out: Spread two fingers apart to zoom in or pinch two fingers together to zoom 
out.
• View image details: Touch to view the image...

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Adding photos or videos to a new album
1 Open Gallery.
2 Go to the Albums tab. Touch and then enter the album name.
3 Select the images or videos that you want to add to the new album, and then touch .
4 Copy or move the photos or videos to the new album.
Moving photos or videos to other albums
1 Open Gallery.
2 Touch and hold an image or video thumbnail, and then select the files that you want to move.
3 Touch , then select the destination album, or touch to create a new album...

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• Share an album: Select the album you want to share, and then touch . Select a sharing 
method and follow the onscreen instructions to share the album files.
Adding notes to an image
Use Gallery to add notes to your images.
1 Open Gallery.
2 Touch an image to view it in full-screen mode. Touch  > Add memo.
3 Enter your note, and then touch . Add the image to your Magazine Unlock covers so that it 
will be displayed on the lock screen.
Editing an image
The Gallery application...

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• Crop an image: Touch to select the crop ratio (for example, 16:9). Drag the dotted edges to 
crop the image to the desired size.
• Add a filter: Touch and select the desired filter.
• Accentuate colors: Touch and select the colors that y o u  w i s h  t o  a c c e n t u a t e .
• Blur an image: Touch . Drag the slider to adjust the amount of blur. Drag the circle to the 
part of the image that you do not want to blur.
• Adjust image parameters: Touch . You can adjust the...

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Music and Video
Adding songs to your phone
Before you can listen to your music, you need to copy your songs onto your phone.
To add songs to your phone:
• Copy songs from your computer using the USB cable.
• Download songs from the Internet.
• Copy songs with Bluetooth. For more information, see Sending and receiving files using 
Bluetooth.
• Copy songs with Wi-Fi Direct. For more information, see Using Wi-Fi Direct to send and receive 
files.
Searching for local music
Sort your music by category or...

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• When a song is playing, touch Home to exit the music playback screen without stopping 
the song. To return to the music playback screen, open the notification panel and touch the 
song that is playing.
• Touch the song that is playing to return to the playback screen. Swipe left or right to view the 
song list, album cover, and lyrics.
 
Lyrics files must be downloaded separately and saved in .lrc format. The name and file path 
must be the same as the music file.
• On the My...

Music and Video  
103 Use the following buttons to control playback:
• Volume up button: Press once to increase the volume, or twice to add the current song to 
your favorites.
• Pause button: Press once to pause or resume playback, twice to skip to the next song, or three 
times to go to the previous song.
• Volume down button: Press once to decrease the volume, or twice to change the playback 
mode.
Creating a playlist
Organize your music by creating customized playlists that contain your favorite...