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 on the screen and touch Resolution to change the resolution.
Configuring the default storage location for photos and videos
Photos and videos are saved to your phones internal storage by d e f a u l t .   S e t   t h e   d e f a u l t   s t o r a g e             
location to the microSD card to free up storage space on your phone.
Open Camera and swipe left on the screen. Turn on the Priority save in SD card s w i t c h   t o             
set the default storage location to the microSD  card.  This  option  will  not  be  available  if  there  is            
no microSD card in your phone. If the microSD card is full,  p h o t o s   w i l l   b e   s a v e d   t o   y o u r   p h o n e  s             
internal storage. 
						

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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 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.
Video settings
 
Some shooting modes may not support all settings.
Swipe left on the video shooting screen to configure the following settings:
• Resolution: Configure the video resolution.
• GPS tag: Display the location where the video was recorded.
• Priority save in SD card: Set the default storage location for your videos. You can select your 
phones internal storage, or the microSD card.
• Object tracking: Touch an object on the screen. The camera will focus on the selected object 
when capturing the video.
• Stabilizer: Minimizes camera shake during recording.
Camera settings
 
Some shooting modes may not support all settings.
Swipe left on the photo shooting screen to configure the following settings:
• Resolution: Set the photo resolution.
• GPS tag: Display the location where the photo was taken.
• Priority save in SD card: Set the default storage location for your photos. You can select your 
phones internal storage, or the microSD card.
• Perfect selfie: Enable or disable this function in Beauty mode for automatic facial recognition 
and customized portrait enhancement. For more information, see 
Using Perfect Selfie mode.
• Touch & hold shutter button: Configure the shutters touch and hold settings. You can select 
Burst shoot or Focus.
• Audio control: Take a photo using voice commands.
• Volume button function: Configure the volume button settings. You can select Shutter, 
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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 tracking.
• Ultra snapshot: Press the volume down button twice to take a photo when the screen is off. 
For more information, see 
Ultra Snapshot.
• Image adjustment: Adjust saturation, contrast, and brightness.
Viewing photos and videos
You can view the following photos and videos in Gallery:
• Photos and videos shot with the camera.
• P h o t o s  a n d  v i d e o s  t h a t  y o u r  f r i e n d s  s h a r e d  w i t h  y o u .
• Photos and videos synced from your computer.
• Photos and videos saved from messages, emails, or websites, as well as screenshots.
Open Gallery and go to the Photos tab to sort photos and vid e o s  a c c o r d i n g  t o  t h e  t i m e  a n d             
location they were shot. Go to the 
Albums tab to sort photos and videos by album.
Viewing photos in chronological order
Go to the Photos tab. Photos are automatically displayed in chronological order. Touch   >             
Settings, and then turn on the Show time  switch  to  display  the  time  that  the  shot  was  taken            
when viewing an image.
Viewing photos by location
Go to the Photos tab and touch  . Photos with location information   w i l l   b e   d i s p l a y e d   o n   a             
map. Touch  > 
Settings, and then turn on the Show location s w i t c h   t o   d i s p l a y  t h e  l o c a t i o n             
where the shot was taken when viewing an image.
Viewing photos by album
Go to the Albums tab. Photos and videos are automatically  added  to  the  default  folders.  For            
example, videos that you shot using the camera are automatically added to the 
C a m e r a   v i d e o s             
folder, and screenshots are added to the Screenshots folder.
 
Touch  > Hide albums and turn on the switch next to albums that you wish to hide. These  
						

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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 details, such as the ISO, exposure 
compensation, and resolution.
• Rename photo: To rename a photo, touch  > Rename, enter the new name, and then 
select OK.
• Set photo as the home screen wallpaper: Touch  > Set as > Wallpaper to set a photo as 
the home screen wallpaper.
Playing a video
Touch  to play a video. Touch the scree n   w h e n   t h e   v i d e o   i s   p l a y i n g   t o   d i s p l a y   o r   h i d e   t h e             
control bar. For more information, see Playing a video.
View photo details
Overlay menu 
						

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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 and select it 
as the destination album.
Deleting images or videos
If youre running out of storage space, delete unwanted photos and videos from Gallery.
1 Open Gallery.
2 Touch and hold an image or video thumbnail, and then select the files that you want to delete.
3 Touch  > Delete to delete the selected files.
Sharing images or videos
1 Open Gallery.
2 Touch and hold an image or video thumbnail, and then select the files that you want to share.
3 Touch , choose a sharing method, and follow the onscreen instructions to share your files.
Managing albums
1 Open Gallery.
2 Go to the Albums tab, and then touch and hold an album to access the menu. You can:
• Rename an album: Touch  > Rename, enter the new album name, and then select OK.
• Delete an album: Select the album you want to delete, and then touch  > Delete. 
						

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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 comes with powerful image editing too l s   t h a t   y o u   c a n   u s e   t o   b r i n g   y o u r             
photos to life. For example, you can draw graffiti, add watermarks, or apply a variety of filters.
1 Open Gallery.
2 Touch an image to view it in full-screen mode. Touch to edit the image.
3 Select an image editing tool. You can:
• Rotate an image: Touch and swipe the screen to adjust the angle of rotation. Touch Mirror to 
create a mirror image of the photo.
Swipe left to view more editing tools 
						

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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 brightness, contrast, saturation, and 
m o r e  t o  m a k e  y o u r  i m a g e  l o o k  m o r e  v i v i d .
• Apply facial enhancement effects: Touch to apply facial enhancement effects to people in an 
image. You can choose from various skin and eye enhancement effects.
• Apply mosaic effects: Touch and then select the desired mosaic effect.
• Draw graffiti: Touch to select the brush and color.
• Add a watermark: Touch to add a watermark and personalize your photo. You can choose 
from time, location, weather, exercise type, and more.
• Add a label: Touch and then select the desired label type and font. You can use labels to 
record your mood or thoughts.
Using Camera or Gallery to scan a QR code
QR codes are a quick and convenient way to receive informati o n .  F o r  e x a m p l e ,  y o u  c a n  s c a n  a  Q R             
code to view discount information or add contacts. You can s c a n  a  Q R  c o d e  u s i n g  t h e  c a m e r a ,  o r             
use Gallery to scan a QR code contained in an image stored on your device.
Scanning a QR code using Gallery
1 Open Gallery.
2 Select the image containing the QR code that you wa nt t o sca n to  vie w it  in  ful l- scr een mo de.
3 Touch the screen. Gallery will automatically scan the QR code.
4 Touch View details to view the QR code details.
Scanning a QR code using Camera
1 Open Camera.
2 Frame the QR code in the viewfinder. The camera will automatically scan the QR code.
3 Touch View details to view the QR code details. 
						

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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 search with a keyword to find your music files quickly.
1 Open Music.
2 Touch Local songs.
3 Touch to search for and view your local music.
4 You can choose to organize your music by song name, artist, album name, or folder. To search 
for a specific song, touch 
and then enter the song name, artist, or album in the search bar.
Listening to music
1 Open Music.
2 Touch Local songs.
3 Touch the song you want to play.
Using your phone during music playback
Scan for local music
Shuffle
Browse music by 
category Search local music
Sort songs 
						

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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 screen, touch  > Close to close the music player.
Using the playback screen
Touch the playback screen to display or hide the menu icons.
Controlling playback using a smart headset
When smart headset control is enabled, you can use the button s  o n  a  h e a d s e t  t o  c o n t r o l  p l a y b a c k             
without turning on the screen.
 
•Not all headsets are compatible with your phone. You are advised to purchase an official 
Huawei headset.
•You can also use a headset to control video playback (this feature is not supported by all 
video players).
1 Open Settings.
2 Touch Smart assistance > Smart headset control.
3 Turn on the Smart headset control switch.
Enable DTS effects
 for headset
Adjust playback
 volume
Add song to playlist
Change playback
 modeAdd song 
to favorites Menu 
						

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• 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 songs.
1 Open Music.
2 Touch Playlists  > Create new playlist.
3 Name the playlist and touch Save.
4 Touch Add in the dialog box.
5 Select the songs you want to add and touch .
 
Touch  next to the playlist to Rename or Delete the playlist.