Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Owners Manual

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Section 5: Pictures and Videos
This section explains features related to the use of the 
camera and camcorder on your phone. You can take 
photographs and shoot video by using the built-in camera 
functionality. Your 13 megapixel camera produces photos in 
JPEG format. 
Important! Do not take photos of people without their  permission.
Do not take photos in places where cameras are 
not allowed.
Do not take photos in places where you may 
interfere with another person’s privacy.
Using the Camera
Taking Photos
Taking pictures with your device’s built-in camera is as 
simple as choosing a subject, pointing the camera, then 
pressing the camera key.
Note: When taking a photo in direct sunlight or in bright conditions, shadows may appear on the photo. 1.
From the main Home screen, tap 
Camera  to 
activate the camera mode.
2. Using the phone’s main display screen as a viewfinder, 
adjust the image by aiming the camera at the subject.
3. Before you take a picture, use the 
Up and Down Volume 
keys to zoom in or out. You can magnify the picture up 
to x4 (400 percent).
– or –
Pinch the screen to zoom out or pinch outwards to 
zoom in.
4. If desired, before taking the photo, you can tap 
on-screen icons to access various camera options and 
settings. 
5. You can also tap the screen to move the focus to the 
area you touch.
6. Press the Camera key ( ) until the shutter sounds. 
(The picture is automatically stored within your 
designated storage location. If no microSD is installed, 
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7.
While viewing a picture, after you have taken it, pinch 
the screen outwards to zoom in or pinch the screen 
inwards to zoom out.
You can magnify the picture up to x4.
8. Press   to return to the viewfinder. 
Taking Dual Camera Photos
With the Dual Camera feature,  you can take a picture with 
both the front and rear cameras at the same time.
To take a Dual Camera picture:
1. From the camera viewfinder, tap the Dual Camera icon 
 located at the top left side of the screen.
The camera viewfinder displays an image from the 
front-facing camera within a postage stamp picture 
frame on top of the main image displayed from the 
rear-facing camera.
2. Press the Camera key ( ) to take the picture.
To resize the front camera image: 
  Touch and hold the postage stamp picture frame until 
the resize handles appear, then drag a corner to 
enlarge the image.
To reposition the front camera image 
  Touch and hold the postage stamp picture frame to 
detach it and then move it to a desired location.
Viewfinder Camera
Image
Viewer
Mode
Effects
Change
Mode
Quick Settings
Front
(Gallery) Video
Record
Ta k e
Picture
Facing
Camera
Dual Camera 
						

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Camera Modes
There are many different camera modes that you can use to 
help optimize your photos de pending on the conditions and 
your experience.
1. From the camera viewfinder, tap the Mode button 
 
to change the mode to one of the following:
–Auto: Automatically adjusts your camera to optimize color and 
brightness. This is the default setting
–Beauty face: Use this to take photos with lightened faces for 
gentler images.
–Best photo: Use this to take multiple photos in a short time, 
and then choose the best photos among them. Press the 
Shutter button to take multiple photos. When Gallery opens, tap 
and hold thumbnails of photos to save, and then tap Done.
–Best face: Use this to take multiple group shots at the same 
time and combine them to create the best possible image. Press 
the Shutter button to take multiple photos. When Gallery opens, 
tap the yellow frame on each face, and choose the best 
individual face for the subject.  After choosing a pose for each 
individual, tap Done to merge th e images into a single photo, 
and tap Save.
–Sound & shot: Use this mode to enrich pictures by adding 
background sounds for a few seconds. The background sound 
is recorded for up to 9 seconds after taking the photo.
–Drama: Use this to take a series of photos of a moving object 
and then merge them together into one image.
–Animated photo: Use this to create a picture in which a few 
selected static objects move by animating objects detected by 
the device.
–Golf: Use this feature to take pict ures of a gold swing and then 
play the pictures back (forwards or backwards).
–Rich tone (HDR): Use this to take photos with richer colors and 
contrasts.
–Eraser: Saves the best of 5 take n pictures and removes any 
passers by.
–Panorama: Use this to take wide panoramic photos. Press the 
Shutter button to take a photo, and then move the camera in 
any direction. When the blue frame aligns with the preview 
screen, the camera automatically takes another shot in the 
panoramic sequence. To stop shooting, press the Shutter button 
again.
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–Surround shot: Use this to take a 360-degree pictures that are 
then used to create a spherical panorama.
–Sports: Use this to take fast action photos.
Quick Settings
Tap   at the top of the display to quickly change 
Camera settings. Not all of the  following options are available 
in both still camera and video camera modes. The available 
options vary by mode.
Camera and Camcorder Settings
This section describes the diff erent settings that you can 
configure on your camera. Not all of the following options are 
available in both still camera and video camera modes. The 
available options vary by mode.
1. From the viewfinder, tap   (
Quick Settings) ➔  
 (
Camera Settings). 
2. The follow settings are  located under the Camera, 
Camcorder, and General tabs . The settings that are 
displayed will depend on what camera mode you are 
in.
Camera:
: Select a resolution for photos. Use higher 
resolution for higher quality. Higher resolution photos take up 
more memory.
 Burst shot: allows several photographs to be captured in quick 
succession by touching and holding the Camera button.
 Tap to take pics: allows you to tap the screen to also take a 
new picture (vs using the Camera button). 
 Face detection: allows you to adjust the camera focus based 
on face detection technology.
Configure Camera settings.
Activate or deactivate the flash.
Activate/deactivate night detection.
Activate or deactivate the voice control to take photos.
Select a resolution for videos.
Activate or deactivate  the sharing options.
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 Metering: allows you to set how the camera measures or 
meters the light source: Center-weighted, Matrix, or Spot.
: determines how sensitive the light meter is on your digital 
camera. Choose from Auto, 100, 200, 400, or 800. Use a 
lower ISO number to make your camera less sensitive to light, a 
higher ISO number to take photos with less light, or Auto to let 
the camera automatically adjust the ISO for each of your shots.
 Smart stabilization: compensates for camera movement.
: allows you to assign rich tone usage to an image.
Camcorder:
: Select a resolution for videos. Use higher resolution 
for higher quality. Higher resolution videos take up more 
memory.
 Video stabilization: Activate or deactivate Optical Image 
Stabilization. 
 Audio zoom: when active, allows you to focus your 
microphone on a zoomed area during video recording. 
Settings:
: attach a GPS location tag to the photo. To 
improve GPS signals, avoid shooting in locations where the 
signal may be obstructed, such as between buildings or in low-
lying areas, or in poor weather conditions. Your location may 
appear on your photos when you upload them to the Internet. 
To avoid this, deactivate the Location tag setting.
: set this option if you want to view each picture after 
you take it. Select a time value.
: assigns a function to the volume key. Choose 
from The zoom key, The camera key, or The record key.
: Use this for delayed-time shots. You can set the timer to 
Off, 2 sec, 5 sec, or 10 sec.
 White balance: Select an appropriate white balance, so 
images have a true-to-life color range. The settings are 
designed for specific lighting situations. These settings are 
similar to the heat range for white-balance exposure in 
professional cameras.
: allows you to adjust the brightness level by 
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 Guidelines: Display viewfinder guides to help composition 
when selecting subjects.
: activate or deactivate the flash.
 Voice control: activates/deactivates voice control feature that 
allows you to verbally take a photo.
 Contextual filename: allows you to have your location added 
as part of the filename. You must first activate GPS tag 
described above.
 Save as flipped: when set to On, this option allows you to take 
and save a mirror-image video when using self-recording 
mode.
: Select the memory location for storage.
 Shutter sound: Turn the shutter sound on or off.
 Reset: Reset the camera settings.
Viewing your Pictures
After you take a photo, you can access various options from 
the Image Viewer. The Image Viewer uses your Gallery. For 
more information, refer to “Gallery”  on page 82.
Editing a Photo
You can edit your photos us ing the built-in Photo editor 
application on your device. The photo editor application 
provides basic editing functions  for pictures that you take on 
your phone. Along with basic image tuning like brightness, 
contrast, and color it also provides a wide variety of effects 
used for editing the picture.
1. From the Home screen, tap    ➔ 
Gallery .
2. Select a folder location and tap a file to open it.
3. With the image displayed, press    ➔ 
Edit to launch 
the Photo editor.
Note: To select the picture area, touch and hold the current picture.
4. Select an image area by touching and holding the 
image and then selecting an available option:
: provides several on-screen selection options 
such as: Select area, Inverse selection, Selection size, and 
Selection mode (Magnetic, Lasso, Brush, Round, and Square).
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: copies the currently selected area to your device’s 
clipboard.
5. Use the following editor controls to edit your picture:
6.Press 
 to access the following options:
: allows you to rename your current image and save it 
to your gallery.
 Select image: allows you to select a new image for editing. 
 Take picture: allows you to activate the camera and take a 
new image for editing. 
Previous: move to previous photo project.
Next: move to next photo project.
Cancel: exits the current photo editing session.
Save: stores the curren tly edited photo.
Rotate: allows you to rotate a photo in all 4 
directions. You can also  mirror image a photo.
Crop: allows you to crop (cut-out) an area of a 
photo.
Color: allows you to Auto adjust color, Brightness, 
Contrast, Saturation, Adjust RGB, Temperature, 
Exposure, and Hue of a photo.
Effects: allows you to add various effects to your 
photo.
Portrait: allows you to apply various face 
correction effects such as : Red-eye fix, Airbrush 
face, Face brightness, Out-of-focus, or Spot 
healing.
Sticker: allows you to place various pre-created 
on-screen stickers atop your current image.
Drawing: allows you to add draw directly on your 
current picture by using either a brush/pen or 
eraser.
Frame: places a pre-created border style atop 
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: allows you to share your saved photo via AT&T 
Locker, Bluetooth, ChatON, Email, Flipboard, Gmail, Google+, 
Group Play, Hangouts, Messaging, PEN.UP, Picasa, S Note, 
Scrapbook, or Wi-Fi Direct.
: assigns the currently saved image as either a: Contact 
photo, Home and lock screens, Home screen, or Lock screen.
Using the Camcorder
In addition to taking photos, the camera also doubles as a 
camcorder that also allows you to record, view, and send 
videos.
Note: The camera may not be able to properly record videos to a memory card with a slow transfer speed.
Shooting Video
Tip: When shooting video in direct  sunlight or in bright 
conditions, it is recommended that you provide your 
subject with sufficient light by having the light source 
behind you.
1. From the main Home screen, tap 
Camera  to 
activate the camera mode. 2.
Using the camera’s main display screen as a 
viewfinder, adjust the image by aiming the camcorder 
at the subject.
3. Before you take a video, use the Volume control 
buttons to zoom in or out.  You can magnify the video up 
to x4 (400 percent).
4. Tap the Video key ( ) to begin shooting video. The 
red light will blink while recording.
5. You can tap the screen to move the focus to the area 
you touch.
6. To capture an image from  the video while recording, 
tap  . This feature is not available while the 
anti-shake feature is activated.
7. Tap the Pause key ( ) to stop the recording and 
save the video file to your Camera folder.
8. Tap the Stop key ( ) to stop the recording and save 
the video file to your Camera folder.
9. Once the file has been sa ved, tap the image viewer, 
then tap   to play your video.
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Viewing your Videos
After you take a video, you can access various options from 
the Image Viewer. The Image Viewer uses your Gallery and 
the Video player. For more information, refer to  “Gallery”  on 
page 82. Also, see  “Video” on page 199.
Galler y
The Gallery is where you view photos and play back videos. 
For photos, you can also perform basic editing tasks, view a 
slideshow, set photos as wallpaper or contact image, and 
share as a picture message.
1. Ta p    ➔ 
Gallery .
All of the Albums that hold your pictures and videos will 
be displayed with folder name and number of files.
2. Tap an Album and thumbnails of the contents will be 
displayed.
Note: If your device displays that the memory is full when you 
access Gallery, delete some of the files by using 
My Files 
or other file management appl ications and try again. For 
more information, refer to “My Files”  on page 184.
Viewing Pictures
1.Within an album, tap a thumbnail to view a single 
picture.
Note: If no control icons are displayed on the screen in 
addition to the picture, tap anywhere on the screen to 
display them.
2. The following options are available at the top of the 
screen:
 Change player : allows you to change the device the 
picture is displayed on if you are using AllShare/Samsung Link.
: allows you to share the picture via ChatON, 
Group Play, AT&T Locker, Bluetooth, Email, Flipboard, Gmail, 
Google+, Hangouts, Messaging, PEN.UP, Picasa, S Note, 
Scrapbook, or Wi-Fi Direct.
 Delete : allows you to delete the picture.
 Camera : activates the camera.
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Viewing Videos
Note: If no control icons are displayed on the screen in 
addition to the picture, tap anywhere on the screen to 
display them.
1. Tap a video to select it. 
2. Tap   to play the video.
3. Press   for additional options.
For video player controls, see  “Video” on page 199.
Using S Beam to Share Pictures
This feature (when activated vi a NFC) allows you to beam 
large files directly to another compatible device that is in 
direct contact. These files can  be larger, such as Videos, HD 
pictures, and other large files.You can beam images and 
videos from your gallery, music files from your Music, and 
more.
1. From the Home screen, tap    ➔ 
Settings.
2. If not already active, in a single motion touch and slide 
the 
NFC slider to the right to turn it on  . 
3. Ta p  
S Beam and make sure the feature is turned on.  4.
If not already active, in a single motion touch and slide 
the 
S Beam slider to the right to turn it on  . 
5. On the source device (conta ining the desired image or 
video), tap    ➔ 
Gallery .
6. Locate and tap the selected image to open it in the 
preview window.
Important! Neither device must be in Lock mode or displaying 
the Lock screen. They must both be active and 
unlocked. It is recommended that the target device 
be on the Home screen.
7. Place the two active NFC-enabled devices back to back 
to begin.
Note: If the Touch to beam screen does not appear on the 
source device:
- Pull them apart
- Verify the image is visible in the preview window on 
   the source device (providing the file)
- Place them together again