Selfies

Using Beauty Mode when taking photo selfies

Look best in your photo selfies. With Beauty Mode, apply real-time touch-ups such as skin smoothening, face slimming, and more.

1. On the Home screen, tap the camera icon to open the Camera app.
2. Switch to Selfie Photo mode. See Choosing a capture mode for details.
3. Tap to display the Beauty Mode options.
   Note: If the Face and Eye options are disabled, you need to turn Bokeh mode off to use these options. See Taking photo selfies in Bokeh mode.
4. Tap each option, and then drag its slider to make your adjustments.
   
5. When ready, tap . Or simply squeeze the lower sides of your phone.

Taking selfies automatically

Keep still to take an auto selfie—or just smile! You just need to turn this feature on in the camera settings.

1. On the Home screen, tap the camera icon to open the Camera app.
2. Switch to Selfie Photo mode. See Choosing a capture mode for details.
3. Tap to open the slideout menu.
4. Tap Settings > Camera options.
5. Select the Auto selfie capture option, and then tap outside the slideout menu to close it.
6. Pose and frame yourself on the Viewfinder screen.
7. To take your selfie automatically, look at the front camera, and then:
   • Stay still until the white box turns green on the Viewfinder screen.
   • Or smile at the camera. Hold your smile for a few seconds until your shot is taken.

Taking selfies with voice commands

You can easily take photo or video selfies using simple voice commands. You just need to turn this feature on in the camera settings.

Note: This feature may not be available in all languages.

1. On the Home screen, tap the camera icon to open the Camera app.
2. Switch to Selfie Photo or Selfie Video mode. See Choosing a capture mode for details.
3. Tap to open the slideout menu.
4. Tap Settings > Camera options.
5. Select the Voice capture option, and then tap outside the slideout menu to close it.
6. Pose and frame yourself on the Viewfinder screen.
7. Look at the front camera, and then:
   • Say Cheese or Capture to take a photo selfie.
   • Say Action or Rolling to record a video selfie.

Tip: You can also use voice commands with the main camera. Switch to Photo mode, and then select the Voice capture option in the camera settings.

Taking photos with the self-timer

When you use the self-timer, the Camera app counts down before taking the shot. You can set the countdown time.

1. On the Home screen, tap the camera icon to open the Camera app.
2. Choose the capture mode you want to use. See Choosing a capture mode for details.
3. Tap to open the slideout menu.
4. Tap Timer to set the countdown time.
5. To start the timer, tap . The camera takes the photo after the countdown.

Unflipping photo selfies

When you view yourself on the Viewfinder screen, your selfie is actually a mirrored image. Here's what to do if your captured photo looks flipped and is not the mirrored image.

1. Switch to Selfie Photo mode. To find out how to switch between capture modes, see Choosing a capture mode.
2. Tap to open the slideout menu.
3. Tap Settings > Camera options.
4. Make sure the Save mirrored selfies option is selected.

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