Nokia 8.1 user guide
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Camera basics
Why carry a separate camera when your phone has all you need for capturing memories? With your phone’s camera, you can easily take photos or record videos.
Take a photo
Shoot sharp, vibrant photos – capture the best moments in your photo album.
- Tap
Camera . - Take aim and focus.
- Tap panorama_fish_eye.
Take a selfie
Need that perfect selfie? Use the phone's front camera to take one.
- Tap
Camera . - Tap to switch to the front camera.
- Take aim and focus.
- Tap panorama_fish_eye.
Take a bothie
In addition to the perfect selfie, you can take a split-screen photo with your phone’s cameras. Use the front and rear cameras simultaneously.
- Tap
Camera > and tap . - Tap
Dual for a split-screen photo. Or to take a picture-in-picture photo, tap . - Take aim and focus.
- Tap panorama_fish_eye.
- To go back to Full screen mode,
single tap .
Tip: When you take a picture-in-picture photo or record a picture-in-picture video, and want to move the smaller picture, tap and hold it and drag it to where you want it.
Take panoramas
Tap
Make your photos come to life
Do you want to see your photos become short videos?
- Tap
Camera >Motion off >Motion on . - Take aim and focus.
- Tap panorama_fish_eye.
- Select the photo you just took, you can see it in the bottom right corner.
- Tap to see your photo come to life.