Use Pro Mode to Shoot Like a Pro

Use Pro Mode to Shoot Like a Pro

Pro mode lets you fine-tune photos and videos and gives you full control over ISO sensitivity, focus mode, and more when taking photos or recording videos.

Photography with the Pro mode

Go to Camera and select the PRO mode.

You can set the following parameters:

Adjust the metering: Tap M and select a metering mode

Metering Mode	Applicable Scenarios
Matrix metering	Metering the entire frame. Applicable when shooting landscapes.
Center-weighted metering	Focus on the center of the frame. Applicable when shooting portraits.
Spot metering	Concentrate on a very small area of the frame, such as the eyes of a person.

Adjust the ISO sensitivity: Tap ISO and drag the ISO slider.

In low-light conditions, increase the ISO sensitivity. In well-lit environments, lower the ISO sensitivity to avoid image noise.
Adjust the shutter speed: Tap S and drag the shutter speed slider.

The shutter speed affects the amount of light allowed to enter the camera lens. When shooting stationary scenes or portraits, lower the shutter speed. When shooting moving scenes or objects, increase the shutter speed.
Adjust the exposure compensation value: Tap EV^· and drag the EV slider.

Increase EV in low-light conditions, lower the EV in well-lit environments.

Adjust the focus: Tap AF^· and select a focus mode.

Focus Mode	Applicable Scenarios
AF-S (Single focus)	Applicable to stationary scenes or portraits.
AF-C (Continuous focus)	Applicable to moving scenes or portraits.
MF (Manual focus)	Tap the area you want to focus on (such as the face of a person).

Adjust the color tone: Tap WB^· and select white balance.

When shooting in bright sunlight, you can select . In low-light environments, select .

Tap to adjust the color temperature, giving a cooler or warmer tone to the photo.
Set the storage format: You can set the photo format to JPG, JPG-L or RAW as required. Photos in the RAW format retain more detail and are easier to process, but take up more space; photos in JPG take up less memory and you can choose to save them as JPG-L.

Tap to select a different storage format.

If you choose the RAW format, the phone will save a standard format and a RAW format photo when shooting. The RAW format photo will be saved in the RAW album of Gallery.