Use camera features on your Chromebook

1. In the corner of your screen, select Launcher 👁 Image
   .
2. Open Camera 👁 Image
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3. At the bottom, choose an option:
   • Select Photo 👁 and then
     Take photo 👁 Image
     .
   • Select Portrait 👁 and then
     Take photo 👁 Image
     .
   • Select Video 👁 and then
     Start recording 👁 Image
     .
   • Select Scan 👁 and then
     Document or QR code 👁 and then
     Scan 👁 Image
     .

• Change your settings: Select Settings 👁 Image
  . Change the size of the grid, the length of the timer, or the camera resolution.
• Flip your photo from left to right: Select Mirroring 👁 Image
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• Use gridlines to straighten photos: Select Grid 👁 Image
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• Switch between cameras: At the left, select Switch camera 👁 Image
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  • Tip: You can only switch cameras if you plug in an external camera or your Chromebook has 2 built-in cameras.
• Take photos with a timer: Select Timer 👁 Image
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• Take photos with the volume buttons: When your Chromebook is in tablet mode, you can press the up or down volume button to take a photo. Learn more about tablet mode.
• Take a photo while you record a video: While you record a video, select Take video snapshot 👁 Image
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• Pause a recording: You can pause a recording, and continue recording on the same video later.
  • Important: When you pause a video recording, your Chromebook will save the video unless you delete it.
• Pan, tilt, and zoom your camera: Select Pan, tilt, and zoom 👁 Image
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  • To zoom in: Select Zoom 👁 Image
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    • Digital zoom can expand the image by a factor of several times.
  • To pan within a zoomed in image:
    • To pan left: Select Left arrow 👁 Image
      .
    • To pan right: Select Right arrow 👁 Image
      .
    • To pan up: Select Up arrow 👁 Image
      .
    • To pan down: Select Down arrow 👁 Image
      .
  • To take a photo of a zoomed in image:
    1. To the section of the image you want, zoom in and pan.
    2. Select Take photo 👁 Image
       .
       • To make the image clearer and text more readable, Gen AI improves resolution when you take a photo of the zoomed in image.
• Tip: If you don’t have this option, your camera doesn’t support pan, tilt, and zoom.

You can copy the text from the preview detected by your camera:

1. On your computer, at the bottom left, select Launcher 👁 Image
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2. Open Camera 👁 Image
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3. Select Photo.
4. By default, “Text detection in preview” is turned off. To use your camera to copy text:
   1. At the top left, select Photo settings 👁 Image
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   2. To turn on “Text detection in preview,” select the checkbox.
5. Place the image with text.
6. When text is detected in the image, select Copy 👁 Image
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   • To expand the text, select Dropdown 👁 Image
     .

Tips:

• You can copy text with your camera without capturing the image.
• Text contained in QR codes may also be copied.
• You can select text from the expanded section.

• Find your photos and videos: In the Camera app 👁 Image
  , on the bottom right, select your most recent photo or video.
• Find new photos and videos: In Files 👁 Image
  , select My files 👁 and then
   Camera. Older photos and videos may be found in the "Downloads" folder. Learn how to store your downloaded files.

1.  Select the photo you want to edit.
   • Tip:  In the Camera app 👁 Image
     ,  on the bottom right, you can select your most recent photo or video.
2. Choose an option:
   • Rename a photo: At the top left, select the filename. To save the new name, press Enter.
   • Crop or rotate your photo: At the top, select Crop & rotate 👁 Image
     .
   • Change your photo’s width and height: At the top, select Rescale 👁 Image
     .
   • Adjust contrast or brightness: At the top, select Lighting filters 👁 Image
     .
   • Undo or redo changes: Select Undo 👁 Image
      or Redo 👁 Image
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   • Delete a photo: At the top, select Delete 👁 Image
     .
   • Print a photo: At the top right, select More 👁 Image
      Print.

Tip: To do more advanced photo editing, you can use an app like Google Photos, Pixlr Editor, or Sumo Paint.

Important: For best results:

• If available, use your external or back camera to scan.
• Use a background that’s a different color than your document.
• Align all edges of the document within the camera frame.
• Scan in a well lit space.

To scan a single page:

1. Open Camera 👁 Image
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2. At the bottom, select Scan 👁 and then
   Document.
3. Place the document to be scanned inside the viewfinder.
4. Once detected, press the shutter button 👁 Image
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5. To save your document, select Save as photo or Save as PDF.
   • To recapture, select Retake.