Use camera features on your Chromebook

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

• Change your settings: Select Settings . Change the size of the grid, the length of the timer or the camera resolution.
• Flip your photo from left to right: Select Mirroring .
• Use gridlines to straighten photos: Select Grid .
• Switch between cameras: At the left, select Switch camera .
  • Tip: You can only switch cameras if you plug in an external camera or your Chromebook has two built-in cameras.
• Take photos with a timer: Select Timer .
• 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 .
• 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 .
  • To zoom in: Select Zoom .
    • 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 .
    • To pan right: Select Right arrow .
    • To pan up: Select Up arrow .
    • To pan down: Select Down arrow .
  • To take a photo of a zoomed-in image:
    1. To the section of the image that you want, zoom in and pan.
    2. Select Take photo .
       • 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.

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

1.  Select the photo that you want to edit.
   • Tip:  In the Camera app ,  at 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 and rotate .
   • Change your photo’s width and height: At the top, select Rescale .
   • Adjust contrast or brightness: At the top, select Lighting filters .
   • Undo or redo changes: Select Undo  or Redo .
   • Delete a photo: At the top, select Delete .
   • Print a photo: At the top right, select More  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 colour from 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 .
2. At the bottom, select Scan Document.
3. Place the document to be scanned inside the viewfinder.
4. Once detected, press the shutter button .
5. To save your document, select Save as photo or Save as PDF.
   • To recapture, select Retake.

Tips:

• To scan without selecting the QR code scanning mode, you scan the QR code directly from the viewfinder.
• The ‘Save as photo’ option is only available for single pages.
• You can also scan documents with your printer.