User guide

Camera options

Swipe down from the top edge of the screen to see camera options such as timer, exposure, and the option to

switch cameras. A few more camera options are available in Settings (open the Settings charm, and then choose

Options).

Take photos from the lock screen

You can quickly take a photo or video from the lock screen. Here’s how:

1. If the screen is off, tap a key or turn Surface on.

2. Swipe down from the top edge of the lock screen.

3. Tap the Photo button or anywhere on the screen.

4. To see your camera roll or change settings, tap or click the Unlock button, sign in to your Surface, and

open the Camera app.

To turn the lock screen camera on or off: Open the Settings charm, tap Change PC settings > PC and devices >

Lock screen > Swipe down on the lock screen to use the camera (under Camera at the bottom of the screen).

Take a panorama

You can capture unique immersive panoramas using the Camera app. Here’s how:

1. Open the Camera app and point the camera at your starting point for the panorama.

2. Tap the Panorama button .

3. Slowly tilt or rotate the camera in any direction. When you align the new image with the existing images,

the camera automatically takes the next image.

4. When you’ve taken all the pictures you want in your panorama, tap the check mark.

The Camera app stitches together the images and saves the panorama in your camera roll (panorama files in the

Camera Roll folder have a .Pano file extension).

For best results, keep the camera in the same place as you tilt and rotate it, as if it’s on a tripod. Move slowly

and steadily when lining up the image, and then pause to capture it. If your body blocks the viewfinder, keep the

camera in the same place and step around it until you’re out of the way. See Camera app and webcams: FAQ to

watch a video showing best practices for taking a panorama.

Use the Camera, Photos, or SkyDrive apps to view your panoramas. You can share links to your panoramas on

SkyDrive—see Share and print photos on Windows.com.