ZTE Grand™ X Max+ User Guide

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You can use your phone to take photos and record videos . Photos and videos are stored to the phone’s microSDHC card or the phone’s internal storage . You can copy them to your computer or access them in the Gallery .

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Capturing a photo

1 . From the home screen, tap .

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2 . Aim the camera at the subject and make any necessary adjustments .

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Switch between the front and the back camera .

Set a delay from the time the shutter button is tapped to the time the camera takes a picture .

Automatically ensure that both the highlights and shadows are evenly exposed in a photo for the rear-facing camera . For the frontfacing camera, this turns on Beauty Mode, which helps blur and mask imperfections in a selfie .

Change the flash mode for the rear-facing camera . For the frontfacing camera, turn Smile Detection mode on or off .

5 Change the camera settings .

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View photos and videos you have taken .

Capture a photo .

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Record a video .

Change the camera mode . Choose from Auto, Pro, and Fun

(only available for the back camera) .

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Tip: You can pinch or spread on the screen or press the Volume keys to zoom in or zoom out .

3 . You can either let the camera autofocus on the center of the screen, or tap another area on the screen that you want to focus on .

4 . Tap to take the photo .

Warning! Keep a safe distance when using the flash . Do not point the flash toward people’s or animals’ eyes .

Using different camera modes

Choose from three different camera modes (Auto, Pro, and Fun) for different options while taking photos and videos .

Note: Modes are only available on the rear-facing camera .

Auto mode

1 . From the home screen, tap .

2 . Tap to choose Auto mode .

Note: Auto mode is default for the camera .

3 . Aim the camera and tap to take a photo .

Auto mode camera options

Before taking a photo, you can tap to open the following camera settings options .

• Full Screen: Tap to change the viewfinder from full screen to a smaller view .

• Noise reduction mode: Tap to remove noise from the photo .

• Shutter sound: Tap to turn the shutter sound on or off .

• Storage location: Tap the drop-down menu to select a storage location to store your media on your phone or on an external microSDHC card .

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Pro mode

1 . From the home screen, tap .

2 . Tap to choose Pro mode .

3 . Aim the camera and make the following adjustments:

- Drag to any area on the screen that you want to focus on .

- Drag to any area on the screen where you want the camera to meter exposure so as to adjust the photo brightness .

- Adjust the phone’s position to align the compass .

4 . Aim the camera and tap to take a photo .

Pro mode camera options

Before taking a photo, you can tap to open the following camera settings options .

• Picture size: Choose the size of the photo (4160 x 3120 default) .

• White balance: Choose the color temperature of the photo .

• ISO: Choose a light sensitivity setting for the camera .

• Exposure: Choose from five exposure settings .

• Night: Choose a night mode to take higher quality photos in darker settings .

• Grid: Choose a grid to frame the photo proportionately .

• Gradienter: Tap to provide an axis to assure the photo is level .

• Face detection: Tap to have the camera autofocus on faces .

• Noise reduction mode: Tap to remove noise from the photo .

• Store location: Tap to save the GPS coordinates of where the photo was taken .

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• Show shutter status: Tap to display shutter settings along the bottom of the view finder .

• Shutter sound: Tap to turn the shutter sound on or off .

• Restore defaults: Tap to restore default camera settings .

• Storage location: Tap the drop-down menu to select a storage location to store your media on your phone or on an external microSDHC card .

Fun mode

1 . From the home screen, tap .

2 . Tap to choose Fun mode .

3 . Tap to select a shot mode as follows:

• intervalo: Take pictures in chosen time frame intervals .

• Multi: Overlap two photos into one image .

• Object: Tap an object to remove it from the photo .

• Short Video: Press and hold the record button to record a short video .

Lift your finger to pause filming, then press and hold again to resume recording .

• Panorama: Tap and move the camera right or left to capture a panorama shot .

4 . Follow the on-screen instructions to take photos and add different effects .

5 . Aim the camera and tap to take a photo .

Fun mode camera options

Before taking a photo, you can tap to open the following camera settings options .

• Full Screen: Tap to change the viewer from full screen to a smaller view .

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• Noise reduction mode: Tap to remove noise from the photo .

• Shutter sound: Tap to turn the shutter sound on or off .

• Storage location: Tap the drop-down menu to select a storage location to store your media on your phone or on an external microSDHC card .

Using the front-facing camera

1 . From the home screen, tap .

2 . Tap to switch to the front-facing camera .

3 . Aim the camera and tap to take a photo .

Front-facing camera options

Before taking a photo, you can tap to open the following camera settings options .

• Picture size: Choose the size of your photo (2592 x 1944 default) .

• Snapshot mirror: When activated, the photo will be saved flipped as in a mirror reflection .

• Shutter sound: Tap to turn the shutter sound on or off .

• Storage location: Tap the drop-down menu to select a storage location to store your media on your phone or on an external microSDHC card .

Recording a video

1 . From the home screen, tap .

2 . Aim the camera at the subject . You can tap any area on the screen that you want the camcorder to focus on before and during recording .

Tip: Pinch or spread on the screen or press the Volume Keys to zoom in or zoom out .

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3 . Tap to start recording .

4 . Tap to stop recording .

Tip: While the recording is in progress, you can tap to save the frame as a separate photo .

Camcorder options

Before recording a video, you can tap to open the following camcorder settings options .

Note: Not all options are available for the front camcorder .

• Video quality: Tap the drop-down menu to select the video resolution .

• Video high frame rate: Tap to capture video in a higher frame rate .

Note: Video quality can only be 480p in this mode .

• Focus lock when video recording: Tap to turn focus lock on or off when recording video .

• Zoom when video recording: Tap to turn zoom on or off when recording video .

• Noise reduction mode: Tap to remove noise from the video .

Playing your music

From the home screen, tap > Music to play audio files stored on your phone . Music supports a wide variety of audio formats, so it can play music you purchase from online stores, music you copy from your CD collection, and so on .

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Viewing your music library

From the home screen, tap > Music and your music library is displayed . All your audio files are cataloged according to the information stored in the files .

Tap the tabs at the top of the screen to view your music library organized by Albums, Artists, Songs, Playlists, Folders, or Genres . You can also tap

RECENTLY PLAYED or FAVORITES to browse songs you recently played or you have added as favorites .

Note: If an audio file is being played, its summary information is displayed at the bottom of the music library screen . Tap to open the playback screen .

Setting a song as the default ringtone

The song will be used as the ringtone for all incoming calls, except those from contacts to whom you have assigned special ringtones .

1 . From the home screen, tap > Music to see the music library .

2 . Tap next to a song in any list .

3 . Tap Use as ringtone .

Tip: If the song is being played and you’re in the playback screen, you can tap > Use as ringtone .

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Playing music

Tap a song in the music library to listen to it . The following playback screen appears .

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Song, album, and artist information .

Tap to access the Dolby sound app .

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Album artwork and lyrics

(if available) .

Playback control . Skip songs or pause and resume playback .

Drag the slider to jump to any part of the song .

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Tap to return to the music library .

Add the song to your favorites .

Tap to shuffle the songs in the playlist or toggle repeat modes .

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Managing playlists

Create playlists to organize your music files into sets of songs so that you can play the songs you like in the order you prefer .

• Tap > Add to playlist next to a song to add it to a playlist or create a new playlist .

• Tap > Delete Playlist next to a playlist to delete the playlist .

• Tap > Rename Playlist next to a playlist to rename the playlist .

• Tap a playlist to view its content. You can tap > Multi Select to select the songs you want to remove from the playlist .

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Using your gallery

Opening your gallery

From the home screen, tap > Gallery to view albums of your pictures and videos .

Working with albums

When you open Gallery, all pictures and videos on your phone are displayed in a number of albums .

Viewing album contents

Tap an album to view the pictures and videos it contains .

Sharing albums, pictures, or videos

1 . Press and hold an item to select an album, or after you open an album to select a picture or a video .

2 . Tap more items that you want to share .

3 . Tap and select how you want to share the items .

Deleting albums

1 . Press and hold an album until it is selected .

2 . Tap more albums that you want to delete .

3 . Tap > OK .

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Working with pictures

Tap a picture in an album to view the picture in full screen . Tap the screen to view the following features .

• Swipe horizontally to see more pictures or videos.

• Pinch a picture or video to make it smaller. You’ll then see a filmstrip-style view of all your pictures and videos in a row . Swipe left or right to scan through them all .

Tip: You can delete a picture or video by swiping it up or down in the filmstrip view . If you accidentally delete one, tap UNDO to retrieve it .

• Double-tap the picture, or pinch two fingers together or spread them apart to zoom out or in .

• Tap to rotate or rename the picture, check file details, or change slideshow setting .

• Tap to browse the album contents in a slideshow .

• Tap in the upper left corner to return to the album .

Note: Some options may not be available for certain albums or pictures .

Retouching your pictures

You can edit any photos you took and some other pictures in Gallery . The changed picture is saved in the current album, while the original image is never affected .

1 . Tap while viewing a picture in full screen to open the PhotoEditor interface .

2 . Tap the icons along the bottom of the screen to edit the picture .

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