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Smart text selection: You can copy and paste text from the real world like recipes, gift card codes, or Wi-Fi passwords to your phone. Lens helps you make sense of a page of words by showing you relevant information and photos.
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Real time results: Lens now works in real time. This is only possible with state-of-the-art machine learning, using both on-device intelligence and cloud TPUs, to identify billions of words, phrases, places, and things in a split second. Open the Camera and click Google Lens. Open Google assistant by pressing and holding the Home key at the bottom of the phone and then select Google lens. With Context Awareness, the phone can change settings, open apps, and remind you of things based on usage and location. Light up part of the screen to show notifications when screen is off.
When you receive a notification you will see the popup on the screen and the animation around the border. Turn SideLight on using the slider. Note: This feature may not work with some notifications types and settings. Always-on display shows the time and other important info after the screen turns off. Access quick tools or the music player by swiping left or right on the battery and notification icons. Turn on the feature using the slider.
General Overview of the brand new LG V40 thinQ Note: Some Settings , Menus , or Icons may differ from that of your device depending on your software version and wireless service provider. Phone Overview Front.
Portrait Portrait - Keep the Focus on You Add a professional touch to photos by artfully bluring the background so that you stand out. Light effect - Light Like a Pro Choose from 5 studio-like lighting effects to brighten, contour or add drama to your portraits. Requirements: Keep the subject within 1. Portrait is not available in low light conditions Must be in Portrait mode at the proper distance to adjust the effect after capturing. When using 3D Lighting or Color effect, you cannot edit the blur after capture. Tap to record a 3 second video Tap and rub the area you want in motion with the Cine Shot effect, tap to erase the selected area Note: Hold the device steady while recording the video.
Triple Shot 3 cameras, 3 pictures The triple cameras located on the back of the device take a series of photos with different angles of view. Tap the Shutter button to take a photo. Triple Preview Preview 3 Angles At Once Get a live preview of all three rear cameras 2x zoom, standard, and super wide to compare and select the best lens for your scene.
The screen displays the preview image of the selected angle of view. After selecting a desired angle, tap or to take a photo or record a video. Auto Mode. Tap the screen to focus the camera. Use the slider on screen to adjust the brightness of the photo. When using the front facing camera, additional options available under the Settings icon are: Selfie Shot: Take a selfie by selecting between Gesture shot and Auto shot.
Gesture View: Allows you to view the photo immediately after taking it. Save as Flipped: Save as flipped images after taking selfies. Not available in UHD and 60fps. Photo Size: Select the desired value for the aspect ratio and size of your photos. Video Resolution: Select the desired value for resolution and size of your videos. HDR: Obtain photos in vivid colors and get compensate defects even when they are taken against the light.
These functions are provided by the high dynamic range HDR technology equipped in the camera. Timer: Set the timer to automatically take photos after a specified period of time. Steady Recording: Minimize motion blur while recording a video. Live photo: Record the action before and after you take a photo. Grid: Display guide grids so that you can take photos or record videos based on the horizontal and vertical reference lines.
Add Signature: Display a personalized signature on the photos. Help: Provide help information for each camera menu. Manual Mode. Exposure is the amount of light captured to create a photo and it is made up of 3 properties: Shutter Speed ISO Example: How you achieve correct lighting through adjusting Shutter Speed:. Example: How you capture the correct lighting in every situation: Note: When you adjust ISO, it is necessary to adjust Shutter Speed as well for a good exposure.
Example: How you capture photos using the advantages of a large Aperture:. Histogram Measures the tone range of an image. Level Gauge Squared and leveled shots every time. Portrait Edit You can create an artistic portrait photo, whereby the subject is in focus and the background is blurred. Locate the photo you wish to edit Tap the icon in the upper right. Triple Shot Edit How to edit your triple shot photos.
Tap an effect you would like to apply.
Tap the play icon at the top to preview the effect. Portrait 3D Lighting You can edit your portrait photos by applying lighting effects to the background of the image.
Portrait Color Effects You can edit your portrait photos by applying color effects to the background of the image. To apply a color effect in Portrait mode: Open the Camera app Switch to Auto camera mode front or rear facing camera Tap Portrait mode Tap the Color effect icon and select the color effect icon Note: When using Color effects, you cannot edit after capture.
Image Flickers in Viewfinder Cause: The shutter speed is unable to completely compensate for the frequency of the flickering. Recommendations: Increase or decrease the light intensity. Switch to a different camera lens. Wide Angle, Portrait, or Standard Capture from a slightly different angle. This can improve lighting conditions for your photos. Select Manual Camera mode Standard rear lens only and manually adjust the shutter speed. Sounds Like The Real Thing Experience superior sound on moblie with louder, cleaner, more accurate audio and enhanced playback, resembling an actual performance.
Plug in a wired headset or speaker. Adjusting the intensity of left and right outputs. Connect a wired headphone or speaker. Select the decibel level by rotating your finger around the icon. Equalizer How to modify Equalizer. How to use Boost max speaker volume?
While in a call with Speakerphone activated, press the volume up icon to max volume. Enable Boost max speaker volume. When enabled you will see the volume level turn red. Artistically Compose with AI Technology Take more pro-style photos of friends and family without any extra work. There are a few hiccups. For one, LG added a new camera app mode called Triple Shot that lets you shoot a photo with all three cameras at once.
It sounds neat, right? It takes a second or so to take the three shots, so it requires a still hand, and a stiller subject.
You also get a copy of each picture, but you're better off just choosing your lens and avoiding this mode. At least one of the three photos was blurry every time I used it. Sometimes the lighting is off, too. Below are some nighttime shots taken on all three rear cameras.
Low-light shots challenge every smartphone camera. The V40 tends to exaggerate colors and blur more in low light, but its shots are usually decent. If LG is super confident in its artificially intelligent camera, it should have made it the default cam. To be clear, these are minor gripes. Standing a little over 6 inches long and 3 inches wide, the V40 ThinQ is about a big as a giant Samsung Galaxy Note 9.
Like a Note 9, and almost any other popular phone this year, it also looks like a slab of metal sandwiched between two sheets of fragile glass buy a case for this one.