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Huawei: Switch Between Camera Modes

If your Huawei camera opens straight into Photo mode and Panorama, Night or Portrait seem to be missing, they are usually just tucked away behind a swipe gesture or the More menu. Which modes actually show up depends on your exact model, so a mode you expect might not be there at all. Once you know where to look, switching between Photo, Video and the extra shooting modes only takes a few taps.

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Android 10 · EMUI
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Change Camera Mode auf Huawei

The Huawei Camera app groups its shooting options into modes such as Photo, Video, Portrait, Panorama or Night, but not every mode is visible right away. EMUI shows only a few default modes on the main viewfinder screen and hides the rest behind a swipe gesture or a More button, depending on your model and camera hardware.

To switch modes, open Camera app, then either swipe left or right on the mode bar or tap More if it is available. From there you can select, and on many models enable or disable, individual camera modes or functions so only the ones you actually use stay on the main bar.

The exact list of extra modes varies by device generation and lens setup, so a mode like Night shot or a special Portrait effect might exist on one Huawei phone and not on another. If a mode you expect is completely missing, it is usually not supported by that specific model rather than hidden in a deeper menu.

This mode switch only changes which shooting mode is active. It does not touch resolution, aspect ratio or other capture settings, which live in the camera settings menu instead.

Frequently asked questions

Not every Huawei model includes the same set of modes. Open Camera app and check both the swipe bar and More; if a mode is still missing there, your device does not support it rather than it being hidden elsewhere.