tópico Re: I'm a new Acer Iconia B1 user and I am having trouble using the camera, can anyone help em Android Tablets

I'm a new Acer Iconia B1 user and I am having trouble using the camera, can anyone help

marilee — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 13:16:32 GMT

it seems I can only see myself on the screen, I would be grateful for any advice, thankyou

IronFly — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 13:46:57 GMT

Iconia B1 has only front camera (facing you) to use as webcam for videochats (ex. Skype).

No rear camera is present, so it's normal that you can see yourself when enabling the camera application.

marilee — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 14:21:58 GMT

Thank you so much for your reply, could you tell me how do I take a photo of anything else, I am grateful for your help, Marilee

IronFly — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 15:54:40 GMT

I don't know your tablet well and if it's enabled to take pictures, but have you checked if any application called "Camera" is available?

if not you can download a free one from google play:

billsey — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 04:51:42 GMT

marilee wrote:
Thank you so much for your reply, could you tell me how do I take a photo of anything else, I am grateful for your help, Marilee

There is no easy way since you would have to trigger the picture while the tablet is facing away from you, unless you want Selfies of course!

The other issue is since the camera is designed for Skype type uses it focuses fairly close. That means it won't do well for sunsets and such.

You might see what you can do with a mirror held to see the display while pointing the camera at something...

marilee — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 12:29:16 GMT

Thank you for your very detailed explanation it has answered my query. It seem I have made a boo boo and bought the wrong one. Thank you again.