It's possible to shoot photos directly in the Instagram app, without having to rely on your phone's built-in camera app. This video demonstrates how to shoot photos with the Instagram app.
- Photos and videos you post to Instagram show up … in your followers' feeds just like the photos and videos … from the people you follow show up in your feed. … You can share content you've already shot … and have stored on your device, … or you can shoot directly within the Instagram app. … Let's start by taking a look … at how to shoot in the app itself. … Regardless of what you're sharing, … you always start with the add button, … which is the center button along the bottom of the app. … From here, you can choose Library, Photo, or Video. … On Android devices, you'll see Gallery, Photo, or Video. … But for this example, let's take a photo. … And you can see that activates my camera, … and I can point it at whatever I'm taking a photo of. … And you can also tap the circular button here … to switch to the front-facing camera. … So if you want to take a selfie … or get in a photo with friends, you can do that. … I'm going to switch that back to the rear camera. … Also, if your device has a built-in flash, …
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9/25/2020Released
9/16/2019- Following other users and hashtags
- Taking photos and videos
- Editing photos
- Adding filters
- Creating Instagram stories
- Liking and commenting on photos
- Tagging photos
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Video: Shoot with the camera in Instagram