| Introduction |
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| Part 1: Using Your Camera Straight Out Of The Box |
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Chapter 1 Introducing Android Smartphone Photography |
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Becoming Familiar with Your Android Camera |
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Models with more than three lenses |
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Taking a Look Around the Camera App |
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13 | (2) |
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Chapter 2 Taking an In-Depth Tour of Your Camera |
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Holding Your Phone Properly for Steady Photos |
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Using Different Ways to Open Your Camera |
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24 | (2) |
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Zooming In to Your Subject |
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26 | (5) |
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Trying optical zoom instead of digital zoom |
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Capturing Selfies with and without Background Blur |
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31 | (1) |
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Understanding When to Use (and Not to Use) the Camera Flash |
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32 | (4) |
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Photographing with the Camera Timer for Sharp Photos |
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Landscape photography using your timer |
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Selfies with a tripod or stand |
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Chapter 3 Altering Your Camera's Settings and Storing Your Photos |
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Opening and Activating Google Photos |
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40 | (2) |
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Choosing Storage Options for Your Photos |
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Deciding on photo upload quality |
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43 | (2) |
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Managing on-device photo storage |
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45 | (5) |
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Transferring photos to a PC or Mac |
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50 | (2) |
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Being Mindful of Cellular Data Over-Usage |
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52 | (5) |
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Allowing Your Camera to Track Your Location |
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Chapter 4 Taking a Deep Dive into the Camera App |
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Preparing to Take Selfies |
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59 | (5) |
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60 | (2) |
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Selfie sticks and stabilizers |
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62 | (2) |
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Choosing the Portrait selfie mode |
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Adjusting background blur amounts |
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Adding facial skin smoothening |
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66 | (2) |
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Choosing your favorite selfie effect |
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68 | (3) |
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Adding Live Filters to your selfies |
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Adjusting selfie zoom to add your friends into the picture |
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Considering Alternate Aspect Ratios |
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Horizontal panorama photos |
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78 | (3) |
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| Part 2: Having Fun With The Fundamentals Of Photographic Genres |
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Chapter 5 Capturing the Perfect Landscape Photograph |
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Camera Considerations: Levels and Exposure |
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85 | (5) |
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86 | (1) |
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87 | (3) |
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Photograph during the magic hours |
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92 | (5) |
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Steadying your Android camera with a tripod |
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92 | (3) |
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Choosing a lens (for multi-lens Android cameras) |
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Photography Tips for Your Next Outing |
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Applying the Rule of Thirds for better compositions |
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Framing an "L" shaped composition |
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Positioning a primary and secondary subject |
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Chapter 6 Shooting Sports Photography |
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Camera Considerations: Using Burst Mode to Capture Motion |
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102 | (3) |
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A tough smartphone protective case |
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A smartphone screen protector |
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Battery packs or battery cases |
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Touch-sensitive gloves in cold weather |
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Photographing into the setting sun |
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Capturing team sports with the sun behind you |
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Using the setting sun for portraits |
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Incorporating cool and warm color tones |
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Choosing high contrast lighting |
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Photography Tips for Dynamic Sports Photos |
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Allowing the subject to enter the composition |
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Choosing curved backgrounds |
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117 | (2) |
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Chapter 7 Saving Memories through Family and Individual Portraiture |
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Camera Considerations: Portrait Mode and Lenses |
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119 | (4) |
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Knowing when to use Portrait mode |
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120 | (1) |
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Understanding lens compression |
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121 | (2) |
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Gear Considerations: Editing Tools for Better Compositions |
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123 | (2) |
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Avoiding certain types of interior lighting |
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Dealing with interior backlighting |
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Creating silhouettes for artistic family portraits |
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Using shadows to create artistic portraits |
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Placing family members in the shade for even light |
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129 | (2) |
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Photographing from a lower position |
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Photography Tips for Your Next Portrait Session |
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Taking multiple photos at your location |
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Avoiding objects sticking out of people's heads |
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Composing small for artistic portraits |
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Including family member's interests |
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Practicing close-up portraits |
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Including mirrors for hands-free selfies |
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Using food as bait for pet photos |
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Chapter 8 Photographing During Your Travels and Vacations |
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Camera Considerations: Multiple Lenses and Exposure |
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Photographing the same scene with multiple lenses |
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142 | (1) |
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Quickly using exposure control for fleeting subjects |
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143 | (1) |
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144 | (3) |
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Protecting your Android smartphone |
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148 | (2) |
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Blue and golden hour light |
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Lens flares from photographing into the setting sun |
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152 | (2) |
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Making use of cloudy days |
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Photography Tips for Your Next Trip |
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Placing s-curves in your compositions |
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Composing using geometric forms |
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Reviewing newly discovered businesses |
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Chapter 9 Creating Dynamic Still Life and Product Photography |
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Camera Considerations: Creating Background Blur |
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163 | (3) |
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Choosing the background for your product |
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166 | (2) |
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Using raking light for products |
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Positioning for sunset light rays |
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171 | (3) |
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Exterior architecture photography |
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Interior architecture photography |
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Creating Beautiful Still Life Photos |
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Positioning your background for equidistance |
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Photographing through a window |
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178 | (3) |
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Chapter 10 Taking It to the Streets: Photographing Strangers |
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181 | (18) |
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Camera Considerations: Choosing Lenses and Locations |
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182 | (3) |
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183 | (2) |
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Tips for Your Next Street Photography Session |
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Using arrows for conceptual street photography |
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Considering the flow of your composition |
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Converting your composition to black and white |
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Choosing design-based backgrounds |
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Maintaining anonymity using scale and shadows |
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Being sensitive to people's privacy |
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| Part 3: Editing, Organizing, And Sharing Your Photos |
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Chapter 11 Editing with the Google Photos App |
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Using the Google Photos App Editing Tools |
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202 | (3) |
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202 | (1) |
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Choosing between Save and Save as Copy |
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Using the Auto Straightening tool |
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212 | (2) |
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Adjusting the crop handles |
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214 | (2) |
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Understanding crop aspect ratios |
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Rotating your photo 90 or 180 degrees |
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222 | (1) |
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223 | (5) |
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228 | (6) |
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Editing Your Portrait Photos |
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Chapter 12 Organizing and Sharing Your Photos Like a Pro |
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Understanding Post-Production Workflows |
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242 | (4) |
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Restoring a deleted photo |
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Favoriting Photos with the Star icon |
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Mastering Album Organization |
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Selecting photos to create a new album |
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248 | (3) |
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Removing a photo from an album |
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Exploring the Search Tools |
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Finding photos of a single person using People |
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Checking your location using Places |
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Using Things to locate photos by type |
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Accessing photos using Your Activity |
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Using Categories and Creations to sort by media type |
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Sharing Your Photo Albums |
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| Part 4: The Part Of Tens |
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Chapter 13 Ten Android Apps to Further Your Skills |
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Chapter 14 Ten Tips for Creating Stunning Videos |
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Accessing the Video Camera |
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Properly Holding Your Camera for Videos |
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Trimming the Length of Your Video Clip |
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Applying Filters to Your Video |
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Capturing Video Clips with Slow Motion |
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Creating Time Lapse Video Clips |
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Chapter 15 Ten Extra Google Photos Features |
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Viewing the Memories Carousel |
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Searching with Google Lens |
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