Nokia Lumia 521 - Quickly wake up the camera / take photos

Windows Phone 8
Phone: Nokia Lumia 521
Factory OS: Windows Phone 8

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Quickly wake up the camera / take photos

If your phone is on standby, there is an option where if you hold down the camera button it will wake the phone up and launch directly into the camera app. This is great if you want to snap a photo quickly.

From the homescreen, scroll to the right and choose Settings – Applications. Then find Pictures + Camera. Then turn the top option to on.

 
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