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# Smart Camera

_Smart Camera_ is a camera in the Yandex Start app.  It recognizes objects, tells you about them, and shows where you can buy them. It can also recognize text, translate it, and scan documents.

- [Document scanner](https://yandex.kz/support2/yandex-app-android/en/app/doccoder.md)
- [QR code scanner](https://yandex.kz/support2/yandex-app-android/en/app/qrcoder.md)
- [Barcode scanner](https://yandex.kz/support2/yandex-app-android/en/app/barcoder.md)
- [Image search](https://yandex.kz/support2/yandex-app-android/en/app/search-image.md)
- [Text translation in the camera](https://yandex.kz/support2/yandex-app-android/en/app/translate-image.md)
- [Text recognition](https://yandex.kz/support2/yandex-app-android/en/app/text.md)
- [Products](https://yandex.kz/support2/yandex-app-android/en/app/goods.md)
- [Solutions](https://yandex.kz/support2/yandex-app-android/en/app/solutions.md)


To turn on the Smart Camera, use one of the following methods:

- In the [SmartBox](https://yandex.kz/support2/yandex-app-android/en/app/search.md#search) on the home screen, tap <svg width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M15.4549 5.38197L16.0816 6.6354L17.2649 7.02982C18.7082 7.51092 18.9926 7.6304 19.1848 7.77172C19.523 8.02038 19.7743 8.36915 19.9033 8.76861C19.9766 8.99564 20 9.47862 20 11H22C22 9.61922 22 8.75339 21.8066 8.15419C21.5487 7.35526 21.0459 6.65773 20.3695 6.16041C19.7222 5.68446 18.9155 5.43809 18.1345 5.19956C17.9198 5.13398 17.707 5.069 17.5 5C17.4196 4.83928 17.3425 4.67313 17.2647 4.50563C17.0133 3.96396 16.7552 3.40819 16.3604 2.97617C15.9846 2.56491 15.5016 2.26643 14.9657 2.11418C14.5638 2 14.1154 2 13.2188 2H10.7812C9.88455 2 9.43625 2 9.0343 2.11418C8.49837 2.26643 8.01542 2.56491 7.63958 2.97617C7.35769 3.28462 7.1572 3.68559 6.75623 4.48754L6.5 5L6.10263 5.13246C4.79271 5.5691 4.13775 5.78742 3.63047 6.16041C2.9541 6.65773 2.45135 7.35526 2.19343 8.15419C2 8.75339 2 9.61922 2 11H4C4 9.47862 4.02343 8.99564 4.09672 8.76861C4.22567 8.36915 4.47705 8.02038 4.81524 7.77172C5.00744 7.6304 5.29178 7.51092 6.73509 7.02982L7.91837 6.6354L8.54508 5.38197C8.9996 4.47294 9.06683 4.37911 9.11593 4.32539C9.24121 4.1883 9.40219 4.08881 9.58084 4.03806C9.65084 4.01817 9.76483 4 10.7812 4H13.2188C14.2352 4 14.3492 4.01817 14.4192 4.03806C14.5978 4.08881 14.7588 4.1883 14.8841 4.32539C14.9332 4.37911 15.0004 4.47294 15.4549 5.38197Z" fill="currentcolor"/><path d="M4 15H2C2 16.8638 2 17.7956 2.30448 18.5307C2.71046 19.5108 3.48915 20.2895 4.46927 20.6955C5.20435 21 6.13623 21 8 21H10V19H8C7.04075 19 6.42148 18.9989 5.94752 18.9666C5.49152 18.9355 5.31786 18.8822 5.23463 18.8478C4.74458 18.6448 4.35523 18.2554 4.15224 17.7654C4.11777 17.6821 4.06453 17.5085 4.03342 17.0525C4.00108 16.5785 4 15.9592 4 15Z" fill="currentcolor"/><path d="M19.5307 20.6955C18.7956 21 17.8638 21 16 21H14V19H16C16.9592 19 17.5785 18.9989 18.0525 18.9666C18.5085 18.9355 18.6821 18.8822 18.7654 18.8478C19.2554 18.6448 19.6448 18.2554 19.8478 17.7654C19.8822 17.6821 19.9355 17.5085 19.9666 17.0525C19.9989 16.5785 20 15.9592 20 15H22C22 16.8638 22 17.7956 21.6955 18.5307C21.2895 19.5108 20.5108 20.2895 19.5307 20.6955Z" fill="currentcolor"/><path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M12 17.5C14.7614 17.5 17 15.2614 17 12.5C17 9.73858 14.7614 7.5 12 7.5C9.23858 7.5 7 9.73858 7 12.5C7 15.2614 9.23858 17.5 12 17.5ZM15 12.5C15 14.1569 13.6569 15.5 12 15.5C10.3431 15.5 9 14.1569 9 12.5C9 10.8431 10.3431 9.5 12 9.5C13.6569 9.5 15 10.8431 15 12.5Z" fill="currentcolor"/></svg>.
- Tap the SmartBox and select <svg width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M15.4549 5.38197L16.0816 6.6354L17.2649 7.02982C18.7082 7.51092 18.9926 7.6304 19.1848 7.77172C19.523 8.02038 19.7743 8.36915 19.9033 8.76861C19.9766 8.99564 20 9.47862 20 11H22C22 9.61922 22 8.75339 21.8066 8.15419C21.5487 7.35526 21.0459 6.65773 20.3695 6.16041C19.7222 5.68446 18.9155 5.43809 18.1345 5.19956C17.9198 5.13398 17.707 5.069 17.5 5C17.4196 4.83928 17.3425 4.67313 17.2647 4.50563C17.0133 3.96396 16.7552 3.40819 16.3604 2.97617C15.9846 2.56491 15.5016 2.26643 14.9657 2.11418C14.5638 2 14.1154 2 13.2188 2H10.7812C9.88455 2 9.43625 2 9.0343 2.11418C8.49837 2.26643 8.01542 2.56491 7.63958 2.97617C7.35769 3.28462 7.1572 3.68559 6.75623 4.48754L6.5 5L6.10263 5.13246C4.79271 5.5691 4.13775 5.78742 3.63047 6.16041C2.9541 6.65773 2.45135 7.35526 2.19343 8.15419C2 8.75339 2 9.61922 2 11H4C4 9.47862 4.02343 8.99564 4.09672 8.76861C4.22567 8.36915 4.47705 8.02038 4.81524 7.77172C5.00744 7.6304 5.29178 7.51092 6.73509 7.02982L7.91837 6.6354L8.54508 5.38197C8.9996 4.47294 9.06683 4.37911 9.11593 4.32539C9.24121 4.1883 9.40219 4.08881 9.58084 4.03806C9.65084 4.01817 9.76483 4 10.7812 4H13.2188C14.2352 4 14.3492 4.01817 14.4192 4.03806C14.5978 4.08881 14.7588 4.1883 14.8841 4.32539C14.9332 4.37911 15.0004 4.47294 15.4549 5.38197Z" fill="currentcolor"/><path d="M4 15H2C2 16.8638 2 17.7956 2.30448 18.5307C2.71046 19.5108 3.48915 20.2895 4.46927 20.6955C5.20435 21 6.13623 21 8 21H10V19H8C7.04075 19 6.42148 18.9989 5.94752 18.9666C5.49152 18.9355 5.31786 18.8822 5.23463 18.8478C4.74458 18.6448 4.35523 18.2554 4.15224 17.7654C4.11777 17.6821 4.06453 17.5085 4.03342 17.0525C4.00108 16.5785 4 15.9592 4 15Z" fill="currentcolor"/><path d="M19.5307 20.6955C18.7956 21 17.8638 21 16 21H14V19H16C16.9592 19 17.5785 18.9989 18.0525 18.9666C18.5085 18.9355 18.6821 18.8822 18.7654 18.8478C19.2554 18.6448 19.6448 18.2554 19.8478 17.7654C19.8822 17.6821 19.9355 17.5085 19.9666 17.0525C19.9989 16.5785 20 15.9592 20 15H22C22 16.8638 22 17.7956 21.6955 18.5307C21.2895 19.5108 20.5108 20.2895 19.5307 20.6955Z" fill="currentcolor"/><path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M12 17.5C14.7614 17.5 17 15.2614 17 12.5C17 9.73858 14.7614 7.5 12 7.5C9.23858 7.5 7 9.73858 7 12.5C7 15.2614 9.23858 17.5 12 17.5ZM15 12.5C15 14.1569 13.6569 15.5 12 15.5C10.3431 15.5 9 14.1569 9 12.5C9 10.8431 10.3431 9.5 12 9.5C13.6569 9.5 15 10.8431 15 12.5Z" fill="currentcolor"/></svg>.

## Settings {#settings}

By default, the Smart Camera saves each image search in your search history for 30 days.

You can clear your search history and disable history saving:

1. In the upper-right corner, tap <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none"><path d="M12 6.75C12.9665 6.75 13.75 5.9665 13.75 5C13.75 4.0335 12.9665 3.25 12 3.25C11.0335 3.25 10.25 4.0335 10.25 5C10.25 5.9665 11.0335 6.75 12 6.75ZM12 20.75C12.9665 20.75 13.75 19.9665 13.75 19C13.75 18.0335 12.9665 17.25 12 17.25C11.0335 17.25 10.25 18.0335 10.25 19C10.25 19.9665 11.0335 20.75 12 20.75ZM13.75 12C13.75 12.9665 12.9665 13.75 12 13.75C11.0335 13.75 10.25 12.9665 10.25 12C10.25 11.0335 11.0335 10.25 12 10.25C12.9665 10.25 13.75 11.0335 13.75 12Z" fill="currentcolor"/></svg> → **Search history**.

1. Tap <svg width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M9.25939 4.3454L8.36226 3.12522C8.13114 2.81088 7.70027 2.72124 7.36297 2.91733L6.90838 3.1816L6.452 3.44328C6.11346 3.63739 5.97567 4.05548 6.13248 4.41283L6.73676 5.79C6.92018 6.21708 7.02233 6.68554 6.89336 7.16686C6.75854 7.67 6.43307 8.07114 6.01549 8.31337C5.61585 8.5452 5.13999 8.60109 4.64888 8.52611L3.15318 8.29681C2.76768 8.23771 2.39956 8.47852 2.29928 8.85542L2.16354 9.3656L2.0265 9.87344C1.92502 10.2495 2.1228 10.6417 2.48553 10.7837L3.89601 11.3359C4.35674 11.5122 4.73922 11.795 4.96978 12.192C5.2137 12.612 5.29681 13.1253 5.16118 13.6315C5.03299 14.1099 4.71466 14.4653 4.3442 14.7411L4.34497 14.7424L3.12489 15.6377C2.81024 15.8686 2.72024 16.2995 2.91619 16.637L3.18117 17.0935L3.44283 17.5492C3.63679 17.887 4.05389 18.0248 4.41088 17.8689L5.75538 17.2819C6.19432 17.092 6.67212 16.9735 7.16731 17.1062C7.67045 17.241 8.07159 17.5665 8.31382 17.984C8.54603 18.3843 8.60102 18.8609 8.52568 19.353L8.29695 20.847C8.23801 21.2319 8.47812 21.5996 8.85429 21.7004L9.87491 21.9738C10.2506 22.0745 10.642 21.8768 10.7838 21.5146L11.3356 20.1059C11.5121 19.6442 11.7948 19.2607 12.1924 19.0298C12.6124 18.7858 13.1257 18.7027 13.6319 18.8384C14.131 18.9721 14.4848 19.3194 14.7725 19.7062L15.6361 20.8758C15.8669 21.1884 16.2955 21.2779 16.6321 21.0838L17.0913 20.8191L17.5489 20.5546C17.8857 20.3599 18.0223 19.9431 17.8662 19.5867L17.259 18.2011C17.0756 17.7776 16.9785 17.3104 17.1066 16.8322C17.2416 16.3283 17.5679 15.9268 17.9863 15.6846C18.3854 15.4538 18.8602 15.3979 19.3495 15.4753L20.8467 15.703C21.232 15.7615 21.5996 15.5207 21.6997 15.144L21.8352 14.6344L21.9727 14.1255C22.0742 13.7494 21.8765 13.3571 21.5136 13.2151L20.1031 12.663C19.6428 12.4867 19.2608 12.204 19.0304 11.8074C18.7863 11.3873 18.7031 10.8739 18.8388 10.3676C18.9668 9.89011 19.2839 9.53471 19.6534 9.25901L20.8724 8.36336C21.1861 8.1328 21.2763 7.70311 21.0816 7.3659L20.5534 6.45105C20.3588 6.11405 19.942 5.97719 19.5856 6.13323L18.2168 6.7324C17.7876 6.91766 17.3169 7.02265 16.8327 6.89291C16.3288 6.7579 15.9272 6.43166 15.6851 6.0132C15.4541 5.61398 15.3987 5.139 15.4727 4.6485L15.7024 3.15339C15.7617 2.76791 15.521 2.3997 15.1441 2.29929L14.6348 2.16359L14.1258 2.02644C13.7498 1.92512 13.3578 2.12287 13.2158 2.48547L12.6636 3.89581C12.4875 4.35635 12.2046 4.73862 11.8078 4.96916C11.3878 5.21321 10.8744 5.29639 10.3681 5.16073C9.89033 5.03271 9.53428 4.71564 9.25939 4.3454ZM16.216 13.1282C15.5921 15.4567 13.1988 16.8385 10.8703 16.2146C8.54185 15.5907 7.16005 13.1973 7.78395 10.8689C8.40786 8.54042 10.8012 7.15861 13.1297 7.78252C15.4581 8.40642 16.8399 10.7998 16.216 13.1282Z" fill="currentcolor"/></svg> and select the action:

    - **Clear entire history**: Delete the entire search history.

    - **Save history**: Disable this option to stop saving your search history.


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