Take pictures
Press
or
to move between
Image
and
Video
views.
Open the
Image
view.
Options before taking a picture are
Capture
,
New
,
Flash
(back camera only),
Use front camera
/
Use back
camera
,
Activate night mode
/
Deact. night mode
,
Sequence
mode
/
Normal mode
,
Self-timer
,
Go to Gallery
,
Adjust
,
Settings
,
Help
, and
Exit
.
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Camera indicators show the following:
• The phone memory (
) and memory card (
)
indicators (1) show where images are saved.
• The images indicator (2) estimates how many images,
depending on the selected image quality, can fit in the
remaining memory of your phone or the memory card.
• The zoom indicator (3)
shows the zoom level.
Press
to zoom in,
press
to zoom out.
• The flash indicator (4)
shows if the flash is
On
(
),
Off
(
), or
Automatic
(no icon).
• The night mode indicator
(5) shows that the night
mode is active.
• The sequence mode
indicator (6) shows that sequence mode is active. See
‘Take pictures in a sequence’, p. 35.
• The self-timer indicator (7) shows how much time is
left before a picture is taken. See ‘You in the picture—
self-timer’, p. 35.
Shortcuts are as follows:
• Press
to activate or deactivate night mode.
• Press
to activate or deactivate sequence
mode.
• Press
to adjust brightness.
• Press
o to adjust contrast.
To take a picture, press
. Do not move the phone before
the image is saved. The image is saved automatically in the
Images
folder of the
Gallery
. See ‘Gallery’, p. 38.
Saving the captured image may take longer if you have
changed the zoom, lighting, or colour settings.
When taking a picture, note the following:
• It is recommended to use both hands to keep the
camera still.
• To take images or record video in a dark environment,
use the night mode. If you are using the night mode,
the exposure time is longer and the camera needs to be
kept still longer.
• To make lighting and colour adjustments before taking
a picture, select
Options
>
Adjust
>
Brightness
,
Contrast
,
White balance
(back camera only), or
Colour
tone
(back camera only). See ‘Adjust colour and
lighting’, p. 35.
• The quality of a zoomed picture is lower than that of a
nonzoomed picture, but the image remains the same
size. You may notice the difference in image quality if
viewed on a PC.
•
Camera
goes into battery saving mode if there are no
key presses within a minute. To continue taking
pictures, press
.
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After the image has been taken, note the following:
• If you do not want to keep the image, press
.
• To return to the viewfinder to take a new picture, press
.
• To send the image
Via multimedia
,
Via e-mail
, or
Via
Bluetooth
, press
. For more information see
‘Messaging’, p. 45 and ‘Bluetooth connection’, p. 82.
• To set the picture as wallpaper in the standby mode,
select
Options
>
Set as wallpaper
.