Taking pictures
Options before
taking a picture:
Capture
,
New
,
Activate night mode
/
Deact. night mode
,
Sequence mode
/
Normal
mode
,
Self-timer
,
Go to
Gallery
,
Adjust
,
Settings
,
Help
, and
Exit
.
1 Press
in the standby mode. The
Camera
application opens, and you can see the
view to be captured. See Figure. Press
or
to move between
Image
and
Video
views.
1.Indicator shows where the images will be saved: to
phone memory (
) or memory card (
).
2.Shows an approximate estimate of how many
images, depending on the selected image quality, fit in
the memory of your phone or the memory card. See
Image quality
, p. ’34’.
3.The zoom indicator shows the zoom level. Press
to zoom in, press
to zoom out.
4.Night mode active indicator
.
5.The sequence mode indicator
. See p. ’34’.
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6. The self-timer indicator
shows how much time is left before a picture is taken.
See p. ’34’.
Shortcuts:
Press
to activate or
deactivate Night mode.
Press
to activate or
deactivate Sequence
mode.
Press
to adjust
brightness.
Press
to adjust
contrast.
2 To take a picture, press
. Do not move the phone before the
Camera
application
starts to save the image. The image is saved automatically in the
Images
folder of
Gallery. See Gallery, p. ’36’.
Saving the captured image may take longer if you have changed the zoom, brightness, or
contrast settings. See Taking pictures, p. ’32’ for zoom level, and When taking a picture,
p. ’33’ for adjusting brightness and contrast.
When taking a picture:
• 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 adjust brightness or contrast before taking a picture, select
Options
→
Adjust
→
Brightness
or
Contrast
.
• The resolution of a zoomed picture is lower than that of a non-zoomed picture, but the
image remains the same size. You may notice the difference in image quality if viewed
on a PC, for example.
•
Camera
goes into battery saving mode if there are no key presses within a minute. To
continue taking pictures, press
.
After the image has been taken:
• 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 the Messaging chapter, p. ’45’ and Bluetooth connection, p. ’87’.
• To set the picture as wallpaper in the standby mode, select
Options
→
Set as wallpaper
.
Fig. 6 Pictures taken in
a sequence.
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