LG Electronics USA BL40G Users Manual
Video camera
Getting to know the viewfinder
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Touch to recording a video
Brightness - See Adjusting the Brightness.
Home
Multitasking menu
Flash - See Using the flash.
Settings - Touch this icon to open the settings menu. See Using the advanced settings.
Back - Touch here to return to the home screen.
Camera - Touch to switch to camera.
Video camera mode
1.Video camera mode is selected.
2.Touch to start recording
3.Drag up to swith to camera
Gallery
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Using the advanced settings
Using the viewfinder, touch
to open all the advanced settings options.
Swap cam - Switch to your LG BL40’s inner camera to record yourself on video.
Video size - Change the size of the video to save memory space. See
Changing the video image size.
Scene mode - Choose between
Auto or Night.
Colour Effect - Choose a colour tone to use on your new view. See
Choosing a colour tone.
White balance - The white balance ensures any white in your video is realistic. To enable your camera to adjust the white balance correctly, you may need to determine the light conditions. Choose between
Auto, Incandescent, Sunny, Fluorescent or Cloudy.
Quality - Choose between Super fine, Fine and Normal. The finer the quality, the sharper the video will be. The file size will increase as a result, meaning you’ll be able to store fewer videos in the phone’s memory.
Duration - Set a duration limit for your video. Choose between Normal and MMS to limit the
maximum size to send the video as an MMS.
TIP! If you choose MMS duration, choosing a lower image quality will enable you to shoot a longer video.
Memory - Choose whether to save your videos to the Handset memory or the External memory.
Voice - Choose from Mute to record a video without sound, or unmute to include the sound.
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Video camera
Hide icons - Select whether to hide the icons on the camera menu automatically or manually.
Reset settings - Reset all the video camera settings.
Changing the video image size
The more pixels, the larger the file size, which means the files take up more memory space. If you want to store more videos on your phone, you can alter the number of pixels to make the files smaller.
1Using the viewfinder, touch in the left corner.
2Select Video size.
3Select a pixel value from the four options:
VGA(640x480) - Standard sized VGA.
QVGA(320x240) - Smaller image size, and therefore a smaller
file size. This is ideal for saving memory space.
QCIF(176x144) - Smallest image size and therefore the smallest file size.
4Touch
to return to the viewfinder.
WARNING: The great editing software on your LG BL40 is compatible with all video types except 640x480. Don’t record in this format if you plan to edit the video.
TIP! For video format conversion software, see the CD that came with your BL40.
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Choosing a colour tone
1 Using the viewfinder, |
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left corner. |
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2Select Colour Effect.
3There are five colour tone options, Off, Sepia,
Monochrome , Negative or Sketch .
4Touch the colour tone you want to use.
TIP! You can change a video shot in colour to black and white or sepia, but you cannot change a video shot in black and white or sepia to colour.
Using the secondary video camera
Your LG BL40 has an inner 320x240 camera for both video calls and recording videos.
1 To switch to the inner camera, touch then select Use secondary camera from the Swap cam menu.
2After a few seconds you’ll see yourself in the viewfinder. To start recording the image press the capture button as normal, and press it again to stop recording.
3After you’ve shot the video, you’ll be offered all the options available for a video shot using the main camera.
4To return to the main camera
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Video camera
TIP! You can still alter the image size, colour effect, white balance and quality by touching Settings in the same way as when using the main camera.
Watching your saved videos
1In the viewfinder, touch
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2Your gallery will appear on the screen.
3Touch the video you want to view
once to bring it to the front of the gallery. Touch
for it to play.
Watching your videos on TV
Connect your BL40 to TV using the TV output cable.
NOTE: The TV output cable is available for purchase separately.
WARNING: All formats except 320x240 and 176x144 are compatible with playing the video through a TV.
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Your photos and videos
Viewing your photos and videos
1 Touch on the camera preview screen.
2Your gallery will appear on the screen.
3Touch the video or photo to open it fully.
TIP! Flick left or right to view other photos or videos.
TIP! To delete a photo or
video, open it and select 
. Touch Yes to confirm.
Using zoom when viewing a video or photo
When viewing photos or videos, you can zoom in and out by pinching your fingers together or spreading them apart.
Adjusting the volume when viewing a video
To adjust the volume of a video while it is playing, touch the volume bar on the left side of the screen. Alternatively, use the volume keys on the side of the phone.
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Your photos and videos
Setting a photo as wallpaper
1Touch the photo you want to set as wallpaper to open it.
2Touch the screen to open the options menu.
3Touch Use as.
4The screen will switch to portrait mode. You can zoom in and out and move the cropped section of the picture using a thumbnail at the bottom of the screen.
Editing your photos
You can do lots of great things to your photos to change them, add to them or liven them up.
1Open the photo you want to edit, and touch the options icon to select Edit.
2Touch the icons to alter your photo:
Crop your photo. Choose a square or circular crop area and move your finger across the screen to select the area.
Draw something on your photo, freehand. Select the line thickness from the four options, then the colour you want to use.
Adding writing on a picture. See Adding text to a photo.
Decorate your photo with stamps. Choose from the different stamps and touch your photo where you want to place them.
Erase the editing you have done to the picture. You can choose the size of eraser you use.
Touch to return to the gallery.
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Save Save the changes you made to the photos. Select to save the changes as an Update existing, or a New file. If you select New file enter a file name.
Undo Erase the editing you have done to the photo.
Save
Undo
Image
Filter
Adjustment
Image Touch to open further effect options including Rotate. There are also more advanced editing options. See Adding a
colour accent and Swapping the 3 colours in a photo.
Type in your text using the keypad and touch Save.
Filter Touch to apply the effect options to a photo.
4Move the text by touching it and sliding it to where you want it.
Adjustment This helps to adjust |
Save |
a picture taken using automatic |
Text |
Signature |
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colour, brightness etc. |
Undo |
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Your photos and videos
Adding an effect to a photo
1 From the editing screen, touch
Filter .
2You can apply any of the various options to the photo
3To undo an effect simply touch
Undo .
Cropping a photo
1 From the editing screen, touch
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2Choose the shape you want to use to crop the picture.
3Drag the box over the area you want to crop.
4When you are happy with your selection, touch Save .
Adding a colour accent to a photo
1 From the editing screen, touch
Image .
2Choose Colour Accent.
3Select part of the photo. A traced line will appear around everything in that area which is the same or a similar colour, for example, a person’s hair or jumper.
4Alter the intensity of the accenting by touching Intensity and touch ‘+’ or ‘-’ button.
5Touch OK.
6All colour will be removed from the photo, apart from in the section marked for colour accenting.
7Select Save to save the changes.
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Swapping colours in a photo
1 From the editing screen, touch
Image .
2Choose Colour Swapping.
3Select part of the photo. A traced line will appear around everything in that area which is the same or a similar colour, for example, a person’s hair or jumper.
4Select a colour.
5Press OK.
6The part of the photo selected for colour accenting will change to the selected colour.
7Select Save to save the changes.
Editing your videos
The video editing features are available for MPEG4 types except 720x480 (D1) resolution.
Don’t record in these formats if you plan to edit your video.
Trimming the length of the video
1Open the video you want to edit, touch 
option key.
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Edit and choose Trim/ |
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4Touch Preview to confirm you are happy with the new cut.
5Touch Save or, alternatively,
touch to return to the gallery and discard the changes.
Save
Undo
Trim
Preview
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Your photos and videos
Merging two videos
1Open the video you want to edit, touch 
option key.
2 Select Edit and choose Video merge.
3The My videos folder will open. Choose the video you want to merge.
4Touch and slide the photo to move it to the end or the beginning of the video.
5Touch Preview to choose how to merge the videos together.
6Press Save then Yes to save the new merged video. Replace the existing file or save as a new file.
7Repeat these steps to merge more videos.
Merging a photo with a video
1Open the video you want to edit, touch 
option key.
2 Select Edit and choose Image merge.
3The Images folder will open. Choose the photo you want to merge into your video and touch
Select.
4Touch and slide the photo to move it to the end or the beginning of the video.
5Touch Preview to choose how the photo and video merge together.
6Press Save then choose to replace the existing file or save as a new file.
7Repeat these steps to merge more photos.
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Adding text to a video
1Open the video you want to edit, touch 
option key.
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Select |
Edit and select Text |
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for setting the start point for text appearance.
4Touch Start and choose the text styles. Enter your text using the keypad and select OK.
5Touch the area of the screen you want the text to appear and touch OK.
6Touch Save. Replace the existing file or save as a new file.
7Repeat these steps to add more text.
Overlaying a photo
1Open the video you want to edit, touch 
option key.
2 Select Edit and choose Image overlay.
3The Images folder will open. Choose the photo you want to overlay on your video.
4 Touch and pause when you want the picture to appear, then select Opacity after touching the Start button.
5Touch OK and then press End when the photo overlay shall be stopped.
6Touch the area of the screen where you want the text to appear. If the photo is too big it will overlay the whole screen, not just the selected area.
7Touch Save. Replace the existing file or save as a new file.
8Repeat these steps to add more photos.
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Adding a soundtrack to your video
1Open the video you want to edit, touch 
option key.
2 Select Edit and choose Audio dubbing.
3The My sounds folder will open. Choose the track you want to add to your video.
4The original audio track on your video will be erased.
Adding live sound to your video
1Open the video you want to edit, touch 
option key.
2 Select Edit and choose Live dubbing.
3Set the sound value to original sound or recording sound.
Save
Reset Audio mixing ratio
Undo
5If the audio is shorter than the video choose whether to play it
Once or to Repeat it.
6Replace the existing file or save as a new file.
Original sound |
Recording sound |
Preview
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Adding a dimming effect
1Open the video you want to edit, touch 
option key.
2Select Edit and choose
Dimming Effect.
3Your video will now fade in at the start and fade out at the end.
4Replace the original file or save as a new file.
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Multimedia
You can store multimedia files in your phone’s memory so you have easy access to all your pictures, sounds, videos and games. You can also save your files to a memory card. Using a memory card allows you to free up space in your phone’s memory.
To access the Entertainment menu, touch select Media album from the Entertainment Tab. You can open a list of the folders that store all your multimedia files.
TIP! To delete any files in Media album, touch 
then
Delete.
Pictures
Images contains a list of pictures including default images pre-loaded onto your phone, images you have downloaded and those taken on your phone’s camera.
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Images options menu
The options available to you in Images depend on the image type you have selected. All of the options will be available for pictures you have taken on the phone’s camera, but only the Set favorites, Sort by, Slide show and Memory info. options are available for default images.
Sending a photo
1To send a photo just select the picture you want.
2Touch Send. Choose between
Message, Email, Bluetooth or Upload to web.
3If you choose Message or Email, your photo will be attached to a message and you can write and send the message as normal.
If you choose Bluetooth, your phone will search for a device to send the picture to.
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