LG Electronics USA D725 User Manual

Camera and Video

Take Pictures

Taking pictures with your phone's built-in camera is as simple as choosing a subject, pointing the lens, and pressing a button.

To take a picture:

1Tap > > Camera.

2Frame your subject on the screen.

3A square around the subject indicates that the camera has focused.

4 Tap until the shutter sounds. Your picture will be automatically saved to the Gallery.

Record Videos

In addition to taking pictures, you can record, view, and send videos with your phone's built-in video camera.

1Tap > > Camera.

2Frame your subject on the screen.

3 Tap

to start recording the video.

4The length of the recording is displayed on the top of the screen.

NOTE

►Tap	to take pictures while recording
video.
5 Tap	to pause recording video. You

can resume recording again tapping . or

6 Tap to stop recording. Your video will be automatically saved to the Gallery.

Camera and Video Settings

From the camera mode, tap each icon to adjust the following camera settings.

- Tap to turn the flash On, Off or set it to Auto.

- Allows you to swap between the rear camera lens and the front camera lens.

- Select the mode from Auto and

Panorama.

Auto: Captures a auto photo shot. Panorama: Creates a wide photo of a panoramic view. Hold the phone horizontally, press the shutter to start and slowly sweep the camera across the scene.

-Adjust the following camera and video settings.

Dynamic tone (HDR): Combines photos taken at multiple exposures into one optimal photo to get a better photo in tricky lighting situations. Image size: Set the size of your picture. Choose from 8M 3264x2448,

W6M 3264x1836, 5M 2448x2448 or

3M (2048x1536). Set the size of your video. Choose from FHD (1920x1080),

HD (1280x720).

Cheese shutter: Allows you to take pictures with voice commands. When on, you just say "Cheese", "Smile", "Whiskey", "Kimchi", or "LG" to take a picture.

Timer: Set your camera's timer. This is ideal if you want to be a part of the picture.

Grid: It is easily used to take better pictures to keeping horizontal and verticals.

Storage: Set the storage location for your videos or pictures. Choose from

IN or SD.

Help: Allows you to learn how a function works. This icon will provide you with a quick guide.

Multi-point Auto Focus

When you take a picture, the Multi-point Auto Focus (AF) function operates automatically and will allow you to see a clear image.

Gesture shot

Take a picture with hand gesture. To take photo, raise your hand until front camera detects it and a box appears on the screen.

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View Your Pictures

The Gallery is where you can access the Gallery of stored camera images. You can view them in a slideshow, share them with your friends, and delete and edit them.

1Tap > > Gallery.

2Select a location and tap an image to view your picture.

Gallery Options

The Gallery application presents the pictures and videos in your storage, including those you've taken with the Camera application and those you downloaded from the web or other locations.

1 Tap > > Gallery to view the images stored in the storage.

•Drag left or right to view more albums.

2Tap an album to open it and view its contents. (The pictures and videos in the album are displayed in chronological order.)

3Tap a picture in an album to view it.

•Tap a picture group again to reveal the following icons:

•Camera: Opens the Camera.

•Share: You can share the picture via

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various methods such as Messaging or Bluetooth.

•Delete: Deletes the picture.

Tap a picture in an album then tap for the following options: SmartShare, Set

image as, Move, Copy, Copy to Clip Tray, Slide show, Rotate, Crop, Add location, Rename, Print and Details.

Tap to return to the previous screen.

Assign Pictures

After taking a picture, assign it as a picture ID for a Contacts entry or as the Home screen background image (wallpaper).

1Tap > > Gallery.

2Tap an album and tap an image to view it.

3With the picture displayed, tap > Set image as.

4Select an option.

•Contact photo to assign the picture to a Contact entry as a picture ID. Tap an entry from Contacts, crop the image and tap OK to assign the picture.

•Home screen wallpaper to assign the picture as a background image, crop the image and tap OK to assign the picture.

•Lock screen wallpaper to assign the picture as a background image for your lock screen.

•Wallpaper to assign the picture as a background image, crop the image and tap SET WALLPAPER to assign the picture.

Video Options

The Gallery is where you can access the Gallery of stored video images. You can view them, share them with your friends, and delete and edit them.

1 Tap > > Gallery to view the videos stored in storage.

►Scroll left or right to view more albums.

2Tap an album to open it and view its contents. (The pictures and videos in the album are displayed in chronological order.)

3Tap a video to view it. You can access the following options:

•QSlide: Enables an overlay on your phone's display for easy multitasking.

•SmartShare: Shares media files with DLNA certified devices.

•Menu: Tap to access Screen ratio, Subtitles, Share, Trim, Settings, Details

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options.

•Volume: Tap to display the Volume slider bar, then adjust the playback volume on the slider bar.

•Lock/Unlock: Locks the touch keys to prevent unintentional touches.

Play a Video

1 Tap > > Gallery to view the videos stored in storage.

•Scroll left or right to view more albums.

2Tap an album to open it and view its contents. (The pictures and videos in the album are displayed in chronological order.)

3Tap a video in an album to play.

•Tap the video to view the playback controls.

NOTE

►While a video is playing, slide the left side of the screen up or down to adjust the screen brightness.

►While a video is playing, slide the right side of the screen up or down to adjust the sound.

►While playing a video, tap the timeline point to preview that portion of the video via a small screen. Tap the small screen to jump to that part of the video.

►While playing a video, slide your finger

from left to right (or vice versa) to fastforward and rewind.

Live Zoom

Live Zoom allows you to zoom in or zoom out on a portion of a video that is being played to make the desired section appear larger or smaller.

When viewing a video, use your index finger and thumb in a pinching or spreading motion to zoom in or out.

Camera and Video

►Not all videos are supported by Dual Play.

►Dual Play operates at 1280X720 or higher display resolution.

NOTE

►Do not press too hard; the touch screen is sensitive enough to pick up a light, but firm touch.

Dual Play

Dual Play (connected wired or wirelessly to two displays) can be run on a different screen.

NOTE

►Connect two devices using wired (Slimport-HDMI) cable or a wirelessly (Miracast).

►The connectable device can be a TV or a monitor supported by an HDMI cable or Miracast.

►The Gallery app is supported on Dual Play.

►Tap once when two displays are a different status (i.e. the monitor is

playing a video and your phone's video app is displaying empty screen), then Dual Play will start.

Multimedia

You can store multimedia files to external and internal memory to have easy access to all your image and video files.

Gallery

Tap > > Gallery.

Music

Your phone has a music player that lets you play all your favorite tracks. To access the music player: Tap > > Music.

How to save music/video files to the phone

Connect your phone to the PC using the USB cable.

You'll receive a notification that the USB is connected and the USB connection type prompt is displayed. Tap Media device (MTP) or Send images (PTP) and open the folder you wish to view from your computer.

Save music or video files from the PC to the phone.

•If there is a video file with a subtitle file (.smi file with the same name as the video file), place them in the same folder to display the subtitle

automatically when playing the video file.

•When downloading music or video files, copyright must be secured. Please note that a corrupted file or file with a wrong extension may cause damage to the phone.

Playing a song

1Tap > > Music.

2Tap the Songs tab.

3Tap the song you want to play.


4	Tap	to pause the song.
5	Tap	to skip to the next song.
6	Tap	to go back to the beginning of
	the song. Tap		twice to go back to
	the previous song.

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To change the volume while listening to music, press the Volume Keys on the back side of the phone.

Touch and hold a song to access the following options: Play, Add to playlist,

Share, Set as ringtone, Delete, Details, and Search.

Working with Playlists

You can create playlists to organize your music files into sets of songs, which you can play in the order you set or in a shuffle.

To create a playlist

1 When viewing the library tap the tab > Add to playlist.

2Select the songs you want to add to the playlist and tap Add > New playlist.

3Enter a name for the playlist, then tap OK.

To add a song to a playlist

Touch and hold a song and tap Add to playlist. Then choose the name of the playlist. You can also add the song that is playing in the Playback screen by tapping

then tapping Add to playlist and selecting the desired playlist.

To remove a song from a playlist

1Open a playlist.

2Touch and hold the song you want to remove, then tap Remove from playlist.

To rename a playlist

1Open the Playlists library.

2Touch and hold the playlist to display the options menu, then tap Rename.

3Enter the desired name and tap OK.

To delete a playlist

1Open the Playlists library.

2Touch and hold the playlist to display the options menu, then tap Delete.

3Tap Yes to confirm.

NOTE

►Music file copyrights may be protected by international treaties and national copyright laws. Therefore, it may be necessary to obtain permission or a licence to reproduce or copy music.

In some countries, national laws prohibit private copying of copyrighted material. Before downloading or copying the file, please check the

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national laws of the relevant country concerning the use of such material.

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