LG Electronics USA KM900QA Users Manual

Camera

Taking a panoramic shot

Capture life as it appears using a panoramic shot. The camera will let you take three photos, all aligned, and combine them into one wide angle image.

1 Touch to open the available

shot types and select Panorama shot.

2 Take the first photo as normal. A

ghosted version of the right side of the image will appear in the viewfinder.

3 When you take the second and

third photo, line the ghost of the previous image up with the image in the viewfinder.

4 In the photo gallery, the photos

will be saved as as three separate images and one panoramic

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image.

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NOTE: Due to the image size the panoramic photo will appear slightly distorted in the Gallery view. Touch it twice to view it properly.

Using the advanced settings

From the viewfinder touch to open all the advanced settings options.

Preview settings

Size - Change the size of the photo to save on memory space or take a picture preset to the correct size for contact. See Changing the image

size on page 55.

Scene mode - Set the camera to

adjust to the environment. Choose from Auto, Portrait, Landscape,

Night, Beach and Sport.

Colour Effect - Choose a colour

tone to apply to the photo you’re taking. See Choosing a colour

effect on page 55.

Blink detection - This enables the

camera to stop taking a photo when it detects the blink of an eye.

White balance - Choose from Auto, Incandescent, Sunny, Flourescent or Cloudy.

Macro - Switch on to take close up shots.

Self-timer - The self-timer allows you to set a delay after the capture button is pressed. Choose from

Off, 3 seconds, 5 seconds or 10 seconds. Great for that group photo

you want to be part of.

ISO - ISO determines the sensitivity of the camera’s light sensor. The higher the ISO, the more sensitive the camera will be. This is useful in darker conditions when the flash can’t be used. Choose an ISO value from Auto, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO

400, ISO 800 or ISO1600.

Quality - Choose between Super fine, Fine and Normal. The finer

the quality the sharper a photo will be, but the file size will increase as a result, which means you’ll be able to store fewer photos in your memory.

Back light compensation - when you take a photo with a bright background, the subject may appear dark. Turn this function ON to compensate for this. The subject of the photo will be brighter.

Inner/Outer Camera - For self portraits, switch to the LG KM900G’s inner camera. See Using the inner

camera on page 56 for details.

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Other settings

Memory - Choose whether to save your photos to the Handset memory or to the External memory.

Geo-Tagging - Choose to switch on the EXIF information for the photo to write GPS information.

Zoom - Choose zoom from 4X, 8X or 16X.

Image stabilization - Enables you to take a photo without camera instability or shake.

Focus - Select the way the camera will focus. Choose from Auto, Manual or Face tracking.

Shutter sound - Select one of the three shutter sounds.

Grid screen - Choose from Off, Simple cross or Trisection

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Reset settings - Reset all the camera settings.

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TIP! When you exit the camera

all your settings will return to default, except image size and image quality. Any non-default settings you require will need to be reset, for example colour tone and ISO. Check them before you shoot your next photo.

TIP! The settings menu

is superimposed over the viewnder, so when you change elements of the image colour or quality you’ll be able to see the image change in preview behind the settings menu.

Changing the image size

The more pixels, the larger the file size, which in turn means they take up more of your memory. If you want to fit more pictures on to your phone you can alter the pixel number to make the file size smaller.

1 From the viewfinder touch in

the top left corner.

2 Select Size from the Preview

menu.

3 Select a pixel value from the six

numerical options (8M: 3264 X 2448, 5M: 2592x1944, 3M: 2048x1536, 2M: 1600x1200, 1M: 1280x960, 640x480, 320x240) or choose the preset:

Contacts - This sets the camera

to take a photo the perfect size to be added to a phone contact.

Choosing a colour effect

1 From the viewfinder touch in

the top left corner.

2 Select Colour Effect from the

Preview menu.

3 There are five colour tone options:

Off, Black & White, Negative, Sepia or Posterize.

4 When you’ve made your selection

the colour tone menu can be closed by selecting the back icon, ready for you to take your picture.

TIP! You can change a

photo taken in colour to black and white or sepia after it’s taken, but you cannot change a picture taken in black and white or sepia back to colour.

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Using the inner camera

Your LG KM900G has a 640x480 inner camera, not just for video calling but for taking pictures too.

1 To switch to the inner camera

touch then select Inner Camera from the Preview menu.

2 After a few seconds you’ll see

yourself in the viewfinder. To capture the image press the capture button as normal.

TIP! The inner camera has

fewer settings as it has no ash or ISO. You can still alter the image size, scene mode, colour eect, image quality, white balance and set the self-timer by touching in the same way as when using the main camera.

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3 After you’ve taken the photo

you’ll be offered all the same options available for an image taken with the main camera.

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4 To return to the main camera

touch and then select Outer Camera from the Preview menu.

Viewing your saved photos

1 You can access your saved photo’s

from within the camera mode. Simply touch and your gallery will appear on screen.

Video camera

Shooting a quick video

1 Press and hold the camera key on

the right side of the phone.

2 Alternatively, touch in the

view finder in camera mode to switch to video mode.

TIP! Quickly open the

video camera by pressing and holding the camera key.

3 The video camera’s viewfinder will

appear on screen.

4 Holding the phone horizontally,

point the lens towards the subject of the video.

5 Press the capture button once to

start recording.

6 Rec will appear at the top of the

viewfinder and a timer at the bottom showing the length of your video.

7 To pause the video touch and

resume by selecting .

8 Touch on the screen or press

the capture button a second time to stop recording.

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Video camera

After you’ve shot your video

A still image representing your captured video will appear on screen. The name of the video runs along the bottom of the screen together with five icons down the right side .

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Touch to shoot another video straight away. Your current video will be saved.

Touch to play the video.

Touch to send the video as a message, by Email or by Bluetooth. See page 34 for

message, or page 109 for Sending and receiving your files using Bluetooth.

Touch to upload to your

account blog.

Touch to view a gallery of saved videos and pictures.

Touch to delete the video you have just made and confirm by touching Yes. The viewfinder will reappear.

Sending a

Getting to know the viewfinder

TIP! You can close all the

shortcut options for a clearer viewnder screen. Simply touch the centre of the viewnder once. To recall the options touch the screen again.

Settings - Touch this icon to open the settings menu. See Using the advanced

settings on page 60 for details.

Video mode - Video mode is selected.

Image size

Back - Touch here to return to the home

screen.

Gallery

Exposure - See Adjusting the Exposure on

page 60.

Recording speed

Stop recording

Start recording

Saving to handset memory/external memory

Zoom - Touch to zoom in or to

zoom out. Alternatively you can use the side volume keys.

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Video camera

Adjusting the exposure

Exposure defines the difference between light and dark in an image. A low contrast image will appear foggy, whereas a high contrast image will appear much sharper.

1 Touch . 2 Slide the exposure indicator

along the bar, towards for a lower exposure, hazier image, or towards for a higher contrast, sharper image.

Using the advanced settings

From the viewfinder touch Settings to open all the advanced settings options.

Preview settings

Video size - Change the size of the

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video to save on memory space. See Changing the video image size on page 61.

Scene mode - Choose from Auto or Night.

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Colour Effect - Choose a colour tone to apply to the video you’re taking. See Choosing a colour tone on page 62.

White balance - The white balance ensures that any white in your videos is realistic. In order for your camera to correctly adjust the white balance you may need to determine the light conditions. Choose from

Auto, Incandescent, Sunny, Fluorescent or Cloudy.

Quality - Choose between Super fine, Fine and Normal. The finer

the quality the sharper a video will be. The file size will increase as a result, which means you’ll be able to store fewer videos in the phone’s memory.

Duration - Set a duration limit for your video. Choose from Normal, or MMS to limit the size to be able to send the video as an MMS.

TIP! If you choose MMS

duration, try choosing a lower image quality to enable you to shoot a longer video.

Inner/Outer camera - Switch to your LG KM900G’s inner camera to record a video of yourself. See Using the inner video camera on page 62 for details.

Other settings

Memory - Choose whether to save your videos to the Handset memory or to the External memory.

Voice - Choose Mute to record a video without sound.

Zoom - Choose zoom from 4X, 8X or 16X.

Reset settings - Reset all the video camera settings.

Changing the video image size

The more pixels, the larger the file size, which in turn means they take up more memory. If you want to fit more videos on to your phone you can alter the pixel number to make the file size smaller.

1 From the viewfinder touch in

the top left corner.

2 Select Video size from the

Preview menu.

3 Select a pixel value from the five

options:

640x384(W) - The highest

quality widescreen option.

400x240(W) - This is also widescreen, but of a lower resolution.

640x480 - Standard sized

VGA.

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320x240 - Smaller image size, therefore smaller file size. Great for saving on memory space.

176x144 - Smallest image size and therefore smallest file size.

4 Touch the back icon to return to

the viewfinder.

WARNING: The great editing software on your LG KM900G is compatible with all video types except 640X384 and

40x480. Don’t record in this

6 format if you plan to edit your video.

TIP! For video format conversion

software, see the CD you received with your KM900G.

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Choosing a colour tone

1 From the viewfinder touch in

the top left corner.

2 Select Colour Effect from the

Preview menu.

3 There are five colour tone options,

Off (colour), Black & White, Negative, Sepia, Posterize.

4 Touch the colour tone you’d like

to use.

TIP! You can change a

video shot in colour to black and white or sepia after it’s taken, but you cannot change a video shot in black and white or sepia back to colour.

Using the inner video camera

Your LG KM900G has a 320x240 inner camera, not just for video calling but for recording videos too.

1 To switch to the inner camera

touch then select Inner Camera from the Preview menu.

2 After a few seconds you’ll see

yourself in the viewfinder. To start recording the image press the capture button as normal, press a second time to stop recording.

3 After you’ve shot the video you’ll

be offered all the same options available for a video shot using the main camera.

4 To return to the main camera

touch and then Outer Camera.

TIP! You can still alter the image

size, scene mode, colour eect, white balance and quality by touching Settings in the same way as when using the main camera.

Watching your saved videos

1 In the viewfinder touch . 2 Your gallery will appear on screen. 3 Touch the video you want to view

once to bring it to the front of the gallery. It will automatically begin to play.

Watching your videos on your TV

Connect your KM900G to your 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 watching on TV.

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Your photos and videos

Viewing your photos and videos

1 Touch on your camera

preview screen.

2 Your gallery will appear on screen. 3 Touch the video or photo to open

it fully.

Sort by Date

TIP! Flick left or right to

view other photos or videos.

TIP! To delete a photo or

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video, open it and select . Touch Yes to conrm.

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Using zoom when viewing a video or photo

To zoom in press + repeatedly. To zoom out press –. Use the thumbnail in the bottom right corner to move the focus area.

Adjusting the volume when viewing a video

To adjust the volume of the audio on a video whilst 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.

Capturing an image from a video

1 Select the video you would like to

capture an image from.

2 Touch to pause the video on

the frame you’d like to convert to an image select from the right side of the screen.

3 Select Save. 4 The image will appear on screen,

with its assigned image name.

5 Touch the image then to

return to the gallery.

6 The image will be saved in My

folders and appear in the gallery. You need to exit the gallery and then re-open it for this to appear.

WARNING: Some functions will not work properly if the multimedia le has not been recorded on the phone.

Viewing your photos as a slide show

Slideshow mode will show all the photos in your gallery one at a time as a slideshow. Videos can not be viewed as a slideshow.

1 Touch the photo you would like

to begin the slideshow to open it.

2 Select . 3 The slideshow will begin.

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Your photos and videos

There are options within slideshows:

Touch to skip photos.

Touch to pause the slideshow

on a particular photo.

Touch again to resume

playback.

Touch to increase or decrease

the speed of the slideshow.

Setting a photo as wallpaper

1 Touch the photo you would

like to set as wallpaper twice to open it.

2 Touch the screen to open the

options menu.

3 Touch . 4 The screen will switch to portrait

mode. You can zoom in and out on the picture and move

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the cropped section using a thumbnail at the bottom of the screen.

5 When you are happy with the

picture touch .

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Editing your photos

There are loads of great things you can do to your photos to change them, add to them or liven them up a little.

1 Open the photo you’d like to edit

and touch to bring up the options.

2 Touch the icons to adapt 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 thickness of the line from the four options and the colour you would like use.

Put writing on the picture. See Adding text to a photo on page 67.

Decorate your photo with stamps. Choose from the different stamps available and touch your photo wherever you’d like them to be.

Erase the editing you have added to the picture. You can choose the size of eraser that you use.

Save the changes you have made to the photos. Select to save the changes over the Update, or as a New file. If you select New file enter a file name.

Undo the last Effect or edit

you made to the photo.

See Adding an effect to a

photo on page 68.

Touch to open further effect options including Rotate. There are also more advanced editing options. See Morphing a

photo, Adding a colour accent and Swapping the colours in a photo on page 70.

It hleps to adjust the picture taken using Auto color, brightness etc.

Touch to return to the

gallery.

Adding text to a photo

1 From the editing screen, touch

2 Select Signature to add

unframed text or choose one of the speech bubble shapes.

3 Enter your text using the keypad

and touch Done.

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4 Move the text by touching it and

sliding it to the place you’d like it to be.

Adding an effect to a photo

1 From the editing screen, touch

2 Choose to apply any of the

eighteen options to the photo Face beautify - Automatically

detect a face in the image and brighten it up.

Tunnel effect - Make your picture look like it has been taken using an old Lomo film camera!

Colour negative - Colour negative effect.

Black and white - Black and white colour effect.

Sepia - Sepia effect.

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Blur - Apply a blurred effect. Sharpen - Move the marker along

the bar to sharpen the focus of the photo. Select the OK icon to

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apply the changes or choose to cancel.

Mosaic blur - Touch to apply a blurred pixelated effect to the photo.

Oil painting - Oil painting effect. Sketch - Apply an effect to make

the picture look like a sketch.

Emboss - Emboss effect. Solarize - Change the effect of

exposure to the light. Vivid - An effect of clearness and

brilliance. Moonlight - Change the light to

look like moonlight.

Antique - An old photo effect. Glow - A light beam effect. Cartoon - A cartoon effect. Water color - Make the picture

look like a water colour painting.

3 To undo an effect simply touch

TIP! You can add more

than one eect to a photo.

Crop a photo

1 From the editing screen touch

2 Choose the shape you would like

to use to crop the picture.

3 Drag the box over the area you

would like to crop.

4 When you are happy with your

selection, touch .

Morphing a photo

Morphing a photo is great for changing the facial expressions of friends, or just for distorting a photo for artistic effect.

1 From the editing screen touch

2 Choose Morphing and four

crosses will appear on the photo.

3 Move the crosses around the

photo so they are on the parts

you’d like to morph. For example, if you are morphing a face, place a cross on the outside corner of each eye and one each side of the lips.

4 Select a face to represent how

you’d like to morph the photo.

5 Select to save the changes.

Adding a colour accent to a photo

1 From the editing screen, touch

2 Choose Colour accent. 3 Select part of the photo. A

traced line will appear around everything in that area which is of the same or similar colour. For example, someone’s hair or jumper.

4 Alter the intensity of the

accenting by touching and then sliding the marker up or down the intensity bar.

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5 Touch OK. 6 All colour will be removed from

the photo, apart from the section marked for colour accenting.

7 Select to save the changes.

Swapping the colours in a photo

1 From the editing screen, touch

2 Choose Colour swapping. 3 Select part of the photo. A

traced line will appear around everything in that area which is of the same or similar colour. For example, someone’s hair or jumper.

4 Touch and select a colour. 5 Press OK. 6 The part of the photo selected for

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colour accenting will change to the selected colour.

7 Select to save the changes.

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Editing your videos

The editing features are available for all video types except 640X384 and 640x480.

Don’t record in these formats if you plan to edit your video.

Trimming the length of your video

1 Open the video you’d like to edit,

select and touch the screen to bring up the options.

2 Select and choose Trim. 3 Touch and mark the new start

and end points using .

4 Touch to ensure you are

happy with the new cut.

5 Touch or, alternatively, touch

to return to the gallery and

discard the changes.

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