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Getting started Camera & Video recorder
Contents
Introduction ............................................................................................... 3
Activating the camera and video recorder ................................................ 4
1. Activation by sliding the lens cover ................................................... 4
2. Activation by selecting Camera in menu overview ............................ 4
Camera ...................................................................................................... 5
Taking a picture ..................................................................................... 5
Camera functionality .............................................................................. 6
Camera options ...................................................................................... 7
Editing pictures .................................................................................... 11
The video recorder .................................................................................. 14
Capturing a video clip .......................................................................... 14
Video recorder options ........................................................................ 14
Handling pictures and video clips ........................................................... 16
Picture formats ..................................................................................... 16
Viewing your pictures ........................................................................... 16
Assigning a picture to a contact in the phonebook ............................. 17
Saving pictures and video clips ........................................................... 18
Sharing pictures and video clips ............................................................. 18
File handling ............................................................................................ 19
Managing files in your phone ............................................................... 19
Managing files using a computer ............................................................ 19
Quick access to the Memory Stick Duo on your computer ................. 20
Before you start managing files using a computer .............................. 20
Installing the File Manager software .................................................... 21
Connecting via the USB cable ................................................................. 22
Managing files using a computer ............................................................ 23
Phone memory files ............................................................................. 23
Memory Stick Duo files ........................................................................ 24
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Introduction
Instruction symbols
The following instruction symbols may appear in this Getting started guide:
Note
Indicates that a service or function is network- or
subscription-dependent. Contact your network operator
for details.
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} Use the selection keys or the navigation key to scroll and
select.
Press the navigation key centre.
Press the navigation key up.
Press the navigation key down.
Press the navigation key to the left.
Press the navigation key to the right.
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Your mobile phone has a 2 megapixel digital camera and digital video recorder
record video clips, view them and send them in picture messages via MMS (Multimedia Messaging
Service) or as email attachments. To use email and MMS, you must subscribe to these services. Please
check with your network operator.
You can also use a picture as a screen saver or wallpaper, or save it together with a contact in your
phonebook so that the picture appears when that person calls.
The pictures and video clips can be saved on the Memory Stick Duo™ or in the phone memory. You can
easily transfer files between the different memories. Please see the Getting Started Guide
for further details.
You can save your camera pictures in three different sizes: 1632x1224, 640x480 or 160x120 pixels. Your
video clips can be saved in two different sizes: 176x144 and 128x96 pixels. This allows you to decide on
the number of pictures/video clips that can be saved (this depends on the size) in the phone memory or on
the Memory Stick Duo.
As soon as you take pictures or video clips, you can send them in a picture message, using MMS. You
can also exchange them using Bluetooth™ wireless technology, Infrared, cable or email, (as long as your
phone holds these capabilities).
You can take pictures,
Managing files
The camera has a photo light that can be activated via the camera settings menu, or by using a shortcut
when the camera is activated.
Before taking a picture, you can change settings and add effects or frames. After taking a picture, you can
edit your pictures by adding effects, frames or clipart objects. You can easily create your own personal
pictures!
For information on phone overview, using the menus, entering letters, quick keys, Memory Stick Duo™,
and file manager, please see the chapter
Getting to know your phone
in the user guide.
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Activating the camera and video recorder
The camera and the video recorder can be activated in two ways, either by sliding the lens cover,
or by selecting
1. Activation by sliding the lens cover
The camera, as well as the video recorder, is activated by sliding the lens cover.
Camera in the menu overview.
While in standby, slide the lens cover to activate the camera. The view finder is now activated.
Use the navigation key to switch between camera and video recorder.
2. Activation by selecting Camera in menu overview
1. } Camera. A message appears on the screen, asking you to open the lens cover.
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Keys used in camera mode
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1, 2 Areas used for displaying functions such as
displayed in these areas, press the relevant selection key.
3 The up or down arrow is displayed. Use the navigation key to switch between the camera and video
recorder.
View, Settings, and Select. To select the function
Selection key3
Selection key
Taking a picture
1. Activate the camera. Make sure the camera (and not the video recorder), is activated.
2. Press halfway down to automatically focus. When the green dot stops flashing, press all the way
down to take a picture.
3. The picture is saved on the Memory Stick Duo as default (to save the picture in the phone memory,
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you have to select this before taking the picture,
If you want to delete the picture immediately, press the button.
If you want to take another picture, press or to return to the view finder.
4. To deactivate the camera, close the lens cover or press and hold .
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Camera functionality
The camera has different functions allowing you, for example, to take a self-portrait, or to get the best
picture quality with reference to your surroundings. You can zoom in on an object, adjust the brightness
or use the photo light when lighting conditions are poor.
Take a self-portrait
Hold the phone so that you can see your reflection in the mirror next to the lens. Press to take the
picture. You can also use the self-timer,
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To use the zoom
Use the volume buttons on the side of the phone to zoom in and zoom out. Press the button to zoom
in on a subject and press the button to zoom out.
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To adjust the brightness
Use the navigation key to adjust brightness. Press to decrease the brightness and press to increase
the brightness. You can also press and hold the relevant navigation key to continuously increase or decrease
brightness. The brightness determines how much white is added to each colour in the picture.
To turn on the photo light
To take pictures in a dimly lit environment, press as a shortcut, to turn the photo light on, and press
again to turn the light off. To turn on the photo light via the camera settings, press
select Turn on light. When you have taken a picture, press Settings, scroll to and select Turn off light.
Settings, scroll to and
Camera options
When taking a picture, you can select between different settings to personalize or change the appearance
of the picture. You can, for example, use frames to decorate the picture or use the
pictures in rapid succession to capture movement.
You can also select the
night mode prolongs the exposure time to give better pictures in dark environments. The
it easy to take a photo with yourself in the picture when you’re on your own. The
several colour selections to choose from and the White balance setting gives you the best colour rendition
according to the surroundings.
There are also other settings for
pictures should be saved to the Memory Stick Duo or in the phone memory.
Picture size for saving your picture in1632x1224, 640x480 or 160x120 pixels. The
Picture quality, Reset file no. and Save to – here you decide whether your
To enter the Settings menu
When the camera is activated, } Settings to view more options before you take a picture:
Burst function to take
Self-timer makes
Effects setting gives you
Shoot mode
• Normal for no frame.
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Panorama to combine several pictures into one wide picture.
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Frames to add a frame to your picture. When you have selected Frames, a frame is shown on the screen.
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Use the navigation key to scroll through the frames. When you select Frames, the picture size is
automatically changed to 640x480 pixels.
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Burst to take four pictures in rapid succession. When you select Burst, the picture size is automatically
changed to 640x480 pixels.
Picture size
Choose between Large 1632x1224, Medium 640x480, and Small 160x120 pixels. If you are going to send
a picture message using MMS, please note that some phones that support pictures cannot receive picture
sizes of more than 160x120. You can resize a high resolution picture before you send it. To be able to edit
pictures taken with the camera, you can select up to 1632x1224. For editing pictures,
save a picture
In the bottom left corner you can see the number of pictures that can be saved in the phone memory or on
the Memory Stick Duo (depending on where you have chosen to store the picture). Note that this number
changes, as you change the picture size. If you select a smaller picture size, you can save more pictures
than if you select a bigger picture size.
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Turn on night mode
In dark environments, the night mode effect enhances picture quality with longer exposure time. Please
note that due to the longer exposure time, the camera is more sensitive to movement.
Self-timer
When the self-timer is selected, the picture is taken within 8 –10 seconds after activation. The self-timer
beeps to indicate when the picture will be taken. First it beeps slowly, and then faster just before the
picture is taken.
Effects
Here you can select different effects for your picture. Some of the effects that you select before taking
a picture are different from the ones that you can add to your picture after taking it. See some examples below:
Off - no effect. The picture will be just as it appears in the viewfinder.
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