Sony ericsson K600I Camera Manual
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Camera and Video recorder
Capturing, Saving, Editing, and File handling
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Getting started Camera and Video recorder
Contents
Introduction ............................................................................................... 3
Activating the camera and video recorder ................................................ 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 ........................................................... 15
Picture formats ..................................................................................... 16
Viewing your pictures ........................................................................... 16
Assigning a picture to a phone contact ............................................... 17
Saving pictures and video clips ........................................................... 17
Sharing pictures and video clips .......................................................... 17
Managing files in your phone .................................................................. 18
Managing files using a computer ............................................................ 19
Installing the File Manager software .................................................... 20
Connecting via the USB cable ............................................................. 21
Managing files using a computer ......................................................... 22
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Getting started Camera and Video recorder
Introduction
Instruction symbols
The following instruction symbols may appear in this Getting started guide:
Note
Indicates that a service or function is network- or subscriptiondependent. 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.
Your mobile phone has a 1.3 megapixel digital camera and digital video recorder. You can take pictures,
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 contacts
so
that the picture appears when that person calls.
You can save your camera pictures in three different sizes: 1280x1024, 640x480 or 160x120 pixels.
Yo ur
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.
As soon as you take pictures or video clips, you can send them in a picture message, using MMS.
Yo u
can also exchange them using Bluetooth™ wireless technology, Infrared, cables or email,
(as
long as your phone holds these capabilities).
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, 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 Camera in the menu overview.
1. Activation by sliding the lens cover
The camera, as well as the video recorder, is activated by sliding the lens cover.
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
A message appears on the screen, asking you to open the lens cover.
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Camera
Keys used in camera mode
Getting started Camera and Video recorder
3
1, 2 Areas used for displaying functions such as View, Settings, and Select. To select the function
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.
1
Selection key
2
Selection key
Taking a picture
1. Activate the camera. Make sure the camera (and not the video recorder), is activated.
2. Press to take a picture.
3. The picture is saved as a default in the phone memory, % 17 Saving pictures and video clips.
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 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.
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.
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.
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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 the photo light on via the camera settings, press Settings, scroll to and
select Turn on light. When you have taken a picture, press Settings, scroll to and select Turn off light.
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 Picture size for saving your picture in1280x1024, 640x480 or 160x120 pixels.
The night mode prolongs the exposure time to give better pictures in dark environments. The Self-timer
makes it easy to take a photo with yourself in the picture when you’re on your own. The Effects setting
gives you several colour selections to choose from and the White balance setting gives you the best colour
rendition according to the surroundings.
Burst function to take
There are also other settings for Picture quality.
To enter the Settings menu
When the camera is activated, } Settings to view more options before you take a picture:
Switch to video camera
When you choose to switch to video camera you can record a video clip instead of taking a picture.
Shoot mode
• Normal for no frame.
• Panorama to combine several pictures into one wide picture.
• Frames to add a frame to your picture. When you have selected Frames, a frame is shown on the
screen. Use the navigation key to scroll through the frames. When you select Frames, the picture size
is automatically changed to 640x480 pixels.
• 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 1280 x 1024, 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 1280x1024. For editing pictures,
save a picture.
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In the bottom left corner you can see the number of pictures that can be saved in the phone memory.
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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