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Contents

Introduction ............................................................................................... 3

Activating the camera and video recorder ................................................ 4

Activation by sliding the lens cover ....................................................... 4

Activation by selecting Camera in the main menu ................................. 4

Camera ...................................................................................................... 5

Taking a picture ..................................................................................... 5

Camera functionality .............................................................................. 6

Camera options ...................................................................................... 7

Editing pictures .................................................................................... 11

The video recorder .................................................................................. 13

Capturing a video clip .......................................................................... 13

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

VideoDJ™ ................................................................................................ 18

VideoDJ™ options ............................................................................... 19

Sharing pictures and video clips ............................................................. 19

Transferring pictures to your computer ............................................... 19

Exchanging pictures and video clips ................................................... 20

Additional information .............................................................................. 21

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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 so that the
picture appears when that person calls.

Your phone supports the following memory cards:

• Memory Stick PRO Duo™

• Memory Stick Duo™

A memory card adds more storage space to your phone to store, for example, music, ringtones, video
clips and pictures. With a memory card you can share your saved information by moving or copying it
to other compatible devices. You can also use it as a portable memory for various documents, and move
documents between the phone and a computer.

You can take pictures,

Your pictures and video clips can be saved on the memory card or in the phone memory. You can easily
transfer files between the different memories. Please see the
further details.

You can save your camera pictures in three different sizes:

Managing files

Getting started guide for

Large 1600x1200, Medium 640x480 or
Small 160x120 pixels. Your video clips can be saved in two different sizes: Large 176x144 and
Small 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 card.

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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).

The camera has a photo light that can be activated via the camera settings menu, or by using a shortcut

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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 the phone overview, using the menus, entering letters, quick keys, memory card and
file manager, please see the chapter

7 To turn on the photo light

Getting to know your phone

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in the User guide.

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.

Activation by sliding the lens cover

The camera and video recorder are 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.

Activation by selecting Camera in the main menu

} Camera. A message appears on the screen, asking you to open the lens cover.

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Camera

Keys used in camera mode

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2

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

Navigation 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 on the memory card as default (to save the picture in the phone memory,
you have to select this before taking the picture,
If you want to delete the picture immediately, press the key.
If you want to take another picture, press or to return to the viewfinder.

4. To deactivate the camera, close the lens cover. You can also press and hold and then
close the lens cover.

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17 Saving pictures and video clips

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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 burst function to take
pictures in rapid succession to capture movement.

You can also select the picture size for saving your picture in

Small 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. 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.

There are also other settings for picture quality, reset file number and save to – here you decide whether
your pictures should be saved on the memory card or in the phone memory.

Large 1600x1200, Medium 640x480 or

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