Nokia N81 8GB Nokia N81 8GB User Guide in English - Page 59

Adjust color and lighting, Scenes, Automatic, R. eye redu., White balance, Exposure compensation

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Camera The camera has an LED flash for low light conditions. The following flash modes are available for the still image camera: Automatic ( ), R. eye redu. ( ), On ( ), and Off ( ). To change the flash mode, in the active toolbar, select the desired flash mode. Adjust color and lighting To enable the camera to reproduce colors and lighting more accurately, or to add effects to your pictures or videos, use the scroll key to scroll through the active toolbar, and select from the following options: White balance-Select the current lighting condition from the list. This allows the camera to reproduce colors more accurately. Exposure compensation (images only)-If you are shooting a dark subject against very light background such as snow, adjust the exposure to +1 or even +2 to compensate the background brightness. For light subjects against dark background, use -1 or -2. Flash mode-Select the desired flash mode. See 'Flash', p. 58. Color tone-Select a color effect from the list. Light sensitivity (images only)-Increase the light sensitivity in low light to decrease the risk of getting unsharp or too dark images. Higher sensitivity may increase the graininess of the images. The screen display changes to match any settings you make, so that you see how the change affects the pictures or videos. The available settings vary depending on the selected camera. The setup settings return to the default settings when you close the camera. If you select a new scene, the color and lighting settings are replaced by the selected scene. See 'Scenes', p. 59. You can change the setup settings after selecting a scene if needed. Scenes A scene helps you to find the right color and lighting settings for the current environment. The settings of each scene have been set according to a certain style or environment. Scenes are only available in the main camera. In the active toolbar, select from the following options: Video scenes Auto ( ) (default) and Night ( ) Image scenes 59

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Camera
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The camera has an LED flash for low light conditions. The
following flash modes are available for the still image
camera:
Automatic
(
),
R. eye redu.
(
),
On
(
), and
Off
(
).
To change the flash mode, in the active toolbar, select the
desired flash mode.
Adjust color and lighting
To enable the camera to reproduce colors and lighting
more accurately, or to add effects to your pictures or
videos, use the scroll key to scroll through the active
toolbar, and select from the following options:
White balance
—Select the current lighting condition from
the list. This allows the camera to reproduce colors more
accurately.
Exposure compensation
(images only)—If you are
shooting a dark subject against very light background such
as snow, adjust the exposure to +1 or even +2 to
compensate the background brightness. For light subjects
against dark background, use -1 or -2.
Flash mode
—Select the desired flash mode. See ‘Flash’, p.
58.
Color tone
—Select a color effect from the list.
Light sensitivity
(images only)—Increase the light
sensitivity in low light to decrease the risk of getting
unsharp or too dark images. Higher sensitivity may
increase the graininess of the images.
The screen display changes to match any settings you
make, so that you see how the change affects the pictures
or videos.
The available settings vary depending on the selected
camera.
The setup settings return to the default settings when you
close the camera.
If you select a new scene, the color and lighting settings
are replaced by the selected scene. See ‘Scenes’, p. 59. You
can change the setup settings after selecting a scene if
needed.
Scenes
A scene helps you to find the right color and lighting
settings for the current environment. The settings of each
scene have been set according to a certain style or
environment.
Scenes are only available in the main camera.
In the active toolbar, select from the following options:
Video scenes
Auto
(
) (default) and
Night
(
)
Image scenes