Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 User Guide - Page 72

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AUTO Auto flash The light will automatically be turned on when lighting conditions are poor. Off The light never goes on, regardless of lighting conditions. Sometimes photo quality can be better without a light, even if lighting conditions are poor. Taking a good photo without using the light requires a steady hand. You can use the self-timer to avoid a blurred photo. On The light is turned on, regardless of lighting conditions. Shoot mode You can select the way you take a photo. Normal Take one photo at a time. Multi-shot Take several photos in rapid succession. Exposure time Apply exposure compensation to adjust for different lighting conditions. Reduce the exposure time. Increase the exposure time. Additional still camera settings. Tap and then tap Photo to display additional still camera settings. ISO ISO speed determines how fast the image sensor reacts to light. You can select ISO speeds depending on the lighting conditions. Low ISO speeds are suitable for bright environments, and higher ISO speeds are more suited to poor lighting conditions. If you use Auto, the camera automatically determines the most suitable ISO speed for any given situation. 100 You get the best photo quality by using the lowest ISO speed available. To make sure you get the lowest ISO speed, select this setting instead of Auto. 200 400 When you take a photo when lighting conditions are poor, for example, in twilight conditions, you can use a higher ISO speed to avoid a longer exposure time. The risk of small hand movements making the photo blurry increases with longer exposure times. 800 To avoid having to use the camera light, you can select a higher ISO speed. This can be helpful when taking photos indoors when the use of a camera light is not desired. 1600 Effects You can select different effects for your photos. Off No effect. The photo is just as it appears in the viewfinder. Negative Inverts red, green and blue separately, and to varying degrees. Solarization Gives the effect of exposing undeveloped film to sunlight. Sepia Gives the photo a brownish-red tint. Old film and photographs used to have a sepia tone. This effect can help make a photo appear older. B&W Take black and white photos. 72 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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AUTO
Auto flash
The light will automatically be turned on when lighting conditions are poor.
Off
The light never goes on, regardless of lighting conditions. Sometimes photo quality can be better without
a light, even if lighting conditions are poor. Taking a good photo without using the light requires a steady
hand. You can use the self-timer to avoid a blurred photo.
On
The light is turned on, regardless of lighting conditions.
Shoot mode
You can select the way you take a photo.
Normal
Take one photo at a time.
Multi-shot
Take several photos in rapid succession.
Exposure time
Apply exposure compensation to adjust for different lighting conditions.
Reduce the exposure time.
Increase the exposure time.
Additional still camera settings.
Tap
and then tap
Photo
to display additional still camera settings.
ISO
ISO speed determines how fast the image sensor reacts to light. You can select ISO speeds depending on the
lighting conditions. Low ISO speeds are suitable for bright environments, and higher ISO speeds are more suited
to poor lighting conditions.
If you use Auto, the camera automatically determines the most suitable ISO speed for any given situation.
100
You get the best photo quality by using the lowest ISO speed available. To make sure you get the lowest
ISO speed, select this setting instead of Auto.
200
400
When you take a photo when lighting conditions are poor, for example, in twilight conditions, you can use
a higher ISO speed to avoid a longer exposure time. The risk of small hand movements making the photo
blurry increases with longer exposure times.
800
To avoid having to use the camera light, you can select a higher ISO speed. This can be helpful when
taking photos indoors when the use of a camera light is not desired.
1600
Effects
You can select different effects for your photos.
Off
No effect. The photo is just as it appears in the viewfinder.
Negative
Inverts red, green and blue separately, and to varying degrees.
Solarization
Gives the effect of exposing undeveloped film to sunlight.
Sepia
Gives the photo a brownish-red tint. Old film and photographs used to have a sepia tone. This effect can
help make a photo appear older.
B&W
Take black and white photos.
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