Sony Ericsson Xperia miro User Guide - Page 84

Taking photos and recording videos, Camera controls overview, Using the still camera

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Taking photos and recording videos Take a photo or record a video with the camera in your phone. You can hold the camera horizontally or vertically. Use the front camera to take self-portraits. Photos and videos are saved automatically on the memory card. Share a photo or a video with friends, or upload your photos and videos to a web service. Camera controls overview 1 2 3 4 10 5 9 6 8 7 1 Zoom in or out 2 Main camera screen 3 Switch between still and video camera 4 Display all settings 5 Take photos or record video clips 6 Go back a step or exit the camera 7 View photos and videos 8 Auto focus 9 Front camera 10 Camera setting icons To open the camera • From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap . To close the camera • Press from the main camera screen. Using the still camera There are three ways to take photos with the still camera. You can press the camera key, tap the on-screen camera button, or touch a spot on the screen. To take a photo by touching the screen 1 Activate the camera. 2 If the still camera is not selected, drag 3 To display all settings, press . to . 4 Tap Capturing method and select Touch capture if it is not already selected. 5 Point the camera toward the subject. 6 To activate auto focus, touch and hold a spot on the screen. When the focus frame turns green, lift your finger to take the photo. Be careful not to touch , or other icons when touching the screen to take a photo. 84 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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Taking photos and recording videos
Take a photo or record a video with the camera in your phone. You can hold the camera
horizontally or vertically. Use the front camera to take self-portraits. Photos and videos
are saved automatically on the memory card. Share a photo or a video with friends, or
upload your photos and videos to a web service.
Camera controls overview
5
2
7
4
6
9
10
3
1
8
1
Zoom in or out
2
Main camera screen
3
Switch between still and video camera
4
Display all settings
5
Take photos or record video clips
6
Go back a step or exit the camera
7
View photos and videos
8
Auto focus
9
Front camera
10
Camera setting icons
To open the camera
From your Home screen, tap
, then find and tap
.
To close the camera
Press
from the main camera screen.
Using the still camera
There are three ways to take photos with the still camera. You can press the camera key,
tap the on-screen camera button, or touch a spot on the screen.
To take a photo by touching the screen
1
Activate the camera.
2
If the still camera is not selected, drag
to
.
3
To display all settings, press
.
4
Tap
Capturing method
and select
Touch capture
if it is not already selected.
5
Point the camera toward the subject.
6
To activate auto focus, touch and hold a spot on the screen. When the focus
frame turns green, lift your finger to take the photo.
Be careful not to touch
,
or other icons when touching the screen to take a photo.
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