Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V User Guide - Page 80

Taking photos and recording videos, Camera controls, 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. All 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 10 11 12 1 2 9 8 3 4 7 5 6 1 Camera key. Activate the camera/Take photos/Record videos 2 Display all settings 3 Go back a step or exit the camera 4 View photos and videos (still camera) 5 View photos and videos (video camera) 6 Activate the video function 7 Settings bar (video camera) 8 Settings bar (still camera) 9 Front camera 10 Zoom in or out 11 Main camera screen 12 Activate the still camera function To activate the camera • Press and hold down the camera key. To close the camera • Press from the main camera screen. Using the still camera To take a photo using the camera key 1 From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap . 2 If the still camera is not selected, tap . 3 Press the camera key halfway down to activate auto-focus. 4 When the focus frame or frames are green, press the camera key fully down. 80 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. All 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
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Camera key. Activate the camera/Take photos/Record videos
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Display all settings
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Go back a step or exit the camera
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View photos and videos (still camera)
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View photos and videos (video camera)
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Activate the video function
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Settings bar (video camera)
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Settings bar (still camera)
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Front camera
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Zoom in or out
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Main camera screen
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Activate the still camera function
To activate the camera
Press and hold down the camera key.
To close the camera
Press
from the main camera screen.
Using the still camera
To take a photo using the camera key
1
From your Home screen, tap
, then find and tap
.
2
If the still camera is not selected, tap
.
3
Press the camera key halfway down to activate auto-focus.
4
When the focus frame or frames are green, press the camera key fully down.
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