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Camera Camera Your Nokia N73 has two cameras, a high resolution camera on the back of the device (the main camera) and a lower resolution camera on the front (the secondary camera). You can use both cameras to take still pictures and record videos. The secondary camera on the front is used in portrait mode, and the main camera on the back in landscape mode. The Nokia N73 device supports an image capture resolution of 2048x1536 pixels using the main camera. The image resolution in these materials may appear different. The images and video clips are automatically saved in the Images & video folder in Gallery. The cameras produce .jpeg images. Video clips are recorded in the .mp4 file format, or in the 3GPP file format with the .3gp file extension (Sharing quality). See 'Video settings', p. 26. You can send images and video clips in a multimedia message, as an e-mail attachment, or by using Bluetooth connectivity. You can also upload them to a compatible online album. See 'Share online', p. 36. Take pictures When taking a picture, note the following: • Use both hands to keep the camera still. • The quality of a digitally zoomed picture is lower than that of a nonzoomed picture. • The camera goes into the battery saving mode if there are no keypresses for a moment. To continue taking pictures, press . To take a picture, do the following: 1 To activate the main camera, open the slide. If the camera is in Video mode, select Switch to image mode from the active toolbar. 2 To lock the focus on an object, press the capture key halfway down (main camera only). The green locked focus indicator appears on the display. If the focus was not locked, the red focus indicator appears. Release the capture key, and press it halfway down again. You can, however, take the picture without locking the focus. 3 To take a picture, in the main camera, press the capture key. Do not move the device before the image is saved. To zoom in or out, use the zoom key on the side of your device. 19

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Camera
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Camera
Your Nokia N73 has two cameras, a high resolution camera
on the back of the device (the main camera) and a lower
resolution camera on the front (the secondary camera).
You can use both cameras to take still pictures and record
videos. The secondary camera on the front is used in
portrait mode, and the main camera on the back in
landscape mode.
The Nokia N73 device supports an image capture
resolution of 2048x1536 pixels using the main camera. The
image resolution in these materials may appear different.
The images and video clips
are automatically saved in
the
Images & video
folder in
Gallery
. The cameras produce
.jpeg images. Video clips are
recorded in the .mp4 file
format, or in the 3GPP file
format with the .3gp file
extension (
Sharing
quality).
See ‘Video settings’, p. 26.
You can send images and video clips in a multimedia
message, as an e-mail attachment, or by using Bluetooth
connectivity. You can also upload them to a compatible
online album. See ‘Share online’, p. 36.
Take pictures
When taking a picture, note the following:
Use both hands to keep the camera still.
The quality of a digitally zoomed picture is lower than
that of a nonzoomed picture.
The camera goes into the battery saving mode if there
are no keypresses for a moment. To continue taking
pictures, press
.
To take a picture, do the following:
1
To activate the main camera, open the slide. If the
camera is in
Video mode
, select
Switch to image
mode
from the active toolbar.
2
To lock the focus on an object, press the capture key
halfway down (main camera only). The green locked
focus indicator appears on the display. If the focus was
not locked, the red focus indicator appears. Release the
capture key, and press it halfway down again. You can,
however, take the picture without locking the focus.
3
To take a picture, in the main camera, press the
capture key. Do not move the device before the image
is saved.
To zoom in or out, use the zoom key on the side of your
device.