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To adjust the brightness • Press the volume key upwards or downwards. Photo fix You can use Photo fix to improve photos. In a one-click operation, brightness, light and contrast are adjusted to give you the best possible photo. The improvements are saved as a copy of the photo. The original photo is not affected. To improve a photo with Photo fix 1 Activate the camera and press the navigation key to scroll to . 2 Make sure the Review feature is set to On. Select Options and scroll to Review > On. 3 Take a photo. 4 When you review the photo, select Options > Photo fix. 5 Review the improvement and select Save to save. 6 If you do not want to save the improvement, select Back. Tips on using the camera Rule of thirds Don't place your subject in the middle of the frame. By placing it a third of the way in, you achieve a better result. Hold it steady Avoid blurry photos by holding the camera steady. Try to steady your hand by leaning it against a solid object. You can also use the self-timer to make sure that the phone is steady when the photo is taken. Get closer By getting as close as possible to your subject, you can avoid relying on the zoom. Try to fill the viewfinder with your subject. Stay within the flash range Photos taken beyond the maximum flash range will be too dark. The maximum flash range is about four steps from the subject. Consider variety Think about different angles, and move towards the object. Take some vertical photos. Try different positions. Use a plain background A plain background helps highlight your subject. Keep your lens clean Mobile phones are used in all kinds of weather and places, and carried in pockets and bags. This results in the camera lens becoming dirty and covered with fingerprints. Use a soft cloth to clean the lens. Using the video camera To record a video 1 Select Menu > Camera. 2 Press the navigation key left or right to scroll to . 3 Press the centre selection key to start recording. 4 To stop recording, press the centre selection key. The video is saved automatically. 5 To return to the viewfinder and to record another video, press Back. 32 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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To adjust the brightness
•
Press the volume key upwards or downwards.
Photo fix
You can use Photo fix to improve photos. In a one-click operation, brightness, light and
contrast are adjusted to give you the best possible photo. The improvements are saved as
a copy of the photo. The original photo is not affected.
To improve a photo with Photo fix
1
Activate the camera and press the navigation key to scroll to
.
2
Make sure the
Review
feature is set to
On
. Select
Options
and scroll to
Review
>
On
.
3
Take a photo.
4
When you review the photo, select
Options
>
Photo fix
.
5
Review the improvement and select
Save
to save.
6
If you do not want to save the improvement, select
Back
.
Tips on using the camera
Rule of thirds
Don’t place your subject in the middle of the frame. By placing it a third of the way in, you
achieve a better result.
Hold it steady
Avoid blurry photos by holding the camera steady. Try to steady your hand by leaning it
against a solid object. You can also use the self-timer to make sure that the phone is steady
when the photo is taken.
Get closer
By getting as close as possible to your subject, you can avoid relying on the zoom. Try to
fill the viewfinder with your subject.
Stay within the flash range
Photos taken beyond the maximum flash range will be too dark. The maximum flash range
is about four steps from the subject.
Consider variety
Think about different angles, and move towards the object. Take some vertical photos. Try
different positions.
Use a plain background
A plain background helps highlight your subject.
Keep your lens clean
Mobile phones are used in all kinds of weather and places, and carried in pockets and bags.
This results in the camera lens becoming dirty and covered with fingerprints. Use a soft
cloth to clean the lens.
Using the video camera
To record a video
1
Select
Menu
>
Camera
.
2
Press the navigation key left or right to scroll to
.
3
Press the centre selection key to start recording.
4
To stop recording, press the centre selection key. The video is saved automatically.
5
To return to the viewfinder and to record another video, press
Back
.
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This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.