Sony Ericsson Xperia E dual User Guide - Page 87

Taking photos and recording videos, Camera controls overview

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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. 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 overview 1 2 34 5 9 6 7 8 1 Zoom in or out 2 Main camera screen 3 Switch between still and video camera 4 Camera key - Activate the camera/Take photos/Record videos 5 Display all settings 6 Take photos or record video clips 7 Go back a step or exit the camera 8 View photos and videos 9 Camera setting icons To open the camera • When the screen is active, press and hold down the camera key. To close the camera • Press from the main camera screen. To take a photo using the camera key 1 Activate the camera. 2 If the still camera is not selected, drag 3 Press the camera key fully down. to . To take a photo by tapping the on-screen button 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 On-screen button if it is not already selected. 5 Point the camera toward the subject. 6 Tap the on-screen button . The photo is taken as soon as you release your finger. To use the zoom function • When the camera is open, press the volume key up or down to zoom in or out. 87 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. 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 overview
4
5
9
3
6
7
2
8
1
1
Zoom in or out
2
Main camera screen
3
Switch between still and video camera
4
Camera key – Activate the camera/Take photos/Record videos
5
Display all settings
6
Take photos or record video clips
7
Go back a step or exit the camera
8
View photos and videos
9
Camera setting icons
To open the camera
When the screen is active, press and hold down the camera key.
To close the camera
Press
from the main camera screen.
To take a photo using the camera key
1
Activate the camera.
2
If the still camera is not selected, drag
to
.
3
Press the camera key fully down.
To take a photo by tapping the on-screen button
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
On-screen button
if it is not already selected.
5
Point the camera toward the subject.
6
Tap the on-screen button
. The photo is taken as soon as you release your
finger.
To use the zoom function
When the camera is open, press the volume key up or down to zoom in or out.
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