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Tips when using the camera, Using the video camera, Rule of thirds, Hold it steady, Get closer

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Daylight Adjust the colour balance for bright outdoor use Fluorescent Adjust the colour balance for fluorescent lighting Cloudy Adjust the colour balance for a cloudy sky Flash mode Select how the flash should be used Auto The camera relies on its light meter to decide whether or not a flash is necessary On Use the flash Off Don't use the flash. Sometimes photo quality can be better without a flash, even if lighting conditions are poor. Taking a good photo without using the flash requires a steady hand. Select camera Select to use the camera on the back or the front of the phone Back Use the back camera Front Use the front camera Tips when 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. Get closer By getting as close as possible to your subject, you can 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 subject. 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 by tapping the screen 1 Activate the camera. 2 If the video camera is not selected, drag to . 3 Tap to start recording. 4 Tap to stop recording. The video is automatically saved on the memory card. 74 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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Daylight
Adjust the colour balance for bright outdoor use
Fluorescent
Adjust the colour balance for fluorescent lighting
Cloudy
Adjust the colour balance for a cloudy sky
Flash mode
Select how the flash should be used
Auto
The camera relies on its light meter to decide whether or not a flash is necessary
On
Use the flash
Off
Don't use the flash. Sometimes photo quality can be better without a flash, even if lighting conditions are
poor. Taking a good photo without using the flash requires a steady hand.
Select camera
Select to use the camera on the back or the front of the phone
Back
Use the back camera
Front
Use the front camera
Tips when 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.
Get closer
By getting as close as possible to your subject, you can 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 subject. 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 by tapping the screen
1
Activate the camera.
2
If the video camera is not selected, drag
to
.
3
Tap
to start recording.
4
Tap
to stop recording. The video is automatically saved on the memory card.
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This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.