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Using the still camera, Adding the geographic position to your photos, Viewing your photos on a map - reviews

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Using the still camera To take a photo 1 Activate the camera. 2 If the still camera is not selected, tap . 3 Point the camera towards the subject and press the camera key. The photo is automatically saved on the memory card. The photo appears in review mode. 4 Press the camera key to return to the viewfinder to take another photo. To view previously taken photos 1 In the camera viewfinder, tap the photo thumbnails at the bottom left. 2 Flick left or right to browse the photos and videos. Videos are identified by . To delete a photo 1 When you are viewing a photo, tap the screen if no controls are displayed. 2 Tap . To share a photo 1 When you are viewing a photo, tap the screen if no controls are displayed. 2 Tap . 3 Select one of the available transfer methods. Adding the geographic position to your photos Turn on geotagging to add the approximate geographic location (a geotag) to photos when you take them. The geographic location is determined either by wireless networks (mobile or Wi-Fi® networks) or GPS technology. When appears in the viewfinder, geotagging is turned on but the geographic position has not been found. When appears, geotagging is turned on and the geographic location is available, so your photo can get geotagged. When neither of these two symbols appears, geotagging is turned off. To turn geotagging on or off 1 From the Home screen, drag upwards. 2 Find and tap Settings > Sony Ericsson > Camera > Geotagging. 3 Tap the checkbox to turn geotagging on or off. To use geotagging you must also enable location features in Settings. See Location services on page 91 for information on how to enable the location features for GPS and wireless networks. Viewing your photos on a map If a geotag was added to your photo, you can view the photo on a map. Show friends and family where you were, or find your way back to the location another time. To view a photo taken by the camera on a map, you must turn on geotagging in the camera settings before you take the photo. You must also enable location features in Settings. To view your photos on a map 1 From the Home screen, drag upwards. 2 Find and tap Geotags. 3 Drag the map in any direction to locate your photos. 4 Tap to zoom in. 5 Tap a thumbnail to view photos. If more photos are at the same location, they are grouped under a thumbnail. 6 To close a group of photos, tap . 7 Tap a photo to view it in a larger size. 86 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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Using the still camera
To take a photo
1
Activate the camera.
2
If the still camera is not selected, tap
.
3
Point the camera towards the subject and press the camera key. The photo is
automatically saved on the memory card. The photo appears in review mode.
4
Press the camera key to return to the viewfinder to take another photo.
To view previously taken photos
1
In the camera viewfinder, tap the photo thumbnails at the bottom left.
2
Flick left or right to browse the photos and videos. Videos are identified by
.
To delete a photo
1
When you are viewing a photo, tap the screen if no controls are displayed.
2
Tap
.
To share a photo
1
When you are viewing a photo, tap the screen if no controls are displayed.
2
Tap
.
3
Select one of the available transfer methods.
Adding the geographic position to your photos
Turn on geotagging to add the approximate geographic location (a geotag) to photos when
you take them. The geographic location is determined either by wireless networks (mobile
or Wi-Fi® networks) or GPS technology. When
appears in the viewfinder, geotagging
is turned on but the geographic position has not been found. When
appears, geotagging
is turned on and the geographic location is available, so your photo can get geotagged.
When neither of these two symbols appears, geotagging is turned off.
To turn geotagging on or off
1
From the Home screen, drag
upwards.
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
Sony Ericsson
>
Camera
>
Geotagging
.
3
Tap the checkbox to turn geotagging on or off.
To use geotagging you must also enable location features in
Settings
. See
Location services
on
page 91 for information on how to enable the location features for GPS and wireless networks.
Viewing your photos on a map
If a geotag was added to your photo, you can view the photo on a map. Show friends and
family where you were, or find your way back to the location another time.
To view a photo taken by the camera on a map, you must turn on geotagging in the camera
settings before you take the photo. You must also enable location features in
Settings
.
To view your photos on a map
1
From the Home screen, drag
upwards.
2
Find and tap
Geotags
.
3
Drag the map in any direction to locate your photos.
4
Tap
to zoom in.
5
Tap a thumbnail to view photos. If more photos are at the same location, they are
grouped under a thumbnail.
6
To close a group of photos, tap
.
7
Tap a photo to view it in a larger size.
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This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.