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Adding the geographical position to your photos, General camera settings

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Adding the geographical position to your photos Turn on geotagging to add the approximate geographical location (a geotag) to photos when you take them. The geographical location is determined either by wireless networks (mobile or Wi-Fi® networks) or GPS technology. When appears on the camera screen, geotagging is turned on but the geographical position has not been found. When appears, geotagging is turned on and the geographical location is available, so your photo can get geotagged. When neither of these two symbols appear, geotagging is turned off. To turn on geotagging 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Tap Settings > Location. 3 Drag the slider beside Location to the right. 4 Activate the camera. 5 Tap , then tap . 6 Drag the slider beside Geotagging to the right. 7 Tap OK. General camera settings Capturing mode settings overview Superior auto Optimize your settings to suit any scene. Manual Adjust camera settings manually. Social live Broadcast live video to Facebook™. Timeshift burst Find the best photo from a burst of images. AR effect Take photos with virtual scenes and characters. Creative effect Apply effects to photos or videos. Sweep Panorama Use this setting to take wide-angle, panoramic photos. Just tap the screen and move the camera steadily from one side to the other. Background defocus Blur the background of your photos to make your subject look sharper in comparison. Superior auto Superior auto mode detects the conditions you are shooting in and automatically adjusts the settings to ensure you take the best photo possible. Manual mode Use Manual mode when you want to manually adjust your camera settings for photos and videos. Background defocus mode Use your camera's blurred background effect to make your subjects look sharper and more vivid in comparison with their background. In Background defocus mode, the camera takes two shots, identifies the background and then blurs it while keeping the subject sharp and in focus. It's just like shooting with a digital SLR camera. You can select from three different blur variations and tune the blur level in the preview display. 72 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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Adding the geographical position to your photos
Turn on geotagging to add the approximate geographical location (a geotag) to photos
when you take them. The geographical location is determined either by wireless
networks (mobile or Wi-Fi® networks) or GPS technology.
When
appears on the camera screen, geotagging is turned on but the geographical
position has not been found. When
appears, geotagging is turned on and the
geographical location is available, so your photo can get geotagged. When neither of
these two symbols appear, geotagging is turned off.
To turn on geotagging
1
From your Home screen, tap
.
2
Tap
Settings
>
Location
.
3
Drag the slider beside
Location
to the right.
4
Activate the camera.
5
Tap
, then tap
.
6
Drag the slider beside
Geotagging
to the right.
7
Tap
OK
.
General camera settings
Capturing mode settings overview
Superior auto
Optimize your settings to suit any scene.
Manual
Adjust camera settings manually.
Social live
Broadcast live video to Facebook™.
Timeshift burst
Find the best photo from a burst of images.
AR effect
Take photos with virtual scenes and characters.
Creative effect
Apply effects to photos or videos.
Sweep Panorama
Use this setting to take wide-angle, panoramic photos. Just tap the screen and move the camera
steadily from one side to the other.
Background defocus
Blur the background of your photos to make your subject look sharper in comparison.
Superior auto
Superior auto mode detects the conditions you are shooting in and automatically
adjusts the settings to ensure you take the best photo possible.
Manual mode
Use Manual mode when you want to manually adjust your camera settings for photos
and videos.
Background defocus mode
Use your camera's blurred background effect to make your subjects look sharper and
more vivid in comparison with their background. In Background defocus mode, the
camera takes two shots, identifies the background and then blurs it while keeping the
subject sharp and in focus. It's just like shooting with a digital SLR camera. You can
select from three different blur variations and tune the blur level in the preview display.
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This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.