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Using the video camera, Tips on using the camera

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Smile level Use the smile level function to determine what kind of smile the camera reacts to before taking a photo. Big smile Only take a photo when a big smile is detected. Normal smile Take a photo when an average smile is detected. Faint smile Take a photo when only a slight smile is detected. Geotagging Tag photos with details of where you took them On When geotagging is turned on, the approximate geographical location is added to photos when you take them. To use geotagging, you must enable location features from the Settings menu. See Location services on page 108. For geotags to be added to a photo, the location must be determined before you take the photo. Your location is determined when appears on the camera screen. When the phone is searching for your position, appears. Off When geotagging is turned off, you cannot view the location where you took a photo Shutter sound Select the sound that's heard when you tap the camera screen to take a photo. 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. Get closer By getting as close as possible to your subject, you can fill the camera screen view with your 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 Cell 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 using the camera key 1 From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap . 2 If the video camera is not selected, tap . 3 To start recording a video, press the camera key. 4 To stop recording, press the camera key again. 93 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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Smile level
Use the smile level function to determine what kind of smile the camera reacts to before taking a photo.
Big smile
Only take a photo when a big smile is detected.
Normal smile
Take a photo when an average smile is detected.
Faint smile
Take a photo when only a slight smile is detected.
Geotagging
Tag photos with details of where you took them
On
When geotagging is turned on, the approximate geographical location is added to photos when you take
them. To use geotagging, you must enable location features from the
Settings
menu.
See
Location services
on page 108.
For geotags to be added to a photo, the location must be determined before you take the photo. Your
location is determined when
appears on the camera screen. When the phone is searching for your
position,
appears.
Off
When geotagging is turned off, you cannot view the location where you took a photo
Shutter sound
Select the sound that's heard when you tap the camera screen to take a photo.
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.
Get closer
By getting as close as possible to your subject, you can fill the camera screen view with
your 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
Cell 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 using the camera key
1
From your Home screen, tap
, then find and tap
.
2
If the video camera is not selected, tap
.
3
To start recording a video, press the camera key.
4
To stop recording, press the camera key again.
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This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.