Built-in CommuniCam, Pictures, Graphics

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Features and functions

Built-in CommuniCam

The built-in camera is capable of taking still pictures up to common image format (CIF) resolution (352x 288 pixels) and 24 bit colour depth. The lens is recessed into the back of the T610/612. The viewfinder will fill up the whole screen, irrespective of the resolution at which the picture is taken. A dedicated hardware button provides fast access to the camera application.

Images are stored in the phone’s filing system and are therefore available for other applications to use. The number of images that can be stored depends on the available file space, which is shared with other applica- tions. The viewfinder will give an estimation of the number of images remaining, assuming that all of the free storage is available for the camera application and using the current settings for size and quality. Approxi- mate JPEG file sizes are 20 kbytes for CIF.

Saved images may be viewed in the image viewer appli- cation, and are available for use by other applications in T610/612 such as MMS and e-mail.

The camera is optimised for ‘point-and-shoot’ speed. The first press on the CommuniCam button will switch on the viewfinder. Each subsequent press on the button will then act as a shutter release and take a picture.

Settings are accessed via softkeys and include: Image size – Large/Small, default picture name and a flicker- free mode setting.

Pictures

Pictures is the T610/12’s image viewer. It enables you to view and organise your photographs, including pictures taken by the built-in camera plus images loaded from elsewhere, such as received via e-Mail. Pictures supports image types JPEG, BMP, GIF, MBM, PNG and WBMP.

Pictures can be viewed in thumbnail and full screen mode. Thumbnail images may be ordered by name, date, size or type. In full screen mode the user can browse through the images and rename or delete them. It is also possible to send them as e-mail or MMS messages. Sim- ply select a picture, add a message and send just like an

SMS message or build a slide show with several images and your favourite sound clips.

Pictures of loved ones can be saved in Contacts. When a contact calls (or the user calls that contact), the picture is displayed with the details of the call. This is known as Picture Phone Book.

Pictures may be loaded up to the Internet. Sony Ericsson Mobile Internet has an on-line album enabling you to share pictures and video clips: wap.sonyericsson.com

Multimedia in T610/612

Graphics

Graphics (tables, charts, diagrams and layouts) have a major impact on the way we work. The T610/612 supports JPEG (max 640x480), GIF (max 160x120), WBMP (max 320x320) and animated GIFs. With MMS,

the user can personalize the appearance of the display – for example the background colours and the background picture.