Chapter 10
Camera and Multimedia
10.1 Taking Photos and Videos with the Phone Camera
Taking photos and shooting video clips are easy with your phone’s
To open Camera
On the Home screen, click Start > Camera or Video Recorder.
To choose where to save your photos and videos
If you installed a microSD card, you will be prompted to choose whether to save your pictures and videos on the Main Memory or on Storage Card. Select the location, press ENTER, and then click OK.
To close the Camera
Press END/POWER.
Note Pressing END/POWER simply minimizes the Camera program, but it is still running in the background. To completely close the Camera program, use the Task Manager.
Taking photos or capturing video clips
Aim the camera at the subject and then press ENTER to take the shot. When capturing video, press ENTER to start recording; press again to stop.
Capture modes
The Camera program lets you capture pictures and video clips by using various
The available capture modes are as follows:
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| Photo | Captures standard still images. |
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| Video | Captures video clips, with or without audio. |
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| MMS Video | Captures video clips suitable for sending via MMS. |
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| Contacts | Captures a still image suitable for assigning as an |
| Picture | identification photo to a contact. |
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| Picture Theme | Captures still images and places them within frames. |
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| Panorama | Captures a sequence of still images continuously in one |
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| panoramic view of a scenery. |
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To change the capture mode
On the Camera screen, scroll right or left with the NAVIGATION CONTROL to change the capture mode.
Using the above capture modes, the camera captures files in the following formats:
Capture type | Format |
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Still Image | JPEG |
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Video/MMS Video | |
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