To take two or more pictures in a sequence, select the desired time interval. To capture pictures using the selected time interval, press the capture key. To stop taking pictures, select Cancel. The number of pictures taken depends on the available memory.

After you take the pictures in the burst mode, they are shown in a grid on the display. To view a picture, press the scroll key to open it. If you used a time interval, only the last taken picture is shown on the display. You can view the other pictures in Images & videos in Gallery.

You can also use the sequence mode with the self- timer.

To return to the sequence mode viewfinder, press the capture key.

To switch off the sequence mode, in the active toolbar, select Sequence mode > Single shot.

You in the picture—self-timer

The self-timer is available only in the main camera. Use the self-timer to delay the capture so that you can include yourself in the picture.

To set the self-timer delay, in the active toolbar, select Self timer > 2 seconds, 10 seconds, or 20 seconds.

To activate the self-timer, select Activate. The device beeps when the timer is running and the

quadrangle blinks just before the image capture.

Camera

The camera takes the picture after the selected

delay elapses.

 

 

To switch off the self-timer, in the active toolbar,

 

select Self timer >

Off.

 

Tip: In the active toolbar, select Self timer > 2 seconds to keep your hand steady when taking a picture.

Tips on taking good photographs

Picture quality

Use the appropriate picture quality. The camera has several picture quality modes. Use the highest setting to make sure that the camera produces the best picture quality available. Note however, that better picture quality requires more storage space. For multimedia message (MMS) and e-mail attachments it may be necessary to use the smallest picture quality mode optimised for MMS sending. You can define the quality in the camera settings. See "Still image camera settings," p. 36.

Background

Use a simple background. For portraits and other

 

pictures with people, avoid having your subject in

 

front of a cluttered, complex background that may

 

distract attention from the subject. Move the

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Nokia N82 manual You in the picture-self-timer, Tips on taking good photographs, Select Self timer Off