84 Taking pictures

Plug in the camera

Simply plug the camera jack into the headset socket
on the mobile phone (right hand side), as shown
below. Then press
m
to display the camera preview
screen, and rotate the camera right or left to get the
shot you want.
The lens of the camera is automatically focused.
Icons displayed on top and bottom of the screen allow
you to check the
Camera mode
, the
Picture resolution
,
the
Zoom mode
and
the
Self-timer activation
.

General principles

All options and key presses described in the present
section are applicable only when the camera mode is
active, i.e. when the preview is displayed on the screen.
Camera mode
Two camera modes are available:
Normal
and
Night
mode
. According to ambiant light level, press
*
to
toggle between modes, which are reflected by the
camera mode icons (sun & moon) in the bottom of
the screen.
Picture resolution
The default picture size of the standard format is
128 x 128
. Press
#
to switch to
VGA
(640x 480
pixels) to
QVGA
(320 x240 pixels) or to
SQ VGA
(160x 120 pixels). The
Picture resolution
you select is
displayed in the bottom right corner of the screen.
Zoom mode
This one-level zoom option is available only in
VGA
mode (640x 480 pixels). If you have selected this
resolution, press the navigation key
+
or
-
to
zoom in or out.
The zoom icon is highlighted when the zoom is
activated. Zoom out is available only after a zoom in.
Self-timer
This option allows you to set the
Self-timer
option
On
or
Off
(see below for details).
Picture shots
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