Samsung GH68-26097A Taking Pictures, Camera Screen Layout, Taking Snap Shots Single Pictures

Section 8: Camera

Use your Freeform phone to take full color digital pictures, display them on your phone’s vivid color display, and instantly share them with family and friends. It’s fun, and as easy to use as a traditional point-and-click camera. This section explains how you can do the following:

•Take pictures with your phone’s built-in digital camera.

•Send your pictures to others in Picture messages.

•Set the several options associated with the camera that help you take crisp, clear pictures.

Taking Pictures

Taking pictures with the built-in camera is as simple as launching the camera, choosing a subject, pointing the lens (located on the back of your phone), and pressing a button.

Taking Snap Shots (Single Pictures)

To take a single picture using the current camera settings, do the following:

1.In standby mode, press and hold the Camera key ( ) on the right side of the phone.

Note: You can also activate the camera by pressing Main Menu , then selecting Multimedia ➔ Camera.

2.The following options appear:

•TAKE — allows you to take a picture.

•My Images — allows you to view your pictures in the My Images folder.

•Options — allows you to adjust the camera settings.

3.Using the display as a viewfinder, point the camera lens (on the back of your phone) at your subject.

4.When the image that you wish to capture appears in the

display, press TAKE .

5.To save the picture to memory, press the Save soft key. To send the photo, press the Send soft key.

To erase the photo, press the Erase soft key.

Tip: You can change a number of the camera’s settings to suit particular uses for your pictures. See “Camera Options” on page 54 for more information.

Camera Screen Layout

When you activate your phone’s camera, the top two lines of the display are reserved for camera icons (when active). The center of the display shows a viewfinder image of the subject at which the camera is pointed.

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