Taking Pictures

Taking pictures with your phone’s built-in camera is as simple as choosing a subject, pointing the lens, and pressing a button. You can activate camera mode and take pictures whether the phone is open or closed.

To take a picture with the phone open:

1.Press the left for Menu.

2.Highlight Pictures Video and press .

3.Press for Camera.

Shortcut: To activate the camera, you can also press the side camera button (see illustration on page 10).

4.Using the phone’s main LCD as a viewfinder, aim the camera lens at your subject.

5.Press the camera button, side camera button (), the left

, or until the shutter sounds. (Make sure the camera is steady.)

Picture Settings

There are several settings associated with the full-color digital camera. These settings allow you to customize how the camera operates when taking pictures.

Resolution: This setting allows you to select the desired resolution of the image. The available sizes are:

HI:640x480

Med:320x240

Low:176x165

Quality: The quality allows you to select between Fine, Normal, and Economy. These settings reflect the image quality settings for the pictures.

Shutter Sound: The shutter sound allows you to select between four different shutter sounds or turn off the sound completely. The shutter sound is heard when you take a picture.

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Samsung IP-A790 manual Taking Pictures, Picture Settings, To take a picture with the phone open