Touch capture

Identify a particular focus area by touching the camera screen with your finger. The photo is taken as soon as you release your finger. This setting is only available when focus mode is set to touch focus.

Off

Shutter sound

Choose to turn on or turn off the shutter sound when you record a video.

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Contents

Xperia SL Contents Walkman application About Movies Using Movies Calendar 110 Alarm clockUpdating your device 113 Backup and restore application 114 About the web browser 119 Xperia SL User guide Android what and why? Getting startedOverview Assembly To remove the back cover Turning the device on and off To insert the micro SIM cardTo remove the micro SIM card To turn on the device Accounts and services Setup guideScreen lock Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account Google accountFacebook account Using the keys BatteryCharging the battery Your device has an embedded battery Battery LED status Improving battery performanceTo check the battery level To charge your device Using the touchscreen Reducing battery consumption with Extended Standby Mode Marking options ZoomingScrolling To mark or unmark options Using the lockscreen SensorsTo scroll To flick Home screen Rearranging your Home screen WidgetsCustomisation options Changing the background of your Home screen Accessing and using applicationsApplication screen Opening and closing applications Using small appsRecently used applications window Application menu Rearranging your Application screen To uninstall an application from the Application screen Status and notificationsChecking notifications and ongoing activities To open the Notification panel Settings menu Setting your device from the Notification panelTo adjust sound settings from the Notification panel To control the Wi-Fi function from the Notification panel Typing text Using the on-screen keyboardOn-screen keyboard Application bar Using the Gesture input function to write words To enter text using the Gesture input functionTo change the Gesture input settings Phonepad Using the Phonepad Keyboard and Phonepad settings Text input settings Entering text using voice inputAdjusting the volume Customising your device Ringtone settings Adjusting the sound settingsTime and date Language settings Screen settingsAirplane mode Using Clear Phase technology Using xLOUD technologyEnhancing the sound output Memory Internet and messaging settings Using a headsetAccess Point Names APNs Controlling data usage Usage info Mobile network settings Turning off data traffic Data roamingTo turn off all data traffic To activate data roaming Google Play Getting started with Google PlayDownloading from Google Play Clearing your application data Installing applications not from Google Play To delete an installed applicationPermissions To clear all cache for an application Emergency calls CallingCall handling Recent calls Multiple calls VoicemailConference calls Call settings Barring callsRejecting a call with a message Forwarding calls Showing or hiding your phone number Fixed Dialling Numbers About Contacts ContactsTransferring contacts to your new device Transferring contacts from a SIM card Contacts screen overviewReceiving contacts from other devices Managing your contacts Communicating with your contacts Avoiding duplicate entries in the Contacts applicationFavourites Groups Backing up contacts Sharing your contactsQuick contact menu Using text and multimedia messaging Messaging Text and multimedia message options Google Talk To start Google TalkFrom your Home screen, tap Find and tap Talk To reply to an instant message with Google Talk Gmail and other Google services Using email accountsGetting started with Email Using email To change email preview pane settings To view an email message attachmentTo save a senders email address to your contacts To reply to an email message To view all folders for one email account To change the inbox check frequency Walkman application About the Walkman applicationTransferring media files to your device Walkman application overview Using the Walkman application Visualiser Using My music to organise your tracksGetting more information about a track or artist To update your music with the latest information Overview of My musicTo add a shortcut to a track To rearrange shortcuts Categorising your music using SensMe channels Using the Friends music function to share musicManaging playlists Playing music in random order Walkman application widget Protecting your hearing Music services Identifying music using TrackID technologyUsing TrackID technology results TrackID technology About the PlayNow service Using Music UnlimitedBefore you download content Downloading from the PlayNow service To download a PlayNow item to your device About the FM radio FM radioFM radio overview Using your favourite radio channels Sound settingsSwitching the radio sound between devices Switching between mono and stereo sound mode Identifying radio tracks using TrackID To identify a song on the FM radio using TrackID Using the still camera CameraAbout the camera Camera controls overview Using Smile Shutter to capture smiling faces Face detection Still camera settings overview Using still camera settingsAdding the geographical position to your photos Resolution Self-timerFlash Smile Shutter White balance Exposure valueMetering Using the video camera Using the video camera settings Video camera settings overview Scenes Video resolution Focus modeAdjust the video resolution for different formats Photo light Tag videoss with details of where you took them Microphone Touch capture Album About AlbumMobile Bravia Engine Viewing photos and videos in the Pictures tab Viewing photos and videos in the My albums tab Overview of Pictures tabTo view photos and videos in grid view To change the size of the thumbnails in Album To view content in list view in the Camera albums tile To view content in list view in the Internal memory tileOverview of My albums tab Working with photos in Album To zoom a photo To watch a slideshow of your photosTo watch a slideshow of your photos with music To rotate a photo Viewing your photos on a map Working with videos in Album Overview of Maps tile To enable location detectionTo view geotagged photos on a map in Album Overview of online services Viewing online albums To view and add comments to online album content To view photos from online services in AlbumTo Like a photo or video on Facebook Using Movies MoviesAbout Movies Overview of Movies To change the sound settings while a video is playing To get movie information manuallyTo clear information about a video To play a video on an external device About Video Unlimited Video UnlimitedRenting or buying a video Watching a video from Video Unlimited Video menu overview About the web browser Web browserTo open the web browser Before using Wi-Fi Connecting to wireless networksConnectivity Wi-Fi sleep policy Advanced Wi-Fi settings Wi-Fi network statusSharing your mobile data connection To share your data connection using a USB cable To use your device as a portable Wi-Fi hotspotVirtual private networks VPNs To rename or secure your portable hotspot Sharing content with Dlna Certified devices Playing files from Dlna Certified devices on your device To set up file sharing with other Dlna Certified devices To set access permissions for a pending deviceTo change the access level of a registered device To stop sharing files with other Dlna Certified devices Playing files on a Digital Media Renderer device To view photos or videos from your device on a DMR deviceTo play a music track from your device on a DMR device To turn on the NFC function To share a music file with another device using NFC To share a contact with another device using NFCNFC detection area Paying for items with your device Scanning NFC tagsGoogle Wallet Bluetooth wireless technology Connecting to an NFC compatible deviceOperator wallet Naming your device Pairing with another Bluetooth device Sending and receiving items using Bluetooth technologyTo pair your device with another Bluetooth device To connect your device to another Bluetooth device Connecting your device to a computer Transferring and handling content using a USB cable Transferring files using Media transfer mode via Wi-Fi To connect paired devices wirelessly in Media transfer modeTo remove a pairing with another device PC Companion Connecting your phone to a TV set Media Go Scanning barcodes with the NeoReader application Smart ConnectAbout scanning with the NeoReader application NeoReader application menu overview To start the Smart Connect application From your Home screen, tap Find and tap Smart ConnectTo create a Smart Connect event To edit a Smart Connect event Synchronising data on your device About synchronising data on your deviceSynchronising with Google Synchronising your corporate email, calendar and contacts Synchronising with Facebook To remove an Xperia with Facebook account 107 About location services Using GPSMaps and locations Getting the best performance Using Google Maps to get directions Using the Navigation applicationUsing the Wisepilot application Google Maps Alarm clock Calendar and alarm clockCalendar To edit an existing alarm To deactivate an alarmTo activate an existing alarm To delete an alarm To set alarms to sound when the device is in silent mode To snooze an alarm when it soundsTo turn off an alarm when it sounds 112 Support and maintenance Updating your device wirelesslyUpdating your device using a USB cable connection Updating your device Types of content you can back up Backup and restore applicationPreparing to use the Backup and restore application Managing backup records Resetting your deviceAbout resetting your device Locking and protecting your device Setting a screen lockImei number To set up the Face Unlock feature To unlock the screen using the Face Unlock featureTo disable the Face Unlock protection To unlock the screen using a screen unlock pattern Support application Recycling your device Reference Settings overview119 Status icons Status and notification icons overview120 Notification icons Application overview121 122 Limitations to services and features Important informationImportant information leaflet PlayStation pocket and PlayStation Store 124 Index 125 126 Music 127 MMS 128 Walkman application