Taking photos with the still camera

There are three ways to take photos with the still camera. You can press the camera key, tap the on-screen camera button, or touch a spot on the screen.

To open the camera

When the screen is active, press and hold down the camera key.

To close the camera

Press from the main camera screen.

To take a photo using the camera key

1Activate the camera.

2

If the still camera is not selected, drag to .

3

Press the camera key fully down.

To take a photo by tapping the on-screen button

1Activate the camera.

2

If the still camera is not selected, drag to .

3

To display all settings, press .

4Tap Capturing method and select On-screen button if it is not already selected.

5Point the camera toward the subject.

6Tap the on-screen button . The photo is taken as soon as you release your finger.

To use the zoom function

When the camera is open, press the volume key up or down to zoom in or out.

To view your photos and videos

1Open the camera, then tap a thumbnail at the bottom of the screen to open a photo or video.

2Flick left or right to view your photos and videos. Videos are identified by .

In step 1, you can also flick the thumbnails from right to left and then select the one you want to view.

To delete a photo

1Open the photo you want to delete.

2

Tap the screen to make appear.

3

Tap .

4Tap OK to confirm.

Adding the geographical position to your photos

Turn on geotagging to add the approximate geographical location (a geotag) to photos when you take them. The geographical location is determined either by wireless networks (mobile or Wi-Fi® networks) or GPS technology.

When appears on the camera screen, geotagging is turned on but the geographical position has not been found. When appears, geotagging is turned on and the geographical location is available, so your photo can get geotagged. When neither of these two symbols appear, geotagging is turned off.

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Sony C1504, C1505 manual Taking photos with the still camera, Adding the geographical position to your photos