About Album, Mobile Bravia Engine | Sony LT26w manual

Album

About Album

Use Album to view photos and play videos that you’ve taken with your camera, or to view similar content that you've saved to your device. You can add geotags to your photos and videos, and then view them on a world map. In Album, you can also view photos and videos that you've uploaded to an online service, for example, to a Picasa™ web album, or to Facebook™.

From Album, you can share your favorite photos and videos with friends via Bluetooth™ wireless technology, email, messaging, and various online services. You can also perform basic editing tasks on photos, and set them as wallpaper or contact pictures. For more information, see Connecting your device to a computer on page 98.

Album tab overview

The following tabs are available in Album:

•Pictures – view all photos and videos saved on your device.

•My albums – view your online albums, and your geotagged photos and video clips on a world map.

To open Album

1From your Home screen, tap .

2Find and tap Album.

If the screen orientation does not change automatically when you turn your device sideways, mark the Auto-rotate screen checkbox under Settings > Display.

Mobile BRAVIA® Engine

Sony's Mobile BRAVIA® Engine technology improves the viewing quality of photos and videos after you take them, giving you clearer, sharper, and more natural images. Mobile BRAVIA Engine is turned on by default, but you can turn it off if you want to reduce battery consumption.

To turn on Mobile BRAVIA® Engine

1From your Home screen, tap .

2Find and tap Settings > Display.

3Mark the Mobile BRAVIA Engine checkbox if it is not marked.

Viewing photos and videos in the Pictures tab

In the Pictures tab in Album, you can view your photos and videos in thumbnails in a grid view.

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Contents

Xperia acro S Contents About Album TrackID technology Music Unlimited About the PlayNow service About Movies Using Movies Calendar 108 Alarm clockAbout the web browser Support application 116 Recycling your device Important information 121 Xperia acro S User guide Getting started Android what and why?Overview To insert the SIM card Assembly Screen lock Turning the device on and off Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account Setup guideAccounts and services Google account Your device has an embedded battery Using the keysBattery Charging the battery To charge your device Battery LED statusImproving battery performance To check the battery level Reducing battery consumption with Extended Standby Mode Using the touchscreen To mark or unmark options Marking optionsZooming Scrolling To flick Using the lockscreenSensors To scroll Home screen Widgets Rearranging your Home screenCustomization options Accessing and using applications Changing the background of your Home screenApplication screen Using small apps Opening and closing applicationsRecently used applications window Rearranging your Application screen Application menu To open the Notification panel To uninstall an application from the Application screenStatus and notifications Checking notifications and ongoing activities Setting your device from the Notification panel Settings menu Using the on-screen keyboard Typing textOn-screen keyboard Application bar To change the Gesture input settings Using the Gesture input function to write wordsUsing the Phonepad To enter text using the Gesture input function Text input settings Keyboard and Phonepad settings Customizing your device Entering text using voice inputAdjusting the volume Adjusting the sound settings Time and date Ringtone settings Screen settings Language settingsAirplane mode Memory Enhancing the sound output Using a headset Internet and messaging settingsAccess Point Names APNs Usage info Controlling data usage Turning off data traffic Mobile network settings Data roaming To turn off all data trafficTo activate data roaming Clearing your application data Google PlayGetting started with Google Play Downloading from Google Play To clear all cache for an application Installing applications not from Google PlayTo delete an installed application Permissions Calling Emergency callsCall handling Recent calls Voicemail Multiple callsConference calls Forwarding calls Call settingsBarring calls Rejecting a call with a message Fixed Dialing Numbers Showing or hiding your phone number Contacts About ContactsTransferring contacts to your new device Transferring contacts from a SIM card Transferring contacts from a memory cardReceiving contacts from other devices To add a contact Contacts screen overviewManaging your contacts To view your contacts Favorites Avoiding duplicate entries in the Contacts application Groups Communicating with your contactsSharing your contacts Backing up contacts To export contacts to a SIM card Messaging Using text and multimedia messaging Text and multimedia message options To reply to an instant message with Google Talk Google TalkTo start Google Talk From your Home screen, tap Find and tap Talk Using email accounts Gmail and other Google servicesGetting started with Email Using e-mail To reply to an e-mail message To change email preview pane settingsTo view an email message attachment To save a senders email address to your contacts To change the inbox check frequency To view all folders for one email account Walkman application overview Walkman applicationAbout the Walkman application Transferring media files to your device Using the Walkman application Using My music to organize your tracks VisualizerGetting more information about a track or artist To rearrange shortcuts To update your music with the latest informationOverview of My music To add a shortcut to a track Playing music in random order Categorizing your music using SensMe channelsUsing the Friends music function to share music Managing playlists Protecting your hearing Walkman application widget TrackID technology Music servicesIdentifying music using TrackID technology Using TrackID technology results Downloading from the PlayNow service About the PlayNow serviceUsing Music Unlimited Before you download content FM radio About the FM radioFM radio overview Switching between mono and stereo sound mode Using your favorite radio channelsSound settings Switching the radio sound between devices To identify a song on the FM radio using TrackID Identifying radio tracks using TrackID Camera controls overview Using the still cameraCamera About the camera Adding the geographical position to your photos Using still camera settings Flash Still camera settings overviewResolution Self-timer Metering Tag photos with details of where you took themExposure value White balance Touch capture Using the video cameraPreview Auto upload Using the video camera settings Video camera settings overview ScenesVideo resolution Photo light Focus mode Microphone Tag videos with details of where you took them Shutter sound Viewing photos and videos in the Pictures tab AlbumAbout Album Mobile Bravia Engine To change the size of the thumbnails in Album Viewing photos and videos in the My albums tabOverview of Pictures tab To view photos and videos in grid view 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 Working with videos in Album To view geotagged photos on a map in Album To enable location detectionViewing your photos on a map Overview of Maps tile Viewing online albums Overview of online services To view photos from online services in Album To view and add comments to online album contentTo Like a photo or video on Facebook Overview of Movies Using MoviesMovies About Movies To play a video on an external device To change the sound settings while a video is playingTo get movie information manually To clear information about a video Video Unlimited About Video UnlimitedRenting or buying a video Video menu overview Watching a video from Video Unlimited Web browser About the web browserTo open the web browser Connecting to wireless networks Before using Wi-FiConnectivity Advanced Wi-Fi settings Wi-Fi network status Wi-Fi sleep policySharing your mobile data connection To rename or secure your portable hotspot To share your data connection using a USB cableTo use your device as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot Virtual private networks VPNs Playing files from Dlna Certified devices on your device Sharing content with Dlna Certified devices Playing files on a Digital Media Renderer device To view photos or videos from your device on a DMR device To play a music track from your device on a DMR deviceTo turn on the NFC function NFC detection area To share a contact with another device using NFCTo share a music file with another device using NFC To share a photo or video with another device using NFC Operator wallet Scanning NFC tagsPaying for items with your device Google Wallet Naming your device Bluetooth wireless technologyConnecting to an NFC compatible device Pairing with another Bluetooth device Sending and receiving items using Bluetooth technology To view files you have received using Bluetooth Connecting your device to a computerTransferring and handling content using a USB cable Transferring files using Media transfer mode via Wi-Fi To start PC Companion To connect paired devices wirelessly in Media transfer modeTo remove a pairing with another device PC Companion About scanning with the NeoReader application Connecting your phone to a TV setScanning barcodes with the NeoReader application Media Go Smart Connect NeoReader application menu overviewAbout Smart Connect To create a Smart Connect event To edit a Smart Connect event102 Synchronizing your corporate email, calendar, and contacts Synchronizing data on your deviceAbout synchronizing data on your device Synchronizing with Google Synchronizing with Facebook 105 To remove an Xperia with Facebook account Google Maps About location servicesUsing GPS Maps and locations Viewing your friends’ locations with Google Latitude Using Google Maps to get directionsUsing the Navigation application Using the Wisepilot application Calendar and alarm clock Alarm clockCalendar To delete an alarm To edit an existing alarmTo deactivate an alarm To activate an existing alarm 110 To set alarms to sound when the device is in silent modeTo snooze an alarm when it sounds To turn off an alarm when it sounds Updating your device Support and maintenanceUpdating your device wirelessly Updating your device using a USB cable connection Backup and restore application Types of content you can back upPreparing to use the Backup and restore application Resetting your device Managing backup recordsAbout resetting your device Setting a screen lock Locking and protecting your deviceImei number To unlock the screen using a screen unlock pattern To set up the Face Unlock featureTo unlock the screen using the Face Unlock feature To disable the Face Unlock protection Recycling your device Support application 117 Settings overviewTo make related adjustments Reference Status and notification icons overview Status icons118 Application overview Notification icons119 120 Water resistance Limitations to services and featuresImportant information Important information leaflet 122 Legal informationIP Ingress Protection rating Sony LT26w 123 124 Index Music 125 MMS 126 Walkman application 127