To view photos and videos in list view

1From your Home screen, tap .

2Find and tap Album > Pictures.

3Tap . Folders containing photos and videos shot using the phone camera are displayed at the top. All other folders containing pictures and videos saved on your phone are displayed in an alphabetical list.

4Tap a folder you want to open. The folder's content appears in a chronologically ordered grid. Videos are indicated by .

5Tap a photo or video to view it.

6Flick left to view the next photo or video. Flick right to view the previous photo or video.

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

To change the size of the thumbnails in Album

When viewing thumbnails of photos and videos in Album, spread two fingers apart to zoom in, or pinch two fingers together to zoom out.

To work with batches of photos or videos in Album

1When viewing thumbnails of photos and videos in Album, press and tap Select items to activate selection mode.

2Tap the items you want to work with. Selected items are indicated by a blue frame.

3Use the tools in the toolbar at the top of the screen to work with your selected items.

To activate selection mode, you can also touch and hold an item until its frame turns blue. Then you can tap other items to select them.

Working with photos in Album

You can edit photos in Album. For example, you can crop photos, associate them with contacts, or use them as wallpaper.

To zoom a photo

When you are viewing a photo, double-tap the screen to zoom in. Double-tap again to zoom out.

When you are viewing a photo, spread two fingers apart to zoom in, or pinch two fingers together to zoom out.

To watch a slideshow of your photos

1When you are viewing a photo, press and tap Slide show to start playing all the photos in an album.

2Tap a photo to end the slideshow.

To rotate a photo

1When you are viewing a photo, press .

2Select Rotate left or Rotate right. The photo is saved in the new orientation.

To crop a photo

1When you are viewing a photo, press , then tap Crop.

2To adjust the crop frame, touch and hold the edge of the crop frame. When the squares at the edges disappear, drag inward or outward to resize the frame.

3To resize all sides of the crop frame at the same time, touch and hold one of the four corners to make the squares at the edges disappear, then drag the corner accordingly.

4To move the crop frame to another area of the photo, touch and hold inside the frame, then drag it to the desired position.

5To save a copy of the photo as you cropped it, tap Crop. The original uncropped version remains on your phone's memory card.

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Sony LT30at manual Working with photos in Album