To take a photo by tapping the on-screen button

1Activate the camera.

2If the still camera is not selected, drag to .

3To display all settings, press .

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

5Point the camera towards the subject.

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

To take a self-portrait using the front camera

1Activate the camera.

2If the still camera is not selected, drag to .

3Tap the icon on the top left of the screen, then select Front camera.

4To display all settings, press .

5To take the photo, tap the screen. 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.

The zoom is not available for all picture resolutions.

To use the still camera flash

1When the camera is open, press .

2Tap Flash, and select your desired flash setting.

3Take the photo.

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.

2Press , and then tap .

To delete a recently taken photo or video, you can also flick the thumnail at the bottom right of the viewfinder and then press and hold the item you want to delete.

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 appears, geotagging is turned off.

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