Sony ST27A Using the video camera, Geotagging, Capturing method, Shutter sound, Quick launch

Geotagging

Tag photos with details of where you took them.

On

When geotagging is turned on, the approximate geographical location is added to photos when you take them. To use geotagging, you must enable location features from the Settings menu. For geotags to be added to a photo, the location must be determined before you take the photo. Your location is determined when appears on the camera screen. When your device is searching for

your position, appears.

Off

When geotagging is turned off, you cannot view the location where you took a photo.

Capturing method

Select the method you use to take photos.

On-screen button

Take a photo by tapping the on-screen button on the camera screen. The photo is taken as soon as you release your finger.

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 applies only when focus mode is set to touch focus.

Shutter sound

Choose to turn on or turn off the shutter sound when you take a photo.

Quick launch

Quick launch settings let you activate the camera from sleep mode by tapping the screen.

Launch and capture

By tapping the screen, the first photo is captured immediately after the camera is launched from sleep mode.

Launch only

By tapping the screen, the camera is launched from sleep mode.

Using the video camera

To record a video by tapping the screen

1Activate the camera.

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

3To display all settings, tap .

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

5Point the camera towards the subject.

6Tap to start recording.

7Tap to stop recording.

Shoot your videos in landscape orientation to get the best results.

To play recorded videos

1Activate the camera.

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

3Tap the thumbnails on the bottom of the screen.

4Flick left or right to browse all photo and video files. Videos are identified by .

5Tap to play a video.

6To stop playing the video, tap or .

You can also flick the thumbnails from right to left to find the file that you want to play.

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