Sony XPERIA S manual Adding the geographical position to your photos, Using still camera settings

To turn on Smile Shutter™

1Activate the camera.

2To display all settings, tap .

3Tap Smile Shutter and select a smile level.

To take a photo using Smile Shutter™

1When the camera is open and Smile Shutter is turned on, point the camera at your subject. The camera selects which face to focus on.

2The face selected appears inside a green frame and the photo is taken automatically.

3If no smile is detected, press the camera key to take the photo manually.

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.

To turn on geotagging

1Activate the camera.

2Tap , then tap Geotagging > On.

3Tap OK to agree to enable GPS and/or wireless networks.

4Check the options that you want to select under Location services.

5After you confirm your settings, press to return to the camera screen.

6If appears on the camera screen, your location is available and your photo can get geotagged. If not, check your GPS and/or wireless network connection.

Using still camera settings

To select still camera settings

1From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap .

2To display all settings, press .

3Tap the setting you want to select.

To customise the still camera settings panel

1When the camera is open, tap to display all settings.

2Touch and hold the setting you want to move and drag it to the desired position.

If you drag the setting outside of the settings panel, the change is cancelled.

Still camera settings overview

Scene recognition

Normal

Picture effect

Apply effects to photos.

Scene selection

Use a pre-programmed scene type to quickly set the camera for common situations.

Sweep Panorama

Use this setting to take wide-angle, panoramic photos. Just press the camera key and move the camera steadily from one side to the other.

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