User manual SONY ERICSSON W810I - IMAGING

G s Imaging Capturing, saving and editing. etting tarted January 2006 Getting started Imaging Contents Introduction ............................................................................................... 3 Activating the camera and video recorder ................................................ 4 Camera ...................................................................................................... 5 Taking a picture or recording a video clip .............................................. 5 Camera functionality .............................................................................. 6 Camera options ...................................................................................... 7 Editing pictures .................................................................................... 11 The video recorder .................................................................................. 14 Capturing a video clip .......................................................................... 14 Video recorder options ........................................................................ 14 Handling pictures and video clips ........................................................... 15 Picture and video clip formats ............................................................. 16 Viewing your pictures and video clips ................................................. 16 Assigning a picture to a phone contact ............................................... 17 VideoDJTM ................................................................................................ 18 VideoDJTM options ............................................................................... 19 Sharing pictures and video clips ............................................................. 19 Transferring pictures and video clips to your computer ...................... 19 Exchanging pictures and video clips ................................................... 20 Additional information .............................................................................. 21 2 January 2006 Getting started Imaging Introduction Instruction symbols The following instruction symbols may appear in this Getting started guide: Note Indicates that a service or function is network- or subscription-dependent. Contact your network operator for details. See also page ... Use the selection keys or the navigation key to scroll and select. Press the navigation key centre. Press the navigation key up. Press the navigation key down. Press the navigation key to the left. Press the navigation key to the right. Your mobile phone has a 2.0 megapixel digital camera and digital video recorder. You can take pictures, record video clips, view them and send them in picture messages via MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) or as email attachments. To use email and picture messaging (MMS), you must subscribe to these services. Please check with your network operator. You can also use a picture as a screen saver or wallpaper, or save it together with a contact so that the picture appears when that person calls. You can save your camera pictures in three different sizes: Large 1632x1224, Medium 640x480 or Small 160x120 pixels. This allows you to decide on the number of pictures that can be saved in the phone memory or on the Memory Stick PRO DuoTM. As soon as you take pictures or video clips, you can send them in a picture message (MMS). You can also exchange them using BluetoothTM wireless technology, Infrared, USB cable or email, (as long as your phone holds these capabilities). You need to have an email account to be able to exchange pictures or video clips via email. % } The camera has a photo light that is easily activated by pressing or via the camera Settings menu. Before taking a picture, you can change settings and add effects or frames. After taking a picture, you can edit your pictures by adding effects, frames or clipart objects. Easily create your own personal pictures! For information on the phone overview, using the menus, entering letters, quick keys and file manager, please see the User guide for your phone. 3 January 2006 Getting started Imaging Activating the camera and video recorder To activate the camera/video recorder from standby mode, press and hold the camera button . Or scroll to Camera in the menu overview. 4 January 2006 Getting started Imaging Camera Keys used in camera mode 3 1 Selection key 2 Selection key 1, 2 Areas used for displaying functions such as View, Settings, and Select. To select the function displayed in these areas, press the relevant selection key. 3 The up or down arrow is displayed. Use the navigation key to switch between the camera and video recorder in the viewfinder. Taking a picture or recording a video clip 1. Make sure the camera is activated. 2. Press or to switch between camera and video recorder. on the screen indicates the current setting. 3. Press half way down to automatically focus. When the green dot stops flashing, press all the way down to take a picture. If the green dot flashes slowly, the picture is not in focus and you may have to try again. 4. The picture is saved in the phone memory or on the Memory Stick PRO DuoTM and can be found in File manager/Pictures/Camera pictures. 5. If you want to delete the picture immediately, press the button. 6. Press to return to the viewfinder to take another picture or record another clip. 7. Press and hold to exit the camera. 5 January 2006 Getting started Imaging Camera functionality The camera has different functions allowing you, for example, to take a self-portrait or to get the best picture quality with reference to your surroundings. You can zoom in on an object, adjust the brightness or use the photo light when lighting conditions are poor. } Settings to view more options before you take a picture. Take a self-portrait Hold the phone so that you can see your reflection in the mirror next to the lens. Press picture. You can also use the self-timer, % 8 Turn on self-timer. to take the To use the zoom Use the volume buttons on the side of the phone to zoom in and zoom out. Use to zoom out. to zoom in and 6 January 2006 Getting started Imaging To adjust brightness Use the navigation keys to adjust brightness. Press to decrease brightness and to increase brightness. You can also press and hold the relevant navigation key to continuously increase or decrease the brightness. The brightness determines how much white is added to each colour in the picture. To turn the photo light on To take pictures in a dimly lit environment, press , to turn on the photo light. Press again to turn the photo light off. To turn on the photo light via the camera settings, } Settings, scroll to and select Turn on light. When you have taken a picture, } Settings, scroll to and select Turn off light. Camera options When taking a picture, you can select between different settings to personalize or change the appearance of the picture. You can, for example, use frames to decorate the picture or use the Burst function to take pictures in rapid succession to capture movement. You can also select the Picture size for saving your picture in Large 1632x1224, Medium 640x480 or Small 160x120 pixels. Night mode prolongs the exposure time to give better pictures in dark environments. The Self-timer makes it easy for the photographer to participate in the picture. The Effects setting gives you several colour selections to choose from and the White balance setting gives you the best colour rendition according to the surroundings. To enter the Settings menu When the camera is activated, } Settings to view more options before you take a picture. Switch to video camera / Switch to still camera You can switch between the video camera and the still camera. setting. on the screen indicates the current Shoot mode Select: · Normal · Panorama to combine several pictures into one wide picture. 7 January 2006 Getting started Imaging · Frames to add a frame to your picture. When you have selected Frames, a frame is shown on the screen. Use the navigation key to scroll through the frames. When you select Frames, the picture size is automatically set to 640x480 pixels. · Burst to take four pictures in rapid succession. When you select Burst, the picture size is automatically set to 640x480 pixels. Picture size Choose between Large 1632x1224, Medium 640x480 or Small 160x120 pixels. If you are going to send a picture message (MMS), please note that some phones that support pictures cannot receive picture sizes of more than 160x120. You can resize a high resolution picture before you send it. In the bottom left corner of the screen you can see the number of pictures that can be saved in the phone memory or on the Memory Stick PRO DuoTM. Note that this number changes as you change the picture size. If you select a smaller picture size, you can save more pictures than if you select a bigger picture size. Turn on macro The macro focus setting is used to zoom in on small objects such as flowers and insects. Turn on night mode In dark environments, the night mode effect enhances picture quality with longer exposure time. Please note that due to the longer exposure time the camera is more sensitive to movement. Turn on light Light can be used to enhance lighting conditions when taking a picture at close range or in a dark environment. It can either be turned on using the camera settings, or by pressing , % 7 To turn the photo light on. Turn on self-timer When the self-timer is selected, the picture is taken within 8 ­10 seconds after is pressed. The selftimer beeps and the button flashes slowly at first and then increases just before the picture is taken. Effects Here you can select different effects for your picture. See some examples below: · Off - No effect. The picture will be just as it appears in the viewfinder. 8 January 2006 Getting started Imaging · Black & white: This effect allows you to take black & white pictures. · Negative: This effect inverts the red, green and blue colours separately, and to varying degrees. · Sepia: The sepia effect gives the picture a brownish-red tint. Old film and photographs used to have a strong sepia tone and this effect can help you make a picture appear older. 9 January 2006 Getting started Imaging · Solarize: Solarize gives the effect of exposing undeveloped film to sunlight. White balance The white balance effect adjusts the picture colour balance according to the lighting conditions. Normally our eyes compensate for lighting conditions with different colour temperatures. A digital camera needs to find a reference point which represents white. It will then calculate all the other colours based on this white point. For instance, if a halogen light illuminates a white wall, the wall will have a yellow cast, while in fact it should be white. So if the camera knows the wall is supposed to be white, it will then compensate for all the other colours in the scene accordingly. Most digital cameras feature automatic white balance whereby the camera looks at the overall colour of the image and calculates the best-fit white balance. However these systems are often fooled, especially if the scene is dominated by one colour or if there is no natural white. To adjust the white balance manually, choose between Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent and Incandescent. Before making the actual shot, you can focus on an area in the scene which should be white or neutral grey, or at a white or grey target card. The camera will then use this reference when taking the actual picture. Picture quality You can select which quality you would like for your picture. Normal picture quality will use less space than Fine picture quality. Shutter sound Choose between different shutter sounds. The shutter sound will be turned off if the phone is set to silent. Press and hold to set the phone to silent. Turn on time and date By selecting Turn on time and date, you can choose to add the time and date to your picture. Reset file number Resets the number for pictures stored on the Memory Stick PRO DuoTM. 10 January 2006 Getting started Imaging Save to Select to save pictures in the phone memory or on the Memory Stick PRO DuoTM. When you have taken a picture } More for additional options. Editing pictures To be able to edit pictures taken with the camera or downloaded to the phone, it is useful to know the following: · Picture types WBMP and GIF can be edited if they are no larger than a picture size of 320x240. · Picture type JPEG can be edited if it is no larger than a picture size of 1632x1224. You can edit a picture by, for example, adding clipart, effects and frames or by drawing in the picture using the picture editor tool, PhotoDJTM. To edit and save a picture 1. } File manager } Pictures and scroll to the picture you want } View. 2. } More } Edit. 3. Pen is the default tool to draw in the picture. Press once to add a pixel. Press and hold the navigation key to draw a line. Use to navigate the tool or see the keypad shortcuts below. 4. } Tool for other alternatives, such as clipart, frames and effects. 5. } More } Save picture to save the picture. When editing pictures press Exit the PhotoDJ , , , or use the keys as follows: Undo Left up Up Right up Left Activate tool Right Left down Down Right down Select tool Select colour Use the volume buttons on the side of the phone to change the colour of the selected editing tool. 11 January 2006 Getting started Imaging Picture editor tools Some tools are not available for all picture sizes. Add clipart Select some clipart and use the navigation key to place it on the picture. Add frame Select to add a frame to your picture. Add effect Select between Auto level, Tint, Negative, Cartoon, Frosted glass, Contrast, Painting and Brightness. Tint Negative Contrast 12 January 2006 Getting started Imaging Brightness Select tool · Select between the tools: · Text: Choose where to enter text, press the navigation key once. Write the text, and go back to the editor. Press the navigation key to set the text. · Pen: Press the navigation key once to add a pixel. Press the navigation key again, and the pen stays down. Use the navigation key or keypad to draw. This tool can only be used with Small 160x120 pictures. · Line: Press the navigation key once to set the starting point for the line. Move the cursor to the chosen place. Press again to set the cursor and finish the line. This tool can only be used with Small 160x120 pictures. · Ellipse: Press the navigation key once to set the starting point for the ellipse. Move the cursor to the chosen place. Press again to set the cursor and finish the ellipse. This tool can only be used with Small 160x120 pictures. · Rectangle: Press the navigation key once to set the starting point for the rectangle. Move the cursor to the chosen place. Press again to set the cursor and finish the rectangle. This tool can only be used with Small 160x120 pictures. Rotate Select to rotate your picture. Colour palette Select a colour. Colour picker Pick a colour from the picture and use it instead of a colour from the Colour palette. This tool can only be used with Small 160x120 pictures. Zoom in Zoom in on the picture. This tool can only be used with Small 160x120 pictures. Pen size Select between 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 pixels. This tool can only be used with Small 160x120 pictures. 13 January 2006 Getting started Imaging The video recorder Capturing a video clip 1. Make sure the video recorder is activated. 2. Press or to switch between camera and video recorder. on the screen indicates the current setting. 3. Press half way down to automatically focus. When the green dot stops flashing, press all the way down to start recording. If the green dot flashes slowly, the picture is not in focus and you may have to try again. You can see the elapsed time in the top left corner of the viewfinder. 4. To end the video recording, press again. 5. The video clip is saved in the phone memory or on the Memory Stick PRO DuoTM and can be found in File manager/Videos/Cam. video clips. 6. If you want to delete the video clip immediately, press the button. 7. Press to return to the viewfinder to take another picture or record another clip. 8. Press and hold to exit the camera. You can transfer video clips saved in the phone memory or on the Memory Stick to a computer, % 19 Transferring pictures and video clips to your computer, and view them by using the QuickTimeTM player software that can be installed from the CD which is included with the phone. Video recorder options As when taking a picture, you can select different settings to personalize or change the appearance of a video clip. For instance, the Effects settings gives you several selections to choose from, and the White balance setting gives you the best colour rendition according to the surroundings. To enter the Settings menu When the camera is activated, } Settings to view more options before you take a picture. Switch to video camera / Switch to still camera You can switch between the video camera and the still camera. setting. on the screen indicates the current Shoot mode · High quality video if you would like to record a longer, high-quality video clip. A video clip recorded using this shoot mode may be too large to send as a picture message (MMS). · For picture message if you would like to send a video clip as a picture message (MMS). Video size You can choose between Large 176x144 and Small 128x96. Turn on macro The macro focus setting is used to zoom in on small objects such as flowers and insects. 14 January 2006 Getting started Imaging Turn on night mode In dark environments, the night mode effect enhances picture quality with longer exposure time. Please note that due to the longer exposure time, the camera is more sensitive to movement. Turn on light The photo light can be used to enhance lighting conditions when recording in a dark environment. It can either be turned on using the camera settings, or by pressing % 7 To turn the photo light on. Effects Here you can select different effects for your video clip. · Off: No effect. · Black & white: The video clip gets the effect of black & white. · Negative: This effect inverts the red, green, and blue colours separately, and to varying degrees. · Sepia: The sepia effect gives a video clip a brownish-red tint. Old films and photographs used to have a strong sepia tone and this effect can help you make a video clip appear older. · Solarize: Solarize gives the effect of exposing undeveloped film to sunlight. White balance The white balance effect adjusts the colour balance according to the lighting conditions % 10 White balance. Save to The video clips are saved on the Memory Stick PRO DuoTM as default. With the Save to setting, you can select to save them on the Memory Stick PRO DuoTM or in the phone memory. If the Memory Stick PRO DuoTM is full, you cannot save anything until you have deleted some files from it. You can also select to save the file in the phone memory. When you have recorded a video clip } More for additional options. Handling pictures and video clips Your phone comes with a number of pictures and video clips, which you can delete to free memory. All pictures and videos are saved in File manager. For more information on how to use the file manager, see the Managing files Getting started guide. The number of pictures and video clips that you can save depends on the size of the files. When taking pictures, 300+ is displayed in the bottom left corner of the display as long as the phone memory or Memory Stick PRO DuoTM holds the capacity to save more than 300 pictures. Once the memory exceeds the 300+ limit, the displayed counter will start counting backwards. Note that this number changes as you change the picture size. If you select a smaller picture size, you can save more pictures than if you select a bigger picture size. 15 January 2006 Getting started Imaging Picture and video clip formats Your pictures are saved in the JPEG format and your video clips are saved in the 3GP format. If you want to change format, you have to transfer the file to a computer. Your phone can receive and handle the following file types: · GIF (Graphic Interchange Format) · JPEG · WBMP (Wireless Bitmap - Wireless Application Protocol) · PNG (Portable Network Graphics) · BMP (Bitmap) · SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) · MP4 · 3GP Viewing your pictures and video clips To view your pictures and video clips 1. } File manager. 2. Select Pictures or Videos. The pictures are shown in thumbnail view. 3. Select a picture or video clip } View. 4. For video clips } Play to start the video clip. To display pictures in a slide show 1. } File manager } Pictures. 2. Select a picture } View } More } Slide show. 3. To view the slide show in either horizontal view or in vertical view: } Horizontal/Vertical. 4. To end the slide show, press . To view information about a picture or a video clip 1. } File manager. 2. Select Pictures or Videos. 3. Select a picture or video clip } More } Information. Time line search If you have saved several pictures in the phone memory or on the Memory Stick PRO DuoTM, you can search for them by month or day depending on when they were taken or recorded. To search for a picture or video clip 1. } File manager } Pictures } Camera pictures } More. 2. } Time line search and press or to switch between month or day. 3. Scroll through the timeline by pressing or . 4. Select a file. The selected file will be marked in the thumbnail view. 16 January 2006 Getting started Imaging Remote screen You can view your pictures on a remote screen, for example, a TV, using Bluetooth wireless technology and an adaptor. You can then use the phone to control the screen. Use the slide show function to show several pictures in succession. To connect to a remote screen } File manager } Pictures } View } More } Remote screen. The phone searches for other Bluetooth devices and a list of available devices is displayed. Select the device you want to use. See the user guide for more information about connecting and using BluetoothTM wireless technology. Screen saver and wallpaper The phone has a screen saver that is activated automatically when the phone has been idle for a few seconds. After a few more seconds, the screen saver changes to sleep mode to save power. If you have a picture as wallpaper, this picture is shown in standby mode. To use a picture as a screen saver } Settings } the Display tab } Screen saver } Picture. Select the picture you want to use as a screen saver. You can also select a picture in the file manager } More, } Use as } Screen saver. To use a picture as wallpaper } Settings } the Display tab } Wallpaper } Picture. Select the picture you want to use as wallpaper. You can also select a picture in the file manager } More, } Use as } Wallpaper. Assigning a picture to a phone contact You can add a picture to a phone contact. When that person calls, the picture is displayed (provided your subscription supports the Calling Line Identification service). To add a picture to a contact 1. } Contacts and select the contact you want to add a picture to } More } Edit contact. 2. Scroll to the relevant tab, select Picture and } Add. 3. Select Camera to take a picture, or Pictures to use a picture in File manager. 4. } Save to save the picture. You can also select a picture from the file manager, } More } Use as } Contact picture. 17 January 2006 Getting started Imaging VideoDJTM Compose and edit your own videos by using video clips, pictures and text. You can also use the trim function to delete unwanted parts and shorten a video clip. To create a video 1. } Entertainment } VideoDJTM. 2. } Add } Video clip, Picture, Text or Camera to add an archived or new item to the storyboard. You will see the item and the duration of the item below. 3. To add another item, press to highlight the blank page and } Add. 4. You can also press and to select any storyboard item. 5. } More } Save, to save the video. To edit a created video that is saved in File Manager 1. } File manager } Videos and choose the video you want to open. 2. } More } VideoDJTM to launch VideoDJTM. 3. You can select and edit an item from a storyboard. } Edit to view the options. The options list for each item is different. See below. To edit a selected video clip 1. Select a video clip item from a storyboard. 2. } Edit to view the options: · You can Trim a video clip to make it shorter: } Trim. Follow the orange vertical marker along the horizontal yellow bar and decide where to set the start and end points. } Set and select Start/End. You can re-select the start and end points until you are satisfied. } Done to finish the trim. · You can Add text to your video. } Add text. · You can Replace a video clip with another: } Replace and select the video clip you want to use. · You can Delete a video clip from a storyboard: } Delete and } Yes. · You can Move a video clip to another location: } Move. To edit a selected picture 1. Select a picture item from a storyboard. 2. } Edit to view the following options: · You can Replace a picture with another: } Replace and select the picture you want to use. · You can edit the Duration of a picture in the video: } Duration and choose between 1 - 8 seconds. · You can Delete a picture from a storyboard: } Delete and } Yes. · You can Move a picture to another location: } Move. To edit a selected text 1. Select a text item from a storyboard. 2. } Edit to view the following options: · You can Edit the text: } Edit. · You can change the Background of the text item to a different colour, a picture or to the previous video (last frame) or next video (first frame) if these are available: } Background. · You can change the Text colour of the text item: } Text colour and make a selection from the colour palette. · You can edit the Duration of the text in the video: } Duration and choose between 1 - 8 seconds. · You can Delete a text item from a storyboard: } Delete } Yes. · You can Move a text item to another location: } Move. 18 January 2006 Getting started Imaging To send a video 1. } More and scroll down to Send. 2. Press or } Send and select one of the available methods: · As picture msg, As email, Via Bluetooth, or Via infrared. To receive a video When you receive a video and choose to save it, it is saved in File manager/Videos. VideoDJTM options While you are creating a video, you can do even more with the current video. } More to view the following options: · · · · · · · Play ­ If you want to view the current video. Send ­ If you want to send the current video using one of the available methods. Soundtrack ­ If you want to add a soundtrack to the current video. Transitions ­ If you want to add transitions between video clips, pictures and texts. Save ­ If you want to save the current video. Insert ­ If you want to insert an item into the current video. New video ­ If you want to create a new video. Sharing pictures and video clips Transferring pictures and video clips to your computer Using the USB cable, you can drag-and-drop camera pictures and video clips to a computer running Windows® 2000, Windows XP or Mac OS X. See the USB connection Getting started guide, provided on www.sonyericsson.com/support for details. Do not disconnect the USB cable during file transfer as this can damage the phone memory or Memory Stick PRO DuoTM. 19 January 2006 Getting started Imaging Exchanging pictures and video clips You can exchange pictures using Bluetooth wireless technology, the infrared port, the USB cable, picture messages (MMS) or email. Before you send a picture or video clip using picture messaging (MMS), make sure that settings for picture messaging (MMS) are entered in your phone. The settings for picture messaging can be received by using the Sony Ericsson Phone setup for MMS at www.sonyericsson.com/support. For more information about settings for picture messaging (MMS), see the Video and picture messaging (MMS) Getting started guide. If a video is too long to be sent as a picture message, you can trim it to make it shorter. To trim a video clip 1. 2. 3. 4. Select a video clip from the storyboard } Edit } Trim. } Set to set the start point and } Start. } Set to set the end point and } End. Repeat steps 2 and 3 or } Done. All phones that support pictures can receive the picture size Small 160x120. Some phones cannot receive picture sizes of more than 160x120, % 8 Picture size for more information. Before you send a picture or video clip using email, make sure that you have entered settings for your data and email accounts in your phone. For information on this, see the Email messaging Getting started guide. To send a picture · After taking a picture } Send and create your picture message (MMS). When in File Manager: } File manager } Pictures and scroll to the picture you want } More } Send. Select one of the transfer methods available. To send video clips When you have finished your recording, } Send and create your picture message (MMS) to send the video clip. To receive and save a picture Open the message you received the picture in, or turn on Bluetooth or the infrared port if one of these transfer methods is being used. If you received the picture in a message } More } Save picture. If you received the picture via Bluetooth or infrared, follow the instructions that appear on the screen. 20 January 2006 Getting started Imaging Additional information Support documents, software, settings and more information are available at www.sonyericsson.com/support. There you will find, for example, the Managing files and USB connection Getting started guides. The Bluetooth word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Sony Ericsson is under license. Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S and other countries. Memory Stick PRO DuoTM is a trademark of Sony Corporation. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved. 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