January 2008 Camera Capturing, saving and editing Getting started Camera Contents Introduction ............................................................................................... 2 Using the camera and video recorder ....................................................... 3 Viewfinder and camera keys .................................................................. 3 Taking a photo ....................................................................................... 4 Recording a video clip ........................................................................... 4 Viewing photos and video clips ............................................................. 4 Camera and video recorder functionality ............................................... 5 Camera settings ..................................................................................... 6 Video recorder settings .......................................................................... 9 Handling photos and video clips ............................................................. 10 Photo and video clip formats ............................................................... 11 Viewing your saved photos and video clips ......................................... 11 Photo tags ............................................................................................ 12 Using a photo as a screen saver or wallpaper ..................................... 12 Assigning a photo to a phone contact ................................................. 13 Editing pictures with PhotoDJTM .......................................................... 13 Editing video clips with VideoDJTM ...................................................... 14 Printing a photo with PictBridgeTM ....................................................... 16 Sharing photos and video clips ............................................................... 16 Transferring photos and video clips to your computer ........................ 16 Exchanging photos and video clips ..................................................... 17 Related information ................................................................................. 17 1 January 2008 Getting started Camera Introduction Instruction symbols The following instruction symbols may appear in this Getting started guide: Tip Note > Use the selection keys or the navigation key to scroll and select. Press the navigation key up. Press the navigation key down. Press the navigation key left. Press the navigation key right. Camera functions in your phone Your mobile phone has two built-in cameras. The main camera includes features such as zoom and image and video stabilizer to take crisp, clear photos. There is also a video call camera, located above the screen, that activates during a video call. For saving photos and video clips, the phone has an internal memory and a slot for a memory card. A memory card increases the memory capacity, and you can use it to transfer photos and video clips to compatible devices. You can set the camera to take photos in different sizes, ranging from VGA size up to 3Megapixels, depending on your phone model. You can set the camera to take full-length video clips, or video clips limited in length, that are suitable for picture messages (MMS). The picture size and video clip length affect how many photos and video clips you can save in the phone memory or on the memory card. The maximum number of photos is also affected by the picture quality setting. Before taking a photo, you can change settings and add effects or frames. After taking a photo, you can use Photo fix to improve an under-exposed photo, use PhotoDJTM to add effects, frames or clipart objects to the photo. You can also tag your photos to categorize them. You can send photos or video clips in a picture message (MMS), as email message attachments or send them to a blog. You can also use a photo as a screen saver or wallpaper, or save it together with a contact so that the photo appears when that person calls. To use email and picture messaging (MMS), you must subscribe to these services. Check with your network operator. You can also exchange photos using the USB cable that comes with your phone or BluetoothTM wireless technology 2 January 2008 Getting started Camera Photo fix You can use Photo fix to improve photos that you think can be better. In a one-click operation, brightness, light and contrast are adjusted to give you the best possible photo. PictBridgeTM Photos taken with your camera can be printed directly on a PictBridge compatible printer using the USB cable or a memory card. No computer or additional photo editing software is needed, but the printer must be PictBridge compatible. Blog You can send photos and video clips to a blog if you have started one and if your subscription supports it. For more information, contact your service provider or www.sonyericsson.com/support. Using the camera and video recorder To activate the camera from standby · From standby select Menu > Camera. Camera is indicated by this icon: . Viewfinder and camera keys 2 1 1 2 Zoom in or out Take Pictures/Record Video 3 January 2008 Getting started Camera Taking a photo To take a photo 1. Activate the camera and use the centre navigation key to select camera mode. A camera mode icon is . visible in the viewfinder, for example: 2. Press to take a picture. The photo is automatically saved on the memory card. To view saved photos, refer to Viewing your saved photos and video clips. Do not record with a strong light source in the background. Place the subject within the focus frame. Use a support and the self-timer to avoid a blurred photo. Recording a video clip To record a video clip 1. Activate the camera and use the navigation key to select video mode. A video recorder mode icon is . visible in the viewfinder, for example: 2. Press the camera key fully down to start recording. To stop recording · Press the camera key. The video clip is automatically saved on the memory card. To view saved video clips, refer to Viewing your saved photos and video clips. Viewing photos and video clips To view photos and video clips 1. Activate the camera and use the navigation key to select view mode. If there is no camera mode switch, use the navigation key. A view mode icon is visible in the viewfinder, for example: 2. Scroll to the item. 3. Press the centre navigation key to play a video clip. or . To crop unwanted parts from a photo 1. 2. 3. 4. From standby select Menu > Organizer > File manager. Scroll to Camera album and select Open. Scroll to a photo and select View. Zoom in by pressing the volume key down. 4 January 2008 Getting started Camera 5. To pan use the navigation key. 6. When you see the part of the photo you want to keep, select Save and select the size. The cropped photo is saved as a copy. The original photo is not affected. Camera and video recorder functionality Zoom A digital zoom is available in the camera and video recorder. To use zoom · When you use the camera or video recorder, press the volume keys up or down. When taking a picture, zoom is available in VGA mode only. Brightness You can adjust the brightness to make the photo or video clip darker or brighter. To adjust brightness 1. When using the camera or video recorder, use the navigation key to adjust brightness. 2. Press the navigation key left to decrease brightness or right to increase brightness. Press and hold down the navigation key left or right to continuously decrease or increase the brightness. Photo fix Use Photo fix to improve photos that you think can be better. In a one-click operation, brightness, light and contrast are adjusted to give you the best possible photo. Make sure that the camera setting Review is set to on. To improve a photo with Photo fix · When reviewing the photo you have just taken, select Options > Photo fix. The improvements are saved in a copy of the photo. The original photo is not affected. Blog Send photos or video clips to publish in a blog if your subscription supports it. Web services may require a separate licence agreement between you and your service provider. In some locations, additional regulations or charges may apply. For more information, contact your service provider. 5 January 2008 Getting started Camera To send a just taken photo or video clip to a blog 1. When viewing a photo or video clip you have just taken select Send > Blog this. 2. Add title and text. 3. Select OK > Publish. A text message is sent to your phone with your Web address and log-in information. You can save the address as a bookmark or forward the text message for others to access your Web page photos. To send camera photos to a blog 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. From standby select Media and scroll to Photo > Camera album. Scroll to a month and a photo. Select View. Select Options > Send > To blog. Add title and text. Select OK > Publish. A text message is sent to your phone with your Web address and log-in information. You can save the address as a bookmark or forward the text message for others to access your Web page photos. To send video clips to a blog 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. From standby select Media and scroll to Video. Scroll to a video clip. Select Options > Send > To blog. Add title and text. Select OK > Publish.. A text message is sent to your phone with your Web address and log-in information. You can save the address as a bookmark or forward the text message for others to access your Web page photos. To go to a blog address from contacts 1. From standby select Menu > Contacts. 2. Scroll to a contact and select a Web address. 3. Select Go to. Camera settings To enter the Settings menu · Activate the camera and select Settings. Settings may be indicated by . Shoot mode Available shoot modes. · Normal · Panorama ­ combine several photos into one wide picture. · Frames ­ add a frame to your photo. When you have selected frames, a frame is shown on the screen. Use the navigation key to scroll through the frames. · Burst ­ take four pictures in rapid succession. 6 January 2008 Getting started Camera Picture size Available picture sizes, depending on your phone model. · · · · 3 MP ­ suitable for printing in A4 or letter size (just over 2000×1500 pixels) 2 MP ­ (just over 1600×1200 pixels) 1 MP ­ suitable for printing in postcard size (just over 1200×900 pixels) VGA ­ suitable for email attachments or for printing in credit card size (640×480 pixels) Picture size affects how many pictures you can save. Note that this number changes as you change the picture size. If you select a smaller picture size, you can save more photos than if you select a bigger picture size. Night mode When night mode allows the camera to work in low-light conditions. Settings are on or off. Self-timer When the self-timer is selected, the photo is taken 8­10 seconds after the camera key is pressed. White balance The white balance setting adjusts the photo 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 example, if a halogen light illuminates a white wall, the wall will appear yellow, 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 where the camera looks at the overall colour of the image and calculates the best white balance. However, these systems may not work properly if the scene is dominated by one colour or if there is no natural white. Available white balance settings: · · · · · Auto Daylight Cloudy Fluorescent Incandescent Before taking the actual photo, you can focus on an area in the scene which should be white or neutral grey, or on a plain white or grey background. The camera will then use this reference when taking the actual photo. 7 January 2008 Getting started Camera Effects You can select different effects for your photo. · Off ­ no effect. The photo will be just as it appears in the viewfinder. · Black & white ­ take black & white photos. · Negative ­ invert red, green and blue separately, and to varying degrees. 8 January 2008 Getting started Camera · Sepia ­ give the photo a brownish-red tint. Old film and photographs used to have a sepia tone. This effect can help you make a photo appear older. Picture quality You can select the quality you would like for your photo. · Normal picture quality will use less memory space than Fine picture quality. Picture quality is available in the Settings menu which is the last item on the Settings bar. Review When Review is on, the camera pauses to let you select options, for example to ...