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13.
Camera and Images
Camera
You can take photos or record video clips with the built-in camera.
When taking and using images or video clips, obey all laws and respect local customs as well as privacy and legitimate rights
of others.
The camera lens is on the back of the device, and the display of the cover phone works as a viewfinder. The camera produces
pictures in JPEG format and video clips in 3GPP format.
To open the Camera application, switch on the phone, and select 
Menu
 > 
Camera
 on the cover phone.
Tip: To quickly open the camera viewfinder, press the scroll key up in standby mode. To quickly change the camera
mode, for example, to video mode, press the scroll key left or right.
You can view and modify photos in 
Images
. 
Taking a picture
1. On the cover phone, press 
Menu
 > 
Camera
.
2. If the light is dim, press 
Options
 > 
Change mode
, and select 
Night mode
. Select 
Portrait photo
 to take smaller pictures that
take up less memory and can be attached to contact cards.
3. Use the display as a viewfinder, aim at your subject, and press 
Capture
. The device saves the photo in the default folder, or
in the folder you have defined in 
Control panel
.
Tip:  To zoom in or out before taking a picture, press the scroll key up or down.
4. If you do not want to keep the saved photo, press 
Delete
. Press 
Back
 to return to the viewfinder to take another picture.
Press 
Options
, and select 
Open in Images
 to view the photo in the communicator interface.
You can change the folder where the pictures are saved. 
To adjust the brightness or contrast, press 
Options
 and select 
Brightness
 or 
Contrast
. Press the scroll key left or right to decrease
or increase the brightness or contrast.
To set the picture you have taken as wallpaper, press 
Options
 > 
Set as wallpaper
. Select 
Desk
 if you want the picture to appear
in the Desk view, and select 
Cover
 if you want to add a background image to the cover phone display.
Recording a video clip
1. On the cover phone, press 
Menu
 > 
Camera
.
2. Press 
Options
, and select 
Change mode
 > 
Video
.
3. To start recording a video clip, press 
Record
. The remaining recording time is shown on the top of the display. To pause the
recording, press 
Pause
; to resume the recording, press 
Continue
.
4. To stop the recording, press 
Stop
. The device saves the recording in the default folder, or in the folder you have defined in
Control panel
.
5. If you do not want to keep the saved video clip, press 
Delete
. Press 
Back
 to return to the viewfinder to record another video
clip. Press 
Options
 and select 
Open in RealPlayer
 to view the video clip in the RealPlayer application.
To mute or unmute the microphone, press 
Options
, and select 
Mute
 or 
Unmute
.
To adjust the brightness or contrast, press 
Options
, and select 
Brightness
 or 
Contrast
. Press the scroll key left or right to decrease
or increase the brightness or contrast.
Camera settings
To edit the camera settings, press 
Options
, and select 
Settings
.
Define the following:
•
Image quality
 — Define how much the photo will be compressed when saving the image. 
High
 provides the best image
quality but takes more memory.
•
Video clip length
 — Select the length of the video clips that you record. The maximum length of a video clip is approximately
1 hour, depending on the available memory. Usually only video clips that are of default length or shorter can be sent in a
multimedia message.
•
Camera sounds
 — Define whether you want the camera to make a shutter sound when taking pictures.
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