Nokia N81

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To set the camera to take six pictures or more in a 
sequence (if enough memory is available), in the active 
toolbar, select 
Sequence mode
 > 
Burst
 to take six 
pictures, or the time interval for taking pictures. The 
number of pictures taken depends on the available 
memory.
To take six pictures, press 
. To stop taking pictures, 
press 
Cancel
. To take more than six pictures, press and hold 
. To stop taking pictures, release it. The number of 
pictures taken depends on the available memory.
To use a time interval between taking pictures, select 
Sequence mode
 and a time interval. To start taking 
pictures, press 
. To stop taking pictures before the 
time ends, press 
 again.
After you take the pictures, they are shown in a grid on the 
display. To view a picture, press 
 to open it. If you used 
a time period for taking pictures, the last taken picture is 
shown on the display.
You can also use the sequence mode with the self-timer. 
When using the self-timer, the maximum number of 
pictures is six pictures.
To return to the sequence mode viewfinder, press 
.
To switch off the sequence mode, in the active toolbar, 
select 
Sequence mode
 > 
Single shot
.
You in the picture—self-timer
The self-timer is available only in the main camera.
Use the self-timer to delay the capture so that you can 
include yourself in the picture. To set the self-timer delay, 
in the active toolbar, select 
Self timer
2 seconds
10 
seconds
, or 
20 seconds
. To activate the self-timer, select 
Activate
. The device beeps when the timer is running. The 
camera takes the picture after the selected delay elapses. 
To switch off 
Self timer
, in the active toolbar, select 
Self 
timer
 > 
Off
.
 Tip! In the active toolbar, select 
Self timer
seconds
 to keep your hand steady when taking a 
picture.
Tips on taking good photographs
Picture quality
Use the appropriate picture quality. The camera has 
three picture quality modes (
Print 2M - Large
Print 1M 
- Medium
, or 
MMS 0.3M - Small
). Use the 
High
 setting 
to make sure that the camera produces the best picture 
quality available. Note however, that better picture quality 
requires more storage space. For MMS and e-mail 
attachments it may be necessary to use 
MMS 0.3M -