Nokia N81

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Camera
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Small
 setting. You can define the quality in 
Options
 > 
Settings
.
Background
Use a simple background. For portraits and other pictures 
with people, avoid having your subject in front of a 
cluttered, complex background that may distract attention 
from the subject. Move the camera, or the subject, when 
these conditions cannot be met. Move the camera closer to 
the object to take clearer portraits.
Depth
When shooting landscapes and sceneries, add depth to 
your pictures by placing objects in the foreground. If the 
foreground object is too close to the camera, it may be 
blurred.
Lighting conditions
Changing the source, amount, and direction of light can 
change photographs dramatically. Here are some typical 
lighting conditions:
•
Light source behind the subject. Avoid placing your 
subject in front of a strong light source. If the light 
source is behind the subject or visible in the display, the 
resulting picture may have weak contrast, may be too 
dark, and may contain unwanted light effects.
•
Sidelit subject. Strong side light gives a dramatic 
effect but may be too harsh, resulting in too much 
contrast. 
•
Light source in front of the subject. Harsh sunlight 
may cause the subjects to squint their eyes. The 
contrast may also be too high.
•
Optimal lighting is found in situations where there is 
plenty of diffused, soft light available, for example, on 
a bright, partially cloudy day or on a sunny day in the 
shadow of trees. 
Record videos
1
To activate the main camera, press and hold 
. If 
the camera is in the 
Image mode
, select 
Switch to 
video mode
 from the active toolbar. 
2
Press 
 to start recording. In the portrait mode, use 
the scroll key for recording. The record icon 
 is 
shown and a tone sounds, indicating that recording has 
started. 
3
Select 
Stop
 to stop recording. The video clip is 
automatically saved to the 
Images & vids.
 folder of 
Gallery
. See ‘Gallery’, p. 44. The maximum length of the 
video clip depends on the available memory.
To pause recording at any time, select 
Pause
. The pause 
icon (
) blinks on the display. Video recording 
automatically stops if recording is set to pause and there 
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