Nokia N90

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Camera and Gallery
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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. You can 
also use the flashlight to add more lighting to shadows. 
See ‘Flashlight’, p. 45.
• 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
To activate the camera and the viewfinder on the main 
display, activate the Imaging mode. See ‘Take pictures in 
the Imaging mode’, p. 42. The camera starts, and you can 
see the view to be captured.
If the camera is in 
Image mode
, open the video recorder 
view by selecting 
Options
 > 
Video mode
. 
To make lighting and colour adjustments before recording 
a video, press the joystick, and select 
White balance
, or 
Colour tone
To select a scene, press the joystick, and select 
Scene
. See 
Options before recording video are 
Image mode
, 
Go 
to Gallery
,
 Video setup
, 
Settings
, and 
Help
.
1
Press the capture key to start recording. The record 
icon 
 is shown. The LED flash is lit, and a tone 
sounds, indicating to the subject that video is being 
recorded. There is no flash effect on the resultant 
video.
2
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 are no key presses within a minute.
3
Select 
Continue
 to resume recording. 
4
Select 
Stop
, or press the capture key to stop recording. 
The video clip is automatically saved to the 
Images & 
video
 folder of 
Gallery
Video recorder indicators show the following:
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