Nokia X7-00

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Photo and video tips
To open the camera, press the camera key.
When taking a photo:
Use both hands to keep the camera steady.
When you zoom in, the photo quality may degrade.
You can add a photo to a contact in your contacts list. After taking a photo, select
 > 
Use image
 > 
Assign to contact
. Move the frame to crop the photo, tap the
screen to show the toolbar, select  , then select the contact and  .
If you don't use the camera for about a minute, it goes to sleep. To wake the
camera up, press the camera key briefly.
Keep a safe distance when using the flash. Do not use the flash on people or animals
at close range. Do not cover the flash while taking a photo.
When recording a video:
For best results, close any open applications before recording.
If recording videos to a memory card, for best performance, use a compatible,
fast, high-quality microSD card. The recommended microSD card class is 4 (32
Mbit/s (4 MB/s)) or higher.
Before first use, back up any important data on the card, and use the phone to
format the card, even if the card has previously been formatted or used in a Nokia
phone. Formatting deletes everything on the card.
If the performance of the memory card degrades over time, back up any
important content on the card, and use the phone to format the card.
Record a video
Besides taking photos with your phone, you can also capture your special moments
as videos.
To open the camera, press the camera key.
1 To switch from photo mode to video mode, if necessary, select 
.
2 To start recording, press the camera key.
3 To pause recording, select  . If you pause recording and do not press any key
within five minutes, the recording stops.
To zoom in or out, use the volume keys.
4 To stop recording, press the camera key. The video is automatically saved in
Gallery.
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