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How to take pictures

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To take a picture, do the following:

  1. Activate the main camera. This can be done by pressing and holding the camera button, or trough the phone's menu.
  2. Lock the focus on an object.
  3. To take the picture, press the capture key. Do not move the device before the image is saved.

To zoom in or out, use the zoom key on the side of your device (if available), or use the arrow keys.

You can make lighting and color adjustments before taking a picture by using the scroll key to scroll through the active toolbar, or the Options menu.

Saving the captured image may take longer if you change the zoom, lighting, or color settings.

If your phone has a front camera, you can activate it by selecting Options > Use secondary camera.

Saving the captured image may take longer if you change the zoom, lighting, or color settings.

To close the camera mode, press Exit.

After Taking a Picture

After you take the picture, select the following from the active toolbar (available only if Show captured image is set to Yes in Still image camera settings):

  • If you do not want to keep the image, select Delete or press Image: C_Key.png.
  • To send the image using multimedia, e-mail, Bluetooth

connectivity, or infrared, or upload it to your online album, press the call key, or select Send. This option is not available during an active call. You can also send the image to a call recipient during an active call. Select Send to caller (only available during an active call).

To capture a new image, select New image.

To rename the image, select Options > Rename image.

To use the picture as wallpaper in the active standby, select Options > Set as wallpaper.

To set the image as a call image for a contact, select Set as contact call image.

Good Tips

When taking a picture, note the following:
  • Use both hands to keep the camera still.
  • The quality of a digitally zoomed picture is lower than that of a nonzoomed picture.
  • The camera goes into the battery saving mode if there are no keypresses for a moment. To continue taking pictures, press the camera button.
  • To take images or record video in different environments, use the correct scene for each environment.
Use both hands
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Use both hands

After the image is taken, note the following:
  • If you do not want to keep the image, press the C key (if available).