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Imaging Tips
Displaying Images:
To View an image: View any picture by going to File Manager, and selecting the
"pictures" folder. Select a picture and press VIEW. To view photos while using the camera, press VIEW.
To rotate the picture in the display, select "Horizont."
Zooming: You can zoom in on a picture by selecting Horizontal mode. In Horizontal mode you can zoom in on a picture, or zoom out, by using the +/- button, or by using buttons 1 and 3. When zoomed in, use the joystick to move around the image.
Camera Tips
Three ways to start the camera app:
1. Open lense cover. This method works even when the keypad is locked
2. If lense cover is already open, and phone has gone back to standby mode, hold the shutter button down firmly for a second. This will restart the camera app
3. If lense is already open, go to Menu, Camera to manually restart the camera app.
Camera/Video Keyboard Shortcuts:
0 = Select unlimited length recording or 10 second recording limit
1 = Opens menu at "picture size" (for quick picture size changes)
4 = Macro mode
7 = Night mode
* = Camera Light
+/- button = digital zoom control
up joystick=decrease exposure
down joystick=increase exposure
right joystick=camera mode
left joystick=video mode
(joystick directions mentioned above are taken to be the direction if the phone is held vertically. Since the camera is used horizontally, the up joystick command appears as left joystick etc)
Muting the Camera
Before opening the lense cover hold # to toggle between silent mode easily.
Note on Camera muting: Muting the camera is only possible in
some firmware releases. If you cannot mute the camera, you can hack it
so that you can by following the instructions here
for camera silencing.
Another Method: You can also make a call to a (preferably free) number, then start-up the cam. If you take a pic while the call is still connected, the camera won't make a single sound!
Caring for the Camera
A traditional photographers blower brush is very handy for keeping your camera clean. You
should also be careful of dust on the lense when cleaning with a cloth.
The lense is plastic, so easily scratched by fine particles trapped in the
cloth or on the lense surface.
Avoid water like the plague. If you get water on the phone, turn it
off and if the water has penetrated the casing, don't turn the phone on
again for 24 hours, to give it a chance to dry thoroughly. A wet phone
will usually survive, but if turned on while wet there is a much greater
chance of the phone frying completely.
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