Camera Icons And Settings - Sony Ericsson Satio User Manual

To take a photo
Activate the camera.
1
2 To use auto focus, press
3 When appears, press
saved.
To take a photo more quickly, you can skip step 2 and press
To record a video clip
1 Activate the camera and press
2 Press fully down to start recording.
3 To stop recording, press
To use the zoom
• Press the volume key up or down.
The zoom rate reverts to default when you change the shoot mode or switch between photo
mode and video mode. See Shoot mode on page 41.
To view photos and video clips
1 Press .
2 To view the next or the previous photo or video clip, flick left or right.

Camera icons and settings

You can change camera settings by tapping icons in the viewfinder.
Scenes
When you take a photo, you can select a scene setting that best suits your subject:
Auto
Portrait – emphasises skin tones and a slightly soft appearance
Landscape – prioritises distant objects. The flash is turned off
Twilight landsc. – use when the lighting conditions are poor and you do not want to use the flash. Due to
the long exposure time, you should hold the camera still or place it on a stable surface
Sports – short exposure time to minimise motion blur
Document – text and drawings will be sharp, with high contrast
Twilight portr. – longer exposure time with flash. Due to the long exposure time, you should hold the camera
still or place it on a stable surface
Beach/Snow – use in bright environments to avoid overexposed photos. The flash is turned off
Shoot mode
Normal
Panorama – take wide panorama photos automatically. Three photos are taken sequentially and connected
to each other to form a seamless wide picture
BestPic™ – use for capturing objects that move quickly. Take nine photos in rapid succession, so you can
choose the best
Smile detection – activate smile detection and then press
camera takes a photo automatically
Touch capture – tap within the white border to select the focus point and take a photo
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halfway down. begins to blink.
fully down to take the photo. The photo is automatically
to switch to video mode.
fully down. The video is automatically saved.
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fully down.
. When the person in focus smiles, the