You In The Picture-Self-Timer; Tips On Taking Good Photographs - Nokia N82 User Manual

To take two or more pictures in a sequence, select
the desired time interval. To capture pictures using
the selected time interval, press the capture key. To
stop taking pictures, select Cancel. The number of
pictures taken depends on the available memory.
After you take the pictures in the burst mode, they
are shown in a grid on the display. To view a picture,
press the scroll key to open it. If you used a time
interval, only the last taken picture is shown on the
display. You can view the other pictures in
& videos in Gallery.
You can also use the sequence mode with the self-
timer.
To return to the sequence mode viewfinder, press
the capture key.
To switch off the sequence mode, in the active
toolbar, select Sequence mode
You in the picture—self-timer
The self-timer is available only in the main camera.
Use the self-timer to delay the capture so that you
can include yourself in the picture.
To set the self-timer delay, in the active toolbar,
select Self timer 2 seconds,
>
seconds.
To activate the self-timer, select Activate. The
device beeps when the timer is running and the
quadrangle blinks just before the image capture.
The camera takes the picture after the selected
delay elapses.
To switch off the self-timer, in the active toolbar,
select
Images

Tips on taking good photographs

Picture quality
Use the appropriate picture quality. The camera has
several picture quality modes. Use the highest
setting to make sure that the camera produces the
best picture quality available. Note however, that
better picture quality requires more storage space.
Single shot.
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For multimedia message (MMS) and e-mail
attachments it may be necessary to use the smallest
picture quality mode optimised for MMS sending.
You can define the quality in the camera settings.
See "Still image camera settings," p. 36.
Background
Use a simple background. For portraits and other
10 seconds, or 20
pictures with people, avoid having your subject in
front of a cluttered, complex background that may
distract attention from the subject. Move the
camera, or the subject, when these conditions
Self timer > Off.
Tip: In the active toolbar, select
2 seconds to keep your hand steady when
taking a picture.
Self timer
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