Sony Xperia XA Ultra F3211 User Manual page 95

To use the Magic beam feature
1
Activate the camera.
2
Swipe screen to select
3
To apply an inside eye catchlight effect, select a customized pattern.
Face in picture
You can use the Face in picture mode to turn on the front and main cameras at the
same time, so you can take a photo of yourself together with the subject.
Timeshift burst
The camera takes a burst of 61 photos in a window of two seconds—one second before
and after you tap the on-screen camera button.
Auto Face Detection
The camera automatically detects faces and indicates them with frames. A colored frame
shows which face has been selected for focus. The focus is set to the face closest to the
center of the camera. You can also tap one of the frames to select which face should be
in focus.
Auto-Capturing
Turn on auto-capturing to take pictures automatically using one of the options below.
Hand Shutter
Turn your palm toward the camera to turn on the self-timer and take self-portraits in Manual and Superior
auto capturing modes.
Smile Shutter
Use Smile Shutter™ technology to photograph a face just as it smiles. The camera detects up to five faces
and selects one face for smile detection and auto-focus. When the selected face smiles, the camera
automatically takes a photo.
Off
When auto-capturing is off, you can take photos using the shutter button or the camera key.
The Hand Shutter function is available for taking self-portraits only.
To turn on Smile Shutter™
1
When using the camera, tap
2
Tap More > Auto capturing > Smile Shutter.
3
Close the settings menu.
4
When a smile is detected, the camera automatically takes a photo. If no smile is
detected, press the camera key to take a photo manually.
To turn on hand shutter
1
Activate the camera.
2
Switch to the front camera by tapping
3
Tap .
4 Find and tap More >Auto capturing > Hand Shutter.
Saving a Photo's Geographic Location
Enable the Saving location function to geotag your photos, saving the approximate
geographical location as you shoot. The geographical location is determined by wireless
networks and GPS technology.
When appears on the camera screen, Saving location is turned on but the
geographical position has not been found. When
on and the geographical location is available, so the geographical location can be added
to your photo. When neither of these two symbols appears, Saving location is disabled.
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appears, Saving location is turned