Camera And Images; Camera; Taking A Picture; Recording A Video Clip - Nokia 9500 User Manual

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Camera and Images

Camera

You can take photos or record video clips with the built-in camera.
When taking and using images or video clips, obey all laws and respect local customs as well as privacy and legitimate rights
of others.
The camera lens is on the back of the device, and the display of the cover phone works as a viewfinder. The camera produces
pictures in JPEG format and video clips in 3GPP format.
To open the Camera application, switch on the phone, and select
Tip: To quickly open the camera viewfinder, press the scroll key up in standby mode. To quickly change the camera
mode, for example, to video mode, press the scroll key left or right.
You can view and modify photos in Images.

Taking a picture

1. On the cover phone, press
2. If the light is dim, press
take up less memory and can be attached to contact cards.
3. Use the display as a viewfinder, aim at your subject, and press Capture. The device saves the photo in the default folder, or
in the folder you have defined in
Tip: To zoom in or out before taking a picture, press the scroll key up or down.
4. If you do not want to keep the saved photo, press Delete. Press
Press Options, and select
You can change the folder where the pictures are saved.
To adjust the brightness or contrast, press
or increase the brightness or contrast.
To set the picture you have taken as wallpaper, press
in the Desk view, and select

Recording a video clip

1. On the cover phone, press
2. Press Options, and select
3. To start recording a video clip, press Record. The remaining recording time is shown on the top of the display. To pause the
recording, press Pause; to resume the recording, press Continue.
4. To stop the recording, press Stop. The device saves the recording in the default folder, or in the folder you have defined in
Control panel.
5. If you do not want to keep the saved video clip, press Delete. Press
clip. Press Options and select
You can change the folder where the video clips are saved.
To mute or unmute the microphone, press Options, and select
To adjust the brightness or contrast, press Options, and select
or increase the brightness or contrast.

Camera settings

To edit the camera settings, press Options, and select Settings.
Define the following:
Image quality — Define how much the photo will be compressed when saving the image.
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quality but takes more memory.
Video clip length — Select the length of the video clips that you record. The maximum length of a video clip is approximately
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1 hour, depending on the available memory. Usually only video clips that are of default length or shorter can be sent in a
multimedia message.
Camera sounds — Define whether you want the camera to make a shutter sound when taking pictures.
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See "Images," p. 60.
Menu > Camera.
Options Change mode, and select
>
Control panel.
Open in Images to view the photo in the communicator interface.
Options and select
Cover if you want to add a background image to the cover phone display.
Menu > Camera.
Change mode > Video.
Open in RealPlayer to view the video clip in the RealPlayer application.
Menu Camera
>
Night mode. Select
Back to return to the viewfinder to take another picture.
See "Camera folders," p. 64.
Brightness or Contrast. Press the scroll key left or right to decrease
Options Set as wallpaper. Select
>
Back to return to the viewfinder to record another video
See "Camera folders," p. 64.
Mute or Unmute.
Brightness or Contrast. Press the scroll key left or right to decrease
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on the cover phone.
Portrait photo to take smaller pictures that
Desk if you want the picture to appear
High provides the best image