Samsung Samsung Galaxy SII Epic 4G Touch, User Manual

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Camera and Video 168
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Beauty : adjusts the contrast to smooth facial features.
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Panorama : takes a landscape photo by taking an initial photo and then adding
additional images to itself. The guide box lets you view the area where the
second part of the panoramic picture should fall within.
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Action shot : detects action and creates a panorama of the moving object.
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Cartoon : gives your photo a cartoon look.
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Scene mode allows you to set the Scene to help take the best pictures possible.
Options include None , Portrait , Landscape , Night , Sports , Party/Indoor ,
Beach/Snow , Sunset , Dawn , Fall colour , Firework , Text , Candlelight , and
Backlight . Helpful tips are shown for each scene mode at the bottom of the display
screen.
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Exposure value allows you to adjust the overall image brightness. Use the onscreen
slider to adjust the value. Choose from +2 , +1 , 0 (default), -1 , or -2 .
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Focus mode allows you to set this option to Auto focus, Macro, or Face detection.
Use Macro mode to take closeup pictures. Face detection causes the camera to
automatically recognize if there is a face in the shot. It then optimizes the focus and
exposure the face. Use Auto focus for all others.
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Timer: allows you to set a timer for how long to wait before taking a picture. Options
include: Off , 2 sec , 5 sec , and 10 sec .
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Effects : allows you to change the color tone or apply special effects to the photo.
Options include: None , Negative , Grayscale , and Sepia .
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Resolution : allows you to set the image size to either: 8M (3264x2448), W6.5M
(3264x1968), 3.2M (2048x1536), W2.4M (2048x1232), W0.4M (800x480), or 0.3M
(640x480).
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White balance : allows you to set this option to one of the following choices: Auto ,
Daylight , Cloudy , Incandescent , or Fluorescent .
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ISO : ISO determines how sensitive the light meter is on your digital camera. Choose
from Auto , 100 , 200 , 400 , or 800 . Use a lower ISO number to make your camera
less sensitive to light, a higher ISO number to take photos with less light, or Auto to
let the camera automatically adjust the ISO for each of your shots
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Metering : allows you to set how the camera measures or meters the light source:
Centre-weighted , Spot , or Matrix .
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Outdoor visibility : allows you to take better pictures when outdoors.
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Anti-Shake : reduces image blur due to the movement of the subject of the photo or
hand movement.