Taking photos and recording videos
Your phone camera is equipped with the highly sensitive Exmor R sensor, which enables
sharp photos and videos even in low lighting conditions. With your phone camera, you
can take regular 2D photos or you can shoot 3D photos in 3D Sweep Panorama™
mode. Send your photos and videos to friends as multimedia messages, or upload them
to a web service.
Camera controls overview
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Camera key – Activate the camera/Take photos/Record videos
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Switch between still and video camera
3
Display all settings
4
Take photos or record video clips
5
Go back a step or exit the camera
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View photos and videos
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Camera setting icons
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Zoom in or out
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Main camera screen
To open the camera
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When the screen is active, press and hold down the camera key.
To close the camera
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Press
from the main camera screen.
Using the still camera
There are three ways to take photos with the still camera. You can press the camera key,
tap the on-screen camera button, or touch a spot on the screen.
To take a photo using the camera key
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Activate the camera.
2
If the still camera is not selected, drag to .
3
Press the camera key halfway down to activate auto-focus.
4
When the focus frame or frames are green, press the camera key fully down.
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