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Camera
Camera
Your Vertu phone is equipped with a digital camera you can use to take photos and
record video clips. The camera can also capture panoramic views.
Photos are saved in JPEG (.jpg) format, and video clips are saved in 3GPP (.3gp)
format.
Opening Camera
1. Select
Menu
>
Media
>
Camera
Or use the Right Select key which by default is set up to open the
Camera
, but
note that this can be changed.
Toolbar
The toolbar is displayed on the right side of the camera application. Once the camera
function has been opened, press the Left Select key or Right Select key and the
toolbar appears.
1. Use the Up or Down scroll bars to select an option, and the name of the selected
option is displayed.
2. Select the option by pressing the Middle Select key.
3. The toolbar will close automatically after a few seconds.
The toolbar provides you with shortcuts to different items and settings before and
after capturing an image or recording a video clip. The items displayed in the toolbar
are context sensitive and can be customized by adding shortcuts of your choice to
the toolbar.
To customize the camera toolbar, switch to image mode (for taking still images), then
select
Options
>
Customize toolbar
.
You can include the following options in the toolbar:
To capture an image
1. On the
Home screen
, press the
Right Select
key to activate the camera.
2. The icon in the upper-left corner shows whether the camera is in image
,
panorama, or video
mode. Press the
Left Select
or
Right Select
key to
display the toolbar. Select the image mode icon in the toolbar using the Up or
Down scroll keys. Then select the
option with the
Middle Select
key.
3. Position your Vertu phone to take a portrait or landscape photo. The camera
orientation automatically changes as you move the phone.
4. Aim the camera at the subject, then press the
Middle Select
key to capture the
image.
Image Shortcut
name
Description
Add
shortcut
Lists the available shortcuts and adds the selected
shortcuts to the toolbar.
Video
mode
Switches to video mode.
Scene
modes
Selects the scene mode in the toolbar.
For still images, options include
Automatic
,
User Defined
,
Portrait
,
Landscape
,
Sport
,
Night
, and
Night portrait
.
(see “Scene modes” on page 80 for more information on the
user-defined scene modes.)
For video, the only available options are
Automatic
or
Night
.
Panorama
Switches to panorama mode.
Flash
Selects the flash mode (images only).
Self-timer
Switches to self-timer (images only), allowing you to set a
time to take the photo.
Seq. mode
Switches to sequence mode (images only), allowing you to
select the number of photos you want to take in a single
click.
Go to
Photos
Opens the destination where the photos are saved.
