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Taking Pictures
Taking pictures with your phone’s built-in camera is as simple as choosing a subject, pointing the lens, and pressing a button. You can activate camera mode and take pictures whether the phone is open.
To take a picture :
1.
With the flip open, press OK twice to activate Camera mode. (The camera is now ready to take a picture.)
2.
Using the phone’s LCD as a viewfinder, aim the camera lens at your subject.
Tip: While in camera mode, press the navigation key up and down to adjust the brightness level; press the navigation key right and left to adjust the zoom settings.
In camera mode, the right softkey (Options) displays a menu of picture settings options as well as the Self Timer option, which allows you to set the camera to take a picture after a fixed interval so you can get in on the picture.
3.
To take a picture press OK , or Capture (left softkey).
(Your picture will be saved automatically in your phone.)
(Additional user options are available through the camera mode Options menu. See “Camera Mode
Options”on page 123 for more information.)
4.
Press Next (left softkey)to go to the next step.
䡲 Send Picture to send the picture. (See page 126 for details.)
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Camera Mode to return to Camera mode to take another picture.
Upload to Albums to upload the picture you just took to the Sprint PCS Picture Mail Website. Depending on your settings,you may be prompted to accept a
Sprint PCS Vision connection.
Delete to erase the picture you just took.
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䡲 Assign to assign the picture to a phone task. Select an option:
䡲 Picture ID to assign the picture to a Contacts entry.
䡲 Screen Saver to use the picture as a screen saver.
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䡲 Incoming Calls to display the picture for all incoming calls.
Add Voice Caption to add the voice caption in your saved pictures.
䡲 Go to My Pictures to go to the My Pictures menu to check your saved pictures.
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Creating Your Sprint PCS Picture Mail
SM
Password
The first time you use any of the management options involving the Sprint PCS Picture Mail Website, you will need to establish a Sprint PCS Picture Mail password through your
Phone. This password will also allow you to sign in to the Sprint
PCS Picture Mail Website at www.sprint.com/picturemail to access and manage your uploaded pictures and albums.
To create your Sprint PCS Picture Mail password:
1.
With the flip open, press
Pictures menu.
OK once to display the
2.
Scroll to Online Albums and press
3.
Scroll to View Albums and press prompted to create a password.)
OK
OK .
. (You will be
Note: If your Sprint PCS Service Plan does not include Sprint PCS Picture
Mail, you will first be prompted to subscribe to the service for an additional monthly charge.
4.
Enter a four- to eight-digit password and press
(You will be prompted to confirm your password.)
OK
5.
Please wait while the system creates your account.
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Tip: Write down your Sprint PCS Picture Mail password in a secure place.
Once you have received confirmation that your account has been successfully registered, you may upload and share pictures and access the Sprint PCS Picture Mail Website.
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Camera Mode Options
When the phone is open and in camera mode, several user options are available.
Press Options (right softkey) to display additional user options:
䢇 Self Timer: Activate the camera’s timer. See “Setting the
Self Timer”on page 125 for details.
䢇 Color Tone: Press the navigation key right or left to select
Normal, Sepia, Black & White, or Negative. (Default setting is Normal.)
䢇 Image Controls: Select Brightness, or White Balance.
䡲 Brightness: Allows you to set the brightness level automatically or manually. If manual is selected, press the navigation key left or right to increase or decrease the desired brightness.
䡲 White Balance: Allows you to set up the white balance of the camera automatically or manually using the different preset modes. Press the navigation key left or right to select from the following modes:
䡲 Auto: Automatically adjusts the lighting.
䡲 Sunny: Decreases the light sensitivity for taking pictures in full or mostly sunny conditions.
䡲 Cloudy: Increases light sensitivity for taking pictures under cloudy conditions.
䡲 Tungsten: Adjusts the white balance to match inside lighting conditions displayed using common household light bulbs.
䡲 Fluorescent: Adjusts the white balance to match inside lighting conditions displayed using common fluorescent lighting.
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䢇 Settings: Select Resolution, Quality, Shutter Sound,
Auto-Delete, or Status Bar.
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Resolution: to select a file size (HI ,Med ,or LO) for a picture.
Quality: Select Fine, Normal, or Economy quality images. (The higher the quality, the larger the file size, and the fewer pictures the camera can store.)
䡲 Shutter Sound: The shutter sound allows you to select between 4 different shutter sounds or turn off the sound completely. The shutter sound is heard when you take a picture.
䡲 Auto-Delete: If the auto erase function is On, the pictures stored in your phone’s memory are automatically deleted after they are uploaded to an online album.
䡲 Status Bar: Displays icons associated with the different picture or video settings available on your handset. These icons are not included in the final picture.
䢇 Go to My Pictures: Go to the My Pictures menu to check your saved pictures.
Note: After taking a picture, Self Timer settings return to their default settings.
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Setting the Self Timer
To activate the Self Timer and get yourself in the picture:
1.
With the phone open and in camera mode, select
Options (right softkey).
2.
Highlight Self Timer and press OK .
3.
Highlight the length of delay you want the timer to use
(5 sec or 10 sec) and press OK .
4.
Select Capture (left softkey) when you are ready to start the timer. (The time remaining is shown in the display screen.)
5.
Get ready for the picture. (When the timer reaches zero, the picture is taken automatically.)
To cancel the Self Timer after it has started:
䊳 Select Cancel (right softkey).
Note: While the Self Timer is active, all keys are disabled except Back , End , and the right softkey button ( Cancel ).
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