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CHAPTER 6 PHOTOS AND VIDEOS
Introduction
This chapter provides information for taking photos and recording videos using the integrated digital cameras.
NOTE
An installed microSD card is required to store photos and videos.
Photos and videos are stored on the micro secure digital (SD) card. To copy photos and videos to a host computer, refer to the
ET1 Enterprise Tablet Integrator Guide
.
Taking Photos
NOTE
Camera settings are described in
To take a photo:
1.
Touch .
Video/Camera Switch
Figure 6-1
Camera Mode
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2.
If necessary, slide the Video/Camera Slider to the position.
3.
Adjust exposure, flash, and other settings using the camera settings. See
more information.
4.
Select the front or back camera. Touch the Front or Back
Select camera
icon.
5.
Touch the Zoom icon
1x
and then select a zoom level.
6.
Frame the subject on screen.
7.
Touch the on-screen Shutter button.
The camera brings the image into focus. When the image is in focus, the focus indicators in each corner turn green, the camera takes a photo and a shutter sound plays.
NOTE
To disable the shutter sound, touch >
Settings
>
Sounds
and enable
Silent mode
.
Alternately, touch and hold the Shutter icon to focus first, before taking a photo; then release to take a focused photo.
The photo appears momentarily then displays as a thumbnail in the upper right corner.
8.
Touch the thumbnail to view the photo in
Gallery
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Camera Settings
Use the
Camera
application to control settings for photographs and videos.
1.
When in Camera mode, Camera settings are displayed on screen. Touch the icon for the settings to change. The settings open over the screen.
Rear-facing Camera
•
Settings
- Touch to open a scrolling list of settings:
• Focus mode
- Touch to set autofocus features. Options:
Auto
(default),
Infinity
,
Macro
,
Portrait
,
Hyperfocal
or
Continuous
.
• Exposure
- Touch to adjust the exposure settings. Options:
+3
,
+2
,
+1
,
0
(default),
-1, -2
or
-3
.
• Scene mode
- Touch to select a preset combination of camera settings designed for specific scenes.
Options:
Auto
(default),
Portrait
,
Landscape
,
Night
,
Night portrait
,
Theatre
,
Beach
,
Snow
,
Sunset
,
Steady photo
,
Sports
or
Party
.
• Picture size
- Touch to set the size (in pixels) of the photo. Options:
8M Pixels
(default),
5M Pixels
,
3M Pixels
,
2M Pixels
,
VGA
or
QVGA
.
• Picture quality
- Touch to set the quality of the photo. Options:
Super fine
(default),
Fine
or
Normal
.
• Color effect
- Touch to select special effects. Options:
None
(default),
Sepia
,
Negative
,
Solarize,
Aqua, Red tint
,
Blue tint
or
Green tint
.
• Camera settings
- Touch
Restore defaults
to restore all camera settings to the default values.
•
Store location
- Include location information with each photo using the ET1 global positioning system
(GPS).
• Off
- Location not stored with photo (default).
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•
•
•
• On
- Location stored with photo.
•
White balance
- Touch to select how Camera adjusts colors in different kinds of light, to achieve the most natural-looking colors.
• Auto
- Adjust the white balance automatically (default).
Incandescent
- Adjust the white balance for incandescent lighting.
Daylight
- Adjust the white balance for daylight.
Fluorescent
- Adjust the white balance for florescent lighting.
• Cloudy
- Adjust the white balance for a cloudy environment.
•
Flash mode
- Touch to set whether Rear-facing Camera relies on its light meter to decide whether a flash is necessary, or to turn it on or off for all shots.
• Auto
- Camera adjusts flash automatically depending upon light meter.
• On
- Enable flash upon taking photo.
• Torch
- Turn on flash.
• Off
- Disable flash (default).
•
Zoom
- Touch to zoom from 1x to 8x.
•
Select camera
- Touch to select the camera to use:
• Back
- Rear facing camera (default).
• Front
- Front facing camera.
Front-facing Camera
•
Settings
- Touch to open a scrolling list of settings:
• Scene mode
- Touch to select a preset combination of camera settings designed for specific scenes.
Options:
Auto
(default),
Night
and
Night portrait
.
• Photo size
- Touch to set the size (in pixels) of the photo. Options:
VGA
(default) or
QVGA
.
• Picture quality
- Touch to set the quality of the photo. Options:
Super fine
(default),
Fine
or
Normal
.
• Color effect
- Touch to select special effects. Options:
None
(default),
Mono
, or
Negative
.
• Camera settings
- Touch
Restore defaults
to restore all camera settings to the default values.
•
Store location
- Include location information with each photo using the ET1 GPS.
• Off
- Location not stored with photo (default).
• On
- Location stored with photo.
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•
Zoom
- Touch to zoom from 1x to 8x.
•
Select camera
- Touch to select the camera to use:
• Back
- Rear-facing camera.
• Front
- Front-facing camera.
Recording Videos
To record a video:
1.
Touch .
Video/Camera Switch
Figure 6-2
Video Mode
2.
If necessary, slide the Video/Camera Slider to the position.
3.
Select the camera to use and adjust the quality, color effect, flash, and other settings.
4.
Point the lens and frame the scene.
5.
Touch to start recording.
The ET1 starts recording the video. The video time remaining appears in the bottom left of the screen.
When less than a minute is left, the countdown turns red.
6.
Touch to end recording.
NOTE
Previously recorded video displays in the thumbnail at the top right.
7.
Touch the thumbnail to access the
Gallery
application.
Video Settings
Rear-facing Camera
Video settings controls display on screen:
•
Settings
- Touch to open a scrolling list of settings:
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•
•
•
• Color effect
- Select a special effect. Options:
None
(default),
Sepia
,
Negative
,
Solarize
,
Aqua
,
Red tint
,
Blue tint
or
Green tint
.
• Camera settings
-Touch
Restore defaults
to restore settings to the default values.
•
White balance
- Touch to select how the camera adjusts colors in different kinds of light, to achieve the most natural-looking colors for the video.
• Auto
- Adjust the white balance automatically (default).
Incandescent
- Adjust the white balance for incandescent lighting.
Daylight
- Adjust the white balance for daylight.
Fluorescent
- Adjust the white balance for florescent lighting.
• Cloudy
- Adjust the white balance for a cloudy environment.
•
Flash mode
- Select to illuminate the video by turning on the camera flash.
• On
- Enable flash.
• Off
- Disable flash (default).
•
Video quality
- Touch to select video quality:
• High (30m)
- High quality video 30 minutes maximum in length.
• Low (30m)
- Low quality video 30 minutes maximum in length.
• MMS (Low, 30s)
- Low quality video 30 seconds maximum in length for attaching to text messages.
• YouTube (High, 10m)
- High quality video 10 minutes in length for posting to YouTube.
•
Select camera
- Touch to select the camera to use.
• Back
- Rear-facing camera.
• Front
- Front-facing camera.
Front-facing Camera
Video settings controls display on screen:
•
Settings
- Touch to open a scrolling list of settings:
• Color effect
- Select a special effect. Options:
None
(default),
Mono
or
Negative
.
• Camera settings
-Touch
Restore defaults
to restore settings to the default values.
•
Video quality
- Touch to select video quality:
• High (30m)
- High quality video 30 minutes maximum in length.
• Low (30m)
- Low quality video 30 minutes maximum in length.
• MMS (Low, 30s)
- Low quality video 30 seconds maximum in length for attaching to text messages.
• YouTube (High, 10m)
- High quality video 10 minutes in length for posting to YouTube.
•
Select camera
- Touch to select the camera to use.
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•
• Back
- Rear-facing camera.
Front
- Front-facing camera.
Viewing Photos and Videos
NOTE
The ET1 supports the following image formats: jpeg, gif, png and bmp.
The ET1 supports the following video formats: H.263, H.264 and MPEG4 Simple Profile.
Use
Gallery
to:
•
view photos
•
play videos
•
perform basic editing of photos
•
set photos as wallpaper
•
set photos as a contact photo
•
share photos and videos.
To open the
Gallery
application:
•
Touch .
•
In the
Camera
application, touch the thumbnail image at the top right.
•
In the
Camera
application, touch >
Gallery
.
Gallery
presents all photos and videos stored on the microSD card in albums.
Figure 6-3
Gallery - Albums
•
Touch an album to open it and view its contents. The photos and videos in the album are displayed in chronological order. See
Working with Albums on page 6-7
•
Peek into an album stack by touching it with two fingers and spreading them apart.
•
Touch a photo or video in an album to view it.
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•
Touch the Gallery icon (top left corner) to return to the main
Gallery
screen.
Working with Albums
Albums are groups of images and videos in folders. Touch an album to open it. The photos and videos are listed in a chronologically ordered grid. The name of the album displays at the top of the screen.
Figure 6-4
Photos Inside an Album
Touch an arrow in the scroll tool at the bottom of the screen to scroll images across the screen or drag the scroll tool to the left or right to scroll more or less quickly. The date of the images in view appears to scroll by date.
Swipe left or right to view more images.
Change how the contents of an album are displayed
View the photos and videos in an albums in a chronological grid or in stacks, sorted by the date and the location where they were taken. Switch album views using the Album View switch at the top right of the screen.
Drag the Album View switch to the right to view the contents of the album in stacks.
Figure 6-5
Stack View
Drag the Album View switch to the left to view the album contents in a chronological grid.
In addition to working with whole albums and with individual photos, select one or more photos or videos in an album to work on them in batches.
1.
Open the album to view the photos and videos.
2.
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3.
Check or uncheck the items to work with. Uncheck all items checked by touching
Deselect All
at the top right of the window.
4.
Use the controls at the bottom of the screen to share, delete or get detail information.
Share an Album
To share the entire contents of one or more albums:
1.
Touch .
2.
3.
Check or uncheck the albums to share.
4.
Touch
Share
. The Share menu opens. Touch the application to use to share the selected albums.
5.
Follow the instructions within the selected application.
Get Album Information
To get information for an album:
1.
Touch .
2.
3.
Check an album.
4.
Touch
More
. The More menu displays. Touch
Details
.
Delete an Album
To delete an album and its contents from the microSD card:
1.
Touch .
2.
3.
Check an albums to delete.Ensure that other albums are unchecked.
4.
Touch
Delete
. The Delete menu displays.
5.
Touch
Confirm Delete
to delete the album.
Working with Photos
Use
Gallery
to view photos on the microSD card and edit and share photos.
View and Browse Photos
To view a photo:
1.
Touch .
2.
Touch an album to open it.
3.
Touch a photo.
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Figure 6-6
Photo Example
Drag left or right to view the next or previous photo in the album.
•
Turn the ET1 to view the photo in upright (portrait) or sideways (landscape) orientation.
The photo is displayed (but not saved) in the new orientation.
Touch the photo to view the controls.
Double-tap the screen to zoom in or pinch two fingers together or spread them apart to zoom in or out.
Drag the photo to view parts that are not in view.
Slideshow
To view a slideshow:
1.
Touch a photo to view the controls.
2.
Touch
Slideshow
. The photos in the album display.
3.
Touch a photo to end the slideshow.
Rotate a Photo
To rotate a photo:
1.
Touch a photo to view the controls.
2.
Touch
Menu
>
More
. The More menu appears.
3.
Touch
Rotate Left
or
Rotate Right
. The photo is automatically saved with the new orientation.
Crop a Photo
To crop a photo:
1.
Touch a photo to view the controls.
2.
Touch
Menu
>
More
.
3.
Touch
Crop
. The orange cropping tool appears.
4.
Use the cropping tool to select the portion of the photo to crop.
•
Drag from the inside of the cropping tool to move it.
•
Drag an edge of the cropping tool to resize it to any proportion.
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•
Drag a corner of the cropping tool to resize it with fixed proportions.
Figure 6-7
Cropping Tool
5.
Touch
Save
to save a copy of the cropped photo. The original version is retained.
Use a Photo as a Contact Icon
To use a photo as a contact icon:
1.
Touch the photo to view the controls.
2.
Touch
Menu
>
More
>
Set as
.
3.
Touch
Contact icon
. A list of contacts displays.
4.
Touch a contact.
5.
Touch the orange box and crop the photo accordingly.
6.
Touch
Save
.
Set a Photo as Wallpaper
To use a photo as wallpaper:
1.
Touch the photo to view the controls.
2.
Touch
Menu
>
More
>
Set as
.
3.
Touch
Contact icon
. A list of contacts displays.
4.
Touch a contact.
5.
Touch the orange box and crop the photo accordingly.
6.
Touch
Save
.
Get Photo Information
To get information about a photo:
1.
Touch the photo to view the controls.
2.
Touch
Menu
>
More
. The More menu appears.
3.
Touch
Details
.
Share a Photo
To share a photo:
1.
Touch a photo to view the controls.
2.
Touch
Menu
>
Share
. The Share menu appears.
3.
Touch the application to use to share the selected photo.
The application selected opens with the photo attached to a new message.
Delete a Photo
To delete a photo:
1.
Touch a photo to view the controls.
2.
Touch
Menu
>
Delete
. The Delete menu displays.
3.
Touch
Confirm Delete
to delete the photo.
Working with Videos
Use
Gallery
to play videos stored on the microSD card.
To play a video:
1.
Touch .
2.
Open a Gallery album and touch a video.
3.
The video plays.
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Figure 6-8
Playing Video
Touch the screen to view the playback controls.
Send Video in an Email
To send a video using Email:
1.
While viewing an album, touch twice.
2.
Check the videos to share.
3.
Touch
Share
.
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4.
In the Share menu, touch
. Email opens with the video attached to a new message.
Delete a Video
To delete a video:
1.
While viewing an album, touch twice.
2.
Check the videos to delete.
3.
Touch
Delete
.
4.
Touch
Confirm Delete
.
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