User's Manual

29Imaging
Draft for Sony Ericsson Internal Use Only P1C
Imaging
Camera and video recorder
You can take pictures, record video
clips, save, view and send them as
email attachments or in picture
messages.
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settings.
Camera and video options
When the camera or video is activated
} Settings for the following options:
• Switch to video camera – record a
video clip or Switch to still camera –
take a picture.
• Shoot mode (camera):
} Normal – no frame.
} Panorama – join several pictures
into one.
} Frames – add a frame to your
picture.
} Burst – take a rapid sequence of
pictures.
} Self-portrait – take a picture of
yourself with the camera on the front
of the phone.
• Shoot mode (video):
For picture message, Normal or Self-
portrait.
• Picture size (camera) – Large
1632x1224, Medium 640x480 or
Small 160x120.
• Video size (video) – only available
when Self-portrait is selected in Shoot
mode.
• Auto focus – select On, Macro or Off.
To use Auto focus, press half
way down. You will hear a beep when
auto focus is set within the frame that
appears.
• Turn on night mode – adapt to poor
lighting conditions.
• Light – select Auto, On or Off.
• Turn on self-timer (camera) – take a
picture a few seconds after pressing
the camera button.
• Effects:
} Off – no effect.
} Black & white – no colour.
} Negative – reversed colours.
} Sepia – brown tint.
} Solarize – overexposure.
• White balance – adjust the colours to
lighting conditions.
• Turn on spot photometry – adjust
exposure to the centre of the picture
or video.
• Picture quality (camera):
Normal or Fine picture quality.
If you try to record with a strong light
source such as direct sunlight or a lamp,
the screen may black out or the picture
may be distorted.