Apple Ipod Touch Ios6 User Guide

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Messages settings
Go to Settings > Messages to set options for Messages, including:
 •Turning iMessage on or off
 •Notifying others when you’ve read their messages
 •Specifying a phone number, Apple ID, or email address to use with Messages
 •Showing the Subject field
Manage notifications for messages:  See Do Not Disturb and Notifications on page 12 0.
Set the alert sound for incoming text messages:  See Sounds on page 12 5. 

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FaceTime
You can use FaceTime to make video calls to other iOS devices or computers that support 
FaceTime. The FaceTime camera lets you talk face-to-face; switch to the rear camera (not available 
on all models) to share what you see around you.
Note:  FaceTime may not be available in all areas.
Switch to the rear 
camera (available on 
some models).
Drag your image
to any corner.
Mute (you can hear 
and see; the caller 
can see but
not hear).
To use FaceTime, you need an Apple ID and a Wi-Fi...

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Make a FaceTime call:  Tap Contacts, choose a name, then tap FaceTime. If you don’t see the 
FaceTime button, make sure FaceTime is turned on in Settings > FaceTime.
Rotate iPod touch to use FaceTime in either landscape or portrait orientation. To avoid unwanted 
orientation changes, lock iPod touch in portrait orientation. See Portrait and landscape 
orientation
 on page 19 .
Restart a recent call:  Tap Recents, then choose a name or number.
User Favorites:  Tap Favorites....

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Camera
At a glance
To quickly open Camera when iPod touch is locked, swipe  up.
With iPod touch, you can take both still photos and videos, using the FaceTime camera on the 
front or the camera on the back (available on some models).
Turn on the grid or HDR, ortake a Panorama photo.*
View the photos and videos you’ve taken.
Take a 
photo.
Switch between 
cameras (available 
on some models). 
Camera/Video 
switch
Set LEDflash mode.*
*Models with an iSight camera. 
Turn on the grid or HDR, or
take a...

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On iPod touch 5th generation, a rectangle briefly appears to show where the exposure is set. 
When you photograph people, face detection balances the exposure across up to 10 faces.  
A rectangle appears for each face detected. With an iSight camera, the focus is set in addition to 
the exposure.
Take a photo:  Tap  or press either volume button.
Record a video:  Switch to , then tap  or press either volume button to start or 
stop recording.
When you take a photo or start a...

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Set the focus and exposure:  
 •Set the focus and exposure for the next shot:  Tap the object on the screen. Face detection is 
temporarily turned off.
 •Lock the focus and exposure:  Touch and hold the screen until the rectangle pulses. AE/AF 
Lock appears at the bottom of the screen, and the settings remain locked until you tap the 
screen again.
Viewing, sharing, and printing
The photos and videos you take with Camera are saved in your Camera Roll album. If you have 
Photo...

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Editing photos and trimming videos
Rotate
Auto-enhance
Remove red-eye
Crop
Edit a photo:  While viewing a photo in full screen, tap Edit, then tap a tool.
 •Auto-enhance:  Enhancing improves a photo’s overall darkness or lightness, color saturation, 
and other qualities. If you decide against the enhancement, tap the tool again (even if you 
saved the changes).
 •Remove red-eye:  Tap each eye that needs correcting.
 •Crop:  Drag the corners of the grid, drag the photo to...

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Photos
Viewing photos and videos
Photos lets you view photos and videos on iPod touch, in your:
 •Camera Roll album—photos and videos you took on iPod touch, or saved from an email, text 
message, webpage, or screenshot
 •Photo Stream albums—photos in My Photo Stream and your shared photo streams (see  
Photo Stream
 on page 59 )
 •Photo Library and other albums synced from your computer (see Syncing with iTunes on 
page 15)
Edit the photo.
Delete the photo.
Tap the screen to
display the...

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Albums you sync with iPhoto 8.0 (iLife ’09) or later, or Aperture v3.0.2 or later, can be viewed by 
events or by faces. You can also view photos by location, if they were taken with a camera that 
supports geotagging.
View a slideshow:  Tap a thumbnail, then tap . Select options, then tap Start Slideshow. To stop 
the slideshow, tap the screen. To set other options, go to Settings > Photos & Camera.
Stream a video or slideshow to a TV:  See AirPlay on page 30 .
Organizing...

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Note:  Although deleted photos are removed from photo streams on your devices, the 
original photos remain in the Camera Roll album on the device they originated from. Photos 
saved to a device or computer from a photo stream are also not deleted. To delete photos 
from Photo Stream, you need iOS 5.1 or later on iPod touch and your other iOS devices. See 
support.apple.com/kb/HT4486.
Shared photo streams
Shared photo streams let you share selected photos with just the people you...