Blackberry 9788 Smartphone 6 0 User Guide
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Record a video To perform this task, you might need to have a media card inserted in your BlackBerry® device. 1.On the Home screen, click the Media icon > Video Camera icon. 2.To start recording, click the record icon. 3.To pause recording, click the pause icon. Note: The approximate amount of storage space available for saving videos appears on the lower part of the screen when video recording is paused. Related information Take a picture, 130 Turn on or off video lighting In low lighting conditions, the video light can improve the quality of videos that you record. 1.On the Home screen, click the Media icon > Video Camera icon. 2.Press the key > Options. 3.Select the Video Light checkbox. 4.Press the key > Save. To turn off video lighting, clear the Video Light checkbox. Change the video size and format The larger the video, the more storage space the video requires. 1.On the Home screen, click the Media icon > Video Camera icon. 2.Press the key > Options. 3.Change the Video Format field. 4.Press the key > Save. Related information View properties for a media file, 125 Change the location for storing videos that you take 1.On the Home screen, click the Media icon > Video Camera icon. 2.Press the key > Options. 3.Change the Folder field. 4.Press the key > Save. User GuideMedia129
Camera Depending on your BlackBerry® device model, the camera or video camera might not be supported or some camera or video camera features might not be available. Take a picture 1.On the Home screen, click the Camera icon. 2.If you have turned on digital zoom, on the trackpad, slide your finger up or down to zoom in or out. 3.Press the Right Convenience key. The picture is saved to the Camera Pictures folder in the Pictures application. To open the picture, click the picture preview at the bottom of the screen. Related information Record a video, 129 Change the flash setting for pictures that you take 1.On the Home screen, click the Camera icon. 2.To switch between flash settings, click the flash icon at the bottom of the screen. When you close the camera, the flash setting is saved. Change the camera scene mode You can change the scene mode in the camera to optimize the settings for different environments. Descriptions of the scene modes are available on the camera. 1.On the Home screen, click the Camera icon. 2.To change the camera scene mode, click the scene mode icon at the bottom of the screen. 3.Select a scene mode. When you close the camera, the scene mode is saved. Change the size of pictures that you take The larger the picture is, the more storage space the picture requires. 1.On the Home screen, click the Camera icon. 2.Press the key > Options. 3.Change the Image Size field. 4.Press the key > Save. Related information User GuideMedia130
View properties for a media file, 125 Geotag pictures that you take The geotag option in the camera records the geographical information of the location in which you take a picture. 1.On the Home screen, click the Camera icon. 2.Click the geotag icon at the bottom of the screen. The geotag information can be viewed in the properties of the picture file. Change the autofocus setting 1.On the Home screen, click the Camera icon. 2.Press the key > Autofocus. •For moving subjects, click Continuous. •For still subjects, click Single Shot. •To turn off autofocus, click Off. Turn off digital zoom for the camera 1.On the Home screen, click the Camera icon. 2.Press the key > Options. 3.Clear the Digital Zoom check box. 4.Press the key > Save. Change the review duration of the pictures that you take You can set how long a picture remains on the screen after you take it, or turn off that option so that you can take another picture immediately. 1.On the Home screen, click the Camera icon. 2.Press the key > Options. •To change the review duration, change the Picture Review field to a time. •To set the picture to remain on the screen after you take it until you press the key, change the Picture Review field to Hold. •To prevent the picture from remaining on the screen after you take it, change the Picture Review field to Off. 3.Press the key > Save. User GuideMedia131
Change when the camera warns you about the number of pictures remaining A warning appears notifying you when the amount of storage for pictures drops below a certain number. You can see the number of remaining pictures in the Storage section of the Options screen. 1.On the Home screen, click the Camera icon. 2.Press the key > Options. 3.Change the Warn when pictures remaining drops to field. 4.Press the key > Save. Change the location for storing pictures that you take 1.On the Home screen, click the Camera icon. 2.Press the key > Options. 3.Change the Store Pictures field. 4.Press the key > Save. Pictures Zoom, pan, or rotate a picture In a picture, do one of the following: •To zoom in to the picture, click the trackpad. •To zoom out from the picture, press the key. •To pan the picture, when you are zoomed into it, slide your finger on the trackpad in any direction. •To rotate the picture, press the key > Rotate. Save a picture from a text message or a web page You can save picture files, such as .jpg, .png, .gif, or .bmp files, to the BlackBerry® device memory or a media card. 1.Open a picture attachment in a text message or highlight a picture on a web page. 2.Press the key > Save Image > Save. Use a picture as your device wallpaper 1.On the Home screen, click the Media icon > Pictures icon. 2.Browse to a picture. 3.Press the key > Set As Wallpaper. User GuideMedia132
Related information My display changed, 205 View pictures as a slide show A slide show displays all the pictures in a category or folder in sequence. 1.On the Home screen, click the Media icon > Pictures icon. 2.Click a category. 3.Press the key > View Slide Show. To close the slide show, press the key. Change the number of seconds between slides in a slide show 1.On the Home screen, click the Media icon. 2.Press the key > Media Options. 3.Change the Slide Show Interval field. 4.Press the key > Save. View pictures in list view or thumbnail view 1.On the Home screen, click the Media icon > Pictures icon. 2.Click a category. 3.Press the key > View List or View Thumbnail. Create a picture folder 1.On the Home screen, click the Media icon > Pictures icon. 2.Press the key > New Folder. 3.If necessary, change the location that the folder is created in. 4.Type a name for the folder. 5.Click OK. Import pictures to the Pictures application Importing pictures from other folders on your BlackBerry® device or media card into the Pictures application allows you to have access to your pictures, while maintaining your existing folder structures and file locations. 1.On the Home screen, click the Media icon > Pictures icon. 2.Press the key > Import Pictures. Folders that contain pictures that are not saved in the Picture Library folder or Camera Pictures folder appear. 3.Select the check boxes beside the folders that you want to import. 4.Click Import Pictures. User GuideMedia133
To delete the folders from the Pictures application, highlight the folder. Press the key > Remove From Library. The folders that you imported remain in their original location, but are deleted from the Pictures application. To permanently delete the folders from both the Pictures application and from the device memory or media card, including any files that are not pictures and that are not visible in the folders in the Pictures application, highlight the folder. Press the key > Delete. The folders that you imported are deleted from their locations on your device memory or media card. Find a picture that you took with the camera Pictures that you take with the camera are saved to the Camera Pictures folder in the Pictures application. If you have filed your pictures in other folders, they will no longer appear in the Camera Pictures folder. 1.On the Home screen, click the Media icon > Pictures icon. 2.Click the Camera Pictures folder. Voice notes Record a voice note 1.On the Home screen or in the Applications folder, click the Voice Notes Recorder icon. 2.Click the record icon. 3.Do any of the following: •To pause recording, click the pause icon. To resume recording, click the record icon. •To stop recording, click the pause icon. Click the stop icon. Note: When you stop recording a voice note, the voice note is automatically saved. Play a media file 1.On the Home screen, click the Media icon. 2.Click a media type. 3.If necessary, click a category. 4.Click a media file. 5.If the media controls do not appear at the bottom of the screen, click the trackpad. •To play a media file, click the icon. •To pause a media file, click the icon. •To stop a media file, click the icon. •To move to the next media file, click the icon. •To move to the previous media file or the beginning of the media file that is currently playing, click the icon. •To fast-forward or rewind a media file, click the progress bar. On the trackpad, slide your finger to the right or left. Click the progress bar again. User GuideMedia134
Adjust the volume •To increase the volume, press the Volume Up key on the right side of your BlackBerry® device. •To decrease the volume, press the Volume Down key on the right side of your device. •To mute the volume, press the key on the top of your device. To turn off mute, press the key again. If you press the key during a call, your device mutes the call so that you can hear others on the call, but they cannot hear you. Related information Mute a call, 41 Amplify the volume using the audio boost feature, 124 Improve sound quality for media files, 124 Amplify the volume using the audio boost feature The audio boost feature allows you to amplify the volume more than the normal volume settings allow for songs, ring tones, and videos. 1.On the Home screen, click the Media icon. 2.Press the key > Media Options. 3.Select the Audio Boost checkbox. 4.Read the warning on the screen and if you want to proceed, click Yes. 5.Press the key > Save. Improve sound quality for media files Depending on your BlackBerry® device model, this feature might not be supported. To improve sound quality for media files, you must be using stereo headphones with your device. 1.On the Home screen, click the Media icon. 2.Press the key > Media Options. 3.Change the Headset Music EQ field. 4.Press the key > Save. Ring tones Change your ring tone, notifiers, or reminders In addition to changing the tone, you can also change options for volume, LED, vibration, and notification during calls. 1.On the Home screen, click the Sound and Alert Profiles icon. 2.Click Change Sounds and Alerts > Sounds for Selected Profile. •To change your ring tone, click Phone. User GuideMedia135
•To change notifiers or reminders, click to expand a section. Click an option. 3.In the Ring Tone, Notifier Tone, or Reminder Tone field, do one of the following: •Click a tone. •To use a song that is on your BlackBerry® device or on a media card, click All Music. Find and click a song. •To use a voice note that you recorded, click All Voice Notes. Find and click a voice note. •To use a preloaded alert, click All Alerts. Find and click an alert. 4.Press the key > Save. Related information I can't change the number of times that my device rings, 58 Play a media file 1.On the Home screen, click the Media icon. 2.Click a media type. 3.If necessary, click a category. 4.Click a media file. 5.If the media controls do not appear at the bottom of the screen, click the trackpad. •To play a media file, click the icon. •To pause a media file, click the icon. •To stop a media file, click the icon. •To move to the next media file, click the icon. •To move to the previous media file or the beginning of the media file that is currently playing, click the icon. •To fast-forward or rewind a media file, click the progress bar. On the trackpad, slide your finger to the right or left. Click the progress bar again. Adjust the volume •To increase the volume, press the Volume Up key on the right side of your BlackBerry® device. •To decrease the volume, press the Volume Down key on the right side of your device. •To mute the volume, press the key on the top of your device. To turn off mute, press the key again. If you press the key during a call, your device mutes the call so that you can hear others on the call, but they cannot hear you. Related information Mute a call, 41 Amplify the volume using the audio boost feature, 124 Improve sound quality for media files, 124 Improve sound quality for media files Depending on your BlackBerry® device model, this feature might not be supported. To improve sound quality for media files, you must be using stereo headphones with your device. 1.On the Home screen, click the Media icon. User GuideMedia136
2.Press the key > Media Options. 3.Change the Headset Music EQ field. 4.Press the key > Save. Media storage Storage and media cards Supported media cards Your BlackBerry® device supports media card sizes up to 32 GB. Only microSD media cards are supported. Repair files stored on your media card or on your device CAUTION: If you run the repair feature on your BlackBerry® device, your device might delete files that have errors from your media card or on your device. 1.On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. 2.Click Device > Storage. 3.Press the key > Repair. 4.Complete the instructions on the screen. If your media card is still not repaired after you run the repair feature, you might want to try formatting it. View the amount of memory used by media files 1.On the Home screen, click the Media icon. 2.Press the Menu key. 3.Click Memory Use. Change the amount of memory available for media files To optimize the performance of your BlackBerry® device, you can change the amount of memory that your device allocates for media files. Depending on your BlackBerry® device model, this feature might not be supported. 1.On the Home screen, click the Media icon. 2.Press the Menu key. 3.Click Media Options. 4.Perform any of the following actions: •To change the maximum amount of device memory available for all media files, change the Device Memory Limit field. •To change the minimum amount of device memory available for pictures, change the Reserved Pictures Memory field. User GuideMedia137
5.Press the Menu key. 6.Click Save. Related information View properties for a media file, 125 Turn off media card support When you turn off media card support, your BlackBerry® device cannot access the files that are on your media card. 1.On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. 2.Click Device. 3.Click Storage. 4.Clear the Media Card Support check box. 5.Press the key > Save. About compression Compression is designed to reduce the size of your BlackBerry® device data while maintaining the integrity of that data. When compression is turned on, your device compresses all device data, including messages, contacts, calendar entries, tasks, and memos. You should keep compression turned on. If both compression and encryption are turned on, your device compresses device data before encrypting it. About file encryption File encryption is designed to protect files that you store on your BlackBerry® device and on a media card that can be inserted in your device. You can encrypt the files on your device and on your media card using an encryption key that your device generates, your device password, or both. If you encrypt the files using an encryption key that your device generates, you can only access the files on your media card when the media card is inserted in your device. If you encrypt the files using your device password, you can access the files on your media card in any device that you insert your media card into, as long as you know the password for the device. Turn on encryption To encrypt data on your BlackBerry® device, you must have set a password for your device. Depending on the amount of storage space available for storing files on your device, you might not be able to encrypt files on your device. 1.On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. 2.Click Security > Encryption. 3.To encrypt data on your device, in the Device Memory section, select the Encrypt check box. 4.To encrypt files that are stored on a media card and on your device, in the Media Card section, select the Encrypt check box and do one of the following: •To encrypt files using an encryption key that your device generates, change the Mode field to Device Key. •To encrypt files using your device password, change the Mode field to Device Password. User GuideMedia138