LG Optimus F7 Instruction Manual

41Messaging
Conversation skin
Allows	 you	to	select	 the	desired	 conversation	 skin.	
Notification 
•	Notifications:	 Enable	this	option	 if	you	 wish	 to	receive	a	 notification	 in	
the	 Status	 Bar	when	a	 new	text	or	multimedia	 message	arrives.	
•	 Preview:	 Enable	this	option	 if	you	 wish	 to	preview	 the	contents	 of	
messages	 when	new	messages	 arrive.	
•	 New message popup:	 Enable	this	option	 if	you	 wish	 to	see	a	 new	
message	 as	a	pop-up.	
•	 Notification sound:	 Allows	you	to	select	a...

42Email
Yo u	can	 use	 the	Email	 application	 to	read	 emails	 from	services	 other	than	
Gmail.	 The	Email	 application	 supports	the	following	 account	types:	POP3,	
IMAP	 and	Exchange.
Your	 service	 provider	 or	system	 administrator	 can	provide	 the	account	
settings	 you	need.
Managing an email account
The	 first	 time	 you	open	 the	Email	 application,	a	 setup	wizard	 opens	to	help	
you	 to	set	 up	an	email	 account.
To add another email account:
	
# 	 Open	
Email		and	 touch	 the	Menu Key		>...

43Email
Working with account folders
Each	account	 has	an	Inbox,	 Outbox,	 Sent	and	Drafts	 folder.	 Depending	 on	
the	 features	 supported	 by	your	 account's	 service	provider,	 you	may	 have	
additional	 folders.
Composing and sending email
To compose and send a message
1.	 Open	the	Email	 application	 and	touch	.
2.	 	
Enter	 an	address	 for	the	 message's	 intended	recipient.	 As	you	 enter 	
text,	 matching	 addresses	 are	offered	 from	your	Contacts.	 Separate	
multiple	 addresses	 with...

44Camera
Getting to know the viewfinder
	Swap camera	–	 Switch	between	 the	rear–facing	 camera	lens	and	the	
front–facing	 camera	lens.
		Cheese shutter	– 		Take	photo	with	voice	 command	 (saying	"Cheese",	
"Smile",	 "Whisky",	 "Kimchi"	or	"LG").
	Time catch shot	–	 Allows	you	to	capture	 the	missing	 moment	 by	taking	
five	 sequential	 pictures	at	once	 before	 the	shutter	 key	is	touched.	
	 
Shot mode	–	 Choose	from	Normal,	 HDR,	Panorama,	 Continuous	 shot....

45Camera
4.		
When	 the	focus	 box	turns	 green,	 the	camera	 has	focused	 on	your 	
subject.
5.	 Touch	
	 to	 capture	 the	image.
Once you've taken the photo
Touch	 the	image	 preview	 at	the	 bottom	 of	the	 screen	 to	view	 the	last	 photo	
you	 captured.
	Touch	 to	share	 via	SmartShare.
	Touch	 to	return	 to	Camera	 mode	to	take	 another	 picture.
		Touch	to	share	 your	photo	 using	any	supported	 applications.
  TiP! If	
you	 have	a	 social	networking	 account	and	set	it	up	 on	your	 phone,...

46Camera
Details	–	Displays	the	picture	 information.
Using the advanced settings
In	the	 viewfinder,	 touch		to	 open	 the	advanced	 options.
	–	Edit quick menu	 to	edit	 the	quick	 menus	 on	the	 viewfinder. 	
	–	Flash	 to	set	 the	 Flash	 mode.	 Choose	 from	Off,	On,	or	Auto.	
	–	Zoom	 to	zoom	 in	or	 out.
	–	Brightness	 to	adjust	 the	brightness	 setting	compatible	 with	the	
environment.
	–	 Focus	 to	set	a	 focus	 mode.	 Choose	 from	Auto	 or	Face tracking.	
	–	Image size	 to	set	 the	 size	 of...

47Camera
	–		Shutter sound	 to	adjust	 the	sound	 the	shutter	 makes	when	taking	a	
picture.	
	– 		Auto review	 to	set	 whether	 to	view	 the	picture	 that	was	 just	taken.	
Choose	 from	Off	(default),	 On, 2 sec,	 or	5 sec.	
	–	Storage	 to	choose	 where	to	save	 your	pictures.	
	–	Reset	 to	restore	 all	camera	 default	settings.
	–		Camera help guide	 to	see	 the	help	 guide	 whenever	 you	want	 to	know	
how	a	 function	 operates. 

48Video camera
Getting to know the viewfinder
		Swap camera	–	 Switch	between	 the	rear–facing	 camera	lens	and	the	
front-facing	 camera	lens.
	Video size	–	 Define	the	resolution	 from	Full	HD	(1920x1080),	
HD	 (1280x720),	 TV(720x480),	 VGA(640x480),	 MMS(320x240),	
MMS(176x144).	
	 Live Effect	–	 Allows	you	to	put	 various	 effects	when	recording	a	 video.	
Choose	 an	effect	 and	touch	.	
		Flash	–	 Allows	you	to	turn	 on	the	 flash	 when	 recording	a	 video	in	a	dark
place.
	  
Settings	–	 Access...

49Video camera
4.	 Touch		once	 to	start	 recording.
5.	 	A	red	 light	 appears	 at	the	 top	corner	 of	the	 viewfinder	 with	a	timer	
showing	 the	length	 of	the	 video.
6.	 	
Touch	
	on	 the	 screen	 to	stop	 recording.
After recording a video
Touch	 the	image	 preview	 at	the	 bottom	 of	the	 screen	 to	view	 the	last	 video	
you	 recorded.
	Touch	 to	play	 the	video.
	Touch	 to	share	 via	SmartShare.
	 		Touch	 to	return	 to	Camera	 mode	to	take	 another	 picture	or	record	a	
video.
		Touch	 to	share...

50Video camera
Fluorescent,	or	Cloudy.
	–		Color effect to	 apply	different	 color	effects	 to	your	 videos.	 Choose	
from	 None,	 Mono,	 Sepia,	or	Negative.	
	–	 
Geotagging	 to	use	 your	 phone's	 location-based	 services.	Take	
pictures	 wherever	 you	are	and	 tag	them	 with	the	location.	 If	you	
upload	 tagged	 pictures	 to	a	blog	 that	supports	 geotagging,	 you	can	
see	 the	pictures	 displayed	 on	a	map.		
	–		Audio recording	 to	choose	 whether	 to	turn	 on	or	off	 voice	 recording.	
	–...