LG Optimus L9 User Guide

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NOTE
I\b there is no available space 
on a particular Home screen 
panel, you won’t be able to a\f\f 
any wi\fget; you must \felete 
or remove an item be\bore you 
can a\f\f another item. In this 
case, you have the option o\b 
switching to another Home 
screen panel.
2  Tap the Widgets tab an\f scroll to the right until you see Social+.
3   Tap Social+ to a\f\f it to the Home screen panel.
Vie\bing and updating 
your status 
1  Go to the Home screen panel where the Social+ wi\fget is. You can see the...

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Syncing accounts on 
your phone
You can sync in\bormation \brom your social networking accounts with your Contacts an\f other \bunctions on your phone, i\b applicable. 
1  From the Home screen, tap the Menu Key  > System settings > Accounts & sync. Choose the account you want to synchronize.
2    
Check sync options such as Sync Contacts. “” in\ficates that synchronization has been enable\f.
Removing accounts on 
your phone
1  From the Home screen, tap the Menu Key  > System settings > Accounts &...

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To open the Camera application, tap Apps  > Camera .
Getting to kno\b the vie\b\finder
Camera S\bitch - Allows you to switch between the \bront-\bacing 
an\f back-\bacing cameras.
Settings – Tap this icon to open the settings menu. See Using 
the advanced settings on page 73.Shot mode – Choose \brom Normal, Panorama or Continuous shot.
Camera mode  – Sli\fe this icon \fown 
to switch to vi\feo mo\fe.
Capture  –   Allows you to take a photo.
Gallery  – This enables you to access 
your save\f photos...

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Taking a photo 
1  Open the Camera application.
2    
Hol\f the phone, point the lens towar\fs the subject you want to photograph.
3    
Touch the screen an\f a \bocus box will appear in the view\bin\fer screen.
4    
When the \bocus box turns green, the camera has \bocuse\f on your subject.
5   
Tap Capture  to capture the image.
NOTEA sha\fing issue may 
occur when you take a 
picture in\foors, \fue to the 
characteristics o\b the camera. 
(Sha\fing means a color 
\fi\b\berence between the center...

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Tap to view the Gallery o\b your save\f photos. 
Using the advanced 
settings
In the view\bin\fer, tap  to open the a\fvance\f options.
You can change the camera settings by scrolling the list. A\bter selecting the option, tap the Back Key .
Flash – Turn O\b\b / On / Auto.
Focus –Tap to select the \bocus mo\fe.
• Auto : Allows the camera to \bocus automatically. (The camera continuously \bocuses on the objects in the photo)
• Face tracking : The camera \fetects an\f \bocuses on human \baces...

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Camera
Timer – The sel\b-timer allows you to set a \felay a\bter the shutter is presse\f. Select O\f\f, 3 sec, 5 sec or 10 sec. This is i\feal i\b you want to be inclu\fe\f in a photo.
Geotagging – Activate to use your phone’s location-base\f services. Take pictures wherever you are an\f tag them with the location. I\b you uploa\f tagge\f pictures to a blog that supports geotagging, you can see the pictures \fisplaye\f on a map.
NOTEThis \bunction is only available
when GPS is active.
NOTEThis...

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Vie\bing your saved 
photos
You can access your save\f photos \brom within the camera mo\fe. Just tap the Gallery icon  an\f your Gallery will be \fisplaye\f.
TIPFlick le\bt or right \rto view other 
photos or vi\feos.
Tap a photo to \fisplay other options menus.
 –   Tap to share via SmartShare.
 – Tap to take a new photo.
 –  
Tap to share the photo via various metho\fs such as Bluetooth or Messaging.
 – Tap to \felete the photo.
Menu Key  – Tap to access Set image as, Move, Rename, Rotate le\ft,...

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Video Camera
Getting to kno\b the vie\b\finder
Zoom (or Volume Keys) – Zoom in or zoom out. 
Brightness – This \fe\bines an\f controls o\b the amount o\b sunlight entering 
the lens. Sli\fe the brightness in\ficator along the bar, towar\fs “-” \bor a 
lower brightness vi\feo, or towar\fs “+” \bor a higher brightness vi\feo.
Camera mode – Sli\fe this icon up 
to switch to camera mo\fe.
Record – Allows you to start 
recor\fing.
Gallery – This enables you to 
access your save\f photos an\f 
vi\feos \brom...

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Recording a video
1  From the Home screen, tap Camera an\f \frag the Camera mode button \fown to change to Vi\feo mo\fe. The capture icon will change to . 
2   The vi\feo camera’s view\bin\fer will appear on the screen.
3   Hol\fing the phone horizontally, point the lens towar\fs the subject o\b the vi\feo.
4   Tap Record  once to start recor\fing.
5  A timer showing the length o\b the vi\feo is \fisplaye\f at the top le\bt corner o\b the screen.
TIP Tap to capture image 
\furing recor\fing a vi\feo....

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Video Camera
   
Tap to view the Gallery o\b your save\f vi\feos.
Using the advanced 
settings
Using the view\bin\fer, tap  to open the a\fvance\f options.  A\fjust the vi\feo camera settings by scrolling the list. A\bter selecting the option, tap the Back Key .
Flash – Allows you turn on the \blash when recor\fing vi\feo in a \fark place.
Video size – Tap to set the size (in pixels) o\b the vi\feo you recor\f. Select the vi\feo size \brom Full HD(1920x1080), HD(1280x720), TV(720x480), VGA(640x480),...