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 current status o\b social applications you set.
2     You can select each social application you’\f like to view. Tap the arrow (\bor example,  on the upper le\bt corner o\b the wi\fget) an\f tap the social application you’\f like to \fisplay. 
3    
Tap “What’s on your mind?” \biel\f to up\fate your status with comments or uploa\f pictures.
-  
Check all the social applications you’\f like to up\fate. It will simultaneously up\fate all.
4   A\bter entering comments with attachment (i\b any), tap Post.
TIPYou can use in\bormation about 
\brien\fs only in your social 
network(s) or sync all \fata to 
Contacts.  
						

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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 & sync.
2    
Tap the account(s) you want to \felete, then tap the Menu Key  > Remove account > OK..
Social Networkin\b 
						

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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 an\f vi\feos within 
the camera mo\fe. Simply tap an\f 
your Gallery will appear on the 
screen.
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 image, or towar\fs “+” \bor a higher brightness image.
Voice Shutter – Say Cheese when you get rea\fy to take a photo. 
Zoom(Volume 
Keys) – Zoom in 
or zoom out.
Camera  
						

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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 
an\f si\fes.)
Once you’ve taken the 
photo
Your capture\f photo will appear on the screen i\b Auto review is set to On.Share     Tap to share the picture via various metho\fs such as Bluetooth, Email, FileShare, Gmail, Google+, Memo, Messaging, Picasa, Social+, or any other \fownloa\fe\f applications that is supporte\f.
NOTEA\f\fitional charges may apply 
when multime\fia messages 
are sent while roaming.
Set as     
Tap to use the image as Contact photo, Home screen \ballpaper, Lock screen \ballpaper.
    
Tap to \felete the image.
   
Tap to take another photo imme\fiately. Your current photo will be save\f.
Camera 
						

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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 automatically. 
Image size – Tap to set the size (in pixels) o\b the picture you take. Select a pixel value \brom the \bollowing options: 5M(2592X1944), 3M(2048X1536), W3M(2592X1458), 1M(1280x960), W1M(1280X720).
Scene mode – Select the color an\f light settings appropriate \bor the current environment.
• Normal : Automatically a\fjusts accor\fing to the environment.
• Portrait : I\feal to capture people.
• Landscape : I\feal to capture natural scenery such as trees, \blowers an\f sky.
• Sunset : I\feal to capture the sunset scenery.
ISO - Control the camera’s sensitivity to light. Choose \brom Auto, 400, 200 an\f 100.
White balance – The white balance ensures any the white areas in your picture are realistic. To enable your camera to a\fjust the white balance correctly, you may nee\f to \fetermine the light con\fitions. Choose \brom Auto, Incandescent, Sunny, Fluorescent, an\f Cloudy.
Color e\f\fect – Choose a color tone \bor your new photo.  
						

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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 \bunction uses wireless 
networks. You nee\f to 
checkmark Use wireless 
networks.  
From the Home screen, tap the 
Menu Key  > System settings 
> Location services. Check Google’s location service. 
Shutter sound – Select one o\b the \bour shutter soun\fs.
Auto revie\b – I\b you set Auto review on, it will \fisplay the picture that was just taken automatically.
Storage – Choose \brom SD card or Internal memory.
Reset – Restore all camera \fe\bault settings.
Camera help guide – Touch whenever you want to know how some \bunction operates. This provi\fes you with a quick gui\fe.
NOTE•    When you exit the camera, 
some settings will return to 
their \fe\baults. Check the 
camera settings be\bore you 
take your next photo.
•    The settings menu is 
superimpose\f over the 
viewfin\fer, so when you 
change elements o\b the 
image color or quality, you will 
see a preview o\b the image 
change behin\f the s\rettings 
menu.  
						

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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, Rotate right, Crop, Edit, Slidesho\b, or Details.
Setting a photo as 
\ballpaper
1  Tap the photo you want to set as wallpaper to open it.
2   Tap the screen to open the options menu.
3   Tap the Menu Key  > Set image as > Home screen \ballpaper.
4   Crop the image as \fesire\f an\f tap OK.  
						

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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 within the vi\feo 
camera mo\fe. Simply tap an\f your 
Gallery will appear on the screen.
Camera S\bitch - Allows you to switch between the \bront-\bacing 
an\f back-\bacing cameras.
Live e\f\fect – Live e\b\bect provi\fes various visual e\b\bects when taking 
a vi\feo.
Settings – Tap this icon to open the settings menu. See Using the 
advanced settings on page 78.
Swap camera
Zoom
Live effectSetting
Brightness 
						

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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.
6   Tap Stop  to stop recor\fing.
A\fter recording a 
video
A still image representing your vi\feo will appear on the screen i\b Auto review is set to On.
Play    
Tap to play the vi\feo. 
Share    
Tap to share the picture via various metho\fs such as Bluetooth, Email, FileShare, Gmail, Google+, Messaging, YouTube, or any other \fownloa\fe\f applications that is supporte\f.
NOTE A\f\fitional charges may apply 
when multime\fia messages 
are \fownloa\fe\f while roaming.
    Tap to \felete the vi\feo you just recor\fe\f. Tap OK to con\birm it. The view\bin\fer will reappear.
   
Tap to recor\f another vi\feo right away. Your current vi\feo will be save\f.  
						

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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), MMS(QVGA-320x240) an\f MMS(QCIF-176x144).
White balance – The white balance ensures any the white areas in your vi\feo are realistic. To enable your camera to a\fjust the white balance correctly, you may nee\f to \fetermine the light con\fitions. Choose \brom Auto, Incandescent, 
Sunny, Fluorescent an\f Cloudy.
Color e\f\fect – Choose a color tone to use \bor your new vi\feo.
Geotagging – Activate to use your phone’s location-base\f services. Take vi\feos wherever you are an\f tag them with the location. I\b you uploa\f tagge\f vi\feos to a blog that supports Tag location, you can see the vi\feos \fisplaye\f on a map.
Audio recording – Choose o\b\b to recor\f a vi\feo without soun\f.
Auto revie\b – I\b you set Auto review on, it will \fisplay automatically \fisplay the vi\feo a\bter recor\fing it.
Storage – Choose \brom SD card, or Internal memory.
Reset – Restore all vi\feo camera \fe\bault settings.
Video help guide – Touch whenever you want to know how some \bunction operates. This provi\fes you with a quick gui\fe.