Nokia N971 Owners Manual

							CameraYour device supports an image capture resolution of
2592x1944 pixels (5 megapixels). The image
resolution in this guide may appear different.
To ensure good quality ph otos, wipe the camera lens
carefully with a cleaning cloth.Activate the cameraTo activate the camera, open the lens cover. If the
camera is active in the background, and the lens cover
is open, press the capture key to activate the camera.Image captureCapture and recording settingsTo open the capture and recording settings view
before capturing an image or recording a video clip,
select  Menu > Applications >  Camera and 
.
The capture and recording se ttings view provides you
with shortcuts to different items and settings before
capturing an image or recording a video clip.
The capture and recording  settings return to the
default settings after you close the camera.
Select from the following:
 —  Select the scene. or 
 —  Switch between  video and image modes.
 or 
 —  Show or hide the viewfinder grid (images
only).
 —  Activate the self-timer (images only). —  Activate sequence mode (images only).  —  Open Photos.
Image settings —  Select a color effect. —  Adjust the white balance. Select the current
lighting conditions. This allows the camera to
reproduce colors more accurately. —  Adjust the exposure compensation (images
only). If you are shooting a dark subject against a very
light background, such as snow, adjust the exposure to
+1 or +2 to compensate for the background brightness.
For light subjects against a dark background, use -1 or
-2. —  Adjust light sensitivity (images only). Increase the
light sensitivity in low ligh t conditions to avoid too
dark images and blurry images. Increasing the light
sensitivity may also increase the image noise.
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							 —  Adjust contrast (images only). Adjust the
difference between the ligh test and darkest parts of
the image.
  —  Adjust sharpness (images only).
The screen display changes  to match the settings you
define.
The capture settings are shooting-mode specific.
Switching between the modes does not reset the
defined settings.
If you select a new scene, the capture settings are
replaced by the selected scene. You can change the
capture settings after selecting a scene, if needed.
Saving the captured image may take longer if you
change the zoom, lighting, or color settings.
Capture imagesWhen capturing an image, note the following:
● Use both hands to keep the camera still.
● The quality of a digitally zoomed image is lower
than that of a non-zoomed image.
● The camera goes into battery saving mode if there
are no actions for about a minute. To continue
capturing images, select  Continue.
● Keep a safe distance when  using the flash. Do not
use the flash on people or  animals at close range. Do
not cover the flash wh ile taking a picture.
To capture an image with the main camera, do the
following:
1.To switch from video  mode to image mode, if
necessary, select 
 > 
.
2. To capture an image, press the capture key. Do not
move the device before th e image is saved and the
final image displayed.
Capture images with secondary camera  —  To
capture an image, select. Do not move the device
before the image is sa ved and the final image
displayed.
To zoom in or out when capturing an image, use the
zoom keys.
To leave the camera open in the background and use
other applications, press the menu key. To return to
the camera, press and hold the capture key.
On-screen controls  and indicators
for still image captureThe still image viewfinder displays the following:
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							1 — Capture mode indicator
2  — Zoom slider. To turn the zoom slider on and off,
tap the screen.
3  — Capture icon. Tap to capture an image.
4  — Flash mode. Tap to change settings.
5  — Capture settings. Tap to change settings.
6  — Battery charge level indicator
7  — Image resolution indicator
8  — Image counter (the estimated number of images
you can capture using the current image quality setting
and available memory)
9  — Memory in use. Depend ing on the setup of your
device, there are the following options: device memory
().
10  — GPS signal indicatorLocation informationSelect  Menu > Applications >  Camera.
Add location informat ion to all captured
material  —  Select Options  > Settings  > Show GPS
info  > On. The location information is available only
for images captured with the main camera.
It may take several minutes to obtain the coordinates
of your location. The availa bility and quality of GPS
signals may be affected by  your location, buildings,
natural obstacles, and weather conditions. If you share
a file that includes location information, the location
information is shared and your location may be visible
to third parties viewing the file. The device requires
network services to acqu ire location information.
Location information indicators:
●
  — Location informatio n unavailable. GPS stays
on in the background for several minutes. If a
satellite connection is made and the indicator
changes to 
 within that time, all the images
captured and video clips re corded during that time
are tagged based on the received GPS positioning
information.
●
  — Location information is available. Location
information is added to the file details.
Files with location inform ation are indicated with 
 in
the Photos application.
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							After capturing an imageAfter you capture an image, select from the following
options (available only if you have selected Options >
Settings  > Show captured image  > Yes):
●
  — Send the image in a multimedia or e-mail
message, or through connection methods such as
Bluetooth connectivity.
●  — Upload the image to a compatible online
album.
● Delete   — Delete the image.
To use the image as wallpaper in the home screen,
select Options  > Use image  > Set as wallpaper .
To set the image as a default call image to be used for
every call situation, select  Options > Use image >
Set as call image .
To assign the image to a contact,  Options > Use
image  > Assign to contact .
To return to the viewfinder to capture a new image,
press the capture key.
Flash and video lightKeep a safe distance when  using the flash. Do not use
the flash on people or anim als at close range. Do not
cover the flash while taking a picture.
The camera of your device has a dual LED flash for low
light conditions.
To select the desired flash mode, tap the current flash
mode indicator, which is  one of the following:Automatic, 
Reduce red , 
On, and 
Off .
Avoid touching the flash LEDs when the back cover has
been removed. The LEDs may get hot after prolonged
usage.
Video lightTo increase light levels wh en recording video in low
light, select 
.
ScenesA scene helps you to find the right color and lighting
settings for the cu rrent environment. The settings of
each scene have been set ac cording to a certain style
or environment.
The default scene in image and video modes is
Automatic  (indicated with 
).
To change the scene, select  >  Scene modes  and a
scene.
To make your own scene suitable for a certain
environment, scroll to  User defined, and select Edit.
In the user defined scene you can adjust different
lighting and color settings . To copy the settings of
another scene, select  Based on scene mode  and the
desired scene. To save the  changes and return to the
scenes list, select  Back. To activate your own scene,
select User defined  > Select .
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							Capture images in a sequenceSelect Menu > Applications >  Camera.
Sequence mode is available  only in the main camera.
To start capturing images in a quick sequence, select
 >  Sequence . To close the settings window, select. Press and hold the capture key. The device captures
images until you select  Stop or until the memory runs
out.
The captured images are displayed in a grid. To view
an image, select the image. To return to the sequence
mode viewfinder, press the capture key.
You can also use sequence mode with the self-timer.
To turn off sequen ce mode, select 
 > Single shot.
You in the image — self-timerUse the self-timer to delay the capture so that you can
include yourself in the image.
To set the self-timer delay, select 
 > 
, and the
delay needed before the image is captured.
To activate the self-timer, select  Activate. The
stopwatch icon on the screen blinks and the remaining
time is displayed when the timer is running. The
camera captures the image after the selected delay
elapses.
To switch off the  self-timer, select 
 > 
 > 
.
Tip: Select  2 seconds  to keep your hand steady
when capturing an image.
Video recordingRecord videos1. To switch from image  mode to video mode, if
necessary, select 
 and video mode 
.
2. To start recording, press  the capture key or select
. A red record icon is displayed.
3. To pause recording at any time, select  Pause. To
resume, select  Continue. If you pause recording
and do not press any key  within one minute, the
recording stops.
To zoom in or out of the subject, use the zoom keys.
4. To start recording, press  the capture key. The video
clip is automatically saved in Photos.
Video recording on-screen controls
and indicatorsThe video viewfinder di splays the following:
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							1 — Capture mode indicator
2  — Audio mute on indicator
3  — Capture icon. Select  to record video clips.
4  — Video light indicator
5  — Recording settings. Sele ct to change settings.
6  — Battery charge level indicator
7  — Video quality indicator. To change this setting,
select Options  > Settings  > Video quality .
8  — Video clip file type
9  — Available recording time . When you are recording,
the current video length indicator also shows the
elapsed and remaining time.
10  — The location to which the video clip is saved
11  — GPS signal indicator
After recordin g a video clipAfter you record a video clip , select from the following
options (available only  if you have selected Options >
Settings  > Show last captured video  > Yes):
●
 Play   — Play the video clip you just recorded.
●  — Upload the image to a compatible online
album.
● Delete   — Delete the video clip.
To return to the viewfinder  to record a new video clip,
press the capture key.
Camera settingsStill image camera settingsTo change the main settings, in image mode, select
Options  > Settings  and from the following:
● Image quality   — Set the resolution. The higher the
image resolution, the more memory the image
consumes.
● Show captured image   — View the image after it
is captured, or continue image capturing
immediately.
● Default image name   — Define the default name
for captured images.
● Capture tone   — Set the tone that sounds when you
capture an image.
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							●Memory in use  — Select where to store your
images.
● Show GPS info   — To add GPS location coordinates
to each image file, select  On. Receiving a GPS signal
may take time, or the signal may not be available.
● Auto-rotate images   —  Select whether you want
images that are captured when the device is held
upright to be rotated when you open them in
Photos.
● Restore camera settings   — Restore the camera
settings to the default values.Video settingsTo change the main settings, in video mode, select
Options  > Settings  and from the following:
● Video quality   — Set the quality of the video clip.
Select  Sharing , if you want to send the video clip
using a multimedia message. The clip is recorded
with QCIF resolution, in the 3GPP file format, and the
size is limited to 600 kB (approximately one
minute). You may not be able to send video clips
saved in the MPEG4 file format in a multimedia
message.
● Show GPS info   — To add GPS location coordinates
to each file, select  On. Receiving a GPS signal may
take time, or the signal may not be available.
● Audio recording   — Record sound.
●Show last captured video  — View the first frame
of the recorded video clip after the recording stops.
To view the entire video clip, select  Play
.
● Default video name   — Define the default name for
recorded video clips.
● Memory in use   — Choose where to store your video
clips.
● Restore camera settings   — Restore the camera to
its default settings.
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							PhotosAbout PhotosSelect Menu > Photos and from the following:
● Captured   — View all the images and video clips you
have captured.
● Months   — View images and video clips categorised
by the month they were captured. Applicable only
for content captured or re corded with your device.
● Albums   — View the defaul t albums and the ones
you have created.
● Tags   — View the tags you have created for each
item.
● Downloads   — View items and video clips
downloaded from the web, received as a
multimedia or e-mail me ssage, saved on a memory
card, or copied to phone memory from a memory
card or other sources.
● Share online   — Post your images or video clips to
the web.View images and videosSelect  Menu > Photos.
Images and video clips
can also be sent to you
from a compatible
device. To be able to
view a received image or
video clip in Photos, you
must first save it.
The images and video
clip files are ordered by
date and time. The
number of files is
displayed. To browse
the files, swipe up or
down.
To open a file, select the
file. To view the toolbar,
tap the image. To zoom in the image, use the zoom
slider. The zooming ratio is not stored permanently.
To edit an image or a vide o clip, select the file and
Options  > Edit.
To view the details of an image, select  Options >
Details .
To print your images on a  compatible printer, select
Options  > Print .
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							View and edit file detailsSelect Menu > Photos .
To view and edit the properties of an image or a video
clip, select the file,  Options > Details, and from the
following:
● Name   — View the thumbnail image of the file and
the current file name. To edit the file name, select
the file name field.
● Description   — View a free-form description of the
file. To add a descript ion, select the field.
● Tag  — View the currently used tags. To add more
tags to the current file, select  New tag.
● Album   — View in which albums the current file is
located.
● Location   — View GPS location information, if
available.
● Resolution   — View the size of the image in pixels.
● Duration   — View the length of the video clip.
● Licence   — View the DRM rights of the current file.
Available options may vary.Organize images and videosSelect  Menu > Photos . You can organize files as
follows:
To view items in the Tags view, add tags to the items.
To view items by months, select Months.
To create an album to  store items, select Albums >
Options  > New album .
To add an image or a video cl ip to an album, select the
item and  Options > Add to album .
To delete an image or video clip, select the item and
Delete  from the active toolbar.Photos toolbarFrom the active toolbar, se lect the desired option. The
available options vary depe nding on the view you are
in and whether you have sele cted an image or a video
clip.
When viewing an image or a video in the full screen
mode, tap the item to show the toolbar and the zoom
slider.
Select an image or a video  clip and from the following:
   Send the image or video clip.   Mark the image or video clip.   Upload the image or video clip to a compatible
online album (only available if you have set up an
account for a compatib le online album).   Delete the image or video clip.   Rename the image or video clip.   View images as a slideshow.   Create a new album.
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							AlbumsSelect Menu > Photos and Albums .
With albums, you can conveniently manage your
images and video clips.
To create a new album, select 
.
To add an image or a video cl ip to an album, select the
item and Options  > Add to album . A list of albums
opens. Select the album to which you want to add the
image or video clip. The item you added to the album
is still visible in Photos.
To remove an image or a video clip from an album,
select the album and the item, and select  Options >
Remove from album .
TagsSelect Menu > Photos.
Use tags to categorize media items in Photos. Tag
browser shows the currently  used tags and the number
of items associated with each tag.
To assign a tag to an image, select the image and
Options  > Add tag . To create a tag, select  New tag.
To see the tags you have created, select  Tags. The size
of the tag name corresponds to the number of items
the tag is assigned to. To view all the images associated
with a tag, select the tag from the list.
T o  v i e w  t h e  l i s t  i n  a l p h a be t i c a l  o r d e r ,  s e l e c t  Options  >
Name .
To view the list in most fr equently used order, select
Options  > Popularity .
To remove an image from a tag, select the tag and the
image, and select Options  > Remove from tag .Slide showSelect Menu > Photos .
To view your images as a slide show, select an image
and  Options  > Slide show  > Play. The slide show
starts from the selected file.
To view only a selection of  images as a slide show,
select  Options  > Mark/Unmark  > Mark  to mark the
images. To start the slide show, select  Options >  Slide
show  > Play.
To resume a paused slide show, select  Continue.
To end the slide show, select  Back.
Before starting the slide sh ow, to adjust the slide show
settings, select  Options > Slide show  > Settings
and from the following:
● Image order  —  D i s p l a y  i m a g e s  f r o m  o l d e r  t o  n e w e r
or vice versa.
● Song   — Select a music file from the list.
● Transition speed   — Adjust the tempo of the slide
show.
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