Nokia N971 Owners Manual
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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. 101 Camera

— 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: 102 Camera

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. 103 Camera

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 . 104 Camera

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: 105 Camera

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. 106 Camera

●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. 107 Camera

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 . 108 Photos

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. 109 Photos

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. 110 Photos