Samsung Camera Galaxy User Manual

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Section 3: Camera Operation
This section describes how to use your Camera and 
Camcorder to take pictures or shoot videos.
Camera
This section explains how to use the camera on your camera. 
You can take photographs and shoot video by using the built-
in camera functionality. Your 16 megapixel camera produces 
photos in JPEG format.
Important! Do not take photos of people without their  permission.
Do not take photos in places where cameras are 
not allowed.
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Press the Shutter button ( ) until the shutter 
sounds. (You can also press the on-screen Camera 
icon). The picture is automatically stored within your 
designated storage location. If no microSD is installed, 
all pictures are stored on the Camera. For more 
information, refer to  “Camera and Camcorder Settings”   
on page 40.
7. While viewing a picture, afte r you have taken it, pinch 
the screen outwards to zoom in or pinch the screen 
inwards to zoom out.
You can magnify the picture up to x21....

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To  Z o o m  O u t :
Move the Zoom button in a counter-clockwise direction so 
that the red dot lines up with the 
- symbol as shown in figure 
(1). The Lens will move back in.
Camera Modes
There are three camera modes that you can use depending 
on the conditions and your  experience: Auto, Smart, and 
Expert.
1. From the camera viewfinder, tap   to change the 
mode to one of the following:
: Use this to take photos with scene modes selected 
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–Panorama: Use this to take wide panoramic photos. Press the 
Shutter button to take a photo,  and then move the camera in 
any direction. When the blue frame aligns with the preview 
screen, the camera automatically takes another shot in the 
panoramic sequence. To stop shooting, press the Shutter button 
again.
–Waterfall: Use this to take photos of waterfalls.
–Silhouette: Use this to take photos of dark shapes against a 
light background.
–Sunset: Use this to take photos of the sunset.
–Night: Use...

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Camera and Camcorder Settings
This section describes the different settings that you can 
configure on your camera. Not all of the following options are 
available in both still camera and video camera modes. The 
available options vary by mode.
1. From the viewfinder, tap  . 
2. The follow settings are located under the Camera, 
Camcorder,  Share, and General tabs. The settings that 
are displayed will depend on what camera mode you 
are in.
Camera:
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: Activate or deactivate Optical Image 
Stabilisation. OIS helps focus when the camera is moving.
 Smart scene: Use this for taking videos with a scene mode 
selected automatically by the camera.
: Use this option for enabling or disabling the zoom 
sound. You can also mute all sounds.
Share:
: Send a photo directly to another device via Wi-Fi 
Direct.
 Buddy photo share: Set the device to recognise a person’s 
face that you have tagged in a photo and send it to that person. 
Face recognition may fail...

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Viewing your Pictures
After you take a photo, you can access various options from 
the Image Viewer. The Image Viewer uses your Gallery. For 
more information, refer to “Gallery”  on page 63.
Using the Camcorder
In addition to taking photos, the camera also doubles as a 
camcorder that also allows you to record, view, and send 
videos.
Note: The camera may not be able to  properly record videos to a memory card with a slow transfer speed.
Shooting Video
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Viewing your Videos
After you take a video, you can access various options from 
the Image Viewer. The Image Viewer uses your Gallery and 
the Video Player. For more information, refer to “Gallery”  on 
page 63. Also, see “Video Player” on page 62. 

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Section 4: Entering Text
This section describes how to select the desired text input 
method when entering characters. This section also 
describes the predictive text  entry system that reduces the 
amount of key strokes associ ated with entering text.
Your camera comes equipped wi th an orientation detector 
that can tell if the camera is being held in an upright (Portrait) 
or sideways (Landscape) orientation. This is useful when 
entering text.
Text Input Methods
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Changing the Text Input Mode - Keypad
There are two main keypad layout keys that will change the 
on-screen keys within the QWERTY keypad.
The available Text Input modes are: 
Sym and Abc.
Note: When in Abc mode, the Sym button will appear. When in 
Sym mode, the Abc/ABC/abc button will appear.
Using ABC Mode
1.If desired, rotate your camera counterclockwise to a 
Landscape orientation.
Note: The keyboard display will diff er slightly depending on the application used to enter text.
 
2.At the...