Samsung Galaxy S2 Owners Manual

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Tap each side of the picture and swipe outward or inward 
to zoom in or out.
You can magnify the picture up to x4.
8.Press   to return to the viewfinder. 
Camera Options
Options are represented by icons across both sides of the screen. 
Note: The options disappear after a few seconds. Tap the screen to make them reappear.
Camera / Camcorder Mode: allows you to take a photo in 
various modes. Once you change the mode, the 
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Panorama: takes a landscape photo by taking an 
initial photo and then adding additional images to 
itself. The guide box lets you view the area where the 
second part of the panoramic picture should fall 
within.
Action shot: detects action and creates a panorama of 
the moving object. 
Cartoon: gives your photo a cartoon look.
Scene mode: allows you to set the Scene to help take the 
best pictures possible. Options include None, Portrait, 
Landscape, Night, Sports,...

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ISO
: ISO determines how sensitive the light meter is on your 
digital camera. Choose from Auto, 100, 200, 400, or 800. 
Use a lower ISO number to make your camera less 
sensitive to light, a higher ISO number to take photos with 
less light, or Auto to let the camera automatically adjust the 
ISO for each of your shots
Metering: allows you to set how the camera measures or 
meters the light source: Centre-weighted, Spot, or Matrix.
Outdoor visibility: allows you...

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Pictures and Videos Image Viewer Options
After you take a photo or shoot a video, you can access various 
options from the Pictures and Videos Image Viewer. 
Available options are:
Share: offers several ways to share your picture or video. Options are: 
AllShare, Bluetooth, Email, Facebook, Gmail, Messaging, Photo Editor, 
Picasa, and Wi-Fi.
Delete: allows you to delete the current picture. Tap OK to delete or Cancel.
More: allows you to do the following:–Send to Online Locker: allows you to send your...

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Share: lets you share selected pictures with AllShare, Bluetooth, 
Email, Facebook, Gmail, Messaging, Photo Editor, Picasa, Wi-Fi, or 
YouTube.
Create folder: create a new sub-folder in the current folder. Can be on 
either the Phone or Memory Card.
Delete: allows you to delete selected pictures. Tap the checkmark, to turn 
it green, next to any file or folder you want to delete, then tap Delete.
View by: allows you to view the contents of the current folder as a list, 
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Assigning an Image as a Wallpaper
1.From the Home screen, tap   ➔ My Files  ➔ DCIM 
➔ Camera ➔ .
2.Ta p  Menu ➔ More ➔ Set as ➔ Home screen wallpaper.
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Ta p  Menu ➔ More ➔ Set as ➔ Lock screen wallpaper.
3.Touch and drag the orange crop box anywhere on the 
picture. 
4.Ta p  Save to assign the wallpaper image. Tap Cancel to stop 
without updating the wallpaper image.
Using the Camcorder
In addition to taking photos, the camera also doubles as a 
camcorder that also allows you to record, view,...

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Camera / Camcorder Mode: allows you to take a photo in 
various modes. Once you change the mode, the 
corresponding indicator appears at the top left of the 
display. Slide the button up for Camera, or down for 
Camcorder.
Recording mode: allows you to set the recording mode to: 
Normal, which is limited only by available space on the 
destination location, Limit for MMS, which is limited by 
MMS size restrictions, and Self recording which activates 
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Camcorder Options after a Video is Taken
After you shoot a video, you can access various options from the 
Pictures and Videos Image Viewer
The following options are available:
Share: offers several ways to share your video. Options are: AllShare, 
Bluetooth, Email, Gmail, Messaging, Wi-Fi, and YouTube.
Delete: allows you to delete the current video. Tap OK to delete or Cancel.
More: allows you to access the following additional options:–Send to Online Locker: allows you to post your video to the web...

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Create folder: create a new sub-folder in the current folder. Can be on 
either the Phone or Memory Card.
Delete: allows you to delete selected videos. Tap the checkmark, to turn 
it green, next to any file or folder you want to delete, then tap Delete.
View by: allows you to view the contents of the current folder as a list, 
as a list and details, or as thumbnails.
List by: allows you to view the contents of the current folder sorted by 
Time, Type, Name, or Size.
More: provides...

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Photo Editor
The Photo Editor application provides basic editing functions for 
pictures that you take on your phone. Along with basic image 
tuning like brightness, contrast, and color it also provides a wide 
variety of effects used for editing the picture.
1.From the Home screen, tap   ➔Photo Editor .
2.Ta p  Select picture to edit a picture in your Gallery.
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Ta p  Capture picture to take a picture with the camera.
3.Tap the picture and it is loaded into the Photo Editor.
4.Use the following...