Samsung Galaxy Tab 101 User Guide

							
Entertainment

61

Make any necessary adjustments.3 
Select 4 
 to take the first photo.
Slowly move the device in any direction and align the 
5  
green frame with the viewfinder.
When you have aligned the green frame and viewfinder, 
the camera will automatically take the next photo.
Repeat step 5 to complete the panoramic photo.
6 
Capture a photo of action 
›
You can capture shots of a moving subject and then combine 
them into a single photo that shows the action.
From the Home screen, open the application list and 
1 
select Camera to turn on the camera.
Select 
2 
 → Action shot.
Make any necessary adjustments.
3  
Select 4 
 to take the first photo.
Move the device to follow the moving subject.
5  
The device automatically takes the next photos.
Continue to follow the subject until the device has 
6 
captured all the shots necessary for the action photo.
Customise camera settings 
›
Before taking a photo, select 
 to access the following 
options:

Option Function
Focus mode Take close-up photos or set the camera 
to focus on the subject.
Scene mode Change the scene mode. 
						

							
Entertainment

62

OptionFunction
White balance Adjust the colour balance according to 
lighting conditions.
Effects Apply a special effect, such as sepia or 
black and white tones.
Resolution Change the resolution option.
Metering Select a type of exposure metre.
GPS tag Set the camera to include location 
information for your photos.

To improve GPS signals, avoid 
shooting in locations where the 
signal may be obstructed, such 
as between buildings or in low-
lying areas, or in poor weather 
conditions.
Record a video 
›
1
 From the Home screen, open the application list and 
select Camera to turn on the camera.
Drag the slider at the top right of the screen to switch to 
2 
the camcorder. 
						

							
Entertainment

63

Aim the lens at the subject and make any necessary 3 
adjustments.

 1 

 2 

 4 

 5 

 6 

 7 

 8 

 9 

 10   

 3 

Number Function

 1 Change the flash setting; You can manually 
turn the flash on or off.

 2 Switch between the front and rear camera 
lenses.

 3 
Change the recording mode (for attaching 
to a multimedia message or for saving 
normally).

 4 Select the length of the delay before the 
camera starts recording a video.

 5 Adjust the exposure value.

 6 Change the camcorder settings.

 7 View the length of video that can be 
recorded (according to available memory).

 8 Switch to the camera.

 9 Record a video.

 10   Open the image viewer to view videos you 
recorded. 
						

							
Entertainment

64

Select 4 
 to start recording.
Select 
5  
 to stop recording. 
The video is saved automatically.
After recording videos, select the image viewer icon to view 
the recorded videos. To view more videos, scroll left or right. You can also tap the 
 
●
screen and scroll through the thumbnails of videos at the 
bottom of the screen.
To play a video, select 
 
●
.
To start a slideshow of videos, select 
 
●
. Tap the screen to 
stop the slideshow.
To send a video to others, select 
 
●
.
To delete a video, select 
 
●
.
To view video details, select 
 
●
 →  Details.
 
›Customise camcorder settings
Before recording a video, select 
 to access the following 
options:

Option Function
White balance Adjust the colour balance according to 
lighting conditions.
Effects Apply a special effect, such as sepia or 
black and white tones.
Resolution Change the resolution option. 
						

							
Entertainment

65

Video
Learn to use the video player to play various kinds of videos.From the Home screen, open the application list and 
1 
select Video.
Select a view mode at the top of the screen.
2 
Select a video to play.3 
Control playback with the virtual keys.4 
While playing a video, use the following options:
To send a video to others, select 
 
●
 → Share via.
To display subtitles, select 
 
●
 →  Subtitles.
To apply a colour effect, select 
 
●
 →  Colour tone.
To activate outdoor visibility to select an appropriate 
 
●
lighting condition, select 
 →  Outdoor visibility.
To view video details, select 
 
●
 →  Details.
Gallery
Learn to view photos and play videos saved in your device’s 
memory.
Supported file formats 
›

Type Format
Image bmp, gif, jpg, png
Video Extension: flv, mkv, wmv, asf, mp4, 3gp, 
 
●
webm, avi
Codec: H.264, Sorenson H.263, H.263, 
 
●
MPEG4, VC-1, WMV7, WMV8, VP8,  
MP43 
						

							
Entertainment

66

Avoid locking the device’s screen while playing a DivX  
●
Video-On-Demand. Each time you lock the screen 
while playing a DivX Video-On-Demand, one of your 
available rental counts will be decremented.
Some file formats are not supported depending on 
 
●
the software of the device.
If the file size exceeds the available memory, an error 
 
●
can occur when you open files.
View a photo 
›
1  From the Home screen, open the application list and 
select Gallery.
Select a folder.
2 

To filter photos and videos, select By album or Images 
and videos 
→ an option.
Select a photo (with no icon) to view.
3  
While viewing a photo, use the following options:
To view more photos, scroll left or right.
 
●
To zoom out or in, tap the screen with two fingers and  
●
spread them apart (move your fingers closer together to 
zoom out).

If you activated tilting motions, you can zoom in or out 
by tapping and holding two points with your fingers 
and then tilting the device back and forth.
To start a slideshow in the selected folder, select
 
● 
. Tap the 
screen to stop the slideshow.
To send a photo to others, select 
 
●
.
To delete a photo, select 
 
●
. 
						

							
Entertainment

67

To view photo details, select  
●
 →  Details.
To view the location information for a photo you captured, 
 
●
select 
 →  Show on map. This feature is available only 
when your photo has a location information.
To rotate a photo anti-clockwise, select 
 
●
 →  Rotate left.
To rotate a photo clockwise, select 
 
●
 →  Rotate right.
To set a photo as wallpaper, select 
 
●
 →  Set picture as.
To crop an image from a photo, select 
 
●
 →  Crop .
To print a photo using a WLAN or USB connection, select 
 
●

 →  Print. Your device is compatible only with some 
Samsung printers.
To copy a photo, select 
 
●
 →  Copy .
To use motion recognition, select 
 
●
 →  Motion.
Play a video 
›
1  From the Home screen, open the application list and 
select Gallery.
Select a folder.
2 

To filter photos and videos, select By album or Images 
and videos 
→ an option.
Select a video (with the 
3  
 icon) to play.
Control playback with the virtual keys.
4   
						

							
Personal information

68

Personal information
Contacts
Learn to create and manage a list of your personal or business 
contacts. You can save names, mobile phone numbers, home 
phone numbers, email addresses, birthdays and more for 
your contacts.
 
›Create a contact
From the Home screen, open the application list and 1 
select Contacts.
Select 
2 
.
Select a memory location.
3  
If you have more than one account, select an account to 
which you want to add the contact.
Enter contact information.
4 
Select 5 Done to add the contact to memory.
 
›Retrieve contacts by your account
You can retrieve contacts by synchronising your assigned 
account.
From the Home screen, open the application list and 
1 
select Settings → Accounts and sync.
Select an account 
2  → Sync Contacts → 
 to synchronise 
your contact list.
An updated contact list is retrieved and saved on your 
device automatically. 
						

							
Personal information

69

Find a contact 
›
From the Home screen, open the application list and 1 
select Contacts.
Select 
2 Find contacts and enter the first few letter of a 
name.
Select the contact’s name.
3  
Once you find a contact, you can use the following options:
To send an email message, select an email address.
 
●
To edit the contact information, select  
●
 →  Edit contact.
To set as a favourite, select 
 
●
.
Import or export contacts 
›
To import contact files (in vcf format) from your device’s USB 
storage,
From the Home screen, open the application list and 
1 
select Contacts.
Select 
2 
 → Import/Export → Import from USB 
storage.
Select a memory location.
3  
If you have more than one account, select an account to 
which you want to add the contact.
Select an option for importing a single contact file, 
4 
multiple contact files, or all contact files, and select OK.
Select contact files to import and select 
5 OK. 
						

							
Personal information

70

To export contacts to your device’s USB storage,From the Home screen, open the application list and 
1 
select Contacts.
Select 
2 
 → Import/Export → Export to USB storage.
Select 
3  OK to confirm.
Copy or move contacts 
›
To copy or move contacts from the SIM or USIM card to your 
device,
From the Home screen, open the application list and 
1 
select Contacts.
Select 
2 
 → Import/Export → Import from SIM card.
Select a memory location.
3  
If you have more than one account, select an account to 
which you want to add the contact.
Select contacts and select 
4 Copy  or Move .
To copy or move contacts from your device to the SIM or 
USIM card, From the Home screen, open the application list and 
1 
select Contacts.
Select 
2 
 → Import/Export → Export to SIM card.
Select contacts and select 
3  Copy  or Move  → OK.