Samsung Galaxy Tab 7 Owners Manual

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: When enabled, songs play in random order. When 
disabled, songs play in the order they appear in List view.
 Playback Controls: These buttons control the playback of 
songs:
–Touch   to advance to the next song. Touch and hold   to 
scan forward through the current song.
–Touch   to go back to the previous song. Touch and hold 
 to scan backward through the current song.
–Touch   to pause playback. Touch   to resume playback.
: The time indicators show, in minutes and 
seconds, how much of the song has played (left) and the length 
of the song (right).
: Touch to repeat the current song, repeat all songs, or 
disable repeat mode.
 SoundAlive: Touch to view and set SoundAlive options.
 Select Device: Use AllShare to stream music to another 
device. For more information, refer to 
“AllShare”  on 
page 147.
 Mode: Touch to switch to the list of songs.
: Touch to view information about the current song.
Options While Playing a Song
There are various options and controls available while a song 
is playing:
1.From a Home screen, touch   
Apps 
➔
Music player, touch a song or an album, and 
then a song.
2.Touch the music player to enlarge it.
3.To u c h   
Menu to display the following options:
: Add the song to a new playlist or an existing 
playlist.
 Via Bluetooth: Play the current song by using a Bluetooth 
device.
: Share the current song by using Wi-Fi Direct, 
Bluetooth, Email, or Gmail.
 Set as alarm tone: Use the current song as an alarm tone.
: Displays Music player settings. For more information, 
refer to 
“Changing Music Settings”  on page 113. 
						

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Section 8: Photos and Video
This section explains how to use your device’s built-in 
camera and camcorder, the Video Player app to view and 
manage videos, and the Gallery app to view, capture, and 
manage photos and videos. It also contains an overview of 
the Photo Editor and Media Hub apps.
Camera
Use your device’s built-in camera and camcorder to take 
photos and record videos.
Tip: A shortcut to Camera displays on the main Home screen 
by default.
1.From the Home screen, touch 
Camera.
– or –
From a Home screen, touch   
Apps ➔Camera.
If a memory card is inserted, the Storage location 
pop-up displays.2.To u c h  
OK to change the storage location to memory 
card.
– or –
To u c h  
Cancel to use the device storage for storing 
pictures and videos.
Note: If memory card storage is used, photos are stored in the 
/Root/extStorages/SdCard/DCIM/Camera folder as jpg 
files. For more information, refer to “My Files”  on 
page 160.
The Camera screen displays. 
						

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Taking Photos
To take a photo:
1.From the Home screen, touch
  Camera.
2.Using the display as a viewfinder, compose your photo 
by aiming the lens at the subject. To configure settings, 
see “Camera Settings” on page 118.
3.To take the photo, touch the 
Camera button.4.To u c h   
Back to leave the Camera and display the 
previous screen.
Important! Do not take photos of people without their 
permission.
Do not take photos in places where cameras are 
not allowed.
Do not take photos in places where you may 
interfere with another person’s privacy.
Camera Settings
Before you start taking photos, use the camera settings to 
configure the camera for best results. Camera settings are 
represented by icons on the left side of the screen.
Editing Camera Settings Shortcuts
The first five icons are actually shortcuts to camera settings. 
These five shortcuts can be customized to fit your 
preference.
 
Flash,  Self-portrait,  Shooting mode,
Timer, and  Exposure value are default settings 
shortcuts.
SettingsImage
Mode
Camera
Viewer
StorageIndicatorSettings
ShortcutsGPSActive 
						

							119 To customize these shortcuts:
1.Touch 
 Settings ➔ Edit shortcuts.
– or –
Touch and hold any of the shortcut icons to edit them.
2.Touch and hold a setting, then drag and drop it on one 
of the five settings shortcuts to the left. The replaced 
setting shortcut displays in the edit list.
Configuring Camera Settings
To configure Camera settings:
  While in Camera mode, touch a settings shortcut or 
touch 
Settings to configure the following camera 
settings:
 Edit shortcuts: Customize your settings shortcuts. For more 
information, refer to 
“Editing Camera Settings 
Shortcuts” 
 on page 118.
: Touch to switch to the front-facing camera lens 
and take a photo of yourself.
: Choose a flash mode from Off, On, or Auto flash. Off is 
the default.
Warning! If the battery is low, the flash is not available. For 
more information, refer to “Charging the Battery”  on 
page 7.
 Shooting mode: Choose an automatic shooting mode, from:
–Single shot: Take a single photo.
–Smile shot: Touch the Camera button to automatically focus on 
the subject’s face and take the photo.
–Panorama: Touch the Camera button to take a photo, then use 
the on-screen guideline to move the viewfinder and take the 
next 7 shots automatically.
–Action shot: Detects action and creates a panorama of the 
moving object.
–Cartoon: Take a photo with cartoon effects.
 Scene mode: Choose an automatic scene mode from None, 
Landscape, Night, Sports, Party/Indoor, Sunset, Dawn, Text, or 
Candlelight.
: Use the slider to set the exposure value from 
-2.0 to +2.0.
: Set the focus mode to Auto focus or Macro. 
						

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: Set a timer for how long to wait before taking a photo. 
Options are: Off, 2 sec, 5 sec, and 10 sec.
 Effects: Apply an effect to photos. Options are: None, Negative, 
Black and white, or Sepia.
: Set a size for the image. Options are: 3.2M 
(2048x1536), w2.3M (2048x1104), or 0.3M (640x480).
 White balance: Set the light source. Options are: Auto, 
Daylight, Cloudy, Incandescent, or Fluorescent.
 Metering: Set how the camera measures or meters the light 
source: Center-weighted, Spot, or Matrix.
 Outdoor visibility: When taking outdoor shots in bright 
settings, enabling Outdoor visibility Illuminates your screen to 
make it easier to see what you are shooting.
Note: What you see on screen will not correspond to the luminance of the actual photograph taken.
 Guidelines: Enable or disable an on-screen grid to aid in photo 
composition.
: Enable or disable tagging of photos with your GPS 
location.   displays on the screen when this option is active.
Caution! Be aware that your location may be present on a photo when posting your photos on the internet.
: Set whether to store you photos on your device or on 
your memory card.
 Reset: Set all Camera settings to the defaults.
Viewing Photos with the Image Viewer
After taking a photo, use the Image Viewer to view, share, 
delete, or edit photos.
1.To u c h  
Image Viewer to view the photo.
2.Touch the screen to show or hide Image Viewer 
options.
3.Touch the screen with two fingers or double-tap on the 
screen to zoom all the way in or out. For more 
information, refer to “Pinch”  on page 27.
4.Sweep across the screen to display the next or 
previous photo. The current photo is outlined in the 
thumbnails at the bottom of the screen. Touch a 
thumbnail to view the photo it represents. 
						

							1215.Touch  
Select device to use AllShare to stream 
photos to another device. For more information, refer to 
“AllShare”  on page 147.
6.Touch  
Share via to use AllShare, Wi-Fi Direct, 
Picasa, Photo editor, Google+, Bluetooth, Social Hub, 
Email, or Gmail to share the photo.
7.To delete the photo being displayed, touch   
Delete 
and then touch 
Delete to delete the photo or Cancel to 
exit.
8.Touch  
Slideshow to display a slide show of the 
available pictures and videos.
9.Touch  
Menu to select Set picture as to assign the 
photo as a Contact photo, Home and lock screens, 
Home screen wallpaper, or Lock screen wallpaper.
For more information, refer to “Viewing Photos and 
Videos”  on page 127.
Note: Photos are stored in the /Root/DCIM/Camera folder as 
jpg files. For more information, refer to “My Files”  on 
page 160.10.Press 
 Back to return to the Camera to take more 
photos.
Camcorder
Use your device’s built-in Camcorder to record high-
definition video in 1080p resolution.
1.From the Home screen, touch   
Camera.
2.Slide the 
 Mode button to the Camcorder 
setting.
The Camcorder screen displays.
Record
Current orElapsed TimeSettings
Shortcuts
Settings
ImageViewerMode
StorageIndicator
File Size
AvailableStorage 
						

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Recording Videos
1.From the Home screen, touch   Camera.
2.Slide the
  Mode button to the   Camcorder 
setting.
3.Using the display as a viewfinder, compose your shot 
by aiming the lens at the subject. To configure settings, 
see “Camcorder Settings” on page 122.
4.To start recording, touch 
 Record.
During recording, the 
Record button flashes.
5.Touch  
Record to stop recording.
6.Touch  
Back to leave the Camcorder and display 
the previous screen.
Important! Do not take videos of people without their 
permission.
Do not take videos in places where cameras are 
not allowed.
Do not take videos in places where you may 
interfere with another person’s privacy.
Camcorder Settings
Before you start taking videos, use the camcorder settings to 
configure the camcorder for best results. Camcorder settings 
are represented by icons on the left side of the screen.
Editing Camcorder Settings Shor tcuts
As with the camera, the first five icons are actually shortcuts 
to camcorder settings. These five shortcuts can be 
customized to fit your preference.
 
Flash,  Self-recording,  Recording mode,
Timer, and  Exposure value are default settings 
shortcuts.
To customize these shortcuts, see “Editing Camera Settings 
Shortcuts” on page 118.
Configuring Camcorder Settings
To configure Camcorder settings:
  While in Camcorder mode, touch a settings shortcut or 
touch 
Settings to configure the following 
Camcorder settings:
 Edit shortcuts: Customize your settings shortcuts. For more 
information, refer to 
“Editing Camera Settings 
Shortcuts” 
 on page 118. 
						

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 Self-recording: Touch to switch to the front-facing camera 
lens and record a video of yourself.
: Touch Off or On to disable or enable the flash.
 Recording mode: Set a recording mode. Options are: Normal 
and Limit for email, which limits the size of the video to 50 
megabytes.
: Use the slider to set the exposure value from 
-2.0 to +2.0.
: Set a timer for how long to wait before recording a 
video. Options are: Off, 2 sec, 5 sec, and 10 sec.
 Effects: Apply an effect to videos. Options are: None, Negative, 
Black and white, or Sepia.
: Set a size for the video. Options are: 1280x720 or 
640x480.
 White balance: Set the light source. Options are: Auto, 
Daylight, Cloudy, Incandescent, or Fluorescent.
 Outdoor visibility: When recording outdoors in bright settings, 
enabling Outdoor visibility Illuminates your screen to make it 
easier to see what you are recording.
Note: What you see on screen will not correspond to the luminance of the actual video taken.
 Guidelines: Enable or disable an on-screen grid to aid in video 
composition.
: Set whether to store you videos on your device or on 
your memory card.
 Reset: Set all Camera settings to the defaults.
Viewing Videos with the Image Viewer
After recording a video, use the Image Viewer to play, share, 
or delete your video.
1.To u c h  
Image Viewer to view the video.
2.Touch the screen to show or hide Image Viewer 
options.
3.Sweep across the screen to display the next or 
previous video. The current video is outlined in the 
thumbnails at the bottom of the screen. Touch a 
thumbnail to view the video it represents.
4.To u c h   
Select device to use AllShare to stream 
videos to another device. For more information, refer to 
“AllShare”  on page 147. 
						

							Photos and Video       124 5.Touch  
Share via to use AllShare, Wi-Fi Direct, 
Google+, Bluetooth, Social Hub, YouTube, Email, or 
Gmail to share the video.
6.To delete the video being displayed, touch   
Delete 
and then touch 
Delete to delete the video or Cancel to 
exit.
7.Touch  
Slideshow to display a slide show of the 
available pictures and videos.
Note: Videos are stored in the /Root/DCIM/Camera folder as 
mp4 files. For more information, refer to “My Files”  on 
page 160.
8.To play a video, touch   
Play. Touch   Pause to 
pause the video and touch   
Resume to resume 
playing the video.
9.Touch  
SoundAlive to set the sound quality to 
Normal, Voice, Movie, or 5.1 ch.10.Touch and drag the   white dot on the progress 
bar to fast forward or rewind the video. Touch the left 
end of the progress bar to restart the video. Touch the 
right end of the progress bar to end the video playback.
– or –
To u c h  
 Rewind to restart the video or 
Fast Forward to end the video.
11.Press  Back to return to the Camcorder.
Video Player
Your device’s 7.0-inch 1024x600 WSVGA TFT (PLS) LCD screen 
provides playback of videos. Use Video player to view and 
manage videos stored on your tablet.
1.From a Home screen, touch   
Apps 
➔Video player.
2.To u c h  t h e  
Thumbnails, List, or Folders tab.
3.To u c h   
Search and use the keyboard to enter a 
search term. The current folder is searched and results 
are displayed. Touch 
X to remove the search field. 
						

							1254.While viewing the list, touch 
 Menu for options:
: Display videos by Name (default), Date, Size, or Type.
: Share the video with Wi-Fi Direct, Google+, 
Bluetooth, YouTube, Email, or Gmail.
: Touch videos to select them for deletion or touch 
Select all to delete all videos. Touch Delete to deleted the 
selected videos.
 Auto play next: Touch to enable or disable automatic playing of 
videos in the order they appear.
5.Touch a video to play it. While playing a video, touch 
the screen to display or hide on-screen playback 
controls.
6.Touch the icon in the upper left corner of the display 
screen 
while the video is playing to change the Display 
Mode from original size to full screen in ratio or full 
screen.
 Original Size ( ): Changes the display mode to the original 
size.
 Full-Screen in Ratio View ( ): Changes the display mode 
to the full-screen in ratio option. The video is enlarged as much 
as possible without becoming distorted.
 Full-Screen View ( ): Changes the display mode to full 
screen. That is, the entire screen is used, which may cause 
some minor distortion.
7.To u c h   SoundAlive to set the sound quality to 
Normal, Voice, Movie, or 5.1 ch.
8.To u c h   
Select device to use AllShare to stream 
videos to another device. For more information, refer to 
“AllShare”  on page 147.
9.While the video is playing, touch   
Bookmark to 
mark your favorite areas of the video. A yellow mark 
displays on the progress bar.
10.During playback, press 
 Menu for options:
: Send the video by Wi-Fi Direct, Google+, Bluetooth, 
Social Hub, YouTube, Email, or Gmail.
: Trim the original video or trim the video and create a new 
video.
 Via Bluetooth: Turn Bluetooth on to use Bluetooth services.
: If bookmarks have been set for this video, a 
thumbnail and time are displayed for each bookmark. Touch 
 to remove a bookmark.