Samsung S5 Mini Instruction Manual

36Camera and Video
Quick Settings
Reorganize shortcuts for easy access to the 
camera’s various options.
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rom a Home screen, tap 
 Apps > 
 Camera. 
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ap 
 Settings  to quickly change Camera 
settings. The available options vary by mode.
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ouch and hold a settings icon and drag it to the 
left side of the screen.
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ouch and drag a Quick setting icon to change 
the position of the icon or to change which Quick 
settings to use.
Shooting Mode
Several visual effects are available. Some...

37Camera and Video
• White balance: Select an appropriate white 
balance, so images have a true-to-life color 
range. The settings are designed for specific 
lighting situations. These settings are similar to 
the heat range for white-balance exposure in 
professional cameras.
• Exposure value: Change the exposure value. 
This determines how much light the camera’s 
sensor receives. For low light situations, use a 
higher exposure.
• Grid lines: Display viewfinder grid lines to help 
composition when...

38Clock
The Clock app offers features for 
keeping track of time and setting 
alarms.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Clock.
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ap a tab to use a feature:
• Alarm: Set an alarm to ring at a specific time.
• World clock: View the time of day or night in 
other parts of the world. World Clock displays 
time in hundreds of different cities, within all 
24 time zones around the world.
• Stopwatch : Measure intervals of time.
• Timer: Use a timer to count down to an event 
based on a preset time...

39Clock
World Clock
The world clock lets you keep track of the current 
time in multiple cities around the globe.
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rom a Home screen, tap 
 Apps >  Clock.
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ap World Clock.
To list a city on the main World Clock screen:
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ap 
 Add city and tap a city.
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at to add more cities.
To remove a city from the main World Clock screen:
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ap 
 More options > Delete .
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ap the checkbox next to each city you want to 
remove or tap the selected checkbox to remove 
all cities.
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T...

40Contacts
Store and manage your contacts 
with the Contacts app, which 
can be synchronized with a 
variety of your existing personal 
accounts, including Google, 
Email, Facebook, and your 
Samsung account.
For more information on connecting with and 
managing your accounts through your device, 
see Accounts.
Manage Contacts
Access your list of contacts by using the Contacts 
app, which is a shortcut to the Contacts tab. To 
access your Contacts list:
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rom a Home screen, tap 
 Apps > 
 Contacts....

41Contacts
Share a Name Card
When you share a name card, the contact’s 
information is sent as a vCard file (.vcf) . You can 
share a vCard via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi Direct, attach it 
to a message, or save it to a storage location.
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rom a Home screen, tap 
 Apps > 
 Contacts.
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ap a contact to display it, and then tap 
 More options > Share name card.
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Choose a sharin
 g method and follow the 
prompts.
Link Contacts
When you have contacts from various sources 
(Gmail, Facebook, and more) ,...

42Contacts
Groups
You can use groups to organize your contacts. Your 
device comes with preloaded groups, and you can 
create your own. You might create a group for your 
family, for coworkers, or a team. Groups make it 
easy to find contacts, and you can send messages 
to the members of a group.
Create a Group
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps > 
 Contacts.
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ap 
 Groups, and then tap  Create group.
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ap fields to enter information about the group:
• Tap Create group in  to choose 
where to...

43Email
Email
Use the Email app to view and 
manage all your email accounts 
in one application.
To access Email:
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rom a Home screen, tap 
 Apps >  Email.
Configure Email Accounts
You can configure Email for most accounts in just a 
few steps.
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rom a Home screen, tap 
 Apps >  Email.
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ollow the prompts to set up your email account.
To add additional accounts:
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rom a Home screen, tap 
 Apps >  Email.
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ap 
 More options > Settings  > 
Manage accounts.
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ap 
 Add account....

44Gallery
View, edit, and manage pictures 
and videos.
View Images and Videos
Launching Gallery displays available folders. When 
another application, such as Email, saves an image, 
a Download folder is automatically created to 
contain the image. Likewise, capturing a screenshot 
automatically creates a Screenshots folder.
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rom a Home screen, tap 
 Apps >  Gallery.
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ap 
 Menu, and then tap Time or Album to 
choose the way items display.
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ap 
 Menu > Album, and then tap 
 More options...

45Gallery
Edit Images
While viewing an image:
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ap 
 More options:
• Edit: Use basic tools to edit your picture.
• More info: View image details.
• Studio: Edit your picture with advanced tools.
• Rotate left: Rotate the image 90 degrees 
to the left.
• Rotate right: Rotate the image 90 degrees 
to the right.
• Crop: Resize the frame to crop the image.
• Rename: Rename the file.
• Slideshow: Start a slideshow with the images 
and videos in the current folder.
• Set as : Set the image as wallpaper or...