Nokia 6236i - Take a photo

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Take a photo

1. Press the camera key, or in the standby mode, select

Menu

>

Camera

>

Options

>

Change mode

>

Standard photo

,

Portrait photo

,

Night mode

, or

Video

. Scroll

right or left to change the mode.

To switch between

Standard photo

and

Video

, press the camera key.

2. Select

Capture

to take the photo. When taking a photo, a shutter sound is

heard, the photo displays on the screen, and either a blinking icon or scrolling
indicator is displayed as the photo is saved to the

Images

folder of

Gallery

.

To change the camera mode to standard, portrait, night or video, see "Change
mode," p. 52.

3. Select

Back

to take another photo or

Options

, and choose from one of the

following:

Zoom

—Zoom in closer before capturing a photo or get a closer look at the

captured photo; use the joystick to navigate around the photo.

Send

—Select

Via multimedia

or

Via infrared

to send a photo to a compatible

device or PC.

Rename

—Enter or edit the name of the captured photo, and select

OK

.

Open Gallery

—Open the

Gallery

to view saved images, videos, and recordings.

Set contrast

—Use the joystick to adjust the contrast of the captured photo.

Set as wallpaper

—Use a captured photo for wallpaper.

Details

—View the

Name

,

Size

,

Created

,

Format

,

Resolution

, or

Copyright

of a

captured photo.

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Change mode

In the standby mode, select

Menu

>

Camera

>

Options

>

Change mode

or, from

the viewfinder mode, press and hold the right or left joystick position to switch
between the following modes:

Standard photo

—Take normal landscape photos.

Portrait photo

—Take a smaller icon-sized, vertical photo, which can be added to

an entry in your contacts list.

Night mode

—Take a photo when the lighting is dim and the camera needs a

longer exposure time for the photo to be of good quality.

Video

—Record a video. See "Record a video clip," p. 53.

Self-timer

In the standby mode, select

Menu

>

Camera

>

Options

>

Self-timer

to set a timer

and delay capturing a photo for 10 seconds. Select

Start

. A beep sounds while the

self-timer runs and beeps faster when the camera is about to capture the photo.
After the timeout, the camera takes the photo and saves the photo in the

Images

folder of the

Gallery

menu.

Settings

In the standby mode, select

Menu

>

Camera

>

Options

>

Settings

to change the

settings in the camera mode. Select one of the following options:

Default mode

—Select

Standard photo

,

Portrait photo

,

Night mode

or

Video

as

the default.

Image quality

—Define file compression when saving the image. Select

High

,

Normal

,

or

Basic

. High uses the least file compression and provides the best image quality

but takes more memory.

Video clip length

—Select

Default

(15 seconds) or

Maximum

(2.5 minutes depending

on conditions). Only video clips that are default length or shorter can be sent in a
multimedia message.

Camera sounds

—Select

On

or

Off

.

Default title

—Select

Automatic

to use a predefined title or

My title

to enter or

edit a new title.

Image and video storage

—Select the folder for image storage.

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Other options

In the standby mode, select

Menu

>

Camera

>

Options

to display the following

additional options:

Zoom

—Zoom in closer to your image before capturing a photo or get a closer look

at the captured photo. Use the joystick to navigate around the photo.

View previous

—View the previously captured photo. Displays only if a photo has

been taken.

Open Gallery

—Open the

Images

folder of the

Gallery

menu. Displays only if a

photo has been taken.

Record a video clip

1. From the start screen, select

Menu

>

Camera

>

Options

>

Change mode

>

Video

>

Record

. While you are recording, the recording indicator and the

remaining recording time display.

2. Select

Pause

to pause the recording,

Continue

to resume the recording, or

Stop

to stop the recording. The device saves the recording in the video clip

folder of the

Gallery

menu.

3. Select

Back

to record another video or select

Options

and one of the following:

Delete

—Delete the video clip.

Send

—Send the video clip to another device as a multimedia message or use

IR connectivity.

Rename

—Rename the video clip.

Open Gallery

—Go to the video clip folder of the

Gallery

menu.

Mute audio

or

Unmute audio

—Turn the sound on or off.

Set contrast

—Increase or decrease contrast of the selected video using

the joystick.

Details

—View details of the selected video, such as name, size, time and

date created, length, file format, and copyright information.

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