User`s guide

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Camera
The camera in your i580 phone takes pictures and
records videos. You can save these pictures and
videos in your phone’s memory or to a memory
card inserted in your phone’s memory card slot,
depending on the storage preference you chose.
You can access these saved pictures and videos
through the media center.
You can send the pictures you take either in
Private calls or with Bluetooth. You can also assign
them to Contacts entries, or set them as your
phone’s wallpaper.
The pictures the camera takes are JPEG files.
The videos the camera records have the following
file formats:
• H.263 video format
• 64 kbps bit rate
• AMR audio format with 4.75 kbps bit rate
Accessing the Camera
From the main menu, select Camera. -or-
Press c. -or-
On your keypad, press the number assigned to
the Camera shortcut. -or-
Access the camera from the media center. See
“Accessing the Camera” on page 128. -or-
Access the camera during a Private call. See
“Starting a Call by Sending a Picture” on page
85. -or-
If you set the camera as a power up application
under Settings, then press p to power up your
phone.
Taking Pictures
1 Access the camera.
2 If you want to adjust the zoom, spotlight, picture
quality, picture size, or a timer, set these options.
See “Setting Picture Options” on page 114.
3 Aim the camera lens on the flip. Use the internal
display as the viewfinder.
4 When the image you want to capture is in view,
press c or press O or press A under Capture.
Note: If you insert the memory card into the
phone now, you are prompted to save the
picture you have just captured to the
memory card. Choosing to save the
picture to the memory card does not
change your storage preferences after the
picture is saved.
5 To save the picture, press c or press O or press
A under Store. -or-