Nokia 6288 - Camera

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Camera

You can take photos or record video clips with the built-in 2 megapixel
camera. The camera produces pictures in .jpg format and video clips in
.3gp format, and you can zoom up to eight times.

Take a photo

Keep a safe distance when using the flash. Do not use the flash on people or
animals at close range. Do not cover the flash while taking a picture.

1. To open the camera viewfinder, select

Menu

>

Media

>

Camera

.

If

Video

is selected as the default mode, select

Options

>

Still image

.

To zoom in or out, press the volume key up or down, or the left/right
navigation key.

If the lighting is dim, or to use the camera flash, select

Options

>

Night mode on

or

Flash on

.

To take up to four photos in quick succession, select

Options

>

Img.

sequence on

. The higher the resolution, the fewer photos you can

take sequentially.

2. To take a photo, press the camera

key, or select

Capture

. If you take

sequential photos, select

Sequence

. The phone saves the

photo in

Gallery

>

Images

or

unless you set the phone to use
the memory card for saving the photos.

3. To take another photo, press the camera key after the photo saving

indicator stops moving. To send the photo as a multimedia message,
select

Options

>

Send

.

Tip: To activate the camera, press the camera key. To activate
video, press and hold the camera key.


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This device supports an image capture resolution of 1600 x 1200 pixels. The
image resolution in these materials may appear different.

Record a video clip

Select

Menu

>

Media

>

Camera

>

Options

>

Video

>

Record

. To pause

the recording, select

Pause

; to resume the recording, select

Continue

. To

stop the recording, select

Stop

. The phone saves the recording in

Gallery

>

Video clips

. To change the folder for saving the recordings, see

“Camera settings,” p. 79.

Camera settings

Select

Menu

>

Media

>

Camera

>

Options

>

Settings

. You can define

Image quality

,

Image size

,

Video clip quality

,

Video clip length

,

Camera

sounds

,

Default title

,

Image and video storage

, and

Default mode

. In

Image and video storage

you can select the folder or memory card to

save your photos and video clips.

This device supports the following video sizes: SubQCIF, QCIF, CIF, and
VGA.