Nokia N73 Cell Phone User Manual


 
Camera
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Use the self-timer to delay the capture so that you can
include yourself in the picture. To set the self-timer delay,
in the active toolbar, select Self timer > 2 seconds, 10
seconds, or 20 seconds. To activate the self-timer, select
Activate. The self-timer indicator ( ) blinks and the
device beeps when the timer is running. The camera takes
the picture after the selected delay elapses.
To switch off Self timer, in the active toolbar, select Self
timer > Off.
You can also use the self-timer in the sequence mode.
Tip! In the active toolbar, select Self timer > 2
seconds to keep your hand steady when taking a
picture.
Record videos
1 To activate the main camera, open the slide. If the
camera is in the Image mode, select Video mode from
the active toolbar.
2 Press the capture key to start recording. In the portrait
mode, use the scroll key for recording. The red record
icon is shown and a tone sounds, indicating that
recording has started.
3 Select Stop to stop recording. The video clip is
automatically saved to the Imgs. & video folder of
Gallery. See ‘Gallery’, p. 26. The maximum length of the
video is 60 minutes (if enough memory available).
To pause recording at any time, press Pause. The pause
icon ( ) blinks on the display. Video recording
automatically stops if recording is set to pause and there
are no keypresses within a minute. Press the capture key
again to resume recording.
To zoom in or out of the subject, press the zoom key on the
side of the device.
To make lighting and color adjustments before recording
a video, use the scroll key to scroll through the active
toolbar. See ‘Setup settings—Adjust color and lighting’,
p. 21 and ‘Scenes’, p. 22.
To free memory before recording a video, select Options >
Go to free memory (only available if you have backed up
images or video clips). See ‘Free memory’, p. 28.
To activate the front camera, select Options > Use
secondary camera.
Video capture indicators
The video viewfinder displays the following:
The current capture mode indicator (1).
The audio mute on indicator (2).
The active toolbar (3), which you can scroll through
before recording to select the scene, white balance,
and color tone (the toolbar is not displayed during
recording).