Blackberry 9720 Smartphone 7 1 User Guide

							3.If the media controls don't appear at the bottom of the screen, click the trackpad.4.When the video shows the picture that you want to use as the thumbnail picture, click the  icon. 5.Press the  key > Set Video Thumbnail. 
Display closed captions in videos
You can turn on closed captions so that text displays on the screen when you play video files that support closed captions.
1.On the home screen, click the Media icon.
2.Press the  key > Media Options. 
3.Select the Display Closed Captions checkbox.
4.If necessary, change the Appearance field, Position field, and Font Scale field.
5.Press the  key > Save. 
Keep backlighting on when you play a video
By default, backlighting is designed to turn off after a period of time to conserve battery power. You can change your media options so that backlighting stays on when you play a video.
1.On the home screen, click the Media icon.
2.Press the  key > Media Options.
3.Clear the Turn Off Auto Backlighting checkbox.
4.Press the  key > Save. 
To keep backlighting off while you play a video, select the Turn Off Auto Backlighting checkbox.
Video camera
Depending on your BlackBerry smartphone, the camera or video camera might not be supported or some camera or video camera features might not be available.
Video camera
These icons appear at the bottom of the screen in the video camera. You can click these icons.
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							Record a video
Before you begin: To perform this task, you might need to have a media card inserted in your BlackBerry smartphone.
1.On the home screen, click the Media icon > Video Camera icon.
2.To start recording, click the  icon.3.To pause recording, click the  icon.Note: The approximate amount of storage space available for saving videos appears on the lower part of the screen when 
video recording is paused.
Turn on or turn off video lighting
In low lighting conditions, the video light can improve the quality of videos that you record.
1.On the home screen, click the Media icon > Video Camera icon.
2.Press the  key > Options. 
3.Select or clear the Video Light checkbox.
4.Press the  key > Save. 
Turn on or turn off auto focus
1.On the home screen, click the Media icon > Video Camera icon.
2.Press the  key. 
3.Select or clear the Auto focus option.
Change the video camera scene mode
You can change the scene mode in the video camera to optimize the settings for different environments.
1.On the home screen, click the Media icon > Video Camera icon.
2.Press the  key > Options.
3.Change the Scene Mode field.
4.Press the  key > Save.
Change the video size and format
The larger the video, the more storage space the video requires.
1.On the home screen, click the Media icon > Video Camera icon.
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							2.Press the  key > Options. 
3.Change the Video Format field.
4.Press the  key > Save. 
To record a video in MMS mode, set the video format to MMS mode.
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Reduce blurriness in the videos that you take
The image stabilization option helps reduce blurriness that is caused by slight movements of the video camera when you are recording a video.
1.On the home screen, click the Media icon > Video Camera icon.
2.Press the  key > Options. 
3.Select the Image Stabilization checkbox.
4.Press the  key > Save. 
Change the location for storing videos that you take
1.On the home screen, click the Media icon > Video Camera icon.
2.Press the  key > Options. 
3.If you have a media card inserted in your BlackBerry smartphone, you can change the Store Videos field.
4.Change the Folder field.
5.Press the  key > Save. 
Camera
Depending on your BlackBerry smartphone, the camera or video camera might not be supported or some camera or video  camera features might not be available.
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Take a picture
1.On the home screen, click the Camera icon.
2.If you have turned on digital zoom, on the trackpad, slide your finger up or down to zoom in or out.
3.Press the Right Convenience key.
The picture is saved to the Camera Pictures folder in the Pictures application. To open the picture, click the picture preview at the bottom of the screen.
Share a picture
You can share a picture through an email, a text message, Facebook, Twitter, BBM, and more.
Immediately after taking a picture, click .
Change the flash setting for pictures that you take
1.On the home screen, click the Camera icon.
2.To switch between flash settings, click the flash icon at the bottom of the screen.
When you close the camera, the flash setting is saved.
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							Change the camera scene mode
You can change the scene mode in the camera to optimize the settings for different environments. Descriptions of the 
scene modes are available on the camera.
1.On the home screen, click the Camera icon.
2.To change the camera scene mode, click the scene mode icon at the bottom of the screen.
3.Select a scene mode.
When you close the camera, the scene mode is saved.
Change the size of pictures that you take
The larger the picture is, the more storage space the picture requires.
1.On the home screen, click the Camera icon.
2.Press the  key > Options. 
3.Change the Image Size field.
4.Press the  key > Save. 
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Geotag pictures that you take
The geotag option in the camera records the geographical information of the location in which you take a picture.
1.On the home screen, click the Camera icon.
2.Click the geotag icon at the bottom of the screen.
The geotag information can be viewed in the properties of the picture file.
Turn off digital zoom for the camera
1.On the home screen, click the Camera icon.
2.Press the  key > Options. 
3.Clear the Digital Zoom checkbox.
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							Reduce blurriness in the pictures that you take
The image stabilization option helps reduce blurriness that is caused by slight movements of the camera when you are taking a picture.
1.On the home screen, click the Camera icon.
2.Press the  key > Options. 
3.Select the Image Stabilization check box.
4.Press the  key > Save. 
Change the review duration of the pictures that you take
You can set how long a picture remains on the screen after you take it, or turn off that option so that you can take another 
picture right away.
1.On the home screen, click the Camera icon.
2.Press the  key > Options. 
•To change the review duration, change the Picture Review field to a time.
• To keep the picture on the screen after you take it until you press the  key, change the Picture Review field 
to 
Hold.
•To prevent the picture from staying on the screen after you take it, change the Picture Review field to Off.
3.Press the  key > Save. 
Change when the camera warns you about the number of pictures 
remaining
A warning appears notifying you when the amount of storage for pictures drops below a certain number. You can see the  number of remaining pictures in the Storage section of the Options screen.
1.On the home screen, click the Camera icon.
2.Press the  key > Options. 
3.Change the Warn when pictures remaining drops to field.
4.Press the  key > Save. 
Change the location for storing pictures that you take
Before you begin: To perform this task you must have a media card inserted in your BlackBerry smartphone.
1.On the home screen, click the Camera icon.
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							2.Press the  key > Options. 
3.Change the Store Pictures field.
4.Press the  key > Save. 
Pictures
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Use a picture as your smartphone wallpaper
1.On the home screen, click the Media icon > Pictures icon.
2.Browse to a picture.
3.Press the  key > Set As Wallpaper. 
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Zoom, pan, or rotate a picture
In a picture, do one of the following:
•To zoom in to the picture, click the trackpad.
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							• To zoom out from the picture, press the  key.
•To pan the picture, when you are zoomed into it, slide your finger on the trackpad in any direction. 
• To rotate the picture, press the  key > Rotate.
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Save a picture from a text message or a webpage
You can save picture files, such as .jpg, .png, .gif, or .bmp files, to the BlackBerry smartphone storage space or a media 
card.
1.Open a picture attachment in a text message or highlight a picture on a webpage.
2.Press the  key > Save Image > Save. 
View pictures as a slide show
A slide show displays all the pictures in a category or folder in sequence.
1.On the home screen, click the Media icon > Pictures icon.
2.Click a category.
3.Press the  key > View Slide Show. 
To close the slide show, press the  key.
Change your slide show options
1.On the home screen, click the Media icon.
2.Press the  key > Media Options. 
•To change the number of seconds between slides in a slide show, change the Slide Show Interval field.
•To change the type of slide transition used, change the Slide Show Transitions field.
3.Press the  key > Save.
View pictures in list view or thumbnail view
1.On the home screen, click the Media icon > Pictures icon.
2.Click a category.
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							Organize pictures by date or folder
1.On the home screen, click the Media icon > Pictures icon.
2.Press the  key > View by Date or View by Folder.
Create a picture folder
1.On the home screen, click the Media icon > Pictures icon.
2.Press the  key > Add Folder. 
3.If necessary, change the location that the folder is created in.
4.Type a name for the folder.
5.Click OK.
Voice notes
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Record a voice note
1.On the home screen or in the Applications folder, click the Voice Notes Recorder icon.
2.Click the  icon. 
3.Do any of the following:
• To pause recording, click the  icon. To resume recording, click the  icon.
• To stop recording, click the  icon. Click the  icon.
Note: When you stop recording a voice note, the voice note is automatically saved.
FM Radio
Depending on your BlackBerry smartphone model and wireless service provider, this feature might not be supported.
Turn on or turn off FM radio
Before you begin: To perform this task, you must have wired headphones plugged into your BlackBerry smartphone.
On the home screen, click the Media icon > FM Radio icon.
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							• To turn on the radio, click the  icon.
• To turn off the radio, click the  icon.
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Change the radio station
On the home screen, click the Media icon > FM Radio icon.
•To change the radio station using the radio dial, highlight the radio dial and then slide your finger left or right on the trackpad.
• To seek the next or previous radio station, click the  or  icon.
•To move to a specific radio station, click the radio station frequency number. In the Tune to Station dialog box, slide 
your finger up or down on the trackpad to change the numbers. Click 
OK.
Turn on or turn off scan mode
When you turn on scan mode, your BlackBerry smartphone will tune in to the first available radio station, pause on it, and 
then tune in to the next available radio station. The FM radio application will continue to scan until you turn off scan mode.
1.On the home screen, click the Media icon > FM Radio icon.
2.Press the  icon. 3.Press the  key.
4.Click Scan Stations.
To turn off scan mode, click the trackpad.
Add a favorite radio station
1.While listening to a radio station, click the Favorites icon at the bottom of the screen.
2.Click Add Station.
3.In the Name field, type the name of the station.
4.Click Save.
Play, edit, or delete a favorite radio station
1.On the home screen, click the Media icon > FM Radio icon.
2.Click the Favorites icon at the bottom of the screen.
3.Highlight a favorite radio station.
4.Press the  key.
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