Pcs Phone Sanyo Vm4500 User Guide

							Selecting Camera Settings
With following camera settings, you can enjoy various ways of taking
pictures.
To select your camera settings:
1.With the phone open and in Camera mode, press Options
(right softkey).
2.Select Camera Settingsand press  .
3.Select an item from the following and press  .
Resolutionto select a file size (High,Medium, or Low) for a
picture.
Zoomto select a zoom setting (1x,4x, or 16x).
Qualityto select Economy,Normal, or Finepicture quality.
Shutter Soundto select a shutter sound. (See “Setting a
Shutter Sound” below for details.)
Adjust Backlightto select a backlight adjusting setting.
Select Onto adjust backlight; to deactivate this feature,
select Off.
Status Areato select a picture status display setting. Select
Offto hide picture status, such as icons and number of
captured pictures. To display the status, select On. (See 
next page for details of picture status.)
Tip:The Zoom function will not appear when the Resolution setting is High.
Setting a Shutter Sound
You can select a shutter sound from your own voice or default sound.
To select the sound to be played when you take a picture:
1.With the phone open and in Camera mode, press Options
(right softkey).
2.Select Camera Settingsand press  .
3.Select Shutter Soundand press  .
4.Select an option from the following.
Defaultplays the default shutter sound.
Say “Cheez”plays a recording of the phrase “Say Cheez.”
Offmakes no sound.
Record Your Ownallows you to record your own voice by
pressing  , selecting Record, and pressing  .
(Maximum recording time is 5 seconds.)
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							Camera Status Area
Icon Indication
No. Function
On This Shot
On Always
Sunny
Cloudy
Tungsten
Fluorescent
Manual
Manual
1x
4x
4x
16x
On
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High
Medium
Low
1
2
3
5
6
7
8
9Flash
White
Balance
Brightness
4Zoom
Adjust 
Backlight
Memory
Gauge
Picture
Number
Remaining
Pictures
Resolution
To use a f lash every time you take a picture.
Use this setting for sunny weather.
Use this setting for cloudy weather.
Use this setting for tungsten lighting.
Use this setting for f luorescent lighting.
For the manual setting of white balance.
For the manual setting of brightness.
For 1x zoom.  Appears when the resolution setting 
is Medium or Low.
The count of pictures you can take with current 
resolution.
To use a f lash only one shot after setting 
this function.
For 4x zoom.  Appears when the resolution setting 
is Medium.
For 4x zoom.  Appears when the resolution setting 
is Low.
For 16x zoom.  Appears when the resolution setting 
is Low.
Use this setting to adjust backlight.
Shows the remaining memory.
The number of stored pictures.
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For high picture resolution.
For medium picture resolution.
For low picture resolution.
Icons Details
(Viewfinder)
CaptureOptionsCaptureOptions
9 123 4 56
78
Camera Status Area
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							Sending Your Pictures
Once you’ve taken a picture, you can use the messaging capabilities
of your PCS Phone to instantly share it with family and friends. You
can send a picture to up to ten people at a time using their email
addresses or their PCS Vision Phone numbers.
To send pictures:
1.Press  to access the main menu.
2.Select Picture&Videoand press  to access the Picture &
Video menu.
3.Select My Picturesand press  .
4.Select In Cameraand press  .
5.Use your Navigation key to select the picture you wish to send.
– or –
Use your Navigation key to select the picture you wish to send,
and press  . (You can select multiple pictures.)
6.Press Send(left softkey).
7.Select an option from the following and press  .
From Phone Bookto select a recipient from your Contacts list.
Highlight a recipient and press  to select.
Mobile Phone#to enter mobile phone number directly.
Email Addressto enter an email address directly.
Note:The  and  icons next to contact’s names represent Mobile Phone
and email. When entering a new contact from the Contacts list, use your
Navigation key to toggle to the correct icon for the entry.
8.Press Next(left softkey) when you are finished selecting/entering
recipients (you may include up to 10 recipients).
Note:If there are no entries in your Recipients list, you will be prompted to enterrecipients manually.
9.To record and attach a voice memo with the picture(s) you are
sending, highlight the box under Voice Memoand press Record
(right softkey). Press  to start recording. (Maximum
recording time is 10 seconds).
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							10.To enter a text message to accompany the picture(s), highlight
the box under Message, press Change(right softkey) (or select
from Canned Messagesor Recent Messages), and press  .
11.Confirm the recipients, voice memo, message, and picture.
To change a recipient, highlight the recipient, press Change
(right softkey), and follow the instructions in step 7 on the
previous page to select or edit the recipient.
To confirm the voice memo, highlight the box beneath Voice
Memo and press Options(right softkey) to display options:
VoiceMemo Playto play the attached voice memo 
(if applicable).
VoiceMemo Recto record or re-record the voice memo.
VoiceMemo Eraseto delete the attached voice memo.
To change the attached text message, highlight the box
beneath Message and press Change(right softkey).
Thumbnail picture appears when you select a picture.
appears when you select two or more pictures.
12.Press Send(left softkey) to send the pictures.
Sending Your Pictures From Messaging
To send your pictures from your phone’s Messaging menu:
1.Press  to access the main menu.
2.Select Messagingand press  to access the Messaging menu.
Shortcut:Press the Navigation key up from standby mode to access theMessaging menu.
3.Select Send Messageand press  . Then select Pictureand
press  .
– or –
Select PictureMailand press  . Then select Send Pictureand
press  .
4.To complete and sending your pictures, follow steps 5-12 in
“Sending Your Pictures” on the previous page.
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							Reviewing Pictures
The pictures you have taken or downloaded are saved to storage
folders in your phone. In Picture Review mode, you can access the
folders, view all the pictures, send pictures to the Picture Mail
Website, delete images, and access additional picture options.
To review your stored pictures:
1.Press  to access the main menu.
2.Select Picture&Videoand press  to access the Picture &
Video menu.
3.Select My Picturesand press  .
4.Select an option from the following and press  .
In Camerato select the folder storing pictures you have
captured with your camera.
Downloadedto select the folder storing pictures you have
downloaded. See page 162 for downloading.
Picture Review Mode Options
When you are in Picture Review mode, several user options are
available.
Press Options(right softkey) to display the following options:
Thumbnail/Expandto switch the display from full-screen to
thumbnail view (up to four pictures per screen).
Uploadto select an option from the following to upload pictures
saved in your phone to the Picture Mail Website. Depending on
your settings, you may be prompted to accept a PCS Vision
connection.
This Pictureto upload the currently highlighted picture.
Selected Picturesto upload the selected pictures. Press 
to select a picture (the check box on the lower right corner
will be marked).
All Picturesto upload all the pictures in your phone.
Note:If this is the first time you have accessed the Picture Mail account, you will
be prompted to create your Picture Mail password. See “Creating Your Picture
Mail Password” on page 136.
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							Assignto assign the selected picture to display for specific tasks:
Incoming Callsto display the selected picture for all
incoming calls.
Screen Saverto display the picture as an LCD screen saver.
Caller IDto display the picture for incoming calls from a
specific Contacts list entry.
Eraseto erase selected pictures. Select an option from the
following, and press  .
This Pictureto erase the currently highlighted picture.
Selected Picturesto erase the selected pictures. Press 
to select a picture (the check box on the lower right corner
will be marked).
All Picturesto erase all the pictures in your phone.
Note:Erasing pictures will free up memory space in your phone to enable you to
take more pictures. Once erased, pictures cannot be uploaded to your online
Picture Mail account or saved in your phone.
Fun Toolsto select an option from the following.
Color Toneto select Sepiaor Black & White.
Note:Once you have changed a picture’s color tone, it cannot be returned to itsoriginal tone.
Edit Captionto enter or edit a caption for the picture.
Picture Infoto display picture information such as caption,
time/date, size, etc.
Info Barto hide or display the picture’s caption. Select On to
display the picture caption. Select Off to hide the caption.
(Expanded picture only.)
Go to Downloadedto go to the folder storing downloaded pictures.
(In Camera only.)
Go to In Camerato go to the folder storing your captured pictures.
(Downloads only.)
Go to Camerato go to Camera mode.
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							Reviewing Assigned Pictures
When you assign a picture, the picture will be copied to Assign folder
automatically. You can review, assign again, and erase the pictures in
the folder.
To review the assigned pictures:
1.Press  to access the main menu.
2.Select Picture&Videoand press to access the Picture & Video
menu.
3.Select My Picturesand press  .
4.Select Assignedand press  . (Thumbnail pictures are
displayed.)
To expand a picture, select the picture you want to expand
and press Expand(left softkey).
Tip:An assigned picture will appear with  .
To assign again the picture in Assigned folder:
1.From Assigned pictures display, select a picture you wish to
assign and press Options(right softkey).
2.Select an item from the following and press  .
Assign Incm Callsto display the selected picture for all
incoming calls.
Assign Scrn Saverto display the picture as an LCD screen saver.
Assign Caller IDto display the picture for incoming calls
from specific Contacts list entry.
To erase pictures in Assigned folder:
1.From Assigned pictures display, select the pictures you wish to
erase and press Options(right softkey).
2.Select Eraseand press  .
3.Select This Picture,Selected Pictures, or All Picturesand 
press  .
4.Select Ye sand press  .
Note:If you select an assigned picture, a warning message will appear on thedisplay.
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							Taking Videos
In addition to taking pictures, you can also take, view, and send video
files to your friends and family with your built-in camera.
Taking Videos With the Phone Open
Using the Main LCD:
1.Press  to access the main menu.
2.Select Picture&Videoand press  to access the Picture &
Video menu.
3.Select Camcorderand press  to activate Video mode.
(Additional user options are available through the Video mode
Optionsmenu. See “Video Mode Options” on page 148 for more
information.)
4.Using the phone’s main LCD as a viewfinder, aim the camera
lens at your subject.
5.Press  , , the Side Camera key, or Record(left softkey) to
start recording. (Maximum recording time is 10 seconds.)
6.Press  , , the Side Camera key, or Stop(left softkey) to
stop recording. (Your video file is automatically saved in your
phone.)
After taking a video, press Play(left softkey) to review the
saved video file.
7.Press Next(right softkey) to go to next step.
Steps:
Send Videoto send the video file. (See page 152 for details.)
Go to Camcorderto return to Video mode to take another
video.
Uploadto upload the video file you just took to the Picture
Mail Website.
Go to My Videoto go to the My Video folder to check your
saved video file.
Playbackto play back the video you just took.
Eraseto erase the video you just took.
Tip:You can return to Video mode by pressing  during step 7.
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							Tip:From Video mode, press and hold  or the Side Camera key to accessCamera mode. See page 134 for taking pictures.
Using the Sub LCD:
1.Follow steps 1-3 on the previous page.
2.Press Options(right softkey) to display options.
3.Select Self Portraitand press  .
4.After reading the message, press  or Turn On(left softkey).
5.Using the phone’s Sub LCD as a viewfinder, aim the camera lens
at yourself.
6.Press  , , or the Side Camera key to start recording.
7.Press  , , or the Side Camera key to stop recording.
(Your video file is automatically saved in your phone.)
8.Follow step 7 on the previous page to go to next step.
Note:When taking a video with the phone closed, the subject image appears in
reverse on the Sub LCD. The captured image will be saved correctly, that is, not
reversed.
Taking Videos With the Phone Closed
1.Press and hold the Side Camera key to activate Camera mode.
2.Press and hold the Side Camera key to activate Video mode.
3.Point the camera lens at your subject. (You can check the video
framing through the Sub LCD screen.)
4.Press the Side Camera key to start recording. (Your video file
will be saved automatically in your phone.)
5.Press the Side Camera key to stop recording. (Your video file
will be saved automatically in your phone.)
Note:While you are taking a video, the backlight turns on even if your backlight isset to Always Off.
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							Video Mode Options
When the phone is open and in Video mode, several user options are
available.
Press Options(right softkey) to display additional user options:
Video Lightto select a Video Light setting. Select Onto light the
Video Light while taking video. To deactivate this feature, select Off.
Self-timerto activate the video’s timer function. (See “Setting the
Self-timer” on page 138 for details.)
Image Controlsto select an option from the following.
Brightnessto select a brightness setting (Autoor Manual). If
you select Manual, press the Navigation key right (increase)
or left (decrease) to select a setting and press  to apply
the desired setting.
White Balanceto select a balance setting depending on
current lighting conditions (Auto,Sunny,Cloudy,Tungsten,
Fluorescent, or Manual).
Camcord.Settingsto select Zoom,Video Quality,Silent Movie,
Cue Sound,Skin Frames,Adjust Backlight, or Status Area. (See
“Selecting Camcorder Settings” on the next page for details.)
Self Portraitto switch the viewfinder to the Sub LCD. Take a video
of yourself by checking the view on the Sub LCD. (See “Using the
Sub LCD” on the previous page for details.)
Go to My Videoto go to your phone’s video storage folder.
Go to Camerato switch to Camera mode. (See “Taking Pictures” on
page 134 for details.)
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