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Best photo: takes 8 photographs in quick 
succession and allows you to select and save the 
best.
Best Face: takes 5 photographs in quick 
succession and selects th e best photograph based 
on open eyes, smiles, sudden movement, etc.
Face detection: double tap on a face to zoom in or 
out.
Panorama: takes a landscape photo by taking an 
initial photo and then adding additional images to 
itself. The guide box lets you view the area where 
the second part of the panoramic picture should 
fall within.
Share shot: uses Wi-Fi Direct to share your 
pictures quickly with your friends.
HDR: takes pictures in HDR (High Dynamic Range) 
mode to increase image detail.
Buddy photo share: uses face recognition from 
pictures in your contacts  to send your friends or 
family pictures of themselves.
Beauty: adjusts the contrast to smooth facial 
features.
Smile shot: the camera focuses on the face of your 
subject. Once the camera detects the person’s 
smile, it takes the picture.
Low light: allows you to take better pictures when 
the light is low.
Effects: allows you to change the color tone or apply 
special effects to the photo. Options include: No effect, 
Cold vintage, Warm vintage, Posterize, Solarize, Green 
point, Blue point, Red-yellow point, Washed out, 
Cartoonify, Black and white, Sepia, and Negative. 
Settings:
Edit shortcuts
: allows you to set shortcut icons for the 
settings that you use the most.
Burst shot: takes 8 photographs in quick succession 
and allows you to select and save the best.
Self-portrait: allows you to set the front camera so you 
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Flash: allows you to set the flash options to Off, On, or 
Auto flash.
Shooting mode: allows you to set the shooting mode.
Effects: allows you to change the color tone or apply 
special effects to the photo. Options include: No effect, 
Cold vintage, Warm vintage, Posterize, Solarize, Green 
point, Blue point, Red-yellow point, Washed out, 
Cartoonify, Black and white, Sepia, and Negative.
Scene mode: allows you to set the Scene to help take the 
best pictures possible. Options include None, Portrait, 
Landscape, Sports, Party/Indoor, Beach/Snow, 
Sunset, Dawn, Autumn Color,  Text, and Candlelight. 
Helpful tips are shown for each scene mode at the 
bottom of the display screen.
Exposure value: allows you to adjust the brightness 
level by moving the slider.
Focus mode:  allows you to set this option to Auto focus 
or Macro. Use Macro mode to take close-up pictures.
Timer: allows you to set a timer for how long to wait 
before taking a picture. Opti ons include: Off, 2 sec, 5 
sec, and 10 sec.
Resolution: allows you to set the image size to either: 
8M (3264x2448), W6M (3264x1836), 
3.2M (2048x1536), W2.4M (2048x1152), 
W0.9M (1280x720), or 0.3M (640x480).
White balance: allows you to set this option to one of the 
following choices: Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, 
Incandescent, or Fluorescent.
ISO: ISO determines how sensitive the light meter is on 
your digital camera. Choose from Auto, 100, 200, 400, 
or 800. Use a lower ISO number to make your camera 
less sensitive to light, a higher ISO number to take 
photos with less light, or Auto to let the camera 
automatically adjust the IS O for each of your shots.
Metering: allows you to set how the camera measures 
or meters the light source: Matrix, Center-weighted, or 
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Outdoor visibility: allows you to maximize your photos 
taken while outdoors.
Auto contrast: provides a clear image even under 
backlight circumstances where intensity of 
illumination can vary excessively.
Guidelines: allows you to turn the guidelines On or Off.
Auto share shot: allows you to easily connect to the 
devices you want to share pictures with and then bring 
the devices back together (back to back) to connect 
them.
Anti-Shake: reduces image blur due to the movement 
of the subject of the photo or hand movement.
GPS tag: allows you to turn GPS On or Off (also known 
as Geotagging). The location of where the picture is 
taken is attached to the pi cture. (Only available in 
Camera mode.) Before  you can use the GPS tag 
(Geotagging), from the Home screen tap   ➔ 
Settings  ➔  Location services and tap Use GPS satellites 
to create a checkmark.
Shutter sound: allows you to set the Shutter sound to On 
or Off.
Contextual filename: allows you to have your location 
added as part of the filename. You must first activate 
GPS tag described above.
Take photos using voice: allows you to take photos 
using your voice. You can use words such as Capture, 
Shoot, Smile, and Cheese.
Save as flipped: when set to On, this option allows you 
to take and save a mirror-image photo.
Image quality: allows you to set the image quality to: 
Superfine, Fine, or Normal.
Storage: allows you to configure the default storage 
location for images or videos as either Phone or 
Memory card (if inserted).
Reset: allows you to reset all camera or camcorder 
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Viewing your Pictures
After you take a photo, you can access various options from 
the Image Viewer. The Image Viewer uses your Gallery. For 
more information, refer to “Gallery”  on page 99.
Using the Camcorder
In addition to taking photos, the camera also doubles as a 
camcorder that also allows you to record, view, and send 
videos.
Note: The camera may not be able to properly record videos to 
a memory card with a slow transfer speed.
Shooting Video
Tip: When shooting video in direct sunlight or in bright 
conditions, it is recommended  that you provide your 
subject with sufficient light by having the light source 
behind you.
1. From the main Home screen, tap 
Camera  to 
activate the camera mode.
2. Touch and drag the Camera mode button down to 
Camcorder Mode.
3. Tap the Recording mode that you prefer. Select 
between Normal, Limit for MMS, Slow motion, or Fast 
motion.
4. Using the phone’s main display screen as a viewfinder, 
adjust the image by aimi ng the camcorder at the 
subject.
5. Before you take a video, use the 
Up and Down Volume 
keys to zoom in or out. You can magnify the video up to 
x4 (400 percent).
– or –
Image viewer: allows you to access the Image viewer 
and the various viewing option s for a selected picture. 
Image viewer options are described in the following 
section. The last picture you took, will be displayed as 
a thumbnail in the Image viewer icon. 
						

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Pinch the screen to zoom out or pinch outwards to 
zoom in.
6. Tap the Video key ( ) to begin shooting video. The red 
light will blink while recording.
7. You can tap the screen to move the focus to the area 
you touch.
8. Tap   to turn on auto focus. This will automatically 
focus on the middle of the screen.
9. To capture an image from the video while recording, 
tap  . This feature is not available when the anti-
shake feature is activated.
10. Tap the Video key ( ) again to stop the recording and 
save the video file to your Camera folder.
11. Once the file has been saved, tap the image viewer, 
then tap   to play your video for review.
12. Press   to return to the viewer.
Camcorder Options
Options are represented by icons across both sides of the 
screen. 
Camera / Camcorder Mode: allows you to take a photo 
in various modes. Once you change the mode, the 
corresponding indicator appear s at the top left of the 
display. Slide the button up  for Camera, or down for 
Camcorder.
Live Shooting: takes a photo during a video recording 
session in Camcorder mode. You can view the photo in 
your image viewer or Gallery.
Self portrait: allows you to activate the front facing 
camera so you can take videos of yourself or video chat.
Flash: allows you to set the flash options to Off or On. 
When you set the flash to On, it stays on continually 
while you are taking a video.
Recording mode: allows you to set the recording mode 
to: Normal,  Limit for MMS,  Slow motion, and Fast 
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Effects: allows you to change the color tone or apply 
special effects to the video. Options include: No effect, 
Cold vintage, Warm vintage, Posterize, Solarize, Green 
point, Blue point, Red-yellow point, Washed out, 
Cartoonify, Black and white, Sepia, and Negative.
Settings:
Edit shortcuts
: allows you to set shortcut icons for the 
settings that you use the most.
Self-recording: allows you to set the front camera so 
you can take videos of yourself or video chat.
Flash: allows you to set the flash options to Off or On. 
When you set the flash to On, it stays on continually 
while you are taking a video.
Recording mode: allows you to set the recording mode 
to: Normal, which is limited only by available space on 
the destination location; Limit for MMS, which is limited 
by MMS size restrictions; Slow motion, which records 
in slow motion; and Fast motion, which records in fast 
motion.
Effects: allows you to change the color tone or apply 
special effects to the video. Options include: No effect, 
Cold vintage, Warm vintage, Posterize, Solarize, Green 
point, Blue point, Red-yellow point, Washed out, 
Cartoonify, Black and white, Sepia, and Negative.
Exposure value: allows you to adjust the brightness 
level by moving the slider.
Timer: allows you to set a timer for how long to wait 
before taking a video. Options include: Off, 2 sec, 5 sec, 
and 10 sec.
Resolution: allows you to set the image size to either: 
1920x1080, 1280x720, 720x480, 640x480, or 
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Viewing your Videos
After you take a video, you can access various options from 
the Image Viewer. The Image Viewer uses your Gallery and 
the Video Player. For more information, refer to “Gallery”  on 
page 99. Also, see“Video Player” on page 98.
White balance: allows you to set this option to one of the 
following choices: Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, 
Incandescent, or Fluorescent.
Outdoor visibility: allows you to maximize your photos 
taken while outdoors.
Guidelines: allows you to turn the guidelines On or Off.
Anti-Shake: reduces image blur due to the movement 
of the subject of the photo or hand movement.
GPS tag: allows you to turn GPS On or Off (also known 
as Geotagging). The location of where the picture is 
taken is attached to the pi cture. (Only available in 
Camera mode.) Before  you can use the GPS tag 
(Geotagging), from the Home screen tap   ➔ 
Settings  ➔  Location services and tap Use GPS satellites 
to create a checkmark.
Contextual filename: allows you to have your location 
added as part of the filena me. You must first activate 
GPS tag described above.
Save as flipped: when set to On, this option allows you 
to take and save a mirror-image video when using self-
recording mode.
Video quality: allows you to set the image quality to: 
Superfine, Fine, or Normal.
Storage: allows you to configure the default storage 
location for images or videos as either Phone or 
Memory card (if inserted).
Reset: allows you to reset all camera or camcorder 
settings to the default values.
Image viewer: allows you to access the Image viewer 
and the various viewing options for a selected video. 
Image viewer options are described in the following 
section. The last video you took, will be displayed as a 
thumbnail in the Image viewer icon. 
						

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Section 7: Messaging
This section describes how to send and receive different 
types of messages. It also includes the features and 
functionality associated with messaging.
Types of Messages
Your phone provides the following message types:
Te x t  M e s s a g e s  
Multimedia (Picture, Video, and Audio) Messages 
Email and Gmail Messages
AT & T  M e s s a g e s
Google Talk
Google+ and Messenger Messages
ChatON
The Short Message Service (SMS) lets you send and receive 
text messages to and from other mobile phones or email 
addresses. To use this feature, you may need to subscribe to 
your service provider’s message service. The Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) lets you send and 
receive multimedia messages (s
uch as picture, video, and 
audio messages) to and from other mobile phones or email 
addresses. To use this feature, you may need to subscribe to 
your service provider’s multimedia message service.
Important! When creating a message, adding an image, a  sound file, or a video clip to a text message 
changes the message from a text message to a 
multimedia message.
Messaging icons are displayed at  the top of the screen and 
indicate when messages are received and their type. For 
more information, refer to  “Indicator Icons”  on page 23.
Creating and Sending Messages
1.From the main Home screen, tap Messaging  ➔ 
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Note: The main Home screen initially contains the Messaging  icon. If you delete it, or if you want to access 
Messaging from another Home screen, you must tap 
Apps  ➔ Messaging .
2. Tap on the Enter recipient field to manually enter a 
recipient or tap   to select a recipient from your 
Contacts.
3. If adding a recipient from your Contacts, tap the 
contact to place a checkmark then tap 
Done.
The contact will be placed in the recipient field.
Note: For the Group option, if the nu mber of recipients is less 
than 10, all members in the group will be added. You will 
need to delete any unnecessary members in the list by 
selecting the trash can icon and deleting unwanted 
entries.
Note: Enter additional recipients by separating each entry with 
a semicolon (;) then using the previous procedure. 4.
Ta p  t h e  
Enter message field and use the on-screen 
keypad to enter a message. For more information, refer 
to  “Entering Text”   on page 72.
5. Add more recipients by tapping the recipient field.
6. Review your message and tap 
Send .
Note: If you exit a message before you send it, it will be 
automatically saved as a draft.
Message Options
Options before composing a message
1.From the main Home screen, tap Messaging .
2.Before composing a message, press   to reveal 
additional messaging options:
: allows you to search through all of your messages for 
a certain word or string of words. Enter a search string in the 
Messaging Search window and tap  .
 Delete threads: allows you to delete any message thread. 
Select the messages to delete and a green checkmark will 
appear next to the message. Tap 
Delete.
 Draft messages: displays the draft messages folder and its 
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 Scheduled messages: displays the scheduled messages 
folder and its contents.
 Locked messages: displays the locked messages folder and 
its contents.
 Spam messages: displays the spam messages folder and its 
contents.
 Settings: allows you to access Messaging settings. For more 
information, refer to 
“Messaging Settings”  on page 116.
Options while composing a message
1. While composing a message, press   to reveal 
additional messaging options.
: allows you to call the contact. This option only appears if 
you have entered a phone number for the recipient.
 Insert smiley: allows you to add emoticons, such as a happy 
face to your message.
: allows you to copy text from your contacts, calendar, 
or from a memo to add to your message. This is a convenient 
feature for adding names, phone numbers, events, etc. to your 
message. 
For more information, refer to  “Adding 
Additional Text”
  on page 114.
 Add to Contacts: allows you to add the recipient to your 
Contacts list. This option only appears if the recipient is not 
already in your Contacts list.
: allows you to see information on the recipient. 
This option only appears if the recipient is in your Contacts list.
 Add slide: allows you to add a new page to a message.
 Add recipients: allows you to add additional recipients.
 Scheduled Message: allows you to assign the current 
message for scheduled delivery at a designated time.
 Delete message: allows you to delete the message.
 Register number as spam: allows you to register the number 
as spam.
 Remove from spam number list: allows you to unregister a 
number from the spam number list. This option only appears if 
the number was previously registered as spam.
: allows you to delete the message.
Adding attachments to a message
To add an attachment to your message, tap  and select 
one of the following options:
Images: allows you to tap an existing image from your Pictures 
list to add it to your message.