Samsung S5 Mini Instruction Manual
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36Camera and Video Quick Settings Reorganize shortcuts for easy access to the camera’s various options. 1. F rom a Home screen, tap Apps > Camera. 2. T ap Settings to quickly change Camera settings. The available options vary by mode. 3. T ouch and hold a settings icon and drag it to the left side of the screen. 4. T ouch and drag a Quick setting icon to change the position of the icon or to change which Quick settings to use. Shooting Mode Several visual effects are available. Some modes are not available when taking self-portraits. 1. F rom a Home screen, tap Apps > Camera. 2. T ap MODE MODE to display the following options: . • Auto : Allow the camera to evaluate the surroundings and determine the ideal mode for the picture. • Beauty face: Take a picture with lightened faces for gentler images. • Panorama: Create a linear image by taking pictures in either a horizontal or vertical direction. • Virtual tour: Create interactive virtual tours of your surroundings. • Continuous shot: Take pictures continuously by pressing and holding the Capture button. • HDR (Rich tone): Take photos without losing details in bright and dark areas. • Shot & more: Take a quick burst of pictures and apply effects to them. • Manage modes: Select which shooting modes to display when you tap MODE. • Download: Download additional shooting modes from the Galaxy Apps store. Note : The shooting modes that appear vary depending on which modes are selected in Manage modes. Camera Settings 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Camera. 2. T ap Settings to configure settings for Camera. Available options vary depending on the camera or recording mode used. • Picture size: Select a resolution. Use higher resolution for higher quality. Higher resolution pictures take up more memory. • ISO: Select an ISO value. This controls camera light sensitivity. It is measured in film-camera equivalents. Low values are for stationary or brightly-lit objects. Higher values are for fast-moving or poorly-lit objects. • Metering modes: Select a metering method. This determines how light values are calculated. Center-weighted measures background light in the center of the scene. Spot measures the light value at a specific location. Matrix averages the entire scene. • Tap to take pics: Tap the image on the preview screen to take photos. • Save as : Save the picture in HDR (rich tone) only. • Video size: Select a resolution. Use higher resolution for higher quality. Higher resolution videos take up more memory. • Recording mode: Select Normal, Limit for email, or Fast motion mode. • Effects: Add special graphical effects. • Flash: Activate or deactivate the flash. • Timer: Take time-delayed pictures or videos. • Location tags: Attach a GPS location tag to the photo. • Storage location: Select the memory location for storage. • Review pics/videos: Set to show photos or videos after taking them. Applications
37Camera and Video • White balance: Select an appropriate white balance, so images have a true-to-life color range. The settings are designed for specific lighting situations. These settings are similar to the heat range for white-balance exposure in professional cameras. • Exposure value: Change the exposure value. This determines how much light the camera’s sensor receives. For low light situations, use a higher exposure. • Grid lines: Display viewfinder grid lines to help composition when selecting subjects. • The Volume key: Use the Volume key as the camera key, the record key, or as a zoom key. • Voice control: Set the camera to take photos with voice commands. • Help: View help on using the camera. • Reset settings: Reset the camera settings. Applications
38Clock The Clock app offers features for keeping track of time and setting alarms. 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Clock. 2. T ap a tab to use a feature: • Alarm: Set an alarm to ring at a specific time. • World clock: View the time of day or night in other parts of the world. World Clock displays time in hundreds of different cities, within all 24 time zones around the world. • Stopwatch : Measure intervals of time. • Timer: Use a timer to count down to an event based on a preset time length (hours, minutes, and seconds) . Alarm Set alarms by using the Alarm tab. Create an Alarm Create an alarm event. You can set one-time or recurring alarms, and choose options for how to be notified. 1. F rom a Home screen, tap Apps > Clock. 2. T ap Create alarm to configure: • Time: Set a time for the alarm. • Days : Choose the days to use this alarm. • Repeat weekly: Repeat the alarm every week. • Alarm type: Choose whether the alarm will use sound, vibration, or vibration and sound to alert you. • Alarm tone: If you have chosen an alarm type that includes sound, choose a sound to play for the alarm. • Volume: If you have chosen an alarm type that includes sound, drag the slider to set the volume of the alarm. • Snooze: Tap ON/OFF to enable or disable the snooze function. Tap Snooze to select the interval and number of times to repeat the alarm. • Smart alarm: When on, the alarm will start playing a tone at a low volume at an interval before the alarm time, and slowly increase in volume. Choose a time interval and a tone to use with smart alarm. Available when you have chosen an alarm type that includes sound. • Name: Enter a name for the alarm. 3. T ap DONE. Delete an Alarm 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Clock. 2. T ouch and hold an alarm, and then tap Delete . Clock Applications
39Clock World Clock The world clock lets you keep track of the current time in multiple cities around the globe. 1. F rom a Home screen, tap Apps > Clock. 2. T ap World Clock. To list a city on the main World Clock screen: 1. T ap Add city and tap a city. 2. Repe at to add more cities. To remove a city from the main World Clock screen: 1. T ap More options > Delete . 2. T ap the checkbox next to each city you want to remove or tap the selected checkbox to remove all cities. 3. T ap DONE. Stopwatch The stopwatch lets you time events down to the hundredth of a second. 1. F rom a Home screen, tap Apps > Clock. 2. T ap Stopwatch and use the following options: • S TA R T: Begin timing. • STOP: Stop timing. • LAP: Keep track of lap times. • RESUME: Continue timing after stopping the clock. • RESET: Reset the stopwatch to zero. Timer The timer provides a countdown timer for up to 99 hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds. 1. F rom a Home screen, tap Apps > Clock. 2. T ap Timer. 3. Use t he keypad and tap Hours, Minutes, and Seconds to set the length of the timer. 4. Use t he following options: • S TA R T : Begin the timer. • STOP: Stop the timer. • RESUME: Continue countdown after stopping the clock. • RESET: Reset the timer. Applications
40Contacts Store and manage your contacts with the Contacts app, which can be synchronized with a variety of your existing personal accounts, including Google, Email, Facebook, and your Samsung account. For more information on connecting with and managing your accounts through your device, see Accounts. Manage Contacts Access your list of contacts by using the Contacts app, which is a shortcut to the Contacts tab. To access your Contacts list: ►F rom a Home screen, tap Apps > Contacts. Find a Contact You can search for a contact, or scroll the list to find one by name. 1. F rom a Home screen, tap Apps > Contacts. 2. T ap the Search field, and then enter characters to find contacts that match. – or – Tap a letter on the side of the list to jump directly to that letter in the alphabetical list. You can also press and slide across the alphabetical list to select a letter with better precision. Add a Contact Use the following procedure to add a new contact. 1. F rom a Home screen, tap Apps > Contacts. 2. T ap Create contact, and then tap contact fields to enter information. • Choose a storage account for the contact. You can store the contact on the device, your SIM card, or sync it with an account. • Tap Contact photo to assign a picture to the new contact. • Enter a name, phone number, email address, and assign the contact to a group, and choose a default ringtone. -Tap Add new to enter additional entries. -Tap Remove to remove an entry. -Tap Expand for additional fields. -Tap Label to choose a label for the field. • Tap ADD ANOTHER FIELD to add additional contact information. 3. T ap SAVE . Edit a Contact When editing a contact, you can tap a field and change or delete the information, or you can add additional fields to the contact’s list of information. 1. F rom a Home screen, tap Apps > Contacts. 2. T ap the contact to display it, and then tap Edit. 3. T ap any of the fields to add, change, or delete information. 4. T ap SAVE . Contacts Applications
41Contacts Share a Name Card When you share a name card, the contact’s information is sent as a vCard file (.vcf) . You can share a vCard via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi Direct, attach it to a message, or save it to a storage location. 1. F rom a Home screen, tap Apps > Contacts. 2. T ap a contact to display it, and then tap More options > Share name card. 3. Choose a sharin g method and follow the prompts. Link Contacts When you have contacts from various sources (Gmail, Facebook, and more) , you may have multiple similar entries for a single contact. Contacts lets you link multiple entries into a single contact. 1. F rom a Home screen, tap Apps > Contacts. 2. T ap the contact to display it, and then tap Linked contact. 3. T ap LINK ANOTHER CONTACT, and then select contacts to link to the original contact. 4. T ap DONE. Unlink Contacts 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Contacts. 2. T ap the contact to display it, and then tap Linked contact. 3. T ap Separate beside contacts to unlink them from the main contact. Delete Contacts You can delete a single contact or choose multiple contacts to delete. 1. F rom a Home screen, tap Apps > Contacts. 2. T ouch and hold a contact to select it. You can also tap other contacts or tap the selected checkbox at the top of the screen to select all. 3. T ap Delete . Favorites When you mark contacts as favorites, they are easily accessible from other apps. Favorites display together on the Favorites tab in Contacts. Mark Contacts as Favorites 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Contacts. 2. T ap a contact to display it, and then tap Add to Favorites (the star brightens ). Remove Contacts from Favorites 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Contacts. 2. T ap the Favorites tab, and then touch and hold a contact to select it. You can also tap other contacts or tap the selected checkbox at the top of the screen to select all. 3. T ap Delete . Create a Shortcut to a Favorite You can create a shortcut to a favorite on the home screen, to access their information directly from the home screen. 1. F rom a Home screen, tap Apps > Contacts. 2. T ap the Favorites tab, and then touch and hold a contact to select it. 3. T ap More options > Add shortcut to Home screen. The new shortcut displays in an empty area of the home screen. Applications
42Contacts Groups You can use groups to organize your contacts. Your device comes with preloaded groups, and you can create your own. You might create a group for your family, for coworkers, or a team. Groups make it easy to find contacts, and you can send messages to the members of a group. Create a Group 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Contacts. 2. T ap Groups, and then tap Create group. 3. T ap fields to enter information about the group: • Tap Create group in to choose where to save the group. You can save it to a specific account, to the device memory, or to all accounts. • Tap Group name to enter a name for the new group. • Tap Group ringtone, Group message tone, and Group vibration pattern to select identifying notifications for this group. 4. T ap Add member and select contacts to add to the new group, and then tap DONE. 5. T ap SAVE . Rename a Group 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Contacts. 2. T ap Groups, and then tap a group. 3. T ap More options > Edit group and enter a new name. 4. T ap SAVE . Add Contacts to a Group 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Contacts. 2. T ap Groups, and then tap a group. 3. T ap Add member, and then tap the contacts you want to add. 4. T ap DONE. Send a Message or an Email to a Group You can send a message or an email to members of a group. 1. F rom a Home screen, tap Apps > Contacts. 2. T ap Groups, and then tap a group. 3. T ap More options > Send message or email > Email. 4. T ap either Message or Email. 5. T ap contacts to select them, or tap the selected checkbox at the top of the screen to select all, and then tap DONE. Only group members that have phone numbers (Message) or email addresses (Email) in their records are shown. 6. Choose an ac count and follow the prompts. Delete a Group Preset groups, such as Family, cannot be deleted. 1. F rom a Home screen, tap Apps > Contacts. 2. T ap Groups. 3. T ap More options > Delete group. 4. T ap groups to select them or tap the selected checkbox at the top of the screen to select all, and then tap DONE. 5. T ap Group only to only delete the group or tap Groups and members to delete the groups and the contacts in the groups. Contact Settings These settings allow you to modify settings associated with using the Contacts app. 1. F rom a Home screen, tap Apps > Contacts. 2. T ap More options > Settings > Contacts. 3. T ap an option and follow the prompts. Applications
43Email Email Use the Email app to view and manage all your email accounts in one application. To access Email: ►F rom a Home screen, tap Apps > Email. Configure Email Accounts You can configure Email for most accounts in just a few steps. 1. F rom a Home screen, tap Apps > Email. 2. F ollow the prompts to set up your email account. To add additional accounts: 1. F rom a Home screen, tap Apps > Email. 2. T ap More options > Settings > Manage accounts. 3. T ap Add account. The device communicates with the appropriate server to set up your account and synchronize your email. When complete, your email appears in the Inbox for the account. Note : To configure email account settings at any time, tap More options > Settings . Tap Manage accounts and then tap the account to display Account settings. Refresh Your Email Account Refresh your account to update your email accounts. 1. F rom a Home screen, tap Apps > Email. 2. T ap Refresh. View Multiple Email Accounts You can view email you receive for all accounts on the Combined view screen or you can view email accounts individually. 1. F rom a Home screen, tap Apps > Email. 2. T ap Menu at the top left of the screen to select: • Combined inbox: View all email in a combined inbox. • : View email for only this account. Remove Email Accounts To remove an Email account: 1. F rom a Home screen, tap Apps > Email. 2. T ap Menu > MANAGE ACCOUNTS. 3. T ouch and hold the account you want to delete, and then tap Remove. Email Settings These settings allow you to modify settings associated with using the Email app. 1. F rom a Home screen, tap Apps > Email. 2. T ap More options > Settings . 3. T ap an option and follow the prompts. Applications
44Gallery View, edit, and manage pictures and videos. View Images and Videos Launching Gallery displays available folders. When another application, such as Email, saves an image, a Download folder is automatically created to contain the image. Likewise, capturing a screenshot automatically creates a Screenshots folder. 1. F rom a Home screen, tap Apps > Gallery. 2. T ap Menu, and then tap Time or Album to choose the way items display. 3. T ap Menu > Album, and then tap More options > Create album to create a new album. 4. T o launch the Camera app, tap Camera. 5. W hen in Album view, tap an album to open it. 6. T ap an image or video to view it in full screen mode. Scroll left or right to view the next or previous image or video. Zoom In or Out Use one of the following methods to zoom in or out on an image: • Double-tap anywhere on the screen to zoom in or zoom out. • Spread two fingers apart on any place to zoom in. Pinch the screen to zoom out. Play Videos 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Gallery. 2. T ap a folder to open it. 3. T ap a video to view it. 4. T ap Play to play the video. Trim Segments of a Video 1. Select a video, and then tap Tr i m . 2. Use t he sliders at the bottom of the screen to trim the video. Move the left bracket to the desired starting point, move the right bracket to the desired ending point. 3. T ap DONE to save the video. Gallery Applications
45Gallery Edit Images While viewing an image: ►T ap More options: • Edit: Use basic tools to edit your picture. • More info: View image details. • Studio: Edit your picture with advanced tools. • Rotate left: Rotate the image 90 degrees to the left. • Rotate right: Rotate the image 90 degrees to the right. • Crop: Resize the frame to crop the image. • Rename: Rename the file. • Slideshow: Start a slideshow with the images and videos in the current folder. • Set as : Set the image as wallpaper or as a contact’s photo. • Print: Print the image via a USB or Wi-Fi c onnection. Some printers may not be compatible with the device. • Settings : Change the Gallery settings. Share Images Use one of the following methods: 1. F rom a Home screen, tap Apps > Gallery. 2. T ap a folder to open it. 3. In a f older, tap More options > Select, select images, and then tap Share via to send them to others or share them via social network services. – or – When viewing a single image, tap Share via to send it to others or share it via social network services. Tag Buddy Tag buddy automatically tags your photos and videos with the date and time it was taken, and optionally adds the location it was taken (if Location Services are enabled) . You can view these tags by tapping More options > More info while viewing the photo or video. To enable Tag buddy: 1. F rom a Home screen, tap Apps > Gallery. 2. T ap More options > Settings > Tag buddy. 3. T ap ON/OFF to turn the feature on. Face Tags Face tags allow you to add a contact name to people in your photos. Using face tags lets you filter your photos by people’s names in the Gallery app and other apps which support face tags. While viewing photos, face tags will appear identifying your contacts. Tap a face tag to call or message the contact. To enable Face tags: 1. F rom a Home screen, tap Apps > Gallery. 2. T ap More options > Settings . 3. T ap Face tag to turn the feature on. To use Face tags: 1. F rom a Home screen, tap Apps > Gallery. 2. T ap an image to view it in full screen mode. • Whenever possible, the Gallery app will identify faces with a circle. Tap the circle to add a contact’s name. • To manually add a face tag, touch and hold the photo where you want the tag. Move and crop the box if desired, and tap SAVE . Select a contact. • If the contact you select does not currently have a contact photo, you will be asked if you would like to use this photo as their contact photo. Applications