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> Viewing Photos and Videos

> Album offers a host of features that let you rotate images, view your images as a slideshow, use images as contact pictures, and more.

> Note | Album can only display files in the BMP, GIF, PNG, JPG, Animated GIF, 3GP, MP4, and WMV formats.

> Launching Album

> To open Album:

> |  | On the Home screen, slide to the Photos and Videos tab and tap Album.

> – or –

> Tap Start > Programs > Album.

> – or –

> On the camera screen, tap .

> Note | When you open Album from the camera, the screen orientation of Album is switched to landscape mode.

> To launch the camera from the Album program:

> |  | On the main Album screen, tap the camera icon.

> Selecting a Photo or Video to View

> 1. | On the main Album screen, tap Albums and then select the album to view. The contents of the album are then displayed on the main Album screen.

> 2. | Browse through the files by sliding your finger upward or downward.

> 3. | Do one of the following:

> |  | Tap an image to view it in full-screen mode. See “Viewing an Image” below for details.

> |  | Tap a video file (files with the icon) to play back the video file. See “Playing Back Video” for details.

> |  | Select a still image and then tap Menu > Slideshow to view the images in the album as a slideshow. Animated GIF and video files will not be played back in the slideshow. See “Viewing Still Images as a Slideshow” for details.

> Viewing an Image

> While viewing an image in full-screen mode, tap the screen or press the Enter key to open the onscreen menu.

> Icon | Function
> | Back. Return to the main Album screen, Photos and Videos tab, or the camera screen.
> | Slideshow. Start a photo slideshow.
> | Send. Send the photo using one of the Messaging accounts.
> | Menu. Open a menu where you can save the screen image as a photo for a contact, save the current image as a new file, delete the image, and view file properties

> Tip | You can delete multiple files at once by selecting Menu > Delete Items on the main Album screen and then selecting the files to delete.

> To rotate the image:

> While viewing images, you can automatically rotate the image by simply turning your device sideways.

> To view the next or previous image:

> When viewing images in portrait or landscape mode, go to the next image by swiping your finger across the screen from right to left. Go back to the previous image by swiping your finger from left to right.

> To zoom in or out of an image:

> While viewing an image, make a full circle motion on the screen with your finger.

> Slide your finger clockwise on an area to zoom in on that area. | Slide your finger counter-clockwise to zoom out.

> Tips |

> | • | When you zoom in on an image, double tap the screen to automatically zoom out and fit the image to the screen.

> | • | When you zoom in on an image, tap and hold the screen so you can pan the image.

> | • | You can also zoom in and out of the image by sliding your finger around the Navigation Control clockwise or counterclockwise, respectively.

> | • | When you zoom in on an image, tap the screen to open the onscreen menu. On the onscreen menu, tap and then select Save Screen Image to save the image onscreen as a new file.

> Viewing Still Images as a Slideshow

> While viewing the slideshow, tap the screen to show playback controls.

> Tip | The screen orientation automatically switches to landscape mode when viewing a slideshow.

> Icon | Function
> | Back. Return to the main Album screen or the Photos and Videos tab.
> | Previous. Go back to the previous photo.
> | Play/Pause. Play or pause the slideshow.
> | Next. Go to the next photo.
> | Menu. Open a menu where you can change slideshow options, such as set the transition effect to use, time per slide, and orientation of the images.

> Tip | If the images are in your favorite album, you can start the slideshow from the Photos and Videos tab on the Home screen. On the Photos and Videos tab, tap Slideshow.

> Playing Back Video

> While playing back video, tap the screen to show the playback controls.

> 1. | Drag on the Slider Bar to go forward or backward in the video.

> 2. | Shows the elapsed time.

> 3. | Tap the Rewind icon to go back to the beginning of the video.

> 4. | Tap the Play/Pause icon to play or pause the video playback.

> 5. | Tap the Stop icon to stop playing the video.

> 6. | Shows the total duration.

> Tip | If the video is in your favorite album, you can start the video playback from the Photos and Videos tab on the Home screen. On the Photos and Videos tab, tap Play.

> Closing Album

> Close Album by tapping on the main Album screen. When viewing files in full-screen mode, tap the screen to show the onscreen menu or playback controls and then tap to go back to the main Album screen.

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