Pictures Help

# Overview of Pictures & Videos

Use the Pictures & Videos program to take, view, and edit pictures as well as record and launch video clips stored on your device or on a storage card. You can also send pictures and video clips to others, or add a custom image as the background on the Today screen. You can see your pictures individually, as thumbnails, or as part of a slide show. You can edit your pictures by cropping, rotating, and adjusting the brightness and contrast.

#### See also

Take a picture

Copy a picture or video clip to your device

Send an item via e-mail

View pictures as a slide show

Edit a picture

Add a custom background image

Use pictures as a screensaver

# Copy a picture or video clip to your device

You can copy pictures from your PC and view them on your device.

- Copy the pictures from your PC or a storage card to the My Pictures folder on your device.

  For more information on copying files from your PC to your device, see ActiveSync Help on your PC.

Tip

You can also copy pictures from your PC to your device using a memory card. Insert the memory card into the memory card slot on your device and then copy the pictures from your PC to the folder you created on the memory card.

#### See also

Overview of Pictures & Videos

Send an item via e-mail

Beam an item

# Edit a picture

You can rotate, crop, and adjust the brightness and color contrast of your pictures.

1. Tap > Programs > Pictures & Videos.
2. Tap the picture you want to edit.
3. Tap Menu > Edit, and do any of the following:
   - To rotate a picture 90 degrees counterclockwise, tap Rotate.
   - To crop a picture, tap Menu > Crop. Then, tap and drag to select the area to crop. Tap outside the box to stop cropping.
   - To adjust the brightness and contrast levels of a picture, tap Menu > AutoCorrect.

Tips

To undo an edit, tap Menu > Undo.

To cancel all unsaved edits you made to the picture, tap Revert to Saved.

#### See also

Copy a picture or video clip to your device

Send an item via e-mail

# View pictures as a slide show

You can view your pictures as a slide show on your device. Pictures are shown in full screen view with 5-second intervals between slides.

1. Tap > Programs > Pictures & Videos.
2. Tap Menu > Play Slide Show.

Tips

You can specify how pictures are scaled to optimize their display in a slide show. Tap Menu > Options and on the Slide Show tab, tap Portrait Pictures or Landscape pictures.

Tap anywhere on the screen to display the Slide Show toolbar, which you can use to stop or pause the slide show, rotate the view, and more.

Press NAVIGATION right or left to move forward or backward through the slides.

#### See also

Copy a picture or video clip to your device

# Create a new Pictures folder

You may find it helpful to create your own folders for organizing your pictures.

1. Tap > Programs > Pictures & Videos.
2. Tap > Menu > Edit > New Folder.

#### See also

Overview of Pictures & Videos

Copy a picture or video clip to your device

Sort pictures and video clips

# How do I...

Take a picture

Record a video clip

Adjust the brightness for pictures and video clips

Copy a picture or video clip to your device

View pictures and launch video clips

Edit a picture

Rename a picture or video clip

Add a custom background image

View pictures as a slide show

Send an item via e-mail

Sort pictures and video clips

Beam an item

Create a new Pictures folder

Overview of Pictures & Videos

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Resize pictures for faster e-mail transfer

Edit a picture

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Use pictures as a screensaver

View pictures as a slide show

# Take a picture

1. Tap > Programs > Pictures & Videos > Camera.
2. Tap Menu > Still if you have been recording video clips.
3. Press ENTER.

   The picture is automatically saved to the default storage location.

Tips

To delete the picture you've just taken, tap Menu > Delete.

To take another picture, tap Camera.

#### See also

Save a copy of a picture

Take pictures using a timer

Take pictures using burst mode

Adjust the brightness for pictures and video clips

Adjust pictures and video for lighting conditions

# Record a video clip

1. Tap > Programs > Pictures & Videos > Camera.
2. Tap Menu > Video.
3. Press ENTER to begin recording.
4. Press ENTER again to stop recording.

   The video clip is automatically saved to the default storage location.

Tip

You can record sounds with your video clips. From within Pictures & Videos, simply tap Menu > Options. On the Video tab, select the Include audio when recording video files check box.

#### See also

View pictures and launch video clips

Take a picture

# Delete a Pictures folder

You may want to delete a folder that you no longer use.

1. Tap > Programs > Pictures & Videos.
2. Tap and hold the folder you want to delete and tap Delete.

#### See also

Create a new Pictures folder

# Save a copy of a picture

Before you edit a picture, you may want to save a copy of the original.

1. Tap > Programs > Pictures & Videos.
2. Tap the picture you want to copy.
3. Tap Menu > Edit.
4. Tap Menu > Save As.
5. Enter a new name and tap OK.

#### See also

Select where pictures are saved

Edit a picture

Take a picture

Record a video clip

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Save a copy of a picture

Select where pictures are saved

Select picture compression

# View pictures and launch video clips

1. Tap > Programs > Pictures & Videos.
2. Tap the picture or video clip you want to see.

   To view pictures or launch video clips stored on a storage card, tap the folder list (labeled My Pictures by default), and tap the appropriate storage card option.

   To view pictures or launch video clips stored in the My Pictures folder on your device, tap My Pictures.

Note

For more information on launching video clips, see Media Player Help.

Tip

To quickly assign a picture to a contact while viewing a picture, tap Menu > Save to contact, tap the name of the contact, and tap OK.

#### See also

Edit a picture

View pictures as a slide show

# Resize pictures for faster e-mail transfer

1. You can make pictures smaller for sending them in e-mail because your mail server or your recipient's mailbox may have size limitations. Tap > Programs > Pictures & Videos.
2. Tap Menu > Options.
3. On the Options tab, tap the size you want.

Note

Only the picture sent in the e-mail message is resized. The original picture remains unchanged.

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Send an item via e-mail

Beam an item

# How do I...

Take a picture

Take pictures using burst mode

Take pictures using a timer

Record a video clip

Select video quality

Select picture compression

# How do I...

Select where pictures are saved

Select picture compression

Save a copy of a picture

# How do I...

Record a video clip

Pause or resume video recording

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Add a picture to contact information

Add an attachment to a message

# Adjust the brightness for pictures and video clips

You can raise or lower the brightness or exposure level in addition to any other compensation for lighting conditions when taking a picture or recording a video clip.

1. Tap > Programs > Pictures & Videos > Camera.
2. Tap Menu > Brightness, and then tap the brightness level you want.

   By default, the brightness level is set to 0. The higher the number, the brighter the picture. The lower the number, the darker the picture.

Note

The brightness setting affects the camera viewfinder as well as the resulting pictures or video clips.

Tip

You can also adjust brightness by pressing NAVIGATION right or left.

#### See also

Take a picture

Record a video clip

# Select video quality

You can specify the quality (video resolution and sound fidelity) and size of the video clips you record.

1. Tap > Programs > Pictures & Videos > Camera.
2. Tap Menu > Video.
3. Tap Menu > Quality, and then tap the setting you want.

Note

Video clips of higher quality require more memory.

#### See also

Adjust the brightness for pictures and video clips

Select picture compression

# Select picture compression

You can set the compression level for the pictures you take. Note that selecting a high quality picture increases the size of the file significantly.

1. Tap > Programs > Pictures & Videos.
2. Tap Menu > Options > Camera tab.
3. In the Still image compression level box, tap the desired compression level.

#### See also

Take a picture

Select where pictures are saved

# Zoom in and out while viewing a picture

Zoom in to see a portion of a picture in more detail, and zoom out to see the entire picture again.

1. Tap > Programs > Pictures & Videos.
2. In a PowerPoint Mobile presentation, tap > Zoom In.
3. Do one of the following:
   - To zoom in, tap .
   - To zoom out, tap .
   - To return to the slide show, tap .

Tip

To view a portion of the picture that is not visible on the device screen during zooming, simply tap the picture and drag it up, down, or to either side until the portion of the picture you want to see is visible.

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Change the slide show orientation

Navigate between slides

# Use pictures as a screensaver

When your device is connected to your desktop PC via an ActiveSync USB connection and ActiveSync is idle, you can play a screensaver slide show using all the pictures in the My Pictures folder.

1. Tap > Programs > Pictures & Videos.
2. Tap Menu > Options.
3. On the Slide Show tab, select the Play screensaver when connected to my PC and idle for 2 minutes check box.

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View pictures as a slide show

# Rename a picture or video clip

You may find it helpful to rename a picture or video clip with a more meaningful name.

1. Tap > Programs > Pictures & Videos.
2. Select the picture or video clip you want to rename and tap Menu > Properties.
3. In Name, enter a new name, and tap OK.

#### See also

Edit a picture

Take a picture

Record a video clip

# How do I...

Rename a picture or video clip

Select where pictures are saved

Select picture compression

Select video quality

# Take pictures using a timer

Using the timer, you can be in the picture you take. Just place the device on a stable support and press the camera button, then get into position.

1. Tap > Programs > Pictures & Videos > Camera.
2. Tap Menu > Mode > Timer.
3. Press ENTER.

   After the timer interval, the picture is taken and automatically saved to the default storage location.

Tip

1. Take a test picture to find out how long the timer runs.

Note

If your device has a camera button, you can press it to take a picture.

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Take a picture

Take pictures using burst mode

# Take pictures using burst mode

Burst mode is a way to take a series of quick pictures. The pictures are saved to the My Pictures folder.

1. Tap > Programs > Pictures & Videos > Camera.
2. Tap Menu > Mode > Burst.
3. Press ENTER.

Tip

1. Take a test burst to find out how many pictures are taken in a burst.

Notes

To stop a burst of pictures before all pictures have been taken, close Camera.

If your device has a camera button, you can press it to take pictures in a burst.

#### See also

Take a picture

Take pictures using a timer

# Pause or resume video recording

While recording a video clip, you can pause the recording and resume it later.

1. Tap > Programs > Pictures & Videos > Camera.
2. Tap Menu > Video.
3. Press ENTER to begin recording.
4. Tap Pause to pause the recording.
5. Tap Resume to resume the recording.

Note

If Camera goes on standby while the recording is paused, the recording is stopped and the video clip is saved.

#### See also

Record a video clip

Select video quality

Select where pictures are saved

# Adjust pictures and video for lighting conditions

White balance settings optimize pictures and video clips for the type of ambient light. If you are not sure what to select, try the Automatic setting.

1. Tap > Programs > Pictures & Videos > Camera.
2. Tap Menu > Video.
3. Tap Menu > White Balance.
4. Select a white balance setting that matches the available light source.

#### See also

Take a picture

Take pictures using a timer

Take pictures using burst mode

Adjust the brightness for pictures and video clips

# Select where pictures are saved

You can set the default location where pictures are saved. If you select main memory, pictures are saved to permanent storage on your device, which may require that you consider the storage needs of other programs.

1. Tap > Programs > Pictures & Videos.
2. Tap Menu > Options > Camera tab.
3. In the Save files to box, select Main memory or Storage Card.

#### See also

Save a copy of a picture

Select picture compression

# Sort pictures and video clips

If you store a large number of pictures or video clips on your device, you may find it helpful to sort them to quickly find a specific picture or clip. You can sort by name, date, and size.

1. Tap > Programs > Pictures & Videos.
2. Tap the sort list (labeled Date by default), and select the item you want to sort by.

#### See also

View pictures as a slide show

Add a custom background image

Send an item via e-mail