Organise images and videos
Select Menu > Gallery and Images & videos > Options
and from the following:
● Folder options — To move files to folders, select Move
to folder. To create a new folder, select New folder.
● Organise — To copy files to folders, select Copy. To move
files to folders, select Move.
● View by — View files by date, title, or size.
TV-out mode
Select Menu > Settings.
To view the captured images and video clips on a compatible
TV, use a Nokia Video-Out Cable.
Before viewing the images and video clips on TV, you may
need to configure the TV-out settings for the applicable TV
system and TV aspect ratio. Select Phone > Accessories >
TV-Out.
In TV-out mode, you cannot use the TV as the camera
viewfinder.
To watch images and video clips on TV, do the following:
1. Connect a Nokia Video-Out Cable to the video input of a
compatible TV.
2. Connect the other end of the Nokia Video-Out Cable to the
Nokia AV Connector of your device.
3. You may need to select the cable mode.
4. Select Menu > Gallery, and browse for the file you want
to view.
The images are shown in the
image viewer, and the video
clips are played in RealPlayer.
All audio, including the
active calls, stereo video clip
sound, key tone, and ringing
tone, is routed to the TV
when the Nokia Video-Out
Cable is connected to the
device. You can use the
device microphone normally.
The opened image is displayed in full-screen on the TV. When
you open an image in the thumbnail view while it is viewed
on the TV, zooming in is not available.
When you open a highlighted video clip, RealPlayer starts
playing the video clip on the device display and the TV screen.
You can view images as a slide show on TV. All items in an
album or marked images are displayed on the TV in fullscreen.
The quality of the TV image may vary due to different
resolution of the devices.
Wireless radio signals, such as incoming calls, may cause
interference in the TV image.
Camera
Your Nokia 5800 XpressMusic has two cameras, a high
resolution camera on the back of the device, and a lower
resolution camera on the front. You can use both cameras to
capture images and record videos.
Your device supports an image capture resolution of
2048x1536 pixels. The image resolution in this guide may
appear different.
Activate the camera
To activate the camera, press the capture key.
To activate the secondary camera, activate the main camera,
and select Options > Use secondary camera.
Image capture
On-screen controls and indicators for still
image capture
The still image viewfinder displays the following:
Zoom slider. To turn the zoom slider on and off, tap the
screen.
3 — Capture icon. Tap to capture an image.
4 — Flash mode. Tap to change settings.
5 — Capture settings. Tap to change settings.
6 —
7 — Image resolution indicator
8 — Image counter (the estimated number of images you can
capture using the current image quality setting and available
memory)
9 — Memory in use. Depending on the setup of your device,
there are the following options: device memory ( ), or
memory card ( ).
10 — GPS signal indicator
Capture and recording settings
To open the capture and recording settings view before
capturing an image or recording a video clip, select Menu >
Applications > Camera and .
The capture and recording settings view provides you with
shortcuts to different items and settings before capturing an
image or recording a video clip.
The capture and recording settings return to the default
settings after you close the camera.
Select from the following
— Select the scene.
or — Switch between video and image mode.
or — Show or hide the viewfinder grid (images only).
— Activate the self-timer (images only).
— Open Gallery.
Image settings:
— Select a colour effect.
— Adjust the white balance. Select the current lighting
conditions. This allows the camera to reproduce colours more
accurately.
— Adjust the exposure compensation (images only). If
you are shooting a dark subject against a very light
background, such as snow, adjust the exposure to +1 or +2
to compensate for the background brightness. For light
subjects against a dark background, use -1 or -2.
Adjust light sensitivity (images only). Increase the light
sensitivity in low light conditions to avoid too dark images
and blurry images. Increasing the light sensitivity may also
increase the image noise.
Adjust contrast (images only). Adjust the difference
between the lightest and darkest parts of the image.
Adjust sharpness (images only).
The screen display changes to match the settings you define.
The capture settings are shooting-mode specific. Switching
between the modes does not reset the defined settings.
If you select a new scene, the capture settings are replaced
by the selected scene. You can change the capture settings
after selecting a scene if needed.
Saving the captured image may take longer if you change the
zoom, lighting, or colour settings.
Capture images
When capturing an image, note the following:
● Use both hands to keep the camera still.
● The quality of a digitally zoomed image is lower than that
of a non-zoomed image.
● The camera goes into battery saving mode if there are no
actions for about a minute. To continue capturing images,
slide the lock switch on the side of the device.
To capture an image:
1. To switch from video mode to image mode, if necessary,
select > .
2. To lock the focus on an object, press the capture key
halfway down (not available in landscape or sport scene
modes). A green locked focus indicator is displayed. If the
focus was not locked, a yellow focus indicator is displayed.
Release the capture key, and press it halfway down again.
You can also capture an image without locking the focus.
3. To capture an image, press the capture key. Do not move
the device before the image is saved and the final image
displayed.
To zoom in or out when capturing an image, use the zoom
key in your device
To leave the camera open in the background and use other
applications, press the menu key. To return to the camera,
press and hold the capture key.