Camera
About the camera
Your Nokia N86 8MP has two cameras. The main,
high-resolution camera, is on the back of the device.
The secondary, lower resolution camera is on the
front. You can use both cameras to capture images
and record videos.
Your device supports an image capture resolution
of 3264x2448 pixels (8 megapixels). The image
resolution in this guide may appear different.
The images and video clips are saved in Photos.
The produced images are in the JPEG format. Video
clips are recorded in the MPEG-4 file format with
the .mp4 file extension, or in the 3GPP file format
with the .3gp file extension (sharing quality). See
"Video settings", p. 44.
To free memory for new images and video clips,
transfer files to a compatible PC using a compatible
USB data cable, for example, and remove the files
from your device. The device informs you when the
memory is full. You can then free up memory in the
current storage or change the memory in use.
You can send images and video clips in a multimedia
message, as an e-mail attachment, or by using other
connection methods, such as Bluetooth
connectivity or a wireless LAN connection. You can
also upload them to a compatible online album.
Activate the camera
To activate the main camera, open the lens cover.
To activate the main camera when the lens cover is
already open and the camera is active in the
background, press and hold the capture key.
To close the main camera, close the lens cover.
Image capture
Still image camera indicators
The still image camera viewfinder displays the
following:
1 — Capture mode indicator
2 — Active toolbar (not displayed during image
capture).
3 —
4 — Image resolution indicator
5 — Image counter (the estimated number of
images you can capture using the current image
quality setting and memory)
6 — The device memory ( ), mass memory , and
memory card ( ) indicators, which show where
images are saved
7 — GPS signal indicator
Active toolbar
The active toolbar provides you with shortcuts to
different items and settings before and after
capturing an image or recording a video clip. To
select a toolbar item, scroll to the item, and press
the scroll key. You can also define when the active
toolbar is displayed.
The settings in the active toolbar return to the
default settings after you close the camera.
To view the active toolbar before and after
capturing an image or recording a video clip, select
Options > Show toolbar. To view the active
toolbar only when you need it, select Options >
Hide toolbar. To display the toolbar when it is
hidden, press the scroll key. The toolbar is displayed
for 5 seconds.
By default, not all shortcuts are available. To add or
remove shortcuts from the toolbar, select
Options > Customise toolbar.
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 nonzoomed image.
● The camera goes into the battery saving mode if
there are no keypresses for a moment. To
continue capturing images, press the capture
key.
To capture an image, do the following:
1. If the camera is in the video mode, select the
image mode from the active toolbar.
2. To lock the focus on an object, press the capture
key halfway down (main camera only, not
available in landscape or sport scene.). A green
locked focus indicator appears on the display. If
the focus was not locked, a red focus indicator
appears. 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 appears on the
screen.
To zoom in or out when
capturing an image, use the
zoom key in your device.
To activate the front camera, select Options > Use
secondary camera. To capture an image, press the
scroll key. To zoom in or out, scroll up or down.
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.
Location information
You can automatically add capture location
information to the file details of the captured
material. For example, in the Photos application,
you can then view the location where an image was captured.
Select Menu > Applications > Camera.
To add location information to all captured
material, select Options > Settings > Record
location > On. The location information is
available only for images captured with the main
camera.
It may take several minutes to obtain the
coordinates of your location. The availability and
quality of GPS signals may be affected by your
location, buildings, natural obstacles, and weather
conditions. If you share a file that includes location
information, also the location information is
shared, and your location may be visible to third
parties viewing the file. The device requires
network services to acquire location information.
Location information indicators:
● — Location information unavailable. GPS
stays on in the background for several minutes.
If a satellite connection is found and the indicator
changes to within that time, all the images
captured and video clips recorded during that
time are tagged based on the received GPS
positioning information.
● — Location information is available. Location
information is added to the file details.
Files with location information are indicated with
in the Photos application.
Panorama mode
Select Menu > Applications > Camera.
Select panorama mode from the toolbar.
1. To capture the first image in the panorama,
press the capture key.
2. Slowly turn the device left or right as shown by
the arrows.
A panorama preview is displayed and the
camera captures the image as you turn. The
green arrow indicates that you can slowly
proceed to turn. The red pause mark indicates
that you should stop moving until the green
arrow is displayed again. You can predict when
the next key frame is captured when the red
rectangle moves to the centre of the preview
area.
3. To complete the capture, select Stop. The
panoramic capture stops automatically when
the maximum image width has been reached.
Note that it may take some time for the device
to process the captured image.
