Alcatel Idol Mini - Manual (Page 48)

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To take a picture
The screen acts as the viewfinder. First position the object or landscape in
the viewfinder, touch the screen to focus if necessary, touch the icon
to take the picture which will then be automatically saved.
To shoot a video
First position the object or landscape in the viewfinder, and touch the
icon to start recording. Touch to pause recording, touch again or
press the Back key to save the video.
Further operations when viewing a picture/video you have taken
• Touch the icons below the screen to share and edit the photo or video
you have taken.
• Touch the photo icon to access the Gallery.
8.1.1 Settings in framing mode
Before taking a photo/shooting a video, touch the icon to adjust a
number of settings in framing mode.
Back camera shooting mode
• HDR Touch to activate high-dynamic range.
• Panorama Touch to switch to panorama mode.
• Night Touch to switch to night mode.
• Full screen Touch to turn on/off the full screen view.
• Tap shooting Touch to turn on/off tap shooting function.
• Shutter sound Touch to turn on/off shutter sound.
• Picture size Touch to select picture size.
• Timer Touch to select pause duration before capturing
pictures.
Front camera shooting mode
Switch to front camera, touch
to access camera settings and the
following options will display for you to choose from:
• Expression (4-shot) Touch to turn on expression (4-shot) function:
once four photos taken, the phone will
automatically synthesize and save them as one
picture.
• Tap shooting Touch to turn on/off tap shooting function.
• Shutter sound Touch to turn on/off shutter sound.
• Timer Touch to turn off or set duration of timer while
shooting.
Camcorder settings
• Video quality Touch to set Video quality.