Nokia 6230 - Taking a photo

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Taking a photo

1. Press

Menu

, and select

Media

,

Camera

and

Standard photo

,

Portrait photo

or if the lighting is dim

for taking photos, select

Night mode

. If you want to add the photo to a name or phone number

saved in contacts, select

Portrait photo

.

Tip: To quickly open the camera viewfinder with standard photo view, press

in standby

mode. To quickly change the camera mode, for example video, press or

.

2. The live image appears on the display, and you can use the display as a viewfinder.

3. To take a photo, press

Capture

. When taking a photo, a shutter sound is heard. The phone saves the

photo in the

Images

folder of the

Gallery

menu if

Default folder

is selected. With

Other folder

you

can select another folder. See Camera settings on page 117.

To define the default title for the photo, see

Default title

in Camera settings on page 117.

4. Select

Back

to take another photo, or press

Options

and select, for example, an option to delete or

rename the saved photo, send it as a multimedia message, or attach the photo to a name or phone
number in contacts, or access the gallery.

Tip: You can activate the self-timer of the camera for one picture at a time. Press

Menu

, and

select

Media

,

Camera

, and

Standard photo

,

Portrait photo

or

Night mode

. Press

Options

and

select

Self-timer

. Press

Start

, and after the timeout, the camera takes the photo and saves it in

the

Gallery

menu. While the self-timer is running, a beeping sound is heard.