Sony Xperia X Compact - General camera settings

Timeshift video

Take high frame-rate videos and apply slow motion effects.

Timeshift burst

Find the best photo from a burst of images.

Sticker creator

Create unique stickers from your favorite photos or from your camera viewfinder.

Sweep Panorama

You can take wide-angle and panoramic photos from the horizontal or vertical direction in

an easy press-and-sweep motion.

To Take a Panoramic Photo

1

Activate the camera.

2

Swipe the screen to select

, and then select .

3

To select a shooting direction, tap

.

4

Press the camera key and move the camera slowly and steadily in the direction of

movement indicated on the screen.

Style Portrait

You can use the Style Portrait feature to apply touch-up effects to portrait photos as you

take them to ensure the best results. You can also use the

Magic beam setting to add a

spotlight pattern for eyes.

To Use the Style Portrait Feature

1

Activate the camera.

2

Swipe the screen to select

, and then select .

3

To display all styles, tap the style name that is currently selected, for example,

Bubble.

4

To add more styles, tap

More.

5

Select the style you want to apply, and then tap to take a photo.

To Use the Magic Beam Feature

1

Activate the camera.

2

Swipe screen to select

, and then tap > .

3

To apply an inside eye spotlight effect, select a customized pattern.

To Use Timeshift Burst

1

Activate the camera.

2

Swipe the screen to select

, then select .

3

Take photos. The photos taken appear in thumbnail view.

4

Scroll through the thumbnails and select the photo you want to save, then tap .

Downloading Camera Applications

You can download free or paid camera applications from Google Play™ or other

sources. Before you start downloading, make sure you have a working internet

connection, preferably over Wi-Fi to limit data traffic charges.

To Download Camera Applications

1

Open the camera application.

2

Swipe the screen to select

, and then tap .

3

Select the application that you want to download, and follow the instructions to

complete the installation.

Auto Face Detection

The camera automatically detects faces and indicates them with frames. A colored frame

shows which face has been selected for focus. The focus is set to the face closest to the

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center of the camera. You can also tap one of the frames to select which face should be

in focus.

Auto-Capturing

Turn on auto-capturing to take pictures automatically using one of the options below.

Hand Shutter

Turn your palm toward the camera to turn on the self-timer and take self-portraits in

Manual and Superior

auto capturing modes.

Smile Shutter

Use Smile Shutter™ technology to photograph a face just as it smiles. The camera detects up to five faces

and selects one face for smile detection and auto-focus. When the selected face smiles, the camera

automatically takes a photo.

Off

When auto-capturing is off, you can take photos using the shutter button or the camera key.

The

Hand Shutter function is available for taking self-portraits only.

To Turn On Smile Shutter™

1

Activate the camera.

2

Tap .

3

Find and tap

Auto capturing > Smile Shutter.

4

When the camera is open and

Smile Shutter is turned on, point the camera at

your subject. The camera selects which face to focus on.

5

The face appears inside a colored frame and the photo is taken automatically as

soon as a smile is detected.

6

If no smile is detected, you can press the camera key to take the photo manually.

To Turn On Hand Shutter

1

Activate the camera.

2

Switch to the front camera by tapping

3

Tap .

4

Tap

More.

5

Find and tap

Auto capturing > Hand Shutter.

Saving a Photo’s Geographic Location

Enable the Saving location function to geotag your photos, saving the approximate

geographical location as you shoot. The geographical location is determined by wireless

networks and GPS technology.
When appears on the camera screen, Saving location is turned on but the

geographical position has not been found. When appears, Saving location is turned

on and the geographical location is available, so the geographical location can be added

to your photo. When neither of these two symbols appears, Saving location is disabled.

To Turn On Geotagging

1

Activate the camera.

2

Tap .

3

Tap

More, then tap the slider beside Save location to enable or disable the

function.

4

If you are enabling geotagging, you are prompted to enable Location services if

they are not already enabled. Tap

OK, then tap the Location slider.

Touch Capture

With Touch capture, simply tap anywhere on the camera screen to take a photo.

On

Only front camera

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Off

Touch to adjust

Touch the screen to choose an area to focus on while taking pictures.

Focus only

Focus and brightness

This function is available in

Superior auto mode only.

Auto Photo/Video Preview

You can choose to preview photos or videos just after you shoot them.

On

After you shoot a photo or a video, a preview of it appears in the lower-right corner of the screen for 3

seconds.

Only front camera

After you shoot a photo or video with the front camera, a preview of it appears in the lower-right corner of the

screen for 3 seconds.

Off

The photo or video is saved after you shoot it, and no preview appears.

Use Volume Key as

You can choose how you want to use the volume key when taking photos.

Zoom

Use the volume key to zoom in or out.

Volume

Use the volume key to adjust the volume of notifications, ringtones and music.

Shutter

Use the volume key to take photos.

Sound

When you take a photo or start recording a video, the camera makes a shutter sound. If

you use the self-timer, it will make a series of beeps to mark the countdown. You can

choose to turn these sounds on or off.

Data storage

You can choose to save your data either to a removable SD card or to your device's

internal storage.

Internal storage

Photos or videos are saved on the device memory.

SD card

Photos or videos are saved on the SD card.

Grid Lines

Choose to turn on or turn off the grid lines in your camera viewfinder.

Quick Launch

Use Quick launch settings to launch the camera when the screen is locked.

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