Sony Xperia E1 - General camera settings

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General camera settings

Capturing mode settings overview

Superior auto

Optimize your settings to suit any scene.

Manual

Adjust camera settings manually.

Background defocus

Blur the background of your photos to make your subject look sharper in comparison.

AR effect

Take photos with virtual scenes and characters.

Creative effect

Apply effects to photos or videos.

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Timeshift burst

Find the best photo from a burst of images.

Social live

Broadcast live video to Facebook™.

Sweep Panorama

Use this setting to take wide-angle, panoramic photos. Just tap the screen and move the camera

steadily from one side to the other.

Portrait retouch

Take photos with real-time portrait styles.

Info-eye™

The Info-eye™ application helps you search for information about things around you

using your camera viewfinder. For example, you can snap a photo of a landmark and

receive information about it right on your screen. Or you can take a photo of a book or

scan a QR code and get background information instantly.

Info-eye™ can only recognize selected landmarks or objects.

AR effect

You can apply AR (augmented reality) effects to your photos and make them more fun.

This setting lets you integrate 3D scenes into your photos as you take them. Just select

the scene you want and adjust its position in the viewfinder.

Timeshift burst

The camera takes a burst of 61 photos in a window of two seconds – one second before

and after you press the camera key. So you can go back and find the perfect image.

To use Timeshift burst

1

Activate the camera.

2

Tap , then select .

3

To take photos, press the camera key fully down and then release it. The photos

taken appear in thumbnail view.

4

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

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Social live

Social live is a camera shooting mode that lets you stream video live to your Facebook™

page. You just need to have an active internet connection and be logged into

Facebook™. Videos can be up to 10 minutes long.

To broadcast live video using Social live

1

Activate the camera.

2

Tap , then select .

3

Log in to your Facebook™ account.

4

Tap to start broadcasting.

5

To take a photo during the broadcast, tap .

6

To stop broadcasting, tap .

Quick launch

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

Launch only

After you drag upward, the main camera is launched from sleep mode.

Launch and capture

After you drag upward, the still camera is launched from sleep mode and a photo is captured.

Launch and record video

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After you drag upward, the video camera is launched from sleep mode and starts recording.

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Geotagging

Tag photos with details of where you took them.

Touch capture

Identify a focus area, and then touch the camera screen with your finger. The photo is

taken as soon as you release your finger.

Shutter sound

Choose whether to turn on or turn off the shutter sound when you record a video.

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.

White balance

This function adjusts the color balance according to the lighting conditions. The white

balance setting icon is available on the camera screen.

Auto

Adjusts the color balance automatically to suit the lighting conditions.

Incandescent

Adjusts the color balance for warm lighting conditions, such as under light bulbs.

Fluorescent

Adjusts the color balance for fluorescent lighting.

Daylight

Adjusts the color balance for sunny outdoor conditions.

Cloudy

Adjusts the color balance for a cloudy sky.

This setting is only available in

Manual capturing mode.