Sony Xperia XA1 - General camera settings

Sound Photo
Take photos with background sound.

Panorama
Take wide-angle and panoramic photos.

Timeshift burst
Find the best photo from a burst of images.

Panorama

You can take wide-angle and panoramic photos with an easy press-and-sweep motion.

To Take a Panoramic Photo

1

Activate the camera.

2

Swipe the screen to select

, then select .

3

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

movement indicated on the screen.

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

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.

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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

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 preview

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

On

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

Only front camera

After you shoot a photo 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.

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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

You can use grid lines as a visual aid while shooting to help you find the right

composition for your photo.

Grid lines are only shown on the camera screen while shooting and do not appear in the final

photo.

Quick Launch

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

Launch only

When this setting is activated, you can launch the camera when the screen is locked by pressing and holding

down the camera key.

Launch and capture

When this setting is activated, you can launch the camera and capture a photo automatically when the

screen is locked by pressing and holding down the camera key.

Launch and record video

When this setting is activated, you can launch the camera and start capturing video when the screen is

locked by pressing and holding down the camera key.

Off

To Adjust Color and Brightness

1

Activate the camera.

2

Tap >

Color and brightness.

3

Drag the sliders to the desired positions to adjust color and brightness.

This setting is only available in the Superior auto and Video camera modes.

White Balance, Focus, Exposure, and Shutter Speed

White balance, which is only available in

Manual capturing mode, adjusts the color

balance according to the lighting conditions. You can also adjust the exposure manually

in the -2.0 EV to +2.0 EV range. For example, you can increase the image brightness or

decrease the overall exposure by tapping the plus or minus controls accordingly when

is displayed. Focus and shutter speed can be set for either manual or automatic

adjustment.

White balance

Auto
Adjust the color balance automatically.

Incandescent
Adjust the color balance for warm lighting conditions, such as

under light bulbs.

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