Sony Xperia E5 - 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.

To switch between capturing modes

1

Activate the camera.

2

Swipe the screen to the desired capturing mode.

Superior Auto

Superior auto mode detects the conditions you are taking photos in and automatically

adjusts the settings to ensure you take the best photos possible.

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Manual mode

Use Manual mode when you want to manually adjust your camera settings for photos

and videos.

Save location

Add geographical location (geotag) information to your photos when you take 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.

Grid Lines

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

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.

Shutter

Use the volume key to take photos.

Sound

You can choose to turn the shutter sound 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.

Quick Launch

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

Launch only

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

Launch and capture

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

Launch and record video

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

Off

Color and brightness

You can adjust color and brightness manually when the color and brightness settings

icon is displayed.

White Balance

This setting, 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

the white balance setting icon is displayed.

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.