[TIPS] LG Ally Camera Tips & Settings

[GirlGoneGeek]

When you first go into the camera, it opens in landscape mode. You will see menu options on the left and right side of the screen.

On the right: The first is a switch that you can slide to change from camera to video. The second is used to take a photo or start/stop recording the video. The last one will open up your gallery or if it displays a ? then it will open up a help document that describes the different settings available.

The left menu will slide off the screen after a couple of seconds. To re-activate it, just touch the screen. It consists of 5 options: Zoom, Exposure, Flash, Focus, and Settings.

Zoom displays a bar that you can slide from the left (Zoom Out) to the right (Zoom In).

Exposure also displays a bar that you can slide from the left (Darker) to the right (Lighter).

Flash displays three options: Auto, Off, and On.

Focus displays two options: Auto Focus and Macro. Auto Focus will try to automatically find a spot to focus while Macro is used to take a photo of an object that is very close.

Settings has eleven different options: Image Size, Scene Mode, ISO, White Balance, Color Effect, Timer, Shot Mode, Image Quality, Auto Review, Shutter Sound, Store Location

Image Size - Choose between QVGA 320x240, VGA 640x480, 1M 1280x960, 2M 1600x1200, 3M 2048x1536 sizes.

Scene Mode - Choose between Off, Portrait, Landscape, Sports, NIght, and Sunset.

ISO - Choose between Auto, 100, 200, 400, and 800.

White Balance - Choose between Auto, Incandescent, Sunny, Fluorescent, and Cloudy.

Color Effect - Choose between Off, Mono, Negative, Solarize, Sepia, Posterize, Whiteboard, Blackboard, and Aqua.

Timer - Choose between Off, 3 Seconds, 5 Seconds, and 10 Seconds.

Shot Mode - Choose between Normal, Smile Shot, Beauty Shot, Frame Shot, and Panorama Shot.

Image Quality - Choose between Super Fine, Fine, and Normal.

Auto Review - Choose between On or Off.

Shutter Sound - Choose between Off or one of 4 Tones.

Grid View - Choose between Off, 2x2 Grid, or 3x3 Grid.

Store Location - Choose between Off and On.