BlackBerry Curve 8530 8520 - Camera

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Camera

Depending on your BlackBerry® device model, the camera or video camera might not be supported or some camera or video camera features
might not be available.

Take a picture

1.

On the Home screen, click the Camera icon.

2. Press the Right Convenience key all the way down.

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Change the size of pictures that you take

The larger the picture, the more memory the picture requires.
1.

On the Home screen, click the Camera icon.

2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Options.
4. Change the Picture Size field.
5. Press the Menu key.
6. Click Save.

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Set picture quality

You can set the fineness of detail that the camera captures in pictures. The finer the detail of a picture, the more memory the picture requires.
1.

On the Home screen, click the Camera icon.

2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Options.
4. Set the Picture Quality field.
5. Press the Menu key.
6. Click Save.

Change the location for storing pictures

1.

On the Home screen, click the Camera icon.

2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Options.
4. Change the Store Pictures and Folder fields.

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5. Press the Menu key.
6. Click Save.

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Change options to compensate for different lighting conditions in pictures

You can change the default flash setting, if available, and white balance of the pictures that you take.
1.

On the Home screen, click the Camera icon.

2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Options.
4. Perform any of the following actions:

• To change the default flash mode for pictures, if available, change the Default Flash Setting field.
• To improve the colors in pictures, in the White Balance field, click the current lighting condition.

5. Press the Menu key.
6. Click Save.

Apply a color effect to pictures

You can apply a sepia or black-and-white color effect to pictures that you take.
1.

On the Home screen, click the Camera icon.

2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Options.
4. Change the Color Effect field.
5. Press the Menu key.
6. Click Save.