Overview of Album

Use Album to view images and videos in your device. Album offers a host of features that let you rotate images, view your images as a slideshow, use images as contact pictures, and more.


Note: Album can only display files in the BMP, GIF, PNG, JPG, Animation GIF, 3GP, MP4, and WMV formats.


To learn more about Album, tap the links below:

Open Album

Set Favorite Album

View photos in thumbnail view

View photos in full-screen view

Rotate a photo

Zoom and pan

Play slideshow

Play back video


Open Album

To open Album, do one of the following:


Tip: If you have several images in your device, scroll down by sliding your finger upward. Scroll up by sliding your finger downward.


To close Album:

Close Album by going back to the main Album screen and tapping .


Note: When you open Album from the Camera program, tapping takes you back to the Camera program.

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Overview of Album

Set Favorite Album

View photos in thumbnail view

View photos in full-screen view

Rotate a photo

Zoom and pan

Play slideshow

Play back video


Set Favorite Album

Setting an album as a Favorite lets you view the media files inside the folder on the Photos and Videos tab on the Home screen.


Note: By default, the Camera Shots album is set as the Favorite album.


To set a Favorite Album:

  1. On the Album main screen, tap Albums.
  2. Select the album you want to set as the favorite album.
  3. Tap Menu > Set Album as Favorite.
  4. On the confirmation screen, tap OK.

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Overview of Album

Open Album

View photos in thumbnail view

View photos in full-screen view

Rotate a photo

Zoom and pan

Play slideshow

Play back video


View photos in thumbnail view

Photos and videos that are stored in both the device memory and storage card will be displayed as thumbnails on the Album screen.


Note: Video files are marked with an icon ().


In thumbnail view, you can do the following:

Tap Menu to access more options:
Menu Item Description
Slideshow Displays the photos in a slideshow.
Set Album as Favorite When the selected Album is set as the favorite, the Album photos will be displayed in the Photos and Videos tab.
Delete Items Erase the photo or photos from the memory or storage card.
Send Select a messaging account (MMS or e-mail) and send the photo with your message. If no e-mail account has been set up, MMS opens with the photo automatically attached.
Save to Contact Assign the photo to a contact.
Properties View details about the photo, such as the date, time the photo was last modified, file size, etc.
Options Set slideshow options.
Help View help information about Album.

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Overview of Album

Open Album

Set Favorite Album

View photos in full-screen view

Rotate a photo

Zoom and pan

Play slideshow

Play back video


View photos in full-screen view

Tap or touch a photo thumbnail to view it in full screen. Tapping after you have taken a photo with the Camera also displays the photo in full screen.

 

In full-screen view, you can do the following:


Tap to access more options:
Menu Item Description
Save to Contact Assign the photo to a contact.
Save Screen Image Saves screen image as it is currently displayed.
Delete Erase the photo from the memory or storage card.
Properties View details about the photo, such as the date, time the photo was last modified, file size, etc.

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Overview of Album

Open Album

Set Favorite Album

View photos in thumbnail view

Rotate a photo

Zoom and pan

Play slideshow

Play back video


Rotate a photo

While viewing images, you can automatically rotate the image by simply turning your device sideways.

See also

Overview of Album

Open Album

Set Favorite Album

View photos in thumbnail view

View photos in full-screen view

Zoom and pan

Play slideshow

Play back video


Zoom and pan

While viewing a photo in full screen, you can zoom in and out of the photo by making a full circle motion on the screen with your finger, as illustrated below:

When you are zoomed in:

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Overview of Album

Open Album

Set Favorite Album

View photos in thumbnail view

View photos in full-screen view

Rotate a photo

Play slideshow

Play back video


Play slideshow

  1. To start playing the slideshow, do one of the following:
    • In thumbnail view, tap or touch Slideshow.
    • While viewing a photo in full screen, tap or touch the screen and then tap or touch the Slideshow icon ().
  2. While the slideshow is in progress, tap or touch the screen to access the following playback controls:
    Icon
    Description
    Return to thumbnail view.
    Go back to the previous photo.
    Pause the slideshow.
    Resume playback of the slideshow.
    Go to the next photo.
    Set slideshow options.

See also

Overview of Album

Open Album

Set Favorite Album

View photos in thumbnail view

View photos in full-screen view

Rotate a photo

Zoom and pan

Play slideshow

Play back video


Slide show options

See also

Overview of Album

Open Album

Set Favorite Album

View photos in thumbnail view

View photos in full-screen view

Rotate a photo

Zoom and pan

Play slideshow

Play back video


Play back video

On the main Album screen, tap the thumbnail of the video file you want to play back. A progress bar is displayed showing the current time and the total duration.


Note: Video files are marked with an icon ().


Tap the screen to show the playback controls.


Icon
Description
Return to the beginning of the video.
Pause the video.
Play the video.
Stop playing video and return to view mode.

See also

Overview of Album

Open Album

Set Favorite Album

View photos in thumbnail view

View photos in full-screen view

Rotate a photo

Zoom and pan

Play slideshow

Play back video