Learn how to use album on your Sony Xperia C3 Dual. Use the Album application to view photos and play videos that youve taken with your camera, or to view similar content that you’ve saved to your device. All photos and videos are displayed in a chronologically ordered grid.
- Tap the icon to open the Album home screen menu
- View menu options
- Display a slideshow of all your images, or the ones you added to favorites
- Drag the left edge of the screen to the right to open the Album home screen menu
- The date of items in the group
- Tap a photo or video to view it
- Scroll up or down to view content
To view photos and videos
- From your Home screen, tap Apps icon.
- Find and tap Album.
- Tap a photo or video to view it.
- Flick left to view the next photo or video. Flick right to view the previous photo or video.
Note: If the screen orientation does not change automatically when you turn your device sideways, mark the Auto-rotate screen checkbox under Settings > Display.
To change the size of the thumbnails
- When viewing thumbnails of photos and videos in Album, spread two fingers apart to zoom in, or pinch two fingers together to zoom out.
To zoom a photo
- When you are viewing a photo, spread two fingers apart to zoom in, or pinch two fingers together to zoom out.
To watch a slideshow of your photos
- When you are viewing a photo, tap the screen to display the toolbars, then tap Menu icon > Slideshow to start playing all the photos in an album.
- Tap a photo to end the slideshow.
To watch a slideshow of your photos with music
- When you are viewing a photo, tap the screen to display the toolbars, then tap Menu icon > SensMe slideshow.
- Select the music and theme that you want to use for the slideshow, then tap Play icon. The Album application analyses your photos and uses SensMe music data to play a slideshow.
- To pause playing, tap the screen to display the controls, then tap Pause icon.
To play a video
- In Album, find and tap the video that you want to play.
- Tap Movies > Just once.
- If the playback controls are not displayed, tap the screen to display them. To hide the controls, tap the screen again.
To pause a video
- When a video is playing, tap the screen to display the controls.
- Tap Pause icon.
To fast forward and rewind a video
- When a video is playing, tap the screen to display the controls.
- Drag the progress bar marker left to rewind, or right to fast forward.
To adjust the volume of a video
- Press the volume key.
Album home screen menu
Through the Album home screen menu you can browse to all your photo albums, including albums of photos and videos taken with the camera as well as content that you share online via services such as PlayMemories Online, Picasa and Facebook.
- Once you are logged in to such services, you can manage content, comment on photos and videos, and view comments from friends.
- From the Album application, you can also add geotags to photos, perform basic editing tasks, and use methods such as Bluetooth wireless technology and email to share content.
- View photos and videos using the PlayMemories Online service
- Return to the Album application home screen
- View all photos and videos taken with your devices camera
- View all photos and videos saved to your device in different folders
- View your favorite photos and videos
- View all photos with faces
- View your photos on a map or in globe mode
- View photos and videos on the same network
- View photos and videos on Facebook
- View photos and videos on Picasa
- View photos using the Flickr online service
Note: The PlayMemories Online service is not available in all countries or regions.
To view and add comments to online album content
- When viewing a photo from an online album, tap the screen to display the toolbars, then tap Comment icon to view the comments.
- Enter your comments in the input field, then tap Post.
To “Like” a photo or video on Facebook
- While viewing a photo or video from one of your Facebook albums, tap the screen to display the toolbars, then tap Like icon to show that you “Like” the item on Facebook.
