Learn how to use and view the photos and videos in the Pictures tab on Album in your Sony Xperia Z. In the Pictures tab in Album, you can view your photos and videos in thumbnails in a grid view.
Overview of Pictures tab
- Grid view of photos and videos.
- View menu options.
- Scroll up or down to view content.
- Tap a photo or video to view it.
- The date and number of items in the group below.
To view photos and videos in grid view
- From your Home screen, tap Apps icon.
- Find and tap Album. All photos and videos are displayed in a chronologically ordered grid. Videos are indicated by Play icon.
- 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 in Album
- 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 work with batches of photos or videos in Album
- When viewing thumbnails of photos and videos in Album, tap Menu icon, then tap Select items.
- Tap the items you want to work with. Selected items are indicated by a blue frame.
- Use the tools in the toolbar at the top of the screen to work with your selected items.
Note: To activate selection mode, you can also touch and hold an item until its frame turns blue. Then you can tap other items to select them.
