# Overview of Albums

Use Albums to view photos and videos on your phone. You can also view photos that you and your friends have shared on Facebook.

On the Home screen, slide to the Photos & Videos tab and then tap Albums. You can also tap from the Camera screen to open Albums.

On the Albums main screen, swipe your finger up or down to scroll and browse through photos and videos that are stored on your phone and storage card. Tap a photo or video to view it in full screen.

You can view Albums in portrait or landscape orientation. Turn your phone sideways to the left to switch the screen to landscape orientation.

To learn more about using Albums, see:

Viewing photos

Viewing Facebook photos

Playing a slideshow

Playing videos

Sharing photos and videos

Closing Albums

# Viewing photos

While viewing a photo, tap the screen to display and use the onscreen controls.

| Return to the previous screen.
| Start the slideshow.
| Send the photo using email or MMS, or upload it to Facebook.
| Save the photo as a contact picture, save the onscreen image as a new file, and more.

To view the next or previous photo in the current album

While holding your phone upright, view the next or previous photo by swiping your finger up or down the screen.

While holding your phone sideways, view the next or previous photo by swiping your finger left or right across the screen.

To zoom in or out on a photo

Press your thumb and index finger on the screen and then spread your fingers apart to zoom in. Pinch your fingers together to zoom out.

You can also double-tap the area on the photo you want to zoom in on. To zoom out, double-tap the screen again.

After zooming in on a photo, press and hold the screen and then drag your finger to pan to other areas of the photo.

Tip: To save the zoomed in part of the photo as a new file, tap the screen, tap and then select Save Screen Image.

To set a favorite album

The Photos & Videos tab on the Home screen displays photos and video files from the current favorite album. By default, the Camera Shots album which stores the photos and videos you captured using the Camera is set as the favorite album. You can change to another favorite album, if preferred.

1. On the Albums main screen, tap Albums.
2. On the Albums tab (), tap the album you want to set as your favorite.
3. Tap Menu > Set Album as Favorite, and then tap OK.

#### See also

Overview of Albums

Viewing Facebook photos

Playing a slideshow

Playing videos

Sharing photos and videos

Closing Albums

# Viewing Facebook photos

You can use Albums to view photos you and your friends have shared on Facebook. You must be logged in to your Facebook account to be able to view Facebook photos.

1. On the Albums main screen, tap Albums.
2. Tap or slide to the Facebook tab ().
   If you have not logged in to Facebook, the subsequent screen lets you log in to your Facebook account.
3. Tap the person whose photos you want to view, and then tap an album.
4. Tap a photo to display it in full screen.

While viewing a photo, tap the screen to display and use the onscreen controls.

| Return to the previous screen.
| Send the photo using email or MMS.
| Reload the current photo.

#### See also

Overview of Albums

Viewing photos

Playing a slideshow

Playing videos

Sharing photos and videos

Closing Albums

# Playing a slideshow

1. To start playing a slideshow, do one of the following:
   - On the Albums main screen, tap Menu > Slideshow.
   - While viewing a photo in full screen, tap the screen to display the onscreen controls and then tap the Slideshow icon ().
2. While the slideshow is in progress, tap the screen to access the following playback controls:

   Icon | Description
   | Return to the previous screen.
   | Go back to the previous photo.
   | Pause the slideshow.
   | Resume playback of the slideshow.
   | Go to the next photo.
   | Set slideshow options.

Note: While playing a slideshow, animated GIF and video files are excluded from the slideshow.

Slideshow options

- Repeat. Select this check box to loop the playback of the slideshow.
- Transition. When this check box is selected, a transition effect will be applied to the slideshow. Choose your desired effect from the drop-down list.
- Duration. Set the desired time interval between photos.
- Orientation. Select Best Fit to automatically fit the photos in portrait or landscape view during the slideshow depending on the photo's original orientation.

#### See also

Overview of Albums

Viewing photos

Viewing Facebook photos

Playing videos

Sharing photos and videos

Closing Albums

# Playing videos

While watching a video, tap the screen to display and use the playback controls. Tap the playback control icons to pause, resume, stop playback, jump to the start of the video, or switch the display mode. You can also drag your finger across the progress bar to go forward or backward in the video.

When you've finished or stopped playing the video, you can replay the video by tapping the Play icon on the center screen.

You can also send this video by email or MMS or share it on YouTube. Tap the screen, tap the Share icon (), and then choose how you want to share the video.

#### See also

Overview of Albums

Viewing photos

Viewing Facebook photos

Playing a slideshow

Sharing photos and videos

Closing Albums

# Sharing photos and videos

Using Albums, you can send photos and videos via email and MMS, upload photos to Facebook, and upload videos to YouTube. You must be logged in to Facebook and YouTube to upload photos or videos to those sites.

1. Open the album containing the photos or videos you want to share.
2. Tap Menu > Share, and then choose one of the following:
   - Mail. Tap one or more photos you want to add as email attachments and then tap Send. If you have more than one email account, select the account to use. Compose your message and then tap Send.
   - Messages. Tap a photo or a video to add it to a new MMS message. Compose your message and then tap .
   - Facebook. Tap one or more photos you want to share and then tap Upload.
   - YouTube. Tap one or more videos you want to share and then tap Next. Enter a Title and Tags for your videos, select a privacy setting, and then tap Upload.

#### See also

Overview of Albums

Viewing photos

Viewing Facebook photos

Playing a slideshow

Playing videos

Closing Albums

# Closing Albums

To close Albums, return to the main Albums screen first. (If you were viewing a video or photo slideshow, stop the playback.) Tap the screen to show the onscreen controls and then tap to go back to the main Albums screen.
Tap on the main Albums screen to close Albums.

#### See also

Overview of Albums

Viewing photos

Viewing Facebook photos

Playing a slideshow

Playing videos

Sharing photos and videos