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Sonim XP8 - Common Camera Settings

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Sonim XP8 - Common Camera Settings

Here's info on common camera settings (e.g., flash, timer, front / rear camera, etc.) for your Sonim XP8.
If you need to adjust common camera settings (e.g., flash, timer, etc.) for your Sonim XP8® , follow these step-by-step instructions.
For additional camera settings, refer to the user guide.
Camera icon

Shooting mode

  1. From a Home screen, tap the
    Camera icon
    Camera icon (lower-left).
  2. Tap the
    Shooting mode icon
    .
  3. Tap any of the following:
    • Auto
    • HDR
    • UbiFocus
    • Portrait
    • Landscape
    • Sports
    • Candlelight
    • Sunset
    • Night
    • Beach
    • Snow
    • ChromaFlash
    • BlurBuster
    • SharpPhoto
    • TrackingFocus
    • Panorama
    • ProMode

Filters

  1. From a Home screen, tap the
    Camera icon
    Camera icon (lower-left).
  2. Tap the
    Filters icon
    .
  3. Tap any of the following:
    • Aqua
    • Posterize
    • Solarize
    • Solarize
    • Negative
    • Sepia
    • Mono
    • None

Rear or Front Facing Camera

  1. From a Home screen, tap the
    Camera icon
    Camera icon (lower-left).
  2. Tap the
    Camera Facing icon
    to determine which camera to use (rear-facing camera or front-facing camera).

Sharpphoto

  1. From a Home screen, tap the
    Camera icon
    Camera icon (lower-left).
  2. Tap the
    Sharpphoto icon
    .
  3. Slide the
    blue dot
    left or right to increase/decrease.

Flash

  1. From a Home screen, tap the
    Camera icon
    Camera icon (lower-left).
  2. Tap the
    Flash icon
    to turn on or off.

Settings

  1. From a Home screen, tap the
    Camera icon
    Camera icon (lower-left).
  2. Tap the
    Menu icon
    (upper right).
  3. Tap the
    Settings icon
    .
  4. Select an option:
    • Store location
    • Face Detection
    • Stroage
    • Record Date & Time
    • Countdown timer
    • Continuous Shot
    • Picture size
    • Picture quality
    • Redeye Reduction
    • Exposure
    • White balance
    • Shutter Sound
    • ZSL
    • Save the RAW format
    • Video quality
    • Video duration
    • Images Stabilization
    • Noise Reduction
    • Video Encoder
    • Audio Encoder
    • Video Rotation
    • Time lapse
    • Video High FrameRate
    • Restore defaults