Sony Xperia M - Viewing photos and videos in the Pictures tab

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Viewing photos and videos in the

Pictures tab

In the

Pictures tab in Album, you can view your photos and videos in thumbnails in a grid

view.

Overview of Pictures tab

1

Grid view of photos and videos.

2

View menu options.

3

Scroll up or down to view content.

4

Tap a photo or video to view it.

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The date and number of items in the group below.

To view photos and videos in grid view

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2

Find and tap

Album. All photos and videos are displayed in a chronologically

ordered grid. Videos are indicated by .

3

Tap a photo or video to view it.

4

Flick left to view the next photo or video. Flick right to view the previous photo or

video.

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

1

When viewing thumbnails of photos and videos in Album, tap , then tap

Select

items.

2

Tap the items you want to work with. Selected items are indicated by a blue

frame.

3

Use the tools in the toolbar at the top of the screen to work with your selected

items.

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.