To quickly activate the camera, press and hold the capture key. You can also activate the camera by selecting Menu > Media > Camera.

Your device supports an image capture resolution of 2048x1536 pixels (3.2 megapixels).

When capturing an image, note the following:

• Use both hands to keep the camera still.
• The quality of a digitally zoomed image is lower than that of a non-zoomed image.
• The camera goes into battery saving mode if there are no actions for about a minute. To continue capturing images, select Options > New image.
• Do not cover the flash while taking a picture.

Three steps to taking a picture:

1. Activate the camera (press the capture key).
2. Press the capture key all the way down to take the photo.
3. The display shows your picture immediately after you take it.
• Select Details from the toolbar to add more information to your picture. You can add tags, a description and a title.
• The device saves the image in Gallery.

The toolbar provides you with shortcuts to different items and settings before and after capturing an image or recording a video. Select a toolbar item and press the scroll key. The active toolbar is visible on the right side of the display when in camera or video mode. You can scroll to items with the Scroll key, and select them by pressing the Scroll key.

To view the toolbar before and after capturing an image or recording a video, select Options > Show toolbar. To view the toolbar only when you need it, select Options > Hide toolbar.

Before taking a picture

In the active toolbar, select from the following:

Tip!

You can customise the active toolbar to suit your needs better. To do this, go to main camera mode and select Options > Customise toolbar. Select the shortcut you want to customise and select Options. Note that different shortcuts have alternative ways to customise them.

After you have captured the image, there are a few choices in the active toolbar on the right:

• Send: Send the image via message, via Bluetooth or upload the picture online.
• Share online: select the service provider from Ovi, Flickr and Vox. Please see more in Share your pictures and videos online.
• Go to photos: see all the captured images in your device.
• Add to album: select Yes to add the captured picture to an album and then select the desired album from the list.
• Details: add details to the photo, such as a tag or a description.
• Delete: delete the photo.

1. Send
2. Sign in for Share online
3. Go to Photos
4. Add to album
5. Details
6. Delete

Turn on the camera's flash to take better close-ups in dimly lit areas. Using flash also helps to avoid blurry pictures. The flash operating range in your device is up to 3.5 m.

Flash is set to Automatic by default, and it is used if the light level is not sufficient. You can also set it:

• On – Flash is on with all the pictures you take.
• Reduce red – The light flashes before the picture is taken and reduces red-eye in portraits.
• Off.

To make these selections, select the Flash mode from the active toolbar list.

To zoom in or out in the picture, use the Volume/Zoom keys on your device. Note that using zoom can lower image quality.

You have a panorama mode in your Nokia E55 device. This mode enables you to take multiple pictures to make one large image. The camera will automatically join the pictures together as one image.

To take panoramic images, do the following:

1. Select panorama mode from the toolbar.
2. Start capturing the panoramic image by pressing the Capture key.
3. Slowly turn the camera left or right.
• A panorama preview is displayed and the camera captures the image as you turn. The green arrow indicates that you can slowly proceed to turn. The red pause mark indicates that you should stop moving until the green arrow is displayed again.
4. To complete the capture, press the capture key or select Stop.
• The panoramic capture stops automatically when the maximum image width has been reached.