Sony Xperia XA - Viewing Photos and Videos

background image

Viewing Photos and Videos

Use the Album application to view photos and play videos you’ve taken with your

camera, or to view similar content you’ve saved to your device. All photos and videos are

displayed in a chronologically ordered grid.

1

Tap the icon to open the Album homescreen menu

2

View a slideshow of all images or just the ones you've added to your favorites

3

Drag the left edge of the screen to the right to open the Album homescreen menu

4

The date range of items in the current group

5

Tap a photo or video to open it in full-screen view

6

Scroll up or down to view content

To View Photos and Videos

1

From your Homescreen, tap .

2

Find and tap

Album.

3

Tap a photo or video you want to view. If prompted, tap .

4

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

video.

To set the screen to rotate automatically when turned sideways, tap

Rotate the contents of the

screen under Settings > Display > When device is rotated.

To change the size of the thumbnails

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 zoom a photo

When you are viewing a photo, spread two fingers apart to zoom in, or pinch two fingers

together to zoom out.

To watch a slideshow of your photos

1

When you are viewing a photo, tap the screen to display the toolbars, then tap >

Slideshow to start playing all the photos in an album.

2

Tap a photo to end the slideshow.

To Play a Video

1

In Album, find and tap the video you want to play.

2

Tap .

3

If the playback controls are not displayed, tap the screen to display them. To hide

the controls, tap the screen again.

108

This is an internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

background image

To pause a video

1

When a video is playing, tap the screen to display the controls.

2

Tap .

To fast forward and rewind a video

1

When a video is playing, tap the screen to display the controls.

2

Drag the progress bar marker left to rewind, or right to fast forward.

To adjust the volume of a video

Press the volume key.