Nokia Smartphone Hacks

Chapter 11. Mobile Multimedia

Hacks 67–75: Introduction

Nokia Series 40 and Series 60 smartphones are very powerful personal multimedia devices. For when you need to create content, the camera and audio recorder on the phone enable you to capture photos, video clips, and audio clips on the go. Then you can share your media instantaneously with friends around the world. However, the mobile phone photos and video clips often are of low quality. In this chapter, you will learn how to edit and enhance the media you capture on your phone and make them look more professional. Then you can share them with a wider audience.

For when you want to listen to or view media, a mobile phone has the perfect form factor to become a personal multimedia player. Using hacks covered in this chapter, you will be able to watch DVD movies and listen to MP3 music on your phone, anywhere and at any time.

Enhance Mobile Phone Photos

Get the best possible photos from your tiny phone camera.

Camera phones have become increasingly popular. Most new Nokia phone models are equipped with cameras. However, as more and more people use camera phones, the quality of camera photos has emerged as a major issue for users. In this hack, you will learn how to take better photos and how to make your mobile phone photos more appealing using photo-editing software.

When using conventional digital cameras, you can control a lot of factors, such as exposure, focus, and resolution at the moment when you take the picture. However, ...