Taking pictures – Samsung A640 User Manual
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Section 2I: Using the Built-in Camera
Taking Pictures
Taking pictures with your phone’s built-in camera is as simple 
as choosing a subject, pointing the lens, and pressing a 
button. You can activate the phone’s camera mode whether 
the phone is open or closed.
To take a picture with the phone open:
1.
Press Menu > Pictures > Camera (Additional camera 
options are available through the camera mode Options 
menu. See “Camera Mode Options” on page 128 for 
more information.)
2.
Using the phone’s main LCD as a viewfinder, aim the 
camera lens at your subject. Press the volume key to 
display the image right-side up or upside down.
3.
Press
to capture the image. (The picture will
automatically be saved in the In Phone folder.)
Ⅲ
To return to camera mode to take another picture, 
press the camera key.
4.
Press
for
Next:
Ⅲ
Send Msg to send the picture to up to 10 contacts at 
one time. (See page 133 for details.)
Ⅲ
Upload to upload the picture you just took to the 
Sprint PCS Picture Mail Web site (
www.sprint.com/
picturemail
). Depending on your settings, you may be
prompted to accept a Sprint PCS Vision connection.
Ⅲ
Assign to assign the picture as a Picture ID, Screen 
Saver, or Incoming Call.
Shortcut:
To activate camera mode, you can also press the 
camera button (see illustration).