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AutoCam UIQ3 FAQ Product referenced: AutoCam UIQ3 1.30 Document version: 1.30 This document is available for Download.
General
Screenshots
Configuration
Miscellaneous
Answers
General
Q: Why do I need AutoCam?
A: There can be many occasions when you want to document whatever your phone displays under certain conditions.
With AutoCam you can save any visible state of your phone for later viewing or sending to others.
Q: How does AutoCam differ from other screenshot utilities?
A: AutoCam provides professional features with flexibility when documenting your device.
Besides taking screenshots, AutoCam offers many extra features, like the floating cam icon for easy access,
automatic shot mode, image file listing and management, full-screen image viewer,
furthermore a rich set of configuration options.
If you want more than just saving screenshots, you need AutoCam!
Q: Which phones is AutoCam compatible with?
A: AutoCam can be installed and executed on all smartphones running on Symbian 9.x with UIQ 3.x.
Screenshots
Q: How do I take a screenshot?
A: Start up AutoCam, then use your phone normally and bring it to the state that you want to document.
Tap on the Cam icon.
The newly made screenshot will be listed in the main view next time you bring AutoCam to the foreground.
Q: Can I take screenshots in flip closed mode?
A: Yes. For doing this, you need to use the automatic screenshot mode.
Q: Can AutoCam take several screenshots automatically?
A: Yes. In Preferences/Trigger set the number of automatic shots to be made as well as the time interval between them.
In the main view press the Start button on the toolbar.
AutoCam goes to background and lets you use the phone normally between screenshots.
When the last picture is done, the AutoCam screen is displayed again.
To cancel automatic shots at any time, bring the program to foreground and press the Stop toolbar button.
Q: Why did AutoCam stop saving new screenshots?
A: AutoCam protects your phone by preventing you from using up all disk space.
This is especially useful when taking a number of automatic screenshots.
When disk space is under a safe threshold value, AutoCam displays a low disk space warning, and stops saving new screenshots.
To allow taking more screenshots, delete files from your device or specify a different Save location in Settings/Image.
Q: Why do I see a gray bar with text on all my screenshots?
A: It is only displayed by the trial version of AutoCam.
To remove the bar, register your software.
Configuration
Q: How to move the cam icon to another place?
A: Just drag it using the stylus to the desired screen location.
Q: Where are the image files I created?
A: AutoCam saves the image files in a Media files\Picture\Screenshot directory
on the drive that you selected as the Save location in Settings/Image.
Q: How can I give a different name for my screenshots?
A: In Settings/Image set File naming to User-defined, then enter a File name base.
New files will be created with that name and a unique running number.
To rename individual image files, bring up the Info dialog, change the displayed name, and press the Save button.
Miscellaneous
Q: What picture is shown on the main view?
A: When AutoCam is started and no screenshot file exists, it displays a sample screenshot.
The main view starts listing your images as soon as a screenshot is made.
Q: How can I use my screenshots with other programs?
A: You can view or otherwise use your screenshots with any program which is able to access
the contents of the Media files\Picture\Screenshot directory.
Q: How shall I send my screenshots to others or to my PC?
A: Using a program which can send files, display the contents of the Screenshot directory,
choose the desired image, then activate the Send as command of the application.
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