Nokia 5800, second camera

hello Nokia, i'd like to ask how to use the secondary camera which in the front panel of the mobile phone.

You can only use the secondary camera like that if you have v20 or newer firmware. If you have v10 or v11 the front camera can only be used for video calls.
Firmware can be updated OTA (see user guide) or here:
www.nokia.com/softwareupdate
V20 is not yet available in all countries.

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Nokia 5800 secondary camera

Hi,
Can anyone please let me know how to activate/select the secondary camera for capturing images present on the front side of Nokia 5800 express music???
By default only the back camera functions while taking pictures. How to take pictures from the secondary camera???
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buschi58 wrote:
Hi there,
I just got a new 5800xm, Do you know how to use the front camera ??? I mean how to operate it start/stop it seems only the back camera is working.
Psycho is right the front camera has very low resolution therefore it is not really viable as a camera for pictures, it was meant for the video and not for pictures, tho you are able to use it to take pictures with the firmware v20....
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Nokia 5800 XM camera flash not working since last ...

I had purchased the Nokia 5800 XM and the camera was fine, and it still is, but the flash for night photos does not work. It has completely stopped working.
What is the solution to fix it?
Please will appreciate.
Hopefully
Jerry

Hey Jerrydecarona
Please go to your camera settings and activate Night shooting mode or night portrait mode and Turn on the flash.
If this does not work please perform a hard reset using the code *#7370# security code 12345 if asked, remember to back up first using Nokia Suite.
As your flash is is working during the day, I do not think that this issue is a hardware problem. But if these steps do not solve your issue please visit a Nokia Care Point to take a closer look at your device.
Sheldrick
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Camera quality of my nokia 5800

i have nokia 5800
quality of cam is 3.2 megapixel
resolution 2048 * 1536
when i entered nokia website and compared it with nokia e66
i found that they have the same camera quality
but in fact 5800 camera quality is very very bad in compare to nokia e66 which appearde clear
i updated my software version to v52
i hated this camera
can nokia or anyone solve this problem for me
this is comparison between nokia 5800 and nokia e66 camera quality

I found the 5800XM camera to be quite good for such a small lens and sensor.
Here are a couple of example pictures I took with that camera.
All the best.
Ray
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Web cam - Nokia 5800

Hi,
How is it possible using my Nokia 5800 to have a video conference with someone how is infront of a pc with a web cam?
Thanks

Run a google search for a piece of software called "mobiola". It allows you to use a S60 phone as a webcam.
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Find a soulation for nokia 5800 camera

I THINK THAT THE PROBLEM OF THE CAMERA OF NOKIA 5800 IS BECAUSE THE IMAGE PROCESSING AS IT APPEARS AFTER THE TEXT OF THE IMAGING CAMERA IS BEING PROCESSING THE IMAGE BUT UNFORTUNATELY NOT DONE PROCESSING . I HOPE THAT THERE IS A SOULATION TO THIS PROBLEM FROM NOKKIA OR ANY ONE CAN HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM.THANKS...

Hello, MRBOOTS4u.
Thank you for posting and welcome to the Nokia Support Discussions!
Where are you located? If you are located in India, you may go here: https://oxicash.in/recharge/nokia-music.aspx to purchase a Nokia Music Voucher.
Note that the said service is currently available in India and China.
Let us know the outcome.

Nokia 5800 XPress Music Secondary Camera Option do...

11. CameraYour Nokia 5800 XpressMusic has two cameras, a highresolution camera on the back of the device, and a lowerresolution camera on the front. You can use both cameras tocapture images and record videos.Your device supports an image capture resolution of2048x1536 pixels. The image resolution in this guide mayappear different.Activate the cameraTo activate the camera, press the capture key.To activate the secondary camera, activate the main camera,and select Options > Use secondary camera.Image captureOn-screen controls and indicators for still
The above camera instructions do not work, and the option to use the secondary camera as stated above doesn't exist. However, the secondary camera does work during video calls, if you want to pay extra for these, depending on your network provider and tariff.
Am I alone on this? I have contacted Nokia technical support and they are none the wiser either on this. I have checked my model with identical models and this option just isn't there.
I have been using the on-line 5800 manual (camera settings are on page 56), as I have found that the guides that comes with my phone is next to useless.
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If your phone has v10 or v11 firmware the front camera can only be used for video calls.
If your phone has v20 (or newer) firmware the front camera can be used to capture videos and photos as described in the latest version of the online manual.
To check which version your phone has dial *#0000# and it will tell you on the screen that appears.
To check for firmware updates see the user manual or:
www.nokia.com/softwareupdate
Note: v20 may not be available to you yet if you have a network supplied or branded model.

Update Nokia 5800 XM with product code 0574888

Practically all russian users of 5800 can't get access to firmware V20.0.012 and even to V11.0.08. Why?

Hi flashxl,It's because of Russian network operators must approve new SW first.
Like always, a lot of bureaucracy slowing down innovation and changes. I hope RUS operators will sign the RFA and we can upgrate our nice phones very soon.
Cheers..
FYI "20.0.012 software release speeds up your phone with faster touch-screen input. In addition, this update brings faster internet data download times and new camcorder features such as second camera support allowing users to take multiple pictures one after another without needing to repress the picture taking button. Also included is "Geo-tagging", enabling you to add location information to your pictures. Other improvements include: improved e-mail experience, Application Updates feature and better in-device search experience"
Message Edited by vfa2006 on 11-Feb-2009 03:10 PM
Nokia 5800 History (yy-model): 95-450; 97-3110; 97-8110i; 98-6110; 98-5110; 99-7110; 01-T29 (ERICS); 02-6310i; 04-SE; 06-E70; 08-5000; 08-5800..

This is my problem with nokia 5800:

this is my problem with nokia 5800:
my phone is updated.
sorry my english isn't good
1. music player have too much problem and player hang too much,too much ,too much.and earased playlist and all songs in playlist and from music player then i should earase songs from my phone then retransfer to phone
2.music player sometimes hang at the end of song and I should restart my phone!!!
3.Oh INTERNET!often when I work with internet and click above a link phone hanging and restart browser and I huffy!!!
4.messageing has not recently use numbers and I should alwayes add my numbers from contacts but nokia java mobiles in part of "To" has recently used numbers shortcut!!!
5.when dialling a number and failed,I should heare the error trump for 7 second and don,t disconnect with any key!!!!
6.after i update my GPS some of entertainments isn,t in new version, such as take photo from map nad altimeter and ...!!!
7.photo camera has not sound off or intercept the voice!!!
8sometimes remot of player dosn't work and I should pause music then replay to work the remote
9.the camera has not 16:9 aspect ratio.but 5800's lcd is 16:9
10.Note applicatin has any shortcut for sorting notes
11.bluetooth should saved in phone memory and if memory be full or the shared file is longer than memory phone we can't save that on phone!!!
12.delivery report dosen't shown at inbux and I should that from Delivery report part and if number of messages is more than 20, we can't know delivery report!!!
13.

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2. Their different teams. As I said, this is not a big issue unless more people send emails to Nokia asking for it, and no, as far as I can see, only a minority cares for this issue. Nokia will not spend to develop something in an OS that only a few people care about.
5. Its an OS design. Either live with it or buy a new phone.
7. It seems you do not understand what "country dependent" means. It depends upon your country's rules and regulations if this is available, and if the majority of the countries in the world are making laws for the prohibition of silent cameras, Nokia cannot do anything about it. If they break this law, then that country will not allow Nokia phones to be sold in that country, which is bad for Nokia. Personally I dont understand why people want to remove shutter sound.
9. The setting to get 16:9 ratio is yes, software, but you also have to consider the sensor hardware. The sensor hardware is able to receive light in the same ratio as the pictures, and not in 16:9 ratio. Hardware cannot be adjusted. You yourself said you work with an SLR camera, and if you look through the viewfinder, you see that the camera lens sees the view in a "square" ratio as well like the phone. Creating software to render a picture in 16:9 ratio is just simply creating software that cuts off the reception of light in the top and bottom part of the picture so as to create a 16:9 effect. Meaning the camera is not utilizing the full 3.2 megapixels of the phone, and the result is just the same as getting the picture you took and editing it on your PC to show a 16:9 ratio.
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Nokia 5800 Troubles and Suggestions.

I am sorry for my English, I am from Russia.
I have Nokia 5800, version 10.0.010 04/11/2008, User version 10.0.010.205.01, Language 05 (Russia).
Wearing has some errors:
1. In the built in Internet browser at mapping number from a floating point, the fractional part is not displayed. For example number 16.75 is displayed as 16. On the personal computer all displayed normally. If it is necessary, I can send a screen shot.
2. Photo the camera. The white balance in pictures is not correctly installed. The photo has shades yellow or blue. Basically it appears at shooting indoors and not depends, what lighting - natural/fluorescent lamp/heating lamp.
3. Customizations of the camera after an out from a shooting mode are not saved.
Suggestions:
1. The Camera. To make operative customization of balance white on a leaf of a white paper.
2. The Camera. To make saving of customizations of the camera and restoring to standard customizations.
4. Small lamp (lantern). To add the application "Lantern" on flash light-emitting diodes. Modes: to switch on/off and shine 1 minute.
5. Keyboard layout. Very often at text writing it is necessary to switch from Russian to English. Switching through the menu is not convenient. It is necessary to make switching in one click by the additional button on the virtual keyboard. For fast switching each user should set a “Set of Languages”.
6. To add the application allowing to store various notices in enciphered mode - passwords, codes, numbers of credit cards. For example application “HandySafePro_S60_Touch” .
Can You give me an e-mail address of software for NOKIA 5800 developers to transfer them this information?
Yours faithfully Alexander.
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Message Edited by linwood on 11-Feb-2009 07:12 PM

Nokia Maps v.3.01 doesnt show my current location!! I have 5800XM, my old nokia maps (V2) showed my location on the map. and when i upgraded my firmwire to 31.0.008, this V3 maps came with it and it continued to show my old saved location which was saved last by maps v2 (faded red dot).!!!
help please...
google maps finds my location within seconds but nokia maps 3 cant.. horrible. is there any way to go back to maps v2?

Nokia 5800 Mains Charger N-Series

I recently bought a Nokia 5800 Mains Charger N-Series. I plugged it into my phone (a Nokia N73) and it began charging for around 30 seconds.
After this time it stopped charging my phone. I fiddled around with it but it wouldn't begin charging my phone again.
I then tried using the charger on my brother's Nokia phone and the same thing happened. It charged for 30 seconds and then wouldn't start again.
The main issue is that now I cannot charge my phone or my brother's phone at all. I used two different chargers on these phones (both of which worked fine previously) but they won't charge our phones at all.
I would really appreciate some help with this matter since both my phone and my brother's phone are out of action completely. All this from buying a phone charger which was supposed to be compatible with my N73 seems to now have ruined the phone.
Thanks.

So will your phone and your brothers phone charge using the original charger that came with your phone anymore? If it doesn't than you have probably damaged your phones by using the faulty charger.
If that is the case then I think you already know what the solution. We can only help you with settings and software issues here. Anything else that involves hardware and replacement parts can only be fixed by a Nokia Care Point. As for the charger, you need to take it up with Play.com
You can find your nearest Nokia Care Point at:
For UK
http://www.nokia.co.uk/A4228006
For Europe:
http://europe.nokia.com/A4388379
For Asia-Pacific
http://www.nokia-asia.com/A4416070
Elsewhere:
http://www.nokia.com select your country, go to the support section, then select repair.
Message Edited by cjlim on 12-Dec-2009 01:57 PM

Nokia 5800 Tips, Review, FAQs and How-to tutorials

Hi, guys. Here I worked out comprehensive Nokia tutorial with my lovely Nokia 5800. You will find all the most commonly asked questions for Nokia 5800.
Review of My Nokia 5800
I got one 5800 last month and then I was deeply fascinated by this smart phone. It is the first Nokia touch screen phone and you may use your finger or stylus to operate it. Also Nokia 5800 XpressMusic provides wonderful devices for users to enjoy music. Taking advantage of touch screen technology, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic introduces the ‘Media Bar’, a handy drop down menu that provides direct access to music and entertainment, including favourite tracks, videos and photos. The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic offers all the music essentials, including a graphic equalizer, 8GB memory for up to 6000 tracks, a 3.5mm jack, support for main digital video formats 3GP，H.264/AVC，MPEG4, RM.and audio formats MP3, AAC, WMA, WMV. Built-in surround sound stereo speakers offer the industry’s most powerful sound. So it is really wonderful experience of enjoy music and movies with Nokia 5800 XpressMusic.
How to update the firmware of Nokia 5800 to v21
It is good news that firmware update for Nokia 5800 was released already. New firmware v.21 is available. If you also own a 5800, just follow the simple instruction to update your v20 or v10 to the newest v21.
Make sure that your battery is full (VERY IMPORTANT)
1. Go to Dial screen and press *#0000#
2. Press Options -> Check for updates
3. Connect to the Internet with any APN (WiFi is recommended, however EDGE is fast enough for this). 4. Wait until the download finished. Phone will launch the dialog asking for update, just press Now. 5. Press Accept and Accept and the phone will be switched to Updating mode.
6. It takes around 10 minutes to update, so be patient. After that, the phone will be rebooted automatically.
7. Check by *#0000# again. Congrats! Your 5800 is now v21!
As I can see, there are so many improvements and worth to update for example, better camera functionality and the phone operates faster than previous version.
Best Settings for Video Playback on Nokia 5800 Xpress Music
Nokia 5800 as the multimedia phones makes you able to enjoy watching the video and music with it. The question is, how’s to do to convert that videos and what are the best setting used for. I have convert many videos into my phone, I found that most video files can play with this phone such as mp4, 3gp, rmvb and flv files. But of them plays well but some are not. After many tries, I finally got the best results for Nokia video files. My video in 5800 was full screen, high quality and sounds very well. Here are my settings:
Video Resolution: 480*320
Video Bitrate: 768 kbps
Audio Bitrate: 128 kbps
Video Format: MPEG-4 (be sure not to use H264, as it’s not supported in the current firmware)
Audio Format: MP3
Audio Channels: 2 Channels
You can apply these settings above in whatever application you used when converting videos into 5800. Then I am sure you will get full screen, high quality and flawless video in your phone.
Settings for video playback on Nokia N97, N95, N85 and other Nokia phones.
Nokia N97: Video playback formats are 3GP formats, Flash Video, H.264/AVC, MPEG-4; the video resolution is 360*640. Audio formats are AAC, M4A, MP3, WAV, WMA etc.
Nokia N96: video playback formats are 3GP, Flash video, H.264/AVC, MPEG-4, RealVideo, WMV 9; the video resolution is 240*320. Audio formats are AAC, MP3, WAV, WMA etc.
Nokia N95: video playback formats are MP4, 3GP. Video resolution is up to 640*480, audio format is AAC stereo.
Nokia N85: video playback formats are 3GP formats, Flash video, H.264/AVC, MPEG-4, and WMV. The resolution is 240*320. The audio formats are AAC, M4A, MP3, WAV and WMA etc.
OK, I will not list all settings of Nokia phones. If you are interested you may get more relative information on Nokia official website.
How to transfer video files into Nokia 5800
I have download some videos from video website such as Youtube, Google video. But I can’t watch these videos in my phone. As these videos were flv files, Nokia 5800 can’t play such videos. I use Internet Tablet Video Converter to convert it, but it shows “Unsupported Video File Type”. Then I got to know some best video converter that seems professional for Nokia phone, I free download its trial version and tried it, and it works very well. Below are what I do:
Click Add button to add video files from your computer, set your videos according to the above settings and select Nokia 5800 Video MPEG-4 format for your video. Then just click convert button to start the conversion. After the conversion complete, you may watch these videos with Nokia 5800.
Also you may get music from video in this way. But pay attention to the format. As Nokia 5800 support mp3 audio format, you should select “MP3 – MPEG Layer-3 Audio (*.mp3)”.
How to convert DVD files into Nokia 5800
Obviously phones don’t have DVD drives, so to watch DVD on a phone you have to convert it into a video file on your PC then drag it into your phone. I also follow the above settings and convert DVD files into MPEG-4 video with Daniusoft DVD Ripper. the results are excellent.
After insert your DVD into the DVD Drive click the Open DVD button to upload DVD files on to this program. Click Settings button to set your videos according to the above settings I listed. Click Profile drop list to select “Nokia 5800 Video MPEG-4 (*.mp4)” format for your Nokia video. Then click Convert button to start the conversion. In few minutes the whole process will completed.
If you select audio format “MP3 – MPEG Layer-3 Audio (*.mp3)” you may also get music from DVD.
To transfer files into Nokia 5800
In the above tutorial I have explain you how to convert Nokia videos from DVD and other video files. Then you need to transfer these videos into your phone.
1. Make sure your computer and phone are both switched on. Also make sure your 5800 have a memory card in its slot.
2. Plug the small end of the microUSB cable into the phone’s USB socket, which s under a plastic flap in the top left corner.
3. Plug the larger end of the microUSB cable into a USB port on your computer.
4. On your 5800 it should ask which mode you wish to use. Choose “Mass Storage”.
5. Open the memory card window (probably called “Removable Disk E:”), drag your video files into the video folder.
6. After finished transfer files, do not disconnect the cable yet. You should make it safe to disconnect the cable. You may do this by click a small icon in the bottom right corner of the screen that appears when the phone is connected.
7. After you have made the device safe to remove, you can unplug the cable at both ends.
Some useful tips to make the Nokia 5800's battery last as long as possible
Sometimes you may have to stop talking with your friend or watching videos with your phone as low power of your battery. It is more inconvenient if you are in travel and have no alternative battery. Here are some tips to make your phone battery last as long as possible when using telephone.
Do not switch the phone off. As switching a phone on uses far more battery power than simply leaving the phone on.
Shut down unnecessary applications.
Turn down the 5800’s screen brightness to the lowest acceptable level.
Switch off your 5800’s screen when not in use.
Use headphones instead of speakers when listening to music or watching movies.
Avoid using the camera flash unnecessarily.
Use 2G instead of 3G.
Switch off Bluetooth and/or Wi-Fi.'
Ok, I have typed out all my thoughts about Nokia 5800 here. Hope my tutorial is helpful to you. And all the other Nokia 5800 tutorials and useful how-to information should come here! It is welcome

Try backing up ur texts using phone's inbuilt file manager.it may work..

Nokia 5800 Questions.

I posted this in the nokia 5800 problems topic but it actually wasn't a problem and also it got ignored. So I decided to post it in a new topic.
I just bought this phone 4 days ago and I am in total love with it Now the pros of this phone are too much to list but there are a few cons which slight bugged me.I have version11.0.008 from the begining and have not faced a single problem - no lag , no peculiar behaviour Now I have a few queries that I was hoping to get answered on.
1. Is it possible to add more stuff below the Search word in the Shortcut bar theme. Maybe a Calendar memo reminder or anything. I already know of the music now playing bar that comes there during tracks but other than that are there nothing else to be done?
2. Is there any way to use the 2nd camera?
3. In the silent mode , for some odd reason I might have missed a call ( i.e did not feel the vibration ) Now is there a option to turn on so that the phone will emit little vibrations after a period of time to remind me or notify me of a miss call? I have this on my razrv3i so missing it now The menu button just flickrs on off to notify of the missed call but is there no way to know I have a miss call without taking out the phone from the case and looking at it?
4. I heard theres a new update to v11.0.009 - But my NSU doesn't show it . I was wondering is it that necessary to update to this firmwire at this moment? I live in Bangladesh.
Thats about it The 5800 is a exta ordinary phone and I have not regretted my purchase yet and have no hope of doing so. It costed me around 272.74 Euros. The price to quality ratio is mind bogling
Message Edited by ishmam156 on 09-Feb-2009 10:50 AM

1. The Calender memo will show by itself if you have any entry made in the Calender.. It will come up as "Next Entry on ..." a few days in advance and the Actual details a day before...
2. Open Camera application.. Goto Options -- > Use secondary camera..
3. There are 3rd party applications like T-Reminder for this.. It has options of Sound/Light/Vibration reminders for missed calls / SMSs / other events at user defined interval...
4. Firmware versions are different for different regions.. Connect the phone thru' OVI Suit to a computer and check for the latest available for your phone.It says that version upgrade is for good but there are newer complains associated with them. So its up to you whether to take that risk or not.. If you are satisfied with the current version so be it..
Pl. click on the Green Star next to this Post if you are happy with my answers...

Problem with Nokia 5800 Xpress Music

Hello. I have a Nokia 5800 Xpress Music for about a year now and been taking great care of it. I don't know why but a while ago it started freezing at times when i would try to turn on the camera..had to multiple times restart the phone and remove the battery in order to make it work (In the open applications menu it would show the camera running but you wouldn't be able to use it). Then i noticed that the two touch buttons it has in the main screen (dialing and phonebook shortcuts) wont work either, no matter how many times i press them nothing happens. Same goes for the Green and Red button on the left and the right side of the phone (Accept/Decline buttons), they won't work either when i'm on the main screen (wallpaper), they do work in the main menu though. I tried resetting my phone to manufacturer settings but nothing happened. What is wrong with my phone? Can anybody help me with it very please?

@guilty_gr
Welcome to the forum!
When you say restored "factory settings" I don't know whether you mean that you backed up essential data then keyed in *#7370# followed by 12345 (default Nokia lock code unless altered by yourself); I would remove any memory card first and see if any difference before restoring device.
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Nokia 5800 connected to WLAN but can't browse the ...

wassup! peeps.
recently I can't browse the web or use any free messaging apps such as Nimbuzz on my nokia 5800 (fw version 21.0) finland made, but clearly indicates that it's connected to WLAN...the ones I used before (in my home & @ my work).
I noticed it started when I was waiting for a video in youtube to finish buffering, then halfway to it it suddenly went back to my main screen. when i tried again, same thing happens. then i try to log-in to facebook or any website... first it will give the impression that its connecting but then, juz a couple of seconds or less, it willl suddenly revert back to my phone home screen.
this started a couple of weeks back, and now the bluetooth too is f***ed-up!
because my laptop can't see it, while yesterday it can.
it seems that mines the first one with this kind of problem bcoz i can't find any forum discussing this issue.
anyone who can help will be worshiped forever...thanx!
Solved!
Go to Solution.

You could also try to clean privacy data inside the browser, and reset your device by taking out the battery for a couple of min and set it back again.
Last resort: Soft reset it by dialling *#7370# (this will delete contacts, messages and everything else on C, so make a backup using PC suite) and do a format of the memorycard. - Then you start out with a fresh device.

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