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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