164 Experiencing Multimedia
9.2 Using Pictures & Videos
The Pictures & Videos program collects, organizes, and sorts images and
video clips in the following formats on your device.
File Type File Extensions
Image *.bmp, *.jpg
GIF animation *.gif
Video *.avi, *.wmv, *.mp4, *.3gp
You can view the pictures as a slide show, beam them, send them via e-mail,
edit them, or set them as the background on the Today screen.
To copy pictures, GIF animation files, and video clips to your device
You can copy pictures, GIF animation files, and video files from your PC and
view them on your device.
• Copy the pictures, GIF animation files, and video files from your PC or
a storage card to the My Pictures folder on your device. (You can also
copy video files to the My Videos folder.)
For more information about copying files from your PC to your device, see
ActiveSync Help on your PC.
Note You can also copy pictures, GIF animation files, and video files from your
PC to your device using a memory card. Insert the memory card into the
memory card slot on your device, then copy the files from your PC to the
folder you created on the memory card.
To view pictures
1. Tap Start > Programs > Pictures & Videos. The images in the My
Pictures folder appear as thumbnails by default.
2. Select a picture and tap View. If you cannot find a picture in the
default My Pictures folder, go to another folder by tapping the Down
arrow ( ).
To play GIF animation files
1. Tap Start > Programs > Pictures & Videos.
2. Select a GIF animation file and tap View. The GIF Animation program
then opens and plays the animation.
