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134 Your HTC Wildfire user guide Changing advanced settings 1. On the Viewfinder screen, tap to open the menu panel. 2. Tap in the menu panel to display the Settings menu and access more camera settings. The following are settings that you can change from the Settings menu: White balance ISO (photo mode only) Resolution Quality (photo mode only) Self-timer (photo mode only) Geo-tag photos (photo mode only) Encoding type (video mode only) Recording length (video mode only) Record with audio (video mode only) Metering mode Review duration Flicker adjustment Auto Focus Shutter sound Time stamp (photo mode only) Grid (photo mode only) Reset to default White balance enables the camera to capture colors more accurately by adjusting to your current lighting environment. White balance settings include: Auto, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Daylight, and Cloudy. You can choose an ISO level or set it back to Auto. Higher ISO numbers are better for taking pictures in low light conditions. Select a photo or video resolution to use for capturing. Select the quality level to use for capturing photos. If you need to take a self-portrait or group photo, you can set the self-timer to either 2 or 10 seconds. Select this check box when you want to store GPS location in your captured photos. Choose the type of video compression. Set the maximum duration or file size for capturing video. Select or clear the check box, depending on whether you want to record audio when capturing videos. Set how the camera measures the amount of light to calculate the best exposure:  Spot metering mode allows the camera to measure light around the focus point.  Center area mode allows the camera to measure light in the center.  Average mode allows the camera to measure light in the whole image. Set the time for a captured photo or video to be displayed on the Review screen before the camera changes back to the Viewfinder screen. When taking indoor shots under fluorescent lighting, keep this setting on Auto or change it to the proper frequency (50Hz or 60Hz) of the power in your country to reduce flicker. This option enables or disables centered auto focus. Auto focus is enabled by default. Select or clear this check box, depending on whether you want the camera to play a shutter sound when you press the shutter release. Select this check box when you want the date and time to be added on captured photos. Select this check box when you want to display a grid on the Viewfinder screen so you can easily frame and center your subject before taking the photo. Tap to change the camera back to default settings.

Section	Page
Your HTC Wildfire User guide	1
Contents	5
Basics	10
Inside the box	10
Your phone	10
Back cover	12
SIM card	13
Battery	14
Storage card	16
Getting started	17
Switching your phone on or off	17
Entering your PIN	17
Setting up your phone for the first time	18
Home screen	19
Sleep mode	20
Status and notifications	21
Opening the Notifications panel	23
Finger gestures	24
Using the optical trackball to interact with the touch screen	25
Adjusting the volume	27
Connecting your phone to a computer	28
Copying files to or from the storage card	29
Searching your phone and the Web	29
Personalizing	31
Changing the ringtone	31
Personalizing your phone with scenes	31
Changing your wallpaper	32
Personalizing your Home screen with widgets	33
Adding application icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen	34
Adding folders on your Home screen	35
Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen	36
Phone calls	37
Making calls	37
Receiving calls	40
HTC Caller ID	41
Using in-call options	42
Using Call history	44
Call services	46
Turning Airplane mode on or off	46
People	47
About People	47
Ways of getting contacts into your phone	47
Transferring contacts from your old phone	48
People screen	49
Contact groups	55
Contact information and conversations	56
People widget	58
Keyboard	60
Using the onscreen keyboard	60
Entering words with predictive text	62
Adjusting touch input settings	63
Messages	64
About Messages	64
Sending a text message (SMS)	64
Sending a multimedia message (MMS)	65
Resuming a draft message	67
Viewing and replying to a message	67
Managing message conversations	69
Setting message options	70
Accounts and sync	72
Synchronizing with online accounts	72
About HTC Sync	74
Social	75
About Facebook for HTC Sense	75
Using Friend Stream	76
Tweeting on your phone	78
Chatting in Google Talk	80
Email	83
Using Gmail/Google Mail	83
Using Mail	89
Calendar	96
About Calendar	96
Creating a calendar event	96
Changing calendar views	98
Viewing, editing or deleting an event	99
Calendar event reminders	100
Displaying and synchronizing calendars	101
Changing Calendar settings	102
Sending a vCalendar	103
About the Calendar widget	103
Clock and Weather	104
About the HTC Clock widget	104
About the Clock application	104
Using Desk Clock	105
Using World Clock	106
Setting the alarm clock	107
Checking weather	109
About the Weather widget	110
Internet connections	111
Data connection	111
Wi-Fi	112
Using the Data connection and Wi-Fi widgets	113
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN)	114
Using your phone as a modem (tethering)	115
Web browser	116
Using your phone’s web browser	116
Copying text, looking up information, and sharing	120
Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages	122
Setting browser options	123
Bluetooth	124
Bluetooth basics	124
Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit	124
Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device	125
Sending information using Bluetooth	126
Receiving information using Bluetooth	127
Camera	130
Camera basics	130
Auto focusing	131
Zooming	131
Taking a photo	132
Capturing a video	133
Camera settings	133
Gallery	135
About the Gallery application	135
Selecting an album	135
Viewing photos and videos	136
Editing your photos	138
Sending your photos and videos	139
Sharing your photos and videos on the Web	140
Viewing photos in your social networks	142
Music	143
Playing music	143
Browsing music in the Library	144
Creating a playlist	144
Setting a song as ringtone	145
Sending music using Bluetooth	147
About the Music widget	147
Maps and location	148
Turning on location services	148
Google Maps	148
HTC Footprints	156
More apps	159
Watching videos on YouTube	159
Viewing a PDF	160
Viewing documents, presentations, and spreadsheets	161
Keeping track of your stocks	162
Using FM Radio	163
Recording your voice	165
Reading news feeds	166
Using Flashlight	168
Finding and installing apps from Android Market	169
Sharing games and applications	171
Security	173
Protecting your SIM card with a PIN	173
Protecting your phone with a screen unlock pattern	174
Settings	175
Settings on your phone	175
Changing display settings	176
Changing sound settings	177
Changing the phone language	178
Optimizing your phone’s battery life	179
Managing memory	180
Checking information about your phone	181
Update and reset	182
Updating the phone software	182
Restarting or factory resetting your phone	183
Specifications	184

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Your HTC Wildfire user guide

Changing advanced settings

On the Viewfinder screen, tap

to open the menu panel.

Tap

in the menu panel to display the Settings menu and access more camera settings.

The following are settings that you can change from the Settings menu:

White balance

White balance enables the camera to capture colors more accurately

by adjusting to your current lighting environment. White balance

settings include: Auto, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Daylight, and

Cloudy.

ISO (photo mode only)

You can choose an ISO level or set it back to Auto. Higher ISO

numbers are better for taking pictures in low light conditions.

Resolution

Select a photo or video resolution to use for capturing.

Quality

(photo mode only)

Select the quality level to use for capturing photos.

Self-timer

(photo mode only)

If you need to take a self-portrait or group photo, you can set the

self-timer to either ± or 10 seconds.

Geo-tag photos

(photo mode only)

Select this check box when you want to store GPS location in your

captured photos.

Encoding type

(video mode only)

Choose the type of video compression.

Recording length

(video mode only)

Set the maximum duration or file size for capturing video.

Record with audio

(video mode only)

Select or clear the check box, depending on whether you want to

record audio when capturing videos.

Metering mode

Set how the camera measures the amount of light to calculate the

best exposure:

Spot

metering mode allows the camera to measure light around

the focus point.

Center area

mode allows the camera to measure light in the center.

Average

mode allows the camera to measure light in the whole

image.



Review duration

Set the time for a captured photo or video to be displayed on the

Review screen before the camera changes back to the Viewfinder

screen.

Flicker adjustment

When taking indoor shots under fluorescent lighting, keep this setting

on Auto or change it to the proper frequency (50Hz or 60Hz) of the

power in your country to reduce flicker.

Auto Focus

This option enables or disables centered auto focus. Auto focus is

enabled by default.

Shutter sound

Select or clear this check box, depending on whether you want the

camera to play a shutter sound when you press the shutter release.

Time stamp

(photo mode only)

Select this check box when you want the date and time to be added

on captured photos.

Grid (photo mode only)

Select this check box when you want to display a grid on the

Viewfinder screen so you can easily frame and center your subject

before taking the photo.

Reset to default

Tap to change the camera back to default settings.