HTC Desire Z User Guide - Page 150

Taking a photo, Auto focusing

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150 Camera Taking a photo 1. From the Home screen, tap > Camera. 2. Before taking the photo, you can zoom in or out first on your subject. To find out how, see "Zooming". 3. Tap the Flash button repeatedly to choose a flash mode depending on your lighting conditions. Auto flash Flash on Flash off 4. Choose the resolution and other camera settings you want to use. See "Changing camera settings" for details. 5. You can choose an effect to apply to your photo. See "Adding effects" for details. 6. Point the camera and focus on your subject. See "Auto focusing" for details. Then tap to take the photo. You can also set the camera to automatically take a photo without the need for you to tap the shutter release button. See "Auto capturing" for details. 7. Choose what you want to do with the photo you've just taken. See "After capturing" for details. Auto focusing Whenever you point the camera at a different subject or location, it shows the auto focus indicator at the center of the Viewfinder screen. Let the camera auto focus on the center of the screen. Or you can tap another area on the screen that you want to focus on. Face detection If you turn Face detection on in the camera settings, the camera will automatically recognize faces and adjust the focus when you're taking photos of people. When you see boxes on people's faces, tap to take the photo.

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Camera
Taking a photo
1.
From the Home screen, tap
> Camera.
2.
Before taking the photo, you can zoom in or out first on your subject. To find out
how, see “Zooming”.
3.
Tap the
Flash
button repeatedly to choose a flash mode depending on your
lighting conditions.
Auto flash
Flash on
Flash off
4.
Choose the resolution and other camera settings you want to use. See
“Changing camera settings” for details.
5.
You can choose an effect to apply to your photo. See “Adding effects” for
details.
6.
Point the camera and focus on your subject. See “Auto focusing” for details.
Then tap
to take the photo.
You can also set the camera to automatically take a photo without the need for
you to tap the shutter release button. See “Auto capturing” for details.
7.
Choose what you want to do with the photo you’ve just taken. See “After
capturing“ for details.
Auto focusing
Whenever you point the camera at a different subject or location, it shows the auto
focus indicator at the center of the Viewfinder screen.
Let the camera auto focus on the center of the screen. Or you can tap another area on
the screen that you want to focus on.
Face detection
If you turn
Face detection
on in the camera settings, the camera will automatically
recognize faces and adjust the focus when you’re taking photos of people. When you
see boxes on people’s faces, tap
to take the photo.