HTC Desire Z User Guide - Page 151

Recording video, Auto capturing

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151 Camera Au��to��c�a�p��t�u�r�in�g� You can set your camera to automatically take photos without the need for you to tap the shutter release button. 1. Open the settings menu panel. To find out how, see "Changing camera settings." 2. Tap Self-portrait. Then choose whether you want the camera to identify 1 or 2 faces of people in the shot. 3. To set a time delay before the camera takes the shot, tap Self-timer. Then set the timer to 2 or 10 seconds. 4. Press MENU to close the settings menu panel. 5. Point the camera at your subjects. Use the onscreen zoom bar if you need to zoom in or out. See "Zooming" for details. The camera focuses and automatically takes the photo. Recording video 1. From the Home screen, tap > Camcorder. 2. Choose the video quality and other camera settings you want to use. See "Changing camera settings" for details. To record video in HD, set video quality to HD 720P. Or for sharing on the Web, select Online (HD). 3. You can choose an effect to apply to your video. See "Adding effects" for details. 4. Frame your subject on the Viewfinder screen. 5. Tap to start recording. 6. You can freely zoom in or out while recording video. To find out how, see "Zooming". 7. You can change focus to a different subject or area by just tapping it on the Viewfinder screen. 8. Tap the Flash button to switch the camera light on or off during recording. Light on Light off 9. To stop recording, tap again. 10. Choose what you want to do with the video you've just recorded. See "After capturing" for details.

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Camera
Auto capturing
uto capturing
You can set your camera to automatically take photos without the need for you to tap
the shutter release button.
1.
Open the settings menu panel. To find out how, see “Changing camera settings.”
2.
Tap
Self-portrait
. Then choose whether you want the camera to identify 1 or ±
faces of people in the shot.
3.
To set a time delay before the camera takes the shot, tap
Self-timer
. Then set the
timer to ± or 10 seconds.
4.
Press MENU to close the settings menu panel.
5.
Point the camera at your subjects. Use the onscreen zoom bar if you need to
zoom in or out. See “Zooming” for details.
The camera focuses and automatically takes the photo.
Recording video
1.
From the Home screen, tap
> Camcorder
.
2.
Choose the video quality and other camera settings you want to use. See
“Changing camera settings” for details.
To record video in HD, set video quality to
HD 720P
. Or for sharing on the Web,
select
Online (HD)
.
3.
You can choose an effect to apply to your video. See “Adding effects” for details.
4.
Frame your subject on the Viewfinder screen.
5.
Tap
to start recording.
6.
You can freely zoom in or out while recording video. To find out how, see
“Zooming”.
7.
You can change focus to a different subject or area by just tapping it on the
Viewfinder screen.
8.
Tap the
Flash
button to switch the camera light on or off during recording.
Light on
Light off
9.
To stop recording, tap
again.
10.
Choose what you want to do with the video you’ve just recorded. See “After
capturing“ for details.