HTC AM171 manual Camera controls, On-screen controls and indicators, Supported file formats

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Supported file formats

Using the available capture modes, the camera in your device captures files in the following formats:

Capture mode	Format
Photo / Contacts Picture / Picture Theme / Panorama	JPEG
Video	H.263 (.3gp) ; MPEG-4 (.mp4)

Camera controls

The camera comes with an auto-focus function to let you capture sharp and crisp photos and videos of your subjects. Depending on the Shoot Option you have chosen, you will need to either touch or press the ENTER

button to activate auto-focus. When auto-focus is activated, it is indicated by a flashing white bracket ( ).

When focus is set, the bracket changes to a steady green bracket ( ).

Note For more information about the different shoot options, see “Advanced Options” in this chapter.

By default, you only need to press the ENTER button once to activate auto-focus and to take the photo or start capturing video. For example, in Photo mode, press ENTER to activate auto-focus; when focus is set, Camera automatically takes the shot.

Notes • In Video mode, press ENTER again to stop recording.

•In Picture Theme or Panorama mode, press ENTER for each shot you need to take.

On-screen controls and indicators

Tap the screen to display the controls and indicators.

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Photo, Video, and Contacts Picture modes

1Zoom control. Tap to zoom in, or to zoom out.

Tip You can also press Navigation up/down (Landscape orientation) or slide your finger clockwise or counterclockwise on the center Navigation Control to zoom in or out.

2Album. Tap to open Album. See “Viewing Photos and Videos Using Album” for details.

3Capture mode. Displays the current capture mode. Tap to open an on-screen menu where you can choose the capture mode.

4Menu. Tap to open the Camera Settings screen. See “Menu Panel” for details.

5Exit. Tap to exit the Camera program.

6Remaining information indicator. In Photo, Contacts Picture, Picture Theme, and Panorama modes, this shows the remaining/available shots of pictures based on the current settings.

In Video mode, this shows the remaining duration that can be recorded. While recording video, this shows the recorded duration.

7Auto-focus indicator. Displays a flashing bracket ( ) when focusing. When focus is set, the flashing

bracket changes to a steady green bracket ( ).

8Recording indicator. Flashes when recording a video.