HTC CEDA100 Camera and Multimedia, Taking Photos and Videos with the Phone Camera, Capture modes

Chapter 10 

Camera and Multimedia

10.1  Taking Photos and Videos with the Phone Camera

Taking photos and shooting video clips are easy with your phone’s built-in 2.0 megapixel camera.

To open Camera

On the Home screen, click Start > Camera or Video Recorder.

To choose where to save your photos and videos

If you installed a microSD card, you will be prompted to choose whether to save your pictures and videos on the Main Memory or on Storage Card. Select the location, press ENTER, and then click OK.

To close the Camera

Press END/POWER.

Note Pressing END/POWER simply minimizes the Camera program, but it is still running in the background. To completely close the Camera program, use the Task Manager.

Taking photos or capturing video clips

Aim the camera at the subject and then press ENTER to take the shot. When capturing video, press ENTER to start recording; press again to stop.

Capture modes

The Camera program lets you capture pictures and video clips by using various built-in modes. The title bar displays the active capture mode.

The available capture modes are as follows:

Icon	Capture mode	Function
	Photo	Captures standard still images.
	Video	Captures video clips, with or without audio.
	MMS Video	Captures video clips suitable for sending via MMS.
	Contacts	Captures a still image suitable for assigning as an
	Picture	identification photo to a contact.
	Picture Theme	Captures still images and places them within frames.
	Panorama	Captures a sequence of still images continuously in one
		direction, and stitches the images together to create a
		panoramic view of a scenery.

To change the capture mode

On the Camera screen, scroll right or left with the NAVIGATION CONTROL to change the capture mode.

Using the above capture modes, the camera captures files in the following formats:

Capture type	Format
Still Image	JPEG
Video/MMS Video	MPEG-4 (.mp4)
	H.263 baseline (.3gp)