HTC Dash manual Supported File Formats, Camera Controls, Capture type Format

Contacts Picture: Captures a still image with the option to immediately assign it as a Photo ID for a contact.

Picture Theme: Captures still images and place them within frames.

Panorama: Ideal for taking scenic shots. Captures parts of a scenery and then stitches all the shots to create a panoramic view of the scenery.

Sports: Captures a sequence of still images (3, 5, 7, or 10) automatically.

Burst: Captures a sequence of still images (maximum 30) as long as the Camera Key on the device or the ENTER button on the Navigation Control remains pressed.

Tip:

You can also press the Navigation Control right or left to change the capture mode.

Supported File Formats

The camera in your device captures files in the following formats:

Capture type	Format
Still image / Contacts Picture /	JPEG
Panorama / Sports / Burst
Video	MPEG-4 (.mp4), Motion-JPEG (.avi),
	H.263 (.3gp), 3GPP2 (.3g2)

Camera Controls

Press the Camera Key or the ENTER button to take a photo or contacts picture.

Press the Camera Key or the ENTER button to start recording video; press it again to stop recording.

Press the Camera Key or the ENTER button each time when taking photos for a picture theme.

To take consecutive shots in Sports or Panorama mode, press the Camera Key or the ENTER button briefly, and then move your device to follow the movement of your subject.

Press and hold the the Camera Key or the ENTER button when taking consecutive shots in Burst mode.

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