Camera basics, Viewfinder screen | HTC HTC Desire guide

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Camera basics

Whether traveling for business or fun, enjoy taking photos and videos of your trip and encounters with your phone’s camera.

Be sure to plug in your microSD card before you use your phone’s camera. Photos and videos captured with the camera will be stored onto your microSD card.

If you have not yet inserted your microSD card to your phone, follow the steps in “Inserting the storage card“ in the Basics chapter to insert it.

To open the camera in photo mode and take photos, press HOME

and then tap Camera.

To open the camera directly in video mode so you can

immediately start capturing videos, press HOME , tap , and then tap Camcorder.

Viewfinder screen

The camera displays in landscape view only. You’ll find the following controls on the Viewfinder screen:

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HTC HTC Desire manual Camera basics, Viewfinder screen

Contents

Your HTC Desire User guide Before you do anything else, please read this Page Trademarks and copyrights Page Conventions used in this guide Contents Moving the cursor when entering text Searching the Web and your phone using the Quick Search Box Adding a new phone number to your contacts from call history Turning the speakerphone on or off during a call Importing contacts from an Exchange ActiveSync account 10 Sending your contact information as a vCard via MMS Sending an SMS/MMS message or email to a group 100 Installing apps from your computer to your phone 118101 103 Facebook for HTC Sense and Facebook for Android application 12 120 121 147 Reminder settings 166156 157 167 14 168 169 187 186188 189 207 16 Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 204209 211 Rotating and saving a photo 227 Cropping a photo 227228 231 253 252Editing or deleting a footprint 254 255 Protecting your phone with a screen lock 272 Checking the power usage of applications 281274 277 284 20 283 Inside the box Basics Basics Your PhoneFront panel Home Basics Back panel Bottom panel Top panel Left panel Volume UP Back cover Before turning on your phone Storage card Battery Basics Finger gestures Basics Getting started Setting up your phone for the first timeTurning on your phone Turning off your phone Basics Sleep mode Basics Extended Home screen Home screen Navigating the Home screen Phone status icons Phone status and notifications Notification icons Checking notifications Selecting an item onscreen Going to an extended Home screen Selecting a link on a webpage Moving the cursor when entering textSelecting a tab Adjusting the media volume Adjusting the volumeAdjusting the ringer volume Connecting your phone to a computer Copying files to and from the storage card Searching your phone and the Web Setting Web and Quick Search Box options Press Home Search Searching the Web and your phone using the Quick Search Box Changing the ringtone PersonalizingMaking your phone truly yours Personalizing Using a preset scenePersonalizing your phone with scenes Personalizing Customizing and saving a scene Renaming or deleting a scene Changing your wallpaper Adding a widget to your Home screen Personalizing your Home screen with widgets Downloading HTC widgets Personalizing Adding folders on your Home screen Creating a new folder and adding items to it Moving a widget or icon Renaming a folder Removing a widget or icon Making calls Calling somebody using your phonePhone calls Phone calls Calling a speed dial number Phone calls Calling a phone number in a text messageCalling a phone number in an email Answering an incoming call Receiving callsMaking an emergency call Phone calls Rejecting a call and sending a text message Rejecting an incoming call Handling multiple calls Using in-call options Setting up a conference call Ending a call Muting the microphone during a callTurning the speakerphone on or off during a call Using call history Checking a missed call Adding a new phone number to your contacts from call history Clearing the call history list Call services Phone calls Turning Airplane mode on or off Ways of getting contacts into your phone PeopleAbout People People People screen People Setting up My contact cardYour contacts list People Importing contacts from an Exchange ActiveSync account Adding a new contact Merging contact information Searching for a contact Editing a contact’s informationBacking up your contacts to the storage card Importing contacts from the storage card Sending contact information as a vCard via MMS Deleting contacts Creating a group and adding contacts Contact groupsSending your contact information as a vCard via MMS Adding or removing contacts from a group Deleting a group Sending an SMS/MMS message or email to a group Contact information and conversations People Changing the default communication method Setting the default communication methodPeople widget Adding the People widget Getting in touch with a contact Keyboard Using the onscreen keyboardUsing the landscape onscreen keyboard Keyboard Changing the onscreen keyboard layoutEntering text Keyboard Entering words with predictive text Entering text with voice input Adjusting touch input settingsTouch Input settings Qwerty Text input Keyboard About Messages Messages Messages Sending text and multimedia messages Messages Messages Messages New message notifications WAP push messages Managing message conversations Messages Deleting several message threads Protecting a message from deletionDeleting a message thread Viewing contact details and communicating with a contact Setting text and multimedia message optionsDeleting a single message Messages Messages Adding the Messages widget Adding a social network account Accounts and syncSynchronizing with online accounts Accounts and sync Synchronizing with a Google Account Accounts and sync Synchronizing with a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync accountManaging your accounts Accounts and sync Using HTC Sync Installing HTC Sync Setting up HTC Sync to recognize your phone Setting up synchronization Setting up more sync options Synchronizing your phone Installing apps from your computer to your phone Downloading the latest HTC Sync upgrade Accounts and sync Facebook for HTC Sense SocialFacebook for HTC Sense and Facebook for Android application Social Facebook for Android application Social Peep screen Twittering on your phone Searching for Twitter users to follow Sending a tweet Sending a direct message Adding the Twitter widget Setting Peep options Friend Stream screen Using Friend Stream Adding the Friend Stream widget Updating your status Chatting with friends Chatting in Google TalkSigning in to Google Talk Social Changing your online status and picture Managing your Friends list Options menu, tap Always show friend Changing Google Talk settings Indicates that the friend is Using an Android phone Viewing your Gmail/Google Mail inbox Using Gmail/Google Mail Email Reading your messages Email Page Sending a message After composing your message, tap Send Managing conversations and messages Page Email Changing Gmail/Google Mail settings Adding a POP3/IMAP email account Mail Viewing your email inbox Email Exchange ActiveSync email Email Composing and sending an email message Viewing and replying to an email message Editing email account settings Adding the Mail widget Deleting an email account About Calendar Calendar Calendar Creating a calendar event Calendar Inviting guests to your event Google Account only Changing calendar views Month view Day and Agenda views Week view Deleting an event Viewing, editing or deleting an eventViewing and editing an event Viewing, dismissing, or snoozing event reminders Calendar event reminders Showing or hiding calendars Displaying and synchronizing calendars Reminder settings Changing Calendar settings Calendar view settings Sending a vCalendar About the Calendar widget About the HTC Clock widget Clock and Weather Clock and Weather About the Clock application Clock and Weather Using Desk Clock Clock and Weather Setting your home city Using World Clock Setting the time zone, date, and time Adding a city to the World Clock screen Setting the alarm clock Deleting an alarm Setting an alarm Alarm in silent mode Changing alarm sound settingsAlarm volume Snooze duration Checking weather Adding a city to the Weather screen Changing weather options Changing the order of cities on the Weather screenDeleting cities from the Weather screen About the Weather widget Data connection InternetTurning the data connection on or off Enabling data roaming Internet Wi-FiTurning Wi-Fi on and connecting to a wireless network Internet Connecting to a Wi-Fi network with EAP-TLS securityChecking the wireless network status Connecting to another Wi-Fi network Adding the Data connection and Wi-Fi widgets Preparing your phone for VPN connection Connecting to a virtual private network VPN Adding a VPN connection Connecting to a VPN Opening the browser Using your phone’s web browserDisconnecting from a VPN Changing the screen orientation Setting your homeGoing to a web Zooming in or out on a web Browsing full versions of all web sitesNavigating on a web Link What to do Selecting a link in a web Opening a new browser window Finding text within a web Switching between browser windows Copying text, looking up information, and sharing Downloading applications from the web Selecting text Press and hold on a word Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages Internet Setting browser options Using your phone as a modem tethering Turning Bluetooth on or off BluetoothUsing Bluetooth Changing the phone name Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kitBluetooth Bluetooth Reconnecting a headset or car kit Sending and receiving information using Bluetooth Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth deviceDisconnecting a Bluetooth device Unpairing from a Bluetooth device Sending information from your phone to another device Bluetooth Receiving information from another device Bluetooth Viewfinder screen CameraCamera basics Camera Camera Using the optical trackball as the shutter releaseReview screen Zooming Taking a photo You have an incoming call Your phone’s battery level reaches 15% or lowerCamera flash doesn’t turn on? Capturing a video Face detection Changing basic settings Camera settingsExposure Image properties ISO photo mode only Changing advanced settingsResolution Widescreen photo mode only Self-timer photo mode only Quality photo mode onlyGeo-tag photos photo mode only Recording length video mode only Face detection photo mode only Flicker adjustmentTime stamp photo mode only Review duration Reset to default Grid photo mode only Selecting an album PhotosAbout the Photos application Photos Photos Viewing photos and videosBrowsing in filmstrip or grid view Viewing a photo in landscape orientation Watching video Zooming in or out on a photo Viewing photos on Flickr Viewing photos in your social networksViewing photos on Facebook Cropping a photo Working with photosRotating and saving a photo Sharing Sending a photo or video by MMS Sending photos or videos by email Sharing photos on Facebook Sending photos or videos using Bluetooth Sharing videos on YouTube Sharing photos on FlickrSharing photos on Picasa Photos Playing music MusicAbout the Music application Music Music Browsing music in the Library Managing playlists Creating a playlistPlaying the songs in a playlist Music Checking if the song was added as a ringtone Setting a song as ringtone About the Music widget Sending music using Bluetooth Viewing locations Using Google MapsMaps and location Maps and location Maps and location Viewing map layers Searching for a location Tap . The search results are displayed on the map Getting directions Maps and location Maps and location Maps and location Maps and location Maps and location Creating a footprint Using HTC Footprints Revisiting a footprint Exporting your footprints Editing or deleting a footprint Adding the Footprints widget Importing footprints Watching videos More appsWatching videos on YouTube More apps Searching for videosSharing a video link More apps Capturing a video and sharing it on YouTube Viewing documents, presentations, and spread- sheets Quickoffice does not reflow text in tables Keeping track of your stocks Adding a stock quote or stock market index Setting stock information update frequencyChanging the stock list order Deleting stock quotes and indices Adding the Stocks widget Manually updating stock information Recording your voice Setting a voice clip as a ringtoneRecording your voice Sharing a voice clip Opening Voice Search Using Voice SearchRenaming a voice clip More apps Finding and installing apps from Android Market Finding and installing an application Creating a Google Checkout account Requesting a refund for an application Opening an installed application Getting help Uninstalling an application Protecting your phone with a screen lock Security Security Settings on your phone Settings Settings Settings Adjusting the screen brightness manually Changing display settingsAdjusting the time before the screen turns off Preventing automatic screen rotation Keeping the screen on while charging the phone Switching animation effects on or offRecalibrating the G-sensor Changing sound settings Changing the phone language Optimizing your phone’s battery life Managing memory Checking the power usage of applicationsChecking how much phone memory is available for use Checking the available storage card space Freeing up more phone memory or storage card space Uninstalling third-party applicationsClearing application cache and data Checking information about your phone Performing a hard/factory reset Reset Update and reset Specifications Specifications Index Symbols Index Index Index Index