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The available capture modes of the camera are as follows:

Photo: Captures standard still images.

Video: Captures video clips, with or without accompanying audio.

MMS Video: Captures video clips suitable for sending via MMS.

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

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

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 button on the device or the ENTER button on the NAVIGATION Control is kept pressed.

File formats supported

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

Capture type

Format

Still image

JPEG

Video

MPEG-4 (.mp4), Motion-JPEG (.avi), H.263 (.3gp)

MMS Video

H.263 baseline (.3gp), MPEG-4 (.mp4)

Sports / Burst

JPEG

Camera controls

Use the following device buttons and on-screen controls to take photos or video clips and to modify settings.

The CAMERA and ENTER buttons

Press the CAMERA button on the device to open the Camera screen. If already on the Camera screen, you can use either the CAMERA button or the ENTER button as the shutter release.

Press the CAMERA button or the ENTER button to take a photo or contacts picture.

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HTC P3400 manual Camera controls, File formats supported, Camera and Enter buttons