HTC RHOD500 user manual Menu Panel, Zooming

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Menu Panel

The Menu panel lets you quickly adjust common camera settings and provides access to more advanced

camera settings. To open the Menu panel, tap on the Camera screen, and then tap . To adjust a setting, tap a button, for instance, White Balance, to cycle through the available settings.

Note The available menu panel buttons depend on the selected capture mode.

Icon Function

Select the white balance setting according to the current lighting condition to capture colors more accurately.

Open the Brightness bar and adjust the brightness level. Tap outside the Brightness bar to apply the change.

Set the ISO level manually to 100, 200, 400, or 800, or set it back to AUTO. Higher ISO numbers are better for taking pictures in low light conditions.

Note The camera automatically adjusts the ISO level up to 400 only.

Set the self-timer to 2 seconds, 10 seconds, or Off when in Photo or Contacts Picture mode.

Open the advanced camera settings. See “Setting advanced options” for details.

Zooming

Before capturing a photo or a video clip, you can zoom in or out on your subject. To zoom in or out, slide your finger up or down on the Zoom bar while holding the device sideways. While you are sliding your finger on the Zoom bar, the level of zoom is shown on the zoom control bar on the screen.

Zoom control bar Zoom bar

The camera zoom range for a photo or a video clip depends on the capture mode and resolution. Refer to the table for more information.

Capture mode	Resolution			Zoom range
Photo	3M	Normal:	2048 x 1536	1.0x to 1.6x
		Widescreen:	2048 x 1216
	2M	Normal:	1600 x 1200	1.0x to 1.6x
		Widescreen:	1600 x 960
	1M	Normal:	1280 x 960	1.0x to 1.6x
		Widescreen:	1280 x 768
	L	Normal:	640 x 480	1.0x to 1.6x
		Widescreen:	640 x 384
	M	Normal:	320 x 240	1.0x to 3.2x
		Widescreen:	320 x 192
Video	CIF	352 x 288		1.0x to 1.6x
	L	320 x 240		1.0x to 1.6x
	M	176 x 144		1.0x to 1.6x
	S	128 x 96		1.0x to 1.6x
MMS Video	M	176 x 144		1.0x to 1.6x
	S	128 x 96		1.0x to 1.6x
Panorama	L	640 x 480		1.0x to 1.6x
	M	320 x 240		1.0x to 3.2x
Contacts Picture	M	272 x 272		1.0x to 3.2x
Picture Theme	Determined by the current template			Depends on the size of the
				selected template