HTC Wildfire manual Changing advanced settings

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Effect. You can apply a special effect to photos and videos that you will capture. Scroll through the Effect menu and choose from effects such as sepia, solarize, posterize, and more.

Changing advanced settings

1.On the Viewfinder screen, tap to open the menu panel.

2.Tap in the menu panel to display the Settings menu and access more camera settings. The following are settings that you can change from the Settings menu:

White balance	White balance enables the camera to capture colors
	more accurately by adjusting to your current lighting
	environment. White balance settings include: Auto,
	Incandescent, Fluorescent, Daylight, and Cloudy.
ISO (photo mode only)	You can choose an ISO level or set it back to Auto. Higher
	ISO numbers are better for taking pictures in low light
	conditions.
Resolution	Select a photo or video resolution to use for capturing.
Quality	Select the quality level to use for capturing photos.
(photo mode only)
Self-timer	If you need to take a self-portrait or group photo, you can
(photo mode only)	set the self-timer to either 2 or 10 seconds.
Geo-tag photos	Select this check box when you want to store GPS location
(photo mode only)	in your captured photos.
Encoding type	Choose the type of video compression.
(video mode only)
Recording length	Set the maximum duration or file size for capturing video.
(video mode only)
Record with audio	Select or clear the check box, depending on whether you
(video mode only)	want to record audio when capturing videos.
Metering mode	Set how the camera measures the amount of light to
	calculate the best exposure:
	 Spot metering mode allows the camera to measure light
	around the focus point.
	 Center area mode allows the camera to measure light in
	the center.
	 Average mode allows the camera to measure light in the
	whole image.
Review duration	Set the time for a captured photo or video to be displayed
	on the Review screen before the camera changes back to
	the Viewfinder screen.
Flicker adjustment	When taking indoor shots under fluorescent lighting, keep
	this setting on Auto or change it to the proper frequency
	(50Hz or 60Hz) of the power in your country to reduce
	flicker.
Auto Focus	This option enables or disables centered auto focus. Auto
	focus is enabled by default.
Shutter sound	Select or clear this check box, depending on whether you
	want the camera to play a shutter sound when you press
	the shutter release.