Toshiba TX80 manual Taking a Picture, Monitor Screen Options

Taking a Picture

There are two modes for taking pictures: Landscape mode and Portrait mode (page 68). You can also edit the pictures you take and set them for Contacts list entries.

1.In standby mode, press L or the side key (R). The monitor screen appears.

You can adjust the exposure and zoom from the monitor screen. To adjust the exposure, press D to make the picture darker and press C to make the picture lighter. To adjust the zoom, press A or the side key (P) to zoom in and press B or the side key (Q) to zoom out.

2.Display the subject in the main display and press @ or the side key (R).

The shutter sound is heard and the picture is saved automatically to the preset storage place.

The preview screen appears.

70Camera/Video Camera

Monitor Screen Options

You can perform the following operations if you press J (Options) from the monitor screen.

◆Camera Mode: Allows you to switch between Landscape mode and Portrait mode (page 68).

◆My Pictures: Allows you to see the pictures you took previously.

◆Self-view:Allows you to take pictures of yourself using the sub camera.

◆Night Mode: Use this mode when taking a picture of a night scene, etc.

◆Multi Shots: Allows you to take up to nine pictures in succession at one of three different speeds.

◆Add Frame: Allows you to add a frame to a picture.

◆Save Image to: Allows you to set the storage place to which to automatically save pictures.

◆Advanced: For details on advanced settings, see “Settings for Pictures & Videos” (page 74).

Note

•When taking pictures with the sub camera, the picture size is fixed to W240 × H320.

•You can use Multi shots only when Portrait mode is set. During Multi shots, Night mode and zoom are unavailable.

•Zoom is unavailable when picture size is set at W2048 × H1536 in Landscape mode.

•When you take a picture in Landscape mode and in Portrait mode at W96 × H128 size, a frame cannot be set.