Camera controls, On-screen controls and indicators – TAO PDA User Manual

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Experiencing Multimedia 105

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Sports: Captures a sequence of still images (3, 5, 7, or 10) automatically.

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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 Key (

) is kept pressed.

File formats supported

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

Capture type

Format

Still image

JPEG

Video

H.263 (.3gp)
3GPP2 (.3g2)
MPEG-4 (.mp4)
Motion JPEG (.avi)

Panorama / Sports / Burst

JPEG

Camera controls

The CAMERA button, ENTER button, and Jog Wheel can all be used as the shutter release.

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Press to take a photo, or to take shots for a picture theme or panorama.

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Press to start recording video; press again to stop recording.

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To take consecutive shots in Sports mode, press shortly, then move your device to follow the movement
of your subject.

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Press and hold when taking consecutive shots in Burst mode.

Press Navigation Key (

) up or down to increase or decrease the zoom level. See “Zooming” in this chapter

for more details.

On-screen controls and indicators

Photo mode

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1

Mode Switching control. Tapping the left/right arrow ( / ) on the screen allows you to switch the

capture mode.

2

Resolution. The resolution icon (

/

/

/

/

) indicates the current resolution. Tap to

toggle among the different resolutions.

3

Storage. Tap to toggle between saving captured photos or video clips on the device memory ( ) or
on the memory card (

).

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