HTC AM171 PDAs & Smartphones User Manual


 
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Shutter Sound. Choose whether or not you want the camera to make a shutter sound when you press 
the ENTER button.
Shoot Option. The camera comes with an auto-focus feature that is activated when the ENTER button is 
either touched or pressed.
Touch and Press. Requires you to touch the ENTER button to activate the auto-focus; when focus is 
set, press the ENTER button to take the shot.
Touch. Requires you to touch the ENTER button to activate autofocus; when focus is set, Camera 
automatically takes the shot.
Full Press. Requires you to press the ENTER button to activate auto-focus; when focus is set, Camera 
automatically takes the shot.
Review Duration. Set a time length for displaying the captured image/video on the Review screen. 
Select No Limit if you do not want to impose a time limit. Select No Review to immediately return to 
the live Camera screen after capturing and saving.
Image Properties. This option lets you adjust the capture properties, such as Contrast, Saturation, and 
Sharpness.
1 Tap a property to adjust.
2 Tap to reset all properties to their 
default values. 
3 Tap to save the settings. 
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Tap 
 /   or press Navigation 
left/right (Landscape orientation) to 
increase/decrease the value.
5 Tap to close the submenu without 
applying and saving the changes.
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Effect. Choose a special effect such as Grayscale, Sepia, or others, to apply to your photos or video clips.
Metering Mode. Select a metering mode to allow the camera to measure the amount of light and 
calculate the best-fit exposure value before capturing. Choose either Center Area to measure light 
using the center area of the subject, or Average to measure light using the area around the subject.
Prefix. When Default is selected as the prefix, the file name of each new captured file is set to “IMAGE” 
or “VIDEO” followed by a sequential number, for example: IMAGE_001.jpg. You may also choose to name 
files using either the current Date or Date & Time as the prefix.
Counter. To reset the file naming counter back to 1, tap Reset.
Flicker Adjustment. When taking indoor shots, flicker on the camera screen may be caused by 
inconsistencies between the vertical scan rate of the camera display and the flicker frequency of 
fluorescent lighting. To reduce flicker, you can change the flicker adjustment setting to Auto or to the 
proper frequency (50Hz or 60Hz) of the power in the country where your device is being used.
Grid (Photo mode). Choose whether or not to show a grid on the Camera screen. Showing a grid helps 
you frame and center your subject easily and accurately.
Grid marks
Record with Audio (Video mode). Select On to record audio with the captured video clips, or select Off
to capture video without audio.