Recording Video - HTC Desire Z User Manual

151 Camera
Auto capturing uto capturing
You can set your camera to automatically take photos without the need for you to tap
the shutter release button.
1. Open the settings menu panel. To find out how, see "Changing camera settings."
2. Tap Self-portrait. Then choose whether you want the camera to identify 1 or 
faces of people in the shot.
3. To set a time delay before the camera takes the shot, tap Self-timer. Then set the
timer to  or 10 seconds.
4. Press MENU to close the settings menu panel.
5. Point the camera at your subjects. Use the onscreen zoom bar if you need to
zoom in or out. See "Zooming" for details.
The camera focuses and automatically takes the photo.
Recording video
1. From the Home screen, tap
2. Choose the video quality and other camera settings you want to use. See
"Changing camera settings" for details.
To record video in HD, set video quality to HD 720P. Or for sharing on the Web,
select Online (HD).
3. You can choose an effect to apply to your video. See "Adding effects" for details.
4. Frame your subject on the Viewfinder screen.
5. Tap to start recording.
6. You can freely zoom in or out while recording video. To find out how, see
"Zooming".
7. You can change focus to a different subject or area by just tapping it on the
Viewfinder screen.
8. Tap the Flash button to switch the camera light on or off during recording.
Light on
9. To stop recording, tap
10. Choose what you want to do with the video you've just recorded. See "After
capturing" for details.
> Camcorder.
Light off
again.