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