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> Advanced Options

> The Advanced Options let you adjust options for your selected capture mode and set Camera program preferences. Access the Advanced Options by tapping Advanced on the Menu Panel.

> Navigating the Advanced Options Screen

> |  | You can either tap on-screen or press the Navigation Control up or down (Landscape orientation) to navigate through the Advanced Options screen.

> 1 | Tap an item to change the setting.
> 2 | Tap the Left and Right Arrows to go through the different pages of settings.
> 3 | Tap Back to go back to the live Camera screen.

> Settings on the Advanced Options Screen

> | Quality. Select the JPEG image quality level for all captured still images. Choose from Basic, Normal, Fine, and Super Fine.

> | Capture Format. Select the desired file format.

> | Time Stamp (Photo mode). Choose whether or not to include the shooting date and time on captured photos.

> | Storage. Select where you want to save your files. You can either save the files to the main memory or to the internal storage.

> | Keep Backlight. Turn the backlight on or off. This overrides your device backlight settings while you are using the camera.

> | 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 / or press the Navigation Control left or right (Landscape orientation) to increase/decrease the value.
> 3 | Tap the Reset icon to reset all properties to their default values.
> 4 | Tap OK to save the settings.
> 5 | Tap Cancel to close the submenu without applying and saving the changes.

> | 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.

> | Record with Audio (Video mode). Select On to record audio with the captured video clips, or select Off to capture video without audio.

> | Template (Picture Theme mode). Select a template.

> | Recording Limit (Video mode). Set the maximum duration or file size for recording video.

> | Template Folder (Picture Theme mode). By default, templates are stored in the \My Documents\Templates folder on the device’s Main Memory. If you transferred some templates to the internal storage (via File Explorer), set this option to Main + Card to specify that templates are located in both the main memory and the internal storage.

> | Show Reminder (Contacts Picture mode). Select On if you want the Camera to always display a message that confirms whether or not to assign the captured picture to a contact.

> | Help. Tap to open the Camera program help file.

> | About. Tap to display version and copyright information.

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