January 2011
Beginner to intermediate
384 pages
15h 36m
English
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Photo Settings
Given the sophistication of the Droid X, it should come as no surprise that you get plenty of settings to fiddle around with. You certainly don’t need to spend your time doing it, because right out of the box, the settings are good for most photo situations. Most people probably won’t want to while away their time changing these settings, but if you want to change the picture resolution, and choose whether to use features such as face detection, then by all means dig right in.
When you’re in the Camera app, press the Menu key and then tap Settings. Here’s what you can change:
Picture resolution. You get to choose from five settings, ranging from Very Small (2 megapixels) up to Large (8 megapixels) and Widescreen, which uses the widescreen format and takes photos at 6 megapixels.
Video resolution. Controls the camcorder’s resolution. It ranges from a low of 176 x 144, all the way up to High Definition (HD) 720p.
Quick upload album. Tap to choose your preferred way for the Droid X to upload photo albums. For details about album uploads, see Editing Photos, Sharing Photos, and More.
Review time. Sets the amount of time the “Touch image for more options” message appears on your screen. Out of the box, it’s 2 seconds. You can change it to 4 second, 6 seconds, or have the photo be saved automatically with no message at all.
Face detection. When this option is turned on, the Droid X camera automatically finds and focuses on faces when you take a photograph. When you’re using this ...
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