10. Capturing, Storing, and Viewing Photos
In this chapter, you learn how to capture photos and videos; and manage your images and share them with friends and family. Topics include the following:
• Viewing and managing your photos
• Synchronizing photos with your computer
Along with transferring images from your computer to your EVO 3D, your phone is capable of capturing high quality photos and video, and you can literally house thousands of images organized in categories. The amazing thing about the EVO 3D is that it is also capable of 3D HD Imaging using the two 5-megapixel cameras located on the back of the phone.
Your EVO 3D’s high-resolution, stereoscopic screen offers a great way to showcase photos and videos to friends and family without the use of special glasses. You can use Gallery to manage your images, perform basic edits, and even share your images via Bluetooth, Gmail, Messages, YouTube, and even more options.
Using the Camera
Your EVO 3D uses a pair of 5-megapixel, auto-focusing, rear-facing cameras located on the back of the device to capture photos or video in 3D or 2D. The EVO 3D is also equipped with a 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera, so you can video chat or take a photo of yourself. Both Photo and Video modes come with a unique group of settings to help you capture the best image.
1. Tap the Camera application on the Home screen. By default your EVO opens in 2D photo mode.
2. Tap to preview your photos within the Gallery application.
3. Tap to place into video mode.
4. Tap to switch between rear-facing and front-facing cameras.
5. Tap to choose from a list of in-camera effects before you capture a photo.
6. Tap to deactivate the Flash feature.
7. Drag the Zoom slider to enlarge the framed scene. Be wary of this setting because it degrades the image.
8. Tap to take a picture. When you first touch the shutter button to take a picture, your EVO 3D first focuses the shot, and then when you remove your finger, the picture is captured.
Changing Photo Settings
There are more settings you can adjust that enable you to configure the Camera app before you capture a photo. Taking a photo can be as simple as choosing a subject, composing your shot, and pressing a button. The EVO 3D is also equipped with some very helpful features commonly found on dedicated photo cameras, including manual exposure, white balance, flash, and ISO settings.
1. From the Camera screen, press the Menu button, and then tap self-timer so that you can set a time delay before the camera automatically takes a photo. This enables you to put yourself into the scene before you capture the shot.
2. Tap to access slide controls that enable you to adjust the Exposure, Contrast, Saturation, and Sharpness of scenes before you take a picture.
3. Tap to change the white balance so that the camera can capture colors more accurately in different lighting environments. The Auto setting works well in most lighting situations.
4. Tap to choose an ISO level or set it back to Auto. The ISO settings enable you to adjust the camera’s sensitivity to light. Use a higher ISO setting for low light shots, but beware of increased noise in the image.
5. Tap to select a default photo resolution to use.
6. Scroll down to view more options.
7. After you take a picture, your EVO 3D automatically lets you review the photo you have just captured, and then returns you to the viewfinder screen. Tap this setting to set the time for a captured photo to be displayed on the review screen before the screen changes back to the viewfinder.
8. Tap to select or deselect if photo resolutions are in 5:3 ratio, allowing you to frame the subject in the Viewfinder using the entire screen. When this setting is deselected, photo resolutions are in standard 4:3 ratio.
9. Tap to record GPS information into pictures. Embedded GPS information can come in handy if you use a photo-editing and managing application, such as iPhoto ′09 and ′11, that can use the location information to manage and showcase photos.
10. Tap to enable or disable if Camera will automatically reduce noise when using a high ISO setting and to automatically adjust picture brightness.
11. When you frame a scene using the Viewfinder, your EVO 3D automatically focuses on what is in the center of the screen. Tap to enable or disable centered autofocus. This is a good setting to leave enabled because you can always tap another area on screen to focus on a new area.
12. Scroll down to view more options.
13. Tap to enable Face Detection so that the camera automatically recognizes faces and adjusts the focus when you capture pictures of people. This setting is deactivated when you disable Auto Focus.
14. Tap to enable or disable the sound Camera makes when you take a picture.
15. Tap to display or not to display a grid on the viewfinder that makes it easier for you to frame and center subjects before taking a picture.
16. Tap to reset all settings to their original factory default states.
Viewing and Managing Your Photos
Gallery offers a photo and video management system that also allows you to view, capture, and perform basic edits on pictures. You can also share your photos from Gallery, play your media on a TV screen, or print photos right from your phone.
Gallery
By default, the Gallery application icon is not located on any of the seven EVO 3D home screens. You need to tap the Apps icon on the Home screen to access the widget.
1. Tap to launch the Gallery application.
2. Drag your finger up and down to see all photo albums.
3. Tap to view and add albums from different accounts including Facebook and Flickr.
4. Tap the Camera shots album to view all photos and videos captured with your EVO 3D.
5. Tap the 3D Photos & Videos album to view only 3D photos and videos on your EVO 3D. This album contains some cool, preloaded 3D pics.
6. Tap All Photos to view all 3D and 2D photos on your EVO 3D.
7. Tap to view only videos.
8. Scroll down to view more albums.
9. Tap to view all photos and videos you have downloaded.
10. Tap to view some cool Sample 2D photos.
11. Tap to view some cool Sample 3D photos.
12. Tap to view any screenshots you have taken with your EVO. You need third-party software to capture screenshots on your EVO 3D.
Album Menus
After you open an album, you can easily delete, showcase, and share photos.
1. Tap a photo thumbnail to open an album.
2. Tap the Camera icon to launch the Camera application.
3. Tap the Trashcan icon to delete photos within the album. You are taken to another screen where you tap the photos you want to delete. An x appears over the photos you select, and then you can tap the Delete option at the bottom of the screen.
4. Tap to play a slide show of the photos within the album.
5. Tap to access options for sharing your photos such as via Bluetooth, Facebook for HTC Sense, Flickr, Gmail, and Mail.
6. Tap to view all albums on your EVO 3D.
7. Touch and hold your finger on a picture to view a list of options for that picture.
8. Tap to view the picture full screen.
9. Tap to access editing options for the picture.
10. Tap to share your photos via Bluetooth, Facebook, Flickr, Gmail, Mail, and more options.
11. Tap to set the picture as a Contact icon, Favorite, Footprints, and Wallpaper.
12. Tap to delete the picture.
13. Tap to start a slideshow of the entire album contents.
14. Tap to print the photo to a wireless printer.
15. Tap to review picture details including the date it was captured, file size, and photo resolution.
Managing and Sharing Photos in an Album
When you tap on a picture within an album to open it full screen, you can access more options for capturing new photos, editing photos, as well as sharing and deleting photos.
1. Swipe left and right to navigate through each picture within the album.
2. Tap the camera icon to launch the Camera application.
3. Tap the Trashcan icon to delete photos within the album. You are taken to another screen where you tap the photos you want to delete.
4. Tap to access options for sharing your photos.
5. Tap to send this picture to another device using Bluetooth.
6. Tap to upload a photo to Facebook.
7. Tap to upload the picture to your Flickr account.
8. Tap to send the picture via Gmail.
9. Tap to send the picture using another email account (POP3/IMAP).
10. Tap to share the picture via the Messages app.
11. Tap to share the picture using your Twitter account.
12. Tap to share photos on the Picasa photo site.
Editing Photos
After you open a photo and then tap the Edit button, you can perform edits such as cropping, rotating right or left, adding effects, and even adjusting 3D alignment of pictures.
1. Touch and hold your finger to edit the open picture. 3D photos have two more editing options than 2D photos, which are 3D-specific.
2. Tap to save a picture you captured in 3D in 2D. This comes in handy if you want to share a picture with someone who does not own an EVO 3D phone. If you don’t change the picture to 2D before sharing it, the recipient may not be able to view the image file.
3. The cameras on the back of your EVO 3D captures images at slightly different angles, enabling your phone to create 3D images. If your 3D pictures are not aligning well, causing you to strain your eyes, tap here to adjust the alignment of the two images.
4. Tap to crop the image. Consider cropping images to help define the main subject in the picture.
5. Tap to add an effect to an existing picture. When you add an effect to a photo, the effect is added to a copy of the photo and not the original photo. If you add an effect to a 3D image, the image is converted to 2D to apply the effect.
6. Tap to rotate an image to the right.
7. Tap to rotate an image to the left.
Cropping Pictures
You can improve some photos by reframing the composition of the shot to remove unwanted areas. Fortunately, Gallery makes it easy for you to crop your EVO 3D photos. Cropping is a great way to correct shot composition and can help focus and emphasize the main subject of a shot.
1. Tap the Edit button.
2. Tap Crop to access the crop tool.
3. Touch and move the green crop tool to adjust where the image should be cropped.
4. Tap Save to save the cropped image. The newly cropped picture does not overwrite the original image but is saved as a copy within the album.
Printing Pictures
The Gallery application enables you to print your pictures to a Bluetooth-supported printer. You can print a picture by opening an album or reviewing a picture full screen and then pressing the Menu button on your EVO 3D to access the Print option. Before you can print, you need to have already paired your EVO 3D to the Bluetooth-enabled printer. Please refer to the “Connecting to Bluetooth Devices” section in Chapter 5, “Connecting to Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and VPNs,” for more information on wireless devices.
1. Open the photo that you want to print and then press the Menu button.
2. Tap Print.
3. Tap to scan for available Bluetooth-enabled printers.
4. Tap to add a new printer.
Synchronizing Photos with Your Computer
You can share photo collections you have on your computer with your EVO 3D by connecting your phone as an external drive or by using software such as doubleTwist. If you have not installed doubleTwist, please follow the directions in Chapter 1, “Getting to Know Your EVO 3D.”
Connect as a Disk Drive
When you connect your EVO 3D to your computer, you can choose a connection type that allows your phone to charge only or to connect as a disk drive.
1. Connect your EVO 3D to your computer using the USB cable. The connection type screen is accessible, but you have to unlock your phone to see it.
2. Slide to unlock your phone, and then choose to connect as a disk drive. If you waited too long to make a choice on the connection screen, the screen disappears, but you can pull down the Notification panel and then tap the default Charge Only setting to reset the connection type.
3. Tap the Disk Drive option.
4. Tap Done to connect to your computer.
Moving Pictures (Mac OSX)
When you connect your EVO 3D to your Mac as a disk drive, you can drag and drop files to and from your phone like any other external storage device.
1. Browse your EVO 3D on your desktop and locate the pictures. You can find all pictures taken by your phone in DCIM100MEDIA.
2. Drag the pictures that you want to move from your EVO 3D to your Mac.
3. When you are finished, right-click the drive and choose Eject. If you don’t eject your EVO 3D properly, you could damage the contents of your phone.
Moving Pictures (Windows)
When you connect your EVO 3D to your Windows computer as a disk drive, you can browse and drag and drop files to and from your phone like any other external storage device.
1. When the AutoPlay window opens, click Open Folder to View Files.
2. Browse your EVO 3D and locate the pictures. You can find all pictures taken by your phone or transferred in DCIM100MEDIA.
3. Drag the pictures that you want to move from your EVO 3D to your Windows computer.
4. When you are finished, right-click the drive and choose Eject. If you don’t eject your EVO 3D properly, you could damage the contents of your phone.
Working with doubleTwist
doubleTwist is a free desktop program that enables you to synchronize media to your EVO 3D. If you have not installed doubleTwist on your Mac or PC, please refer to Chapter 1 for instructions.
Transfer Photos Using doubleTwist
You can follow these steps for both Mac and Windows computers to transfer your photographs using doubleTwist.
1. Connect and mount your EVO 3D so that it appears under Devices in doubleTwist.
2. Click Photos under Devices.
3. Drag the pictures you want to move from your EVO 3D to the Photos folder in the doubleTwist library. The pictures are stored on your computer in a folder called doubleTwist within the Pictures folder.
4. Click to send one or more pictures to your Facebook account.
5. Click to send one or more pictures to your Flickr account.
6. Click to copy pictures from your doubleTwist library to your EVO 3D and then drag one or more pictures to Photos on your EVO 3D.
Configure doubleTwist Photo Options (Mac OSX)
You can configure the doubleTwist photo library to show one or more folders where you normally store folders, other than just the default folders. You can also exclude folders from showing in the library.
1. Click doubleTwist and then click Preferences.
2. Click Library.
3. Click to add new folders.
4. Click to Exclude folders.
Configure doubleTwist Photo Options (Windows)
You can configure the doubleTwist photo library to show one or more folders where you normally store folders, other than just the default folders.
1. Click Edit and then click Preferences.
2. Select the Library tab.
3. Click a Folder button to add a new folder.
4. Click OK to save.