Virgin Lobster 700TV, User Manual

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124 Experiencing Multimedia
The recording length of MMS video is fixed. The recording
automatically stops when the preset length is reached. However, you
can manually stop recording the video anytime. The time indicator at
the top-right side of the screen indicates the time limit.
You can specify the encoding format to be either H.263 or MPEG-4
by clicking Menu > Advanced > Capture Format ; however, the ideal
format for MMS is H.263 (3GP).
After you capture the video file, click the Send icon ( ) to send the
file through MMS.
Use zooming
Before capturing a still image or a video clip, you can first zoom in
to make the object in focus move closer, and you can zoom out to
make the object move farther away. In all capture modes, press
NAVIGATION up on your Lobster 700TV to zoom in, NAVIGATION
down to zoom out. Alternatively, click
Menu > Zoom
to select a zoom
ratio.
The camera zoom range for a picture or a video clip depends on the
capture mode and capture size. The following table is a summary.
Please note the capture sizes available for certain capture formats also
vary from one capture mode to another. The zoom range has been
calculated based on the following ratio:
• 1.0x = normal size (no zooming) • 2.0x = double enlargement
• 4.0x = four times enlargement • 8.0x = eight times enlargement