The effects button brings out a panel with the usual set of color effects (sepia, solarize and so on), while the shot mode button offers just a few very limited options - portrait, landscape, and low light. This can make framing a bit tricky, as you don't get to see the actual dimensions of the image until you start recording. For one, if you're shooting video at the highest resolution possible, VGA, once you hit the record button the frame shrinks down to 4:3. We found the dual interface convenient, but it does have a few drawbacks. To record video, you tap the button below it. To snap a photo, you tap the virtual shutter button. On the left are buttons for general settings and shot mode. The right-hand side features the Effects button, shutter key, camcorder record key and a shortcut to the gallery that shows the last photo/video taken. The camera interface is the same for both the still camera and the video camera - no they don't "look alike", the camera just has the UI shared between both functions, with the option to either take a video or snap a still image all from one screen. At least, touch focusing is present, so you can use that instead. There is a LED flash, but unfortunately no shutter key, which would've been useful given the presence of autofocus. The HTC Desire X packs a 5MP auto-focus camera that does stills of up to 2592 x 1944 pixels and records VGA video 30fps.
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