Power Options
The Power Options (Hardware and Sound menu) con-
trol panel icon in Windows allows you to configure power
management features for your computer. You can con-
serve power by means of power plans and configure the
options for the power button, sleep button (Fn + F4),
computer lid (when closed), display and sleep mode (the
default power saving state) from the left menu. Note that
the Power saver plan may have an affect on computer
performance.
Click to select one of the existing plans, or click Create a
power plan in the left menu and select the options to cre-
ate a new plan. Click Change Plan Settings and click
Change advanced power settings to access further con-
figuration options.
Figure 15 - Power Options
PC Camera
When the PC Camera is in use the LED indicator to the
left of the camera will be illuminated in red (see
Camera App
1.
Run the Camera app from the Start screen by click-
ing on the Camera icon
2.
The camera interface will display two buttons on the
right side of the screen.
3.
The upper button
is used to record video, and
the lower button
is used to take still pictures.
4.
Right-click on the screen to bring up menu buttons
at the bottom of the screen.
5.
These buttons enable you to access the Camera
roll (where captured pictures and video are displayed), set the
timer (the time period before capture begins) and set the
exposure level using the slider to obtain the best results.
Taking Pictures/Capturing Video
1.
Run the Camera app from the Start screen by clicking on the
Camera icon
.
2.
Click to select the timer if you require a countdown before
capture.
3.
Click to select either photo
4.
Click in the appropraite icon to take a picture or start video
capture (if video capture begins a timer will appear in the
bottom corner of the screen).
5.
To stop video capture click the main window again (or click the
stop icon
).
6.
Captured photos and videos will be saved to a Camera Roll
folder within the Pictures folder.
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or video
mode.
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