Take 3D pictures in portrait mode on HTC EVO 3D
Anyone who has tried to take 3D pictures in anything but landscape mode on the HTC EVO 3D has probably been met with this message: “Please hold the handset in landscape orientation for optimal 3D effects.”
This limitation makes sense. In case you haven’t noticed, when you take a 3D picture in landscape mode on your EVO 3D, the dual cameras are lined up horizontally, just like your own eyes. Since the cameras are vertical in portrait mode, it’s more difficult for our horizontal eyes to process these.
There is a workaround, however. If you hold the EVO 3D horizontally and set a timer before you take the picture (Menu > Self-timer), you can then turn the phone back into portrait mode while the timer is counting down. You’ll still get that same warning message, but the phone will take the picture.
The only downside is that these 3D pictures will appear sideways, but just turn auto-rotation off when viewing your photos (Menu > Settings > Display > Auto-rotate screen), and you should be good to go!
And in case you are reading this on your EVO 3D, just click the image above to download the original test shot I took using this method, or click here.
Thanks, tinhoy!
