Zoe movies is a new feature on the HTC One. However, the good news is that a batch of images taken in continuous shooting mode offers you the same editing options in the gallery app as Zoe movies (see below). In anything but very bright light, this mode tends to use shutter speeds that are too slow to freeze fast motion and is therefore not well suited for action and sports subjects. Lastly there is a continuous shooting mode which captures images at a rate of approximately 8.8 frames per second.
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This issue wasn't fixed even after the last software update we received but we would hope it will be addressed by HTC soon. However, on our U.S.-Sprint-version of the device, this mode appears to be broken and produces overexposed results. The phone also comes with a conventional HDR mode that combines three bracketed images into one HDR-exposure. Most of those modes, for example the portrait and landscape modes, focus on optimization of contrast and saturation settings, but the Backlight mode (described below) does more than that and lifts the shadows to create a higher dynamic-range image.
On top of the features described below, the HTC's camera app also offers a range of scene modes like we've seen on digital cameras since the early days. There is too much to look at everything in detail, but below you can see the results of our trials with some of the new and/or more interesting camera features. Nevertheless, both the HTC engineers and marketing department have put a lot of emphasis on the One's camera app and integrated imaging features. The HTC music players offers a built-in karaoke function and an integrated IT-transmitter means you can use the One as a universal remote control. Blink Feed, for example, is a Flipboard-style home screen that combines content from a variety of news sources with your social media streams to create a customized content feed. For power users the HTC One has a lot of interesting features and functions to play with.
In our Connect reviews we focus on a phone's imaging capabilities and features but of course most users don't want to use their device only for taking pictures. The One is HTC's current flagship smartphone and as such offers one of the industry's most comprehensive feature sets.