Take a Video

Learn how to take a picture or video, use the front and rear camera, switch between camera and video modes, and more.

INSTRUCTIONS & INFO

For technical details about your camera, visit the Specifications tutorial.

In this tutorial, you will learn how to:

• Record a video
• Switch between the front and rear cameras
• Focus the camera
• Zoom in and out
• Pause, stop and save a video
• Capture a still image while in video mode
• Use Timelapse mode

• Use Spot Color

• Use Slow Motion mode

• Use Dual Capture

This tutorial requires you open the Camera app. To access the camera from the home screen, select the Camera app.

Record a video

From the Camera screen, swipe right to access Video mode then select the Record icon.

Note: Alternately, you can start or stop a video recording by pressing one of the Volume buttons.

Switch between front and rear cameras

Select the Switch camera icon.

Focus the camera

Select the screen in the desired location to focus the camera. A circle will appear when the area is selected.

Zoom in and out

Move two fingers apart towards the edge of the screen to zoom in. Move two fingers inward towards the middle of the screen to zoom out.

Note: Zoom out all the way to 0.5X to capture Ultra-wide angle photos and videos.

Pause, stop and save a video

To pause a recording, select the Pause icon. To stop recording, select the Stop icon.

Note: To resume a recording, select the Play icon. Alternately, you can start or stop a video recording by pressing one of the Volume buttons. Videos are automatically saved when recording ends.

Capture a still image while in video mode

While recording, select the Capture icon.

Use Timelapse mode

To access and use Timelapse mode, swipe left to More then select Timelapse. To begin a time lapse recording, press the Record button.

Use Spot Color

Spot Color allows you to choose one color and turn the rest of the photo black and white. To access the Spot Color feature, swipe left to More. Then select Video Spot Color. Select the desired area of the photo to choose a color, then drag the slider at the bottom to adjust the amount of black and white.

Use Slow Motion mode

Slow Motion allows video recordings to be recorded at a lower playback speed. To use Slow Motion, swipe right to Slow Motion then select the Record icon.