Take a Video

Learn how to record a video, capture images during video recording, and more.

INSTRUCTIONS & INFO

For technical details about your camera, visit the Specifications tutorial. For more information on how to access and use advanced video modes, see the Advanced Photo & Video Features 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/resume/stop a recording
• Capture a still image while in video mode
• Edit a video

This tutorial requires you to open the Camera app. From the home screen, select the Camera app. To access the camera from the lock screen, select and drag the Camera icon up.

Record a video

Swipe right to Video, then select the Record icon.

Switch between front and rear cameras

Select the Switch camera icon.

Note: You cannot switch between front and rear facing cameras while recording a video.

Focus the camera

Select the screen in the desired location to focus the camera.

Zoom in and out

Drag two fingers from the middle of the screen toward the outer edges of the screen to zoom in. Pinch two fingers from the outer edges of the screen to the middle of the screen to zoom out.

Pause/resume/stop a recording

Select the Pause icon to pause the video. Select the Stop icon to finish recording.

Note: To resume a recording, select the Record icon.

Capture a still image while in video mode

Select the Capture icon.

Edit a video

1. The Swivel screen allows you to edit videos from the smaller Second screen while the output is shown on the larger Swivel Home screen. To access the Swivel Home screen, slide the bottom right corner of the top screen to the left. Select the Gallery app to access your videos.