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Use the video recorder
When you record video clips using your mobile phone's video recorder, you can select a number of settings to improve the quality of your video clips.
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The following steps describe how you:
Zoom in or out
Activate or deactivate video light
Select resolution
Activate or deactivate geotagging
Select memory
Record a video clip
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Drag two fingers together or apart to zoom in or out.
1. Activate the video recorder
Press Camera.
If the camera is activated:
Slide your finger left on the display.
If the camera is activated:
Slide your finger left on the display.
2. Select settings
The following steps describe how you:
Zoom in or out
Activate or deactivate video light
Select resolution
Activate or deactivate geotagging
Select memory
Record a video clip
Zoom in or out
Activate or deactivate video light
Select resolution
Activate or deactivate geotagging
Select memory
Record a video clip
3. Zoom in or out
Drag two fingers together or apart to zoom in or out.
4. Activate or deactivate video light
Press the video light icon.
Press On or Off.
5. Select resolution
Press the settings icon.
Press Video resolution.
Press the required resolution.
6. Activate or deactivate geotagging
Press More.
Press Save location to activate or deactivate the function.
7. Select memory
Press Data storage.
SD card is only available if you've inserted a memory card.
Press Internal storage or SD card.
SD card is only available if you've inserted a memory card.
Press the return icon.
SD card is only available if you've inserted a memory card.
8. Record a video clip
Press the record icon to start the video recorder.
Press the stop icon to stop the video recorder.
The video clip is automatically saved.
The video clip is automatically saved.
9. Return to the Home screen
Press the dot in the middle to end the session and return to the Home screen.