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Video camera settings overview

Scenes

The Scenes feature helps you to quickly set up the camera for common situations using pre-programmed scenes. The camera determines a number of settings for you to fit the selected scene, ensuring the best possible video.

OffThe Scenes feature is off and you can shoot videos manually.

Portrait

Use for portrait videos. Settings are optimised to give slightly softer skin tones.

Landscape

Use for videos of landscapes. The camera focuses on distant objects. When Landscape is selected, focus mode is changed to Single auto focus.

Night

When turned on, light sensitivity is increased. Use in poorly lit environments. Videos of fast-moving objects may get blurred. Hold your hand steady, or use a support. Turn off night mode when lighting conditions are good, to improve the video quality.

Beach and snow

Use in bright environments to avoid underexposed videos.

Sports

Use for videos of fast-moving objects. Short exposure time minimises motion blurring.

Party

Use for indoor videos in poorly lit environments. This scene picks up indoor background lighting or candlelight. Videos of fast-moving objects may get blurred. Hold your hand steady, or use a support.

Photo light

Use the light to record videos when lighting conditions are poor or when there is a backlight.

On Off

Sometimes the video quality can be better without a light, even if lighting conditions are poor.

Metering

This function automatically determines a well-balanced exposure by measuring the amount of light striking the image you want to capture.

Centre

Adjust the exposure to the centre of the image.

Average

Calculate the exposure based on the amount of light striking the whole image.

SpotAdjust the exposure in a very small part of image you want to capture.

This setting is only available in Normal capturing mode.

Capturing method

Select the method you use to record a video.

On-screen button

Record a video by using the on-screen button on the camera screen.

Touch capture

Identify a particular focus area by touching the camera screen with your finger.

Camera key only

Record a video by using only the hardware camera key.

Focus mode

The focus setting controls which part of a video should be sharp. When continuous autofocus is on, the camera keeps adjusting focus so that the area within the white focus frame stays sharp.

Single auto focus

The camera automatically focuses on the selected subject. Continuous autofocus is on.

Face detection

The camera automatically detects up to five human faces, indicated by frames on the screen. The camera automatically focuses on the nearest face. You can also select which face to focus on by tapping it on the screen. When you tap the camera screen, a green frame shows which face is selected and in focus. Face detection cannot be used for all scene types. Continuous autofocus is on.

Infinity

Use when recording videos from a distance. Focus is set on subjects far away. Subjects close to the camera may be blurred.

Video size

Adjust the video size for different formats HD 720p

HD (High Definition) format with 16:9 aspect ratio. 1280×720 pixels.

Full Wide VGA

Full Wide VGA format with 16:9 aspect ratio. 864×480 pixels.

VGA

VGA format with 4:3 aspect ratio. 640x480 pixels.

QVGA

Quarter VGA format with 4:3 aspect ratio. 320x240 pixels.

Multimedia message

Record videos suitable for sending in multimedia messages. The recording time of this video format is limited to fit in a multimedia message.

Self-timer

With the self-timer you can record a video without holding the phone. Use it to record group videos where everyone can be in the video. You can also use the self-timer to avoid shaking the camera when recording videos.

On (10 s.)

Set a 10-second delay from when you tap the camera screen until the video begins to record.

On (2 s.)

Set a 2-second delay from when you tap the camera screen until the video begins to record.

OffThe video begins to record as soon as you tap the camera screen.

Exposure value

This setting allows you to determine the amount of light in the image you capture. A higher value indicates an increased amount of light.

White balance

The white balance setting adjusts the colour balance according to the lighting conditions.

Auto

Adjust the colour balance automatically to the lighting conditions.

Incandescent

Adjusts the colour balance for warm lighting conditions, such as under light bulbs.

Fluorescent

Adjust the colour balance for fluorescent lighting.

Daylight

Adjust the colour balance for sunny outdoor conditions.

Cloudy

Adjust the colour balance for a cloudy sky.

Image stabiliser

When recording a video, it can be difficult to hold the phone steady. The stabiliser helps you by compensating for small movements of the hand.

OnYou can record a video with the stabiliser turned on.

OffYou can record a video with the stabiliser turned off.

Microphone

Select whether to pick up the surrounding sound when recording videos.

On Off

Shutter sound

Select to turn on or turn off the shutter sound when you record a video.

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