Camcorder Settings

Camcorder Settings

Before you start taking videos, use the camcorder settings to configure the camcorder for best results. Camcorder settings are represented by icons on the left side of the screen.

Editing Camcorder Settings Shortcuts

As with the camera, the first five icons are actually shortcuts to camcorder settings. These five shortcuts can be customized to fit your preference.

Self-recording, Recording mode, Timer

Effects, and Brightness are default settings

shortcuts.

To customize these shortcuts, see “Editing Camera Settings

Shortcuts” on page 81.

Configuring Camcorder Settings

To configure Camcorder settings:

While in Camcorder mode, touch a settings shortcut or

touch Settings to configure the following Camcorder settings:

•Edit shortcuts: Customize your settings shortcuts. For more information, refer to “Editing Camera Settings Shortcuts” on page 81.

•Self-recording: Touch to switch to the front-facing camera lens and record a video of yourself.

•Recording mode: Set a recording mode. Options are: Normal and Limit for email, which limits the size of the video to 50 megabytes.

•Effects: Apply an effect to videos.

•Brightness: Use the slider to set the brightness value.

•Timer: Set a delay to wait between touching Record and starting recording.

•Resolution: Set a size for the video.

•White balance: Set the light source.

•Guidelines: Enable or disable an on-screen grid to aid in video composition.

•Video quality: Choose a quality setting for videos.

•Storage: Set whether to store your videos on your device or on your memory card.

•Reset: Set all Camera settings to the defaults.