1. TC501 Product Reference Guide
  2. Applications
  3. Camera
  4. Recording Videos
  • TC501 Product Reference Guide
Recording Videos

Recording Videos

This section describes how to record videos using the device.
  1. Swipe up from the bottom of the Home screen and touch Image of camera icon. to launch the Camera application.
  2. Touch
    Video
     to access Video mode.
    Image of Video home screen.
    1
    Flash
    2
    Video Quick Settings
    3
    Camera App Settings
    4
    Zoom, on premium devices a 0.6x zoom option is also an option.
    5
    Start/stop recording button
    6
    Rear/front cameras
    7
    Thumbnail
    8
    Video mode
  3. To switch between the rear camera and front camera (if available), touch Image of camera switch icon. .
  4. Point the camera and frame the scene.
  5. While using the rear camera, touch a specific area on the screen to focus the camera. A yellow box appears to mark the focus point. Alternatively, enable AutoFocus Animation in the Settings menu. This setting makes a yellow focus box automatically display while the camera focuses, then shrink and disappear to show focus is complete.
  6. To turn the Flash on, touch the Image of the Flash icon.   icon.
  7. To zoom in or out, the following options are available:
    • Tap the
      0.6x
       zoom button to toggle
      0.6x
       (premium device only).
    • Tap the
      1x
       zoom button to toggle between
      1x
       and
      2x
      .
    • Press and hold the
      1x
       zoom icon until the zoom slider displays. Slide the slider to the desired zoom.
    • Touch and hold an area with two fingers, then spread them apart to zoom in or pinch them together to zoom out.
  8. Touch the
    Record
     button. The video timer displays at the top of the screen.
    Image of Video home screen.
    1
    Flash
    2
    Video timer
    3
    Audio
    4
    Zoom, on premium devices a 0.6x zoom option is also an option.
    5
    Start/stop recording button
    6
    Still image capture button (during video recording)
    7
    Pause recording button
    8
    Video mode
  9. Touch the
    Record
     button to end the recording.