Taking A Photo Or Recording A Video - Sony Xperia 5 V Help Manual

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Xperia 5 V XQ-DE54/XQ-DE72

Taking a photo or recording a video

This section explains basic camera operations in the BASIC (Basic) mode.
Launch Photo Pro.
1
Press the device shutter button fully down.
Touch and hold
Find and tap
Press the power button twice. Find and tap [Settings] > [System] > [Gestures] > [Quickly open camera], and
then tap the switch to enable this function.
Switch the shooting mode to [BASIC] (Basic).
2
Tap (Switch between photo and video button) to switch between the photo and video modes.
3
Tap the screen shutter button or press the device shutter button.
4
To take a photo when recording a video, tap
Note
Note that some functions may not be available depending on the settings.
Hint
Make sure the lenses are clean. A fingerprint or a little dirt can diminish photo quality.
Use the self-timer when you need extra time to prepare, or to avoid blurred photos.
Check your device's memory status often. High-resolution photos and videos consume more memory.
You can scan QR Codes.
Screen shutter button
The screen shutter button is used differently depending on the capturing mode and activated features.
(Shutter button): Take a photo
(Start video recording button): Record a video
(Pause video recording button): Pause a video
(Resume video recording button): Resume recording
(Stop video recording button): Stop recording a video
Hint
(Camera button) from the lock screen.
(Photo Pro icon).
(Camera icon).
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