Sony Ericsson Xperia active Extended User Manual page 94

To record a video by tapping the screen
From your Home screen, tap
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2 If the video camera is not selected, tap
3 To display all settings, press
4 Tap Capturing method and select On if it is not already selected.
5 Tap the screen to start recording.
6 Tap the screen to stop recording.
To view your recorded videos
1 From your Home screen, tap
2 Drag the thumbnail bar (on the right of the screen) to the left to view all photos and
videos.
3 Flick up or down to browse your photos and videos. Videos are identified by
4 Tap the video you want to view.
5 Tap to play a video.
When a video is paused, you can press
To delete a recorded video
1 When the camera is open, drag the thumbnail bar (on the right of the screen) to the
left to display all photos and videos.
2 Tap the video you want to delete.
3 Press , and then tap
Using video camera settings
To select video camera settings
1 From your Home screen, tap
2 If the video camera is not selected, tap
3 To display all settings, press
4 Tap the setting you want to select.
To customize the video camera settings panel
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When the video camera is open, press
2 Touch and hold the setting you want to move and drag it to the desired position.
If you drag the setting outside of the settings panel, the change is canceled.
Video camera settings overview
The Scenes feature helps you to quickly set up the camera for common situations using preprogrammed scenes.
The camera determines a number of settings for you to fit the selected scene, ensuring the best possible video.
Use for portrait videos. Settings are optimized to give slightly softer skin tones.
Use for videos of landscapes. The camera focuses on distant objects. When Landscape is selected,
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
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, then find and tap
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, then find and tap
to view other photos and videos.
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, then find and tap
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to display all settings.
Scenes
Off
The Scenes feature is off and you can shoot videos manually.
Portrait
Landscape
focus mode is changed to Infinity.
Night mode
are good, to improve the video quality.
Beach and snow
Use in bright environments to avoid underexposed videos.
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