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Use video recorder

When you record video clips using your phone's camera, you can select a number of settings to improve the quality of your video clips.

Sony Xperia Z1
Sony Xperia Z1
Sony Xperia Z1
Sony Xperia Z1
Sony Xperia Z1
Sony Xperia Z1
  • 1
    Turn on video recorder
    • Press the Camera key.
  • 2
    Select settings
    • The following steps describe how you:
    • Zoom in or out
    • Select resolution
    • Select memory
    • Turn video light on or off
  • 3
    Zoom in or out
    • Press the upper or lower part of the Volume key.
  • 4
    Select resolution
    • Press the scene mode icon.
    • Press Manual.
    • Press the video recorder icon.
    • Press the menu icon.
    • Press Video resolution.
    • Press the required resolution.
  • 5
    Select memory
    • Press the settings icon.
    • Press Data storage.
    • Press Internal storage or SD card.
    • SD card is only available if you've inserted a memory card.
  • 6
    Turn video light on or off
    • Press the video light icon.
    • Press On or Off.
  • 7
    Record video clip
    • Press the record icon to start recording.
    • Press the stop icon to stop recording.
    • The video clip is automatically saved.
  • 8
    Return to the home screen
    • Press the home icon to return to the home screen.