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==== How do I use the Video Camera? ====
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== Using the Video Camera ==
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*Open the camera shutter.
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This page describes how to activate video mode of your [[Nokia N900|N900]] camera and record a video.
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*On the right, click the image mode button (The default is capital A for automatic).
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[[Image:Video_1.png|thumb|right|Screenshot of N900 camera set-up by default|Screenshot of N900 camera set-up by default]]
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# Open the camera shutter, or start the Camera application in the applications menu
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*Select Video mode: Automatic Video.
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# The capital "A" icon on the right-hand side indicates that the camera is currently in automatic photo mode.[[Image:Video_1.png|center|thumb|400px|alt="N900 camera default set-up"|N900 camera default set-up]]
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[[Image:video2.png|thumb|right|Screenshot of N900 camera mode options|Screenshot of N900 camera mode options]]
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# By tapping the video mode indicator, you can select "Automatic video" mode, setting your camera in video mode.[[Image:video2.png|center|thumb|400px|alt="Selecting camera mode"|Selecting camera mode]]
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*The screen returns to camera view: Mode button is now showing a motion camera.
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# The Mode button now shows a video camera, indicating that the camera is in video mode.
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*Soft press the shutter key to focus on your subject
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# Lightly press the capture button on your device (the button with a camera icon) to focus on your subject[[Image:video3.png|center|thumb|400px|alt="Video recorder mode"|Video recorder mode]]
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[[Image:video3.png|thumb|right|Screenshot of N900 video camera in use|Screenshot of N900 video camera in use]]
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# Firmly press the capture button to start recording. Press it again to stop recording. You will have the opportunity to tag or share your video.
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*Full press the shutter key to start recording.
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# Your video can be viewed in the media player.
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*Full press the shutter key to stop recording.
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*Your video can be viewed at once in the camera, or by using the multimedia video viewer.
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[[Category:Beginners]]
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[[Category:N900]]

Latest revision as of 11:12, 26 January 2011

[edit] Using the Video Camera

This page describes how to activate video mode of your N900 camera and record a video.

  1. Open the camera shutter, or start the Camera application in the applications menu
  2. The capital "A" icon on the right-hand side indicates that the camera is currently in automatic photo mode.
    "N900 camera default set-up"
    N900 camera default set-up
  3. By tapping the video mode indicator, you can select "Automatic video" mode, setting your camera in video mode.
    "Selecting camera mode"
    Selecting camera mode
  4. The Mode button now shows a video camera, indicating that the camera is in video mode.
  5. Lightly press the capture button on your device (the button with a camera icon) to focus on your subject
    "Video recorder mode"
    Video recorder mode
  6. Firmly press the capture button to start recording. Press it again to stop recording. You will have the opportunity to tag or share your video.
  7. Your video can be viewed in the media player.
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