Sony Ericsson Xperia ion HSPA User Guide - Page 75

Video camera settings overview, Scenes, Video resolution, Photo light, Self-timer

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To customize the video camera settings panel 1 When the video camera is open, press to display all settings. 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 Scenes 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. Off The Scenes feature is off and you can shoot videos manually. Soft snap Use for shooting videos against soft backgrounds. Landscape Use for videos of landscapes. The camera focuses on distant objects. Night 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 are good, to improve the video quality. Beach and snow Use in bright environments to avoid underexposed videos. Sports Use for videos of fast moving objects. Short exposure time minimizes motion blurring. Party Use for indoor videos in poorly lit environments. This scene picks up indoor background lighting or candlelight. Videos of fast moving objects may get blurred. Hold your hand steady, or use a support. Video resolution Adjust the video resolution for different formats. 1920×1080(16:9) Full HD (Full High Definition) format with 16:9 aspect ratio. 1920×1080 pixels. 1280×720(16:9) HD (High Definition) format with 16:9 aspect ratio. 1280×720 pixels. 640×480(4:3) VGA format with 4:3 aspect ratio. 640x480 pixels. 176×144(11:9) Record videos suitable for sending in multimedia messages. The recording time of this video format is limited to fit in a multimedia message. Photo light Use the light to record videos when lighting conditions are poor or when there is a backlight. On Off Sometimes the video quality can be better without a light, even if lighting conditions are poor. Self-timer With the self-timer you can record a video without holding the device. Use it to record group videos where everyone can be in the video. You can also use the self-timer to avoid shaking the camera when recording videos. 75 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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To customize the video camera settings panel
1
When the video camera is open, press
to display all settings.
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
Scenes
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.
Off
The Scenes feature is off and you can shoot videos manually.
Soft snap
Use for shooting videos against soft backgrounds.
Landscape
Use for videos of landscapes. The camera focuses on distant objects.
Night
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 are good, to improve the video quality.
Beach and snow
Use in bright environments to avoid underexposed videos.
Sports
Use for videos of fast moving objects. Short exposure time minimizes motion blurring.
Party
Use for indoor videos in poorly lit environments. This scene picks up indoor background lighting or
candlelight. Videos of fast moving objects may get blurred. Hold your hand steady, or use a support.
Video resolution
Adjust the video resolution for different formats.
1920×1080(16:9)
Full HD (Full High Definition) format with 16:9 aspect ratio. 1920×1080 pixels.
1280×720(16:9)
HD (High Definition) format with 16:9 aspect ratio. 1280×720 pixels.
640×480(4:3)
VGA format with 4:3 aspect ratio. 640x480 pixels.
176×144(11:9)
Record videos suitable for sending in multimedia messages. The recording time of this video format is
limited to fit in a multimedia message.
Photo light
Use the light to record videos when lighting conditions are poor or when there is a
backlight.
On
Off
Sometimes the video quality can be better without a light, even if lighting conditions are poor.
Self-timer
With the self-timer you can record a video without holding the device. Use it to record
group videos where everyone can be in the video. You can also use the self-timer to
avoid shaking the camera when recording videos.
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This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.