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● Sidelit subject. Strong side light gives a dramatic
effect but may be too harsh, resulting in too
much contrast.
● Light source in front of the subject. Harsh
sunlight may cause the subjects to squint their
eyes. The contrast may also be too high.
● Optimal lighting is found in situations where
there is plenty of diffused, soft light available, for
example, on a bright, partially cloudy day or on
a sunny day in the shadow of trees.
Video recording
To activate the main camera, press and hold the
capture key, or press , and select Applications >
Camera.
Video capture indicators
The video viewfinder displays the following:
1 — Capture mode indicator
2 — Audio mute on indicator
3 — Active toolbar. The toolbar is not displayed
during recording.
See "Active toolbar," p. 64.
4 — The battery charge level indicator
5 — Video quality indicator that indicates whether
the quality of the video is TV high quality, TV
normal quality, E-mail high quality, E-mail
norm. quality, or Sharing quality
6 — The video clip file type
7 — Total available video recording time. When you
are recording, the current video length indicator
also shows the elapsed time and time remaining.
8 — The device memory (
) and mass memory
( ) indicators that show where videos are saved
9 — The video stabilisation is turned on ( ). See
"Video settings," p. 72.
To display all viewfinder indicators, select
Options > Show icons. Select Hide icons to
display only the video status indicators, and during
the recording, the available record time, zoom bar
when zooming, and the selection keys.
Record videos
Before recording a video, note the following:
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