Video mode turns the Capture Screen into a full-featured video recorder, with the same fast access to focus, exposure, and lens controls you rely on for still images. This overview maps out every control on the video Capture Screen so you can find what you need at a glance.
Enabling Video mode
To switch to Video mode, (1) tap the Camera Mode button and (2) select Video from the list.
Video Capture Screen Overview
| Front/Rear camera button | Switch between front and rear cameras. | |||
| ISO button | Shows the current ISO value; tap to open manual controls including manual ISO adjustments. | |||
| EV button | Tap to adjust Exposure Compensation (darken/brighten your recording) | |||
| Shutter speed | Shows the current Shutter speed; tap to open manual controls including manual Shutter speed adjustments. | |||
| Torch light | Tap to enable/disable the steady torch light. | |||
| Video Info panel | Shows current video settings (frame rate, resolution, color format, codec, audio setting), remaining disk space, battery life, audio levels, microphone status, and more. | |||
| Focus Square | Drag onto your subject to set focus; long-press to lock it. | |||
| Exposure Circle | Drag onto your subject to set exposure; long-press to lock it. | |||
| Lens selector | Switch between lenses, or swipe along the lens buttons to zoom. | |||
| Manual Controls panel | Enable manual control of Exposure, White Balance, and Focus. | |||
| Media Library | Tap to access your recordings. | |||
| Camera Mode button | Tap to switch the camera mode. | |||
| Shutter button | Tap to start video recording. Tap again to stop video recording. During recording, you can pause and resume with a separate button. | |||
| Second Shutter button | Tap to capture a still photo while recording. Stills are saved at the native video resolution (e.g. 1920 x 1080 pixels). | |||
| Control Panel | Tap to open the Control Panel for a wide range of settings. |
Depending on the features enabled on the second page of the Control Panel, you may also see the following buttons on the Capture Screen:
| Orientation Lock | Tap to enable/disable Orientation Lock. | |||
| Mirroring | Tap to enable/disable Mirroring. | |||
| Anamorphic Desqueeze | Tap to enable/disable Anamorphic Desqueeze (1.33x or 1.55x correction factor) when using anamorphic add-on lenses. |
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