Samsung Galaxy S III - Manual (Page 99)

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3. Using the phone’s main display screen as a viewfinder,
adjust the image by aiming the camcorder at the
subject.
4. Before you take a video, use the Up and Down Volume
keys to zoom in or out. You can magnify the video up to
x4 (400 percent).
– or –
Pinch the screen to zoom out or pinch outwards to
zoom in.
5. Tap the Video key ( ) to begin shooting video. The red
light will blink while recording.
6. You can tap the screen to move the focus to the area
you touch.
7. Tap to turn on auto focus. This will automatically
focus on the middle of the screen.
8. To capture an image from the video while recording,
tap . This feature is not available when the anti-
shake feature is activated.
9. Tap the Video key ( ) again to stop the recording and
save the video file to your Camera folder.
10. Once the file has been saved, tap the image viewer,
then tap to play your video for review.
11. Press to return to the viewer.
Camcorder Options
Options are represented by icons across both sides of the
screen.
Camera / Camcorder Mode: allows you to take a photo
in various modes. Once you change the mode, the
corresponding indicator appears at the top left of the
display. Slide the button up for Camera, or down for
Camcorder.
Live Shooting: takes a photo during a video recording
session in Camcorder mode. You can view the photo in
your image viewer or Gallery.
Self portrait: allows you to activate the front facing
camera so you can take videos of yourself or video chat.
Recording mode: allows you to set the recording mode
to: Normal, which is limited only by available space on
the destination location and to Limit for MMS, which is
limited by MMS size restrictions.