Record videos

Record a video

  1. Open the camera:

    • Touch .
    • Or, press the Power button twice quickly.
    • On the lock screen, swipe left.
  2. Touch to switch to video mode.
  3. If needed, adjust settings:

    • To record a selfie video, tap switch cameras icon.
    • To turn the light on, tap .
    • To use location tags, tap settings icon and turn GPS location info on toggle on switch.
    • To change video resolution, tap settings icon and tap Video size. Lower resolution videos take up less space, but have lower image quality.
  4. To start, tap record icon.
  5. While recording, you can:

    • Take a photo during your video by tapping .
    • Pause recording by tapping .
  6. To stop, tap stop-recording icon.

Share a video you've just taken

  1. In the Camera app, swipe the viewfinder screen to the left, and touch the video to share.
  2. Tap .
  3. Select the way you want to share.

You can also:

  • Copy videos to your computer using a USB cable.
  • Display your videos on an HDTV.

Fix an issue

If you’re having issues, try these troubleshooting steps.