With your Android phone you can become a walking muti-media studio able to capture those precious moments and share right on the go with family and friends. Whether you are just in it for fun or a serious videophile the video capturing and sharing apps on the Android platform will be sure to satisfy.
Captures Video
Although one is limited to the power capabilities of a cell phone with a built in camera, such a device can serve as an apposite alternative to the trusted camcorder when such is out of reach. The Android does not provide one with the HD experience but the convenience and moments it captures makes it a worthy complement to the camcorder.
To shoot a video is quite easy. One merely has to launch the video camera application and then click on the small switch on the right hand of the screen and toggle to the video mode.
One must hold the cell phone horizontal when taking a video as there is no portrait mode with the Android cell phone. This might seem quite simple and straight forward to note but taking video with a cell phone is still new and many picture software applications can allow for rotation between landscape and portrait. However, with video this is not so.
You'll also have the ability to tune the capture settings a little finer through pressing the menu button that is on the phone and then choosing the settings option. The cameras default settings most generally will do a good job of doing some automatic compensation for the various lighting conditions that you'll run into.
Options:
* Adjusting the capture quality
* Video duration
* White balance
* Color effects
Almost all of the time you're going to be shooting in higher quality which is something that will take up quite a bit of space on the phones SD Card. You should know that if you're planning on sharing your videos through MMS messaging you should be sure to shoot them in the low quality in order to ensure their small enough to actually be sent.
Video durations are as follows:
* 30 seconds is good for MMS
* 10 minutes is the maximum length for a YouTube
* 30 minutes (pretty long video there ;))
If you are planning staying in just one place when shooting, you should set your white balance manually. Doing so you will allow you to fit the lighting of the natural environment you are shooting in.
The Android camera application will give you four different options:
* Incandescent lighting
* Daylight
* Fluorescent lighting
* Cloudy days
If you're someone that wants to get even fancier you can opt for some color effects through the application of a sepia tone, negative effect or even a colored tint into your footage. Honestly though if you want to be creative, truly creative, with your video you should simply export it to your PC and edit it and make your changes through a video editing program there. The results you'll get are going to be better and you're going to be able to get your footage without marring it in the original process.
When you're finally happy with all of the settings you simply need to press the red record button on the screen and start your video capture. When you're finished just press the same button again and save it to your SD Card.
Captures Video
Although one is limited to the power capabilities of a cell phone with a built in camera, such a device can serve as an apposite alternative to the trusted camcorder when such is out of reach. The Android does not provide one with the HD experience but the convenience and moments it captures makes it a worthy complement to the camcorder.
To shoot a video is quite easy. One merely has to launch the video camera application and then click on the small switch on the right hand of the screen and toggle to the video mode.
One must hold the cell phone horizontal when taking a video as there is no portrait mode with the Android cell phone. This might seem quite simple and straight forward to note but taking video with a cell phone is still new and many picture software applications can allow for rotation between landscape and portrait. However, with video this is not so.
You'll also have the ability to tune the capture settings a little finer through pressing the menu button that is on the phone and then choosing the settings option. The cameras default settings most generally will do a good job of doing some automatic compensation for the various lighting conditions that you'll run into.
Options:
* Adjusting the capture quality
* Video duration
* White balance
* Color effects
Almost all of the time you're going to be shooting in higher quality which is something that will take up quite a bit of space on the phones SD Card. You should know that if you're planning on sharing your videos through MMS messaging you should be sure to shoot them in the low quality in order to ensure their small enough to actually be sent.
Video durations are as follows:
* 30 seconds is good for MMS
* 10 minutes is the maximum length for a YouTube
* 30 minutes (pretty long video there ;))
If you are planning staying in just one place when shooting, you should set your white balance manually. Doing so you will allow you to fit the lighting of the natural environment you are shooting in.
The Android camera application will give you four different options:
* Incandescent lighting
* Daylight
* Fluorescent lighting
* Cloudy days
If you're someone that wants to get even fancier you can opt for some color effects through the application of a sepia tone, negative effect or even a colored tint into your footage. Honestly though if you want to be creative, truly creative, with your video you should simply export it to your PC and edit it and make your changes through a video editing program there. The results you'll get are going to be better and you're going to be able to get your footage without marring it in the original process.
When you're finally happy with all of the settings you simply need to press the red record button on the screen and start your video capture. When you're finished just press the same button again and save it to your SD Card.
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