User Guide

Media

Video camera

Depending on your BlackBerry® device model, the camera or video camera might not be supported or some camera or video camera features might not be available.

Record a video

To perform this task, you might need to have a media card inserted in your BlackBerry® device.

1.On the Home screen, click the Media icon > Video Camera icon.

2.To start recording, click the record icon.

3.To pause recording, click the pause icon.

Note: The approximate amount of storage space available for saving videos appears on the lower part of the screen when video recording is paused.

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Turn on video lighting

In low lighting conditions, the video light can improve the quality of videos that you record.

1.On the Home screen, click the Media icon > Video Camera icon.

2.Press the key > Options.

3.Change the Video Light field to On.

4.Press the key > Save.

Change the video size and format

The larger the video, the more storage space the video requires.

1.On the Home screen, click the Media icon > Video Camera icon.

2.Press the key > Options.

3.Change the Video Format field.

4.Press the key > Save.

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Change the location for storing videos that you take

1.On the Home screen, click the Media icon > Video Camera icon.

2.Press the key > Options.

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Blackberry 9800, 68001 manual Video camera, Record a video, Turn on video lighting, Change the video size and format

9800, NO_CARRIERCNETTORCH9800BLKATT, 68001 specifications

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