Sidelit subject. Strong side light gives a dramatic effect but may be too harsh, resulting in too much contrast.

Light source in front of the subject. Harsh sunlight may cause the subjects to squint their eyes. The contrast may also be too high.

Optimal lighting is found in situations where there is plenty of diffused, soft light available, for example, on a bright, partially cloudy day or on a sunny day in the shadow of trees.

Video recording

To activate the main camera, press and hold the capture key, or press , and select Applications > Camera.

Video capture indicators

The video viewfinder displays the following:

1 — Capture mode indicator

2 — Audio mute on indicator

3 — Active toolbar. The toolbar is not displayed during recording. See "Active toolbar," p. 64.

4 — The battery charge level indicator

5 — Video quality indicator that indicates whether the quality of the video is TV high quality, TV normal quality, E-mail high quality, E-mail norm. quality, or Sharing quality

6 — The video clip file type

7 — Total available video recording time. When you are recording, the current video length indicator also shows the elapsed time and time remaining.

8 — The device memory () and mass memory

() indicators that show where videos are saved

9 — The video stabilisation is turned on ( ). See "Video settings," p. 72.

To display all viewfinder indicators, select Options > Show icons. Select Hide icons to display only the video status indicators, and during the recording, the available record time, zoom bar when zooming, and the selection keys.

Record videos

Before recording a video, note the following:

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