Pictures
are great, but making your own movies is even more fun. Videos you take
on your phone are deposited in the Camera Roll album and sport a tiny
triangular Play icon. Alas, you have fewer options for sharing videos
in Windows Phone 7 than you do with photos. You can’t attach videos to
text messages or e-mails or upload them to Facebook or Windows Live. At
least not directly from your phone. However, new videos are
automatically synched to your PC each time you connect (unless you
specify otherwise).
1. Record a Video
Press the Camera button on your phone.
Tap to select video mode.
If necessary, tap Settings to adjust the video settings. (Options here vary by phone model.)
Tap the plus or minus sign to zoom in or out on your subject.
Press the Camera button to start recording your video. To stop recording, press it again.
When you’re done, you can flick right to see how it turned out.
Tip:
Some Windows Phone 7 models
can record high-definition (HD) video at 1280×720 pixel resolution. But
to appreciate the HD recording, you have to watch it on a PC or TV with
an HD screen. Video you play on the phone is always scaled down to
800×480 to fit the screen.
