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Recording video in 3D Audio or high resolution audio

Choose to record videos, including selfie videos, with high resolution audio or 3D Audio.
Important:
  • High resolution audio is only available when the video quality is set to HD (720p) or higher.
  • You can't pause video recording when using high resolution audio.
  1. On the Home screen, tap the camera icon to open the Camera app.
  2. Switch to Video mode.
  3. By default, video is recorded using 3D Audio. You'll see 3D audio button on the Viewfinder.
  4. To record using hi-res audio, tap Camera settings slideout menu button to open the slideout menu, and then tap 3D Audio. You'll see Hi-res audio button on the Viewfinder.
  5. When you're ready to start recording, tap Video record button.When recording using 3D Audio, make sure not to cover the microphones when holding the phone.
    Illustration showing the proper handling of the phone when taking videos with hi-res or 3D audio.
  6. Change focus to a different subject or area by just tapping it on the Viewfinder screen. You can also change the exposure after tapping by dragging up and down on the screen.
  7. Tap Pause recording button to pause the recording, and then tap Resume recording button to resume.
  8. To stop recording, tap Stop recording button.
    Tip: Videos recorded in 3D Audio are marked with 3D audio button in Google Photos. Use earphones when playing back the video to enjoy immersive sound.
Videos recorded with high resolution audio are saved in MKV (Matroska video) file format.

Setting the video resolution

  1. Switch to Video mode.
  2. Tap Camera settings slideout menu button to open the slideout menu.
  3. Tap Quality to change the video resolution.

Turning on high resolution audio

Record videos, including selfie videos, with high resolution audio.
Important:
  • High resolution audio is only available when the video quality is set to HD (720p) or higher.
  • You can't pause video recording when using high resolution audio.
  1. Switch to Video mode.
  2. Tap Camera settings slideout menu button to open the slideout menu.
  3. Tap 3D Audio to turn on high resolution audio. You''ll see Hi-res audio button on the Viewfinder.
  4. When you're ready to start recording, tap Video record button.
  5. To stop recording, tap Stop recording button.
Videos recorded with high resolution audio are saved in MKV (Matroska video) file format.

Taking a photo while recording a video—VideoPic

  1. On the Home screen, tap the camera icon to open the Camera app.
  2. Switch to Video mode. See Choosing a capture mode for details.
  3. Tap Video record button to start recording.
  4. While recording, tap Camera shutter button whenever you want to capture a still shot.
  5. Tap Stop recording button to stop recording.
Note: In phone models that support 60 fps, VideoPic is not available when you're recording video at this frame rate.
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