In order to begin recording a video with the Xenvo Shutterbug, you must first set your phone to video mode. This must be done manually since the Shutterbug only has one button, which will trigger the camera for whatever mode it is set to.
Some camera apps don’t have separate photo and video modes the way iPhones’ native app does. The camera app on Samsungs, for example, has two buttons on the screen at the same time, one for photos and one for video. In this case, the Shutterbug will only take photos and can’t start a video recording.
However, there is another approach that would allow you to use the Xenvo Shutterbug to start and stop videos even if your native camera app does not have separate photo and video modes.
You can download a third-party camera app that has separate photo and video modes.
One such app that we tested is called Open Camera by Mark Harman. It’s a free app that has over 10 million downloads.
With Open Camera or other similar camera apps, you are able to select video mode in the app, and then use your Xenvo Shutterbug to start and stop video recording.
Even in an app with a separate video mode, the Shutterbug will not pause and resume video recording. The Shutterbug will only stop recording and then begin recording a new video clip.
Last updated byGalen Michel