How to take a self shot video using a Samsung Galaxy S2

In the past we have looked at how to take a self shot photograph with the the Samsung Galaxy S2, well another self shoot option is taking a video again using the phones front camera. To do this we need to select the "Self recording" or "Self shoot" option. If you start by selecting the "Video camera" mode when you open camera you have 2 options to enable self shooting. The first option is by clicking the video camera icon in the top left corner (as you can see in the picture to the right). Alternatively you can click on the cog icon to open up the settings menu (see below).

When you've selected the self shoot option you will see whatever is infront of the front camera (which is on the top of the phone near the SAMSUNG logo). If you press on the record button (the big red one) you will begin to film whatever is in front of the lens, usually, yourself.

This isn't as good as the camera on the back of the phone (filming in a locked resolution of 640x480 as opposed to the HD quality of the main camera) though if you're wanting to do a video for something like youtube where you are talking into the camera this is an easier way to do it and see what you're actually filming.

How to use the front camera to take a photo on Samsung Galaxy s2

One of the questions I've been asked was how to use the front facing 2MP camera on the Samsung Galaxy S2 android operated smartphone to take photographs. This is one of the great things about the phone in that it does have a pretty solid (not spectacular admittedly) front facing camera for "self shooting".

The easiest way to access it is by pressing the little icon you can see in the top left corner of the image to the side. The icon that looks like a camera in a recycle icon. This automatically sets the camera into the self shoot mode and to take a photograph in this mode you just press the usual shoot button (the large button to the right side).

An alternative way to access "Self shoot" mode again starts with you accessing the camera then opening the settings menu (hit the little cog icon) and turning "Self shot" on. This is a little bit more effort but does the exact same thing.

Now the problems with self shot are numerous. Firstly you can't use a number of the features the Samsung Galaxy S2 normal camera does have and you will only get a maximum of 2MP (the main camera is 8MP) you also won't be able to turn on the flash or film video with the self shot mode. Though if you do just want a quick and easy photograph of yourself with out fiddling about (and giving yourself finger cramps) this is the way to go.