Sony Xperia Z1 Compact - Watching videos in the Video application

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Watching videos in the Video application

Use the Video application to play movies and other video content that you’ve saved

or downloaded to your device. The Video application also helps you get poster art,

plot summaries, genre info and director details for each movie. You can also play

your movies on other devices that are connected to the same network.

Some video files may not be playable in the Video application.

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View menu options

2

Display the most recently played video

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Drag the left edge of the screen to the right to browse all downloaded and saved videos

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Tap to play saved or downloaded video files

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Scroll up or down to view content

To play a video in Video

1

From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap

Video.

2

Find and tap the video that you want to play. If the video is not displayed on

the screen, drag the left edge of the screen to the right to open the Video home

screen menu, then find and tap the video that you want to play.

3

To display or hide the controls, tap the screen.

4

To pause playing, tap . To resume playing, tap .

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To rewind, drag the progress bar marker to the left. To fast forward, drag the

progress bar marker to the right.

To play a video on an external device

1

When the video is playing, tap the screen to display all the controls.

2

Tap >

Throw.

3

Select an external device on which to play the video. If there is no external

device available, follow the on-screen instructions to add one.

To change settings in Video

1

From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap

Video.

2

Tap >

Settings, then change the settings as desired.

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To change the sound settings while a video is playing

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While a video is playing, tap the screen to display the controls.

2

Tap >

Audio settings, then change the settings as desired.

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When you're finished, tap

OK.

To share a video

1

When a video is playing, tap , then tap

Share.

2

Tap the application that you want to use to share the selected video, then

follow the relevant steps to send it.