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The recording screen

Tap + on the session page, then Record Rider.

# Part What it does
1 Bike type (top left) Found automatically. Tap to change it: Road, Mountain, Aero/TT, Spin Cycle, or Other.
2 Direction (top right) Which way you're filming, found automatically: Left Side, Right Side, Front, or Free Form. Tap it to change it, or use Orientation in the menu.
3 Menu icon (the ···, top right)
  • Help
  • Tracking (Faster or More Precise)
  • Orientation
  • The delay: Pedal Strokes or Timer
4 Bike overlay (the green bike outline) Changes with the bike type and direction. Line it up with your bike as a rough guide to distance, so your phone isn't too close or too far. It doesn't need to match every part of the bike.
5 Recording box Fit the whole bike and rider inside the green box.
6 Delay (below the box) How long before it records: a number of seconds, or a number of pedal strokes. Tap to change it.
7 Alignment aid (bottom left) Shows whether your phone is level. A plain green rectangle means it is; arrows show which way to tilt or turn it.
8 Lens (bottom center) Only on a phone with more than one back camera:
  • 0.5 for the ultra-wide
  • 1 for the main camera
  • 3 for the telephoto, if your phone has one
The lens in use shows an x, like 1x. Choose it before you start.
9 Record button (bottom right) Starts the delay, then records. The words beside it say what comes first:
  • Start timer
  • Start pedal tracking
  • Start recording

Portrait or landscape: You can record with your phone vertical or horizontal. For horizontal, make sure you turn off your device's rotation lock.

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