Methods and Electronic Devices Enabling a Video Recording Mode of Operation as a Function of Support Condition

An electronic device, comprising:

• a first device housing coupled to a second device housing by a hinge such that the first device housing is pivotable about the hinge relative to the second device housing between a closed position and an axially displaced open position;
• one or more sensors operable to determine a deformed geometric form factor of the electronic device when the first device housing is partially pivoted about the hinge relative to the second device housing between the axially displaced open position and the closed position;
• one or more other sensors operable to detect when the electronic device is supported in a camcorder orientation in three-dimensional space;
• an image capture device;
• and
• one or more processors operable with the one or more sensors, the one or more other sensors, and the image capture device, the one or more processors operable to cause the image capture device to enter a video recording mode of operation in response to the electronic device being supported in the camcorder orientation while the electronic device is in the deformed geometric form factor.

A method in an electronic device, the method comprising:

• detecting, with at least a first sensor, a first device housing of the electronic device being pivoted about a hinge relative to a second device housing to a deformed geometry where the first device housing and second device housing define a substantially orthogonal angle;
• detecting, with at least a second sensor, a rotational lifting operation of the electronic device in three-dimensional space;
• and
• in response to the at least a first sensor detecting the deformed geometry and the at least a second sensor detecting the rotational lifting operation, causing, with one or more processors, an image capture device of the electronic device to enter a video recording mode of operation.