When you record a reaction to a match or a movie, there are two possible subjects: the event on the screen and your response to it. Fesi’s Reaction Mode captures you through the phone’s camera. It is not a screen-recording workflow that automatically copies whatever you are watching into the reaction clip.
This distinction helps you point the camera correctly and understand what will be in the saved file before an important moment.
Point the camera at the person reacting
Arrange the recording phone so its active camera sees your face and the upper-body movement you want to keep. You can use a front-camera setup to check yourself on screen, or test a rear-camera setup before the session.
The camera records what is in its view. If a television is visible behind you, it can appear as part of the room. If the camera faces only you, Fesi does not add a separate copy of the television picture merely because it detected your reaction.
For choosing the camera direction, see front versus back camera setup.
Keep the viewing screen separate when needed
A television, computer or another device lets you watch while the recording phone stays in Fesi. Do not plan on switching the recording phone into a streaming app and assume Reaction Mode will keep filming in the background.
Fesi’s interruption guide explains what to check after leaving the app. A visible preview before an app switch does not establish that the whole period afterward was captured.
Room sound is different from a direct program-audio feed
With microphone access, a reaction clip can include sound picked up in the room: your voice, friends nearby and potentially the television. That is different from receiving a separate, clean audio track from the program you are watching.
Make a short test from your normal seat and listen to it. If the television is much louder at the phone than your voice, the recording may not emphasize the sound you intended. Check microphone availability separately from the picture; a camera preview alone does not prove audio capture.
A picture-in-picture edit is another step
A reaction-only recording and a finished video showing both a source clip and your reaction are different outputs. Do not expect the camera recording to contain a separate source-video layer automatically.
If your later workflow involves another editor, first verify the Fesi reaction as its own playable video. Decide what other material belongs in the finished edit separately. This guide does not promise automatic synchronization, program capture or access to a streaming service’s media.
Verify the actual file
- Start a short Reaction Mode test with the camera facing you.
- Keep the recording phone in Fesi while watching the separate screen.
- Finish and open the result in the Library.
- Check which parts of the room are visible and which sounds were recorded.
That test answers the practical question more reliably than assuming “reaction video” means screen capture. The readiness checklist can help you prepare the camera, lighting and microphone before the full session.