Use camera modes on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch

Learn how to utilise Portrait, pano, slo-mo, and other camera modes on your device.

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The camera modes built into your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch assistance you have the ideal photo or video. Swipe left or right on the camera screen to switch to a different mode. You can cull from photograph, video, time-lapse, slo-mo, square, Portrait, and pano modes.

Earlier you first, brand sure that y'all accept the latest version of iOS or iPadOS.

Photo

Photo is the standard mode that y'all'll see when you open up the Camera app. Y'all use this way to take yet photos and Live Photos.

Your photographic camera focuses and adjusts exposure automatically based on what yous're pointing it towards. You tin can tap a different expanse in the viewfinder to change the focus and exposure. If you want to proceed the focus and exposure in the same spot, press and hold on the screen until you encounter AE/AF Lock.

With iPhone XS, iPhone XR, and afterward, you tin can use QuickTake to tape videos easily in photo mode. With other iPhone models, you can printing and agree the shutter button to accept a quick burst of photos. Just permit go of the shutter button to terminate.

Portrait

Portrait way creates a depth-of-field consequence that keeps your bailiwick sharp while blurring the background. You lot can apply Portrait mode with iPhone 13, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone xiii Pro, iPhone xiii Pro Max, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone SE (2nd generation), iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone 10, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone 7 Plus. If y'all accept an iPhone X or subsequently, you tin can also accept a selfie in Portrait mode. You can likewise use Portrait Mode with the front end-facing camera on iPad Pro xi-inch (all generations) and iPad Pro 12.9-inch (tertiary generation and later).

To utilize Portrait mode, open the Camera app and swipe to Portrait style. Motility further away from your subject if the app suggests information technology. When the Depth Consequence box turns yellowish, take the picture.

With iPhone X and afterwards, and iPhone viii Plus, you can make your Portrait fashion images even more than captivating with studio-quality lighting effects. After you have your photo, tap Edit and choose from Studio Light, Contour Low-cal, Stage Lite, or Stage Light Mono. And with iPhone xiii, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone xiii Pro, iPhone thirteen Pro Max, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone SE (2d generation), iPhone XR, iPhone XS, and iPhone XS Max, you tin can create a beautiful, classic expect with High-Key Light Mono.

On iPhone XR, the Stage Light, Stage Lite Mono, and High-Central Light Mono effects aren't available with the rear-facing camera.

Square

Square mode limits the frame of your camera screen to a foursquare — the optimal photo size for many social media apps. Then when you take a photo, y'all can quickly share it on your favorite social platforms.

On iPhone 13, iPhone thirteen mini, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone SE (2nd generation), iPhone 11, or iPhone eleven Pro, tap the arrow to access square mode and other options.

Pano

Apply pano mode to capture a wide-bending landscape past slowly moving your device. Pano way gives you a guide bar in the middle of the screen to aid you take your photograph. If you want to kickoff the photo from the left, make sure the arrow is pointing to the right. If y'all want to start from the right, tap the arrow and change its direction.

Tap the shutter button, then slowly motility your photographic camera in a directly line from i side of your shot to the side by side. Effort to proceed the pointer on the yellow guide bar equally yous go.

Video

When you go to whatsoever video way, the shutter push button turns from white to red. Tap the shutter once to start recording, then tap it again to cease.

Desire to edit the length of your video? Tap Edit or the edit buttonthe edit button, then move the slider to accommodate the commencement and stop times. Tap Done to save your changes.

If you accept an iPhone 13 model, you lot tin can add together depth of field to your videos with Cinematic fashion. And to speed up your video or slow it down on all devices, try slo-mo or time-lapse modes.

Cinematic mode

With Cinematic style, your iPhone thirteen camera tin record videos with a shallow depth of field and add beautiful focus transitions for a cinema-grade look.

Cinematic mode requires iPhone 13, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13 Pro, or iPhone 13 Pro Max. Learn more about using Cinematic mode on your iPhone.

Slo-mo

Make your favorite moments concluding longer with slow-motion videos. Your video records as normal. Just when you play it dorsum, you see the slo-mo event. You can edit your video so that the slo-mo activeness starts and stops at a time you choose.

Time-lapse

Capture footage at selected intervals to create a time‑lapse video that'south quick and piece of cake to share. When you go to time-lapse mode and tap the shutter push button, your photographic camera periodically takes photos until y'all tap the shutter push again.

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