Most of the users use the stock application " Camera»For taking pictures on iPhone or iPad. A simple and convenient tool has an unloaded interface, quick access from the lock screen and high speed of work. However, some useful functions were somewhat hidden by the developers.
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Quick launch of the camera from the lock screen
For what many people like the stock "Camera" application on iOS - it's the ability to quickly launch it from the device lock screen. It is enough to make a swipe (gesture) from right to left, and the application for shooting will immediately open. Everything takes only one second. Not a single frame will be missed!
Using the grid
Going to the system Settings → Camera you can activate the grid mode, in which the image obtained through the video finder is divided by lines into three parts horizontally and vertically. Thanks to this, you can use the principle of building compositions.
This will make it easier for the photographer to compose the frame using the simplified golden ratio rule. Important parts of the composition should be located along these lines or at their intersection - points of power. This trick will allow you to get high-energy images.
Useless headset
Did you know that connected to an iPhone or iPad can perform some of the functions of an iOS camera? By pressing any volume key you get new snapshot or start video recording.
Volume buttons as shutter button
Not all touchscreen users enjoy taking photos with the tap of their finger on the display. On an iPhone, just press any volume button and you'll instantly get a new shot. It is especially convenient to use this technique when creating selfies with the main camera.
Focus lock
To quickly fix the focus anywhere, you need to make a long tap on the display. The exposure will freeze, and “ Exposure / focus lock". By clicking on it once, the focus will return to auto mode... Apple has integrated burst shooting into the Camera app. To activate it, just hold down the virtual shutter, after which the smartphone will start taking pictures at a speed of 10 frames per second. The only thing left to do is to select the most successful images. This function is ideal for shooting dynamic subjects.
This guide describes the iOS 8 features for iPhone 4S / 5 / 5c / 5s / 6 and 6 Plus.
Introduction to the Camera program
Quicker! Where is the camera? On the locked screen, swipe up. You can also swipe up from the bottom of the screen to reveal Control Center, then tap.
Note. If you launch the camera from the locked screen, you can view and even edit your photos and videos on the locked screen by simply tapping the thumbnail in the lower left corner of the screen. You must unlock your iPhone to send photos and videos.
The iPhone can take both photos and videos in HD quality. In addition, in addition to the iSight camera on the back, the device has a front FaceTime camera for video calling and taking self-portraits. The LED flash additionally illuminates the subjects. It can also be a flashlight - just swipe it in Control Center. See Control Center.
Taking photos and videos
The Camera app has several photo and video modes that let you create photos, squares, panoramas, time lapse videos, and slow-motion videos (iPhone 5s or later).
Mode selection. Drag the screen left or right, or tap the mode labels to select Interval, Slow, Video, Photo, Square, or Panorama mode.
Photograph. Select Photo mode, then tap the Take Photo button or press any volume button.
A rectangular frame appears briefly to indicate the exposure adjustment area. When photographing people, face detection is enabled (iPhone 4s and newer) to equalize exposure across multiple faces (up to ten). A rectangular frame is displayed around each recognized face.
The exposure is automatically set, but you can do it manually for the next shot by tapping a subject or area on the screen. When using the iSight camera, touching the screen allows you to set the focus point and exposure, and the face detection function is temporarily disabled. To lock focus and exposure, touch and hold the screen until a pulsing rectangle appears. Take as many shots as needed. When you touch the screen again, the automatic settings and face recognition function.
Exposure setting. Touch and hold the screen until appears next to the exposure rectangle. Then move your finger up or down,
to adjust the exposure.
Panoramic photography.(ISight camera) Select "Panorama" mode, tap the "Take Photo" button and slowly slide your phone in the direction of the arrow. Tap the arrow to take a panoramic shot in the opposite direction. To pan vertically, first rotate iPhone to landscape orientation. You can shoot vertically and backwards.
Shooting in Interval mode.(ISight camera) Select Interval mode, set iPhone to suitable place and tap the Time Lapse Shot button to capture a sunset, a flower opening, or other events that take time. Tap the Time Lapse Shot button again to stop shooting. A short video is created from the pictures taken at certain intervals, which you can watch yourself and show to your friends.
Filming. Select Video mode, then tap the Record Video button to start or stop recording a video. Shooting is performed at 30 frames per second. On iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus, you can switch to 60 frames per second in Settings> Photos & Camera.
- Take a photo while recording a video.(iPhone 5 and later) Tap the Take Photo button in the lower left corner.
- Slow motion.(iPhone 5 and newer) Select Slow mode to capture slow motion video. When editing a video, you can choose which part to play in slow motion.
Choice of slowdown for video. Tap a thumbnail, then use vertical stripes under the preview frame, select the portion of the video that you want to view in slow motion.
Zoom in and out.(ISight Camera) Spread or pinch your fingers to stretch or pinch the image on the screen. For iPhone 5 and newer models, in addition to taking pictures, zoom is also supported in video mode.
When location services are enabled, photos and videos are tagged with location information. This data can be used in other programs and websites for publishing photographs. See Confidentiality.
Using timer photography. To avoid moving the camera or to film yourself with the others, you can use a timer. To film yourself, place your iPhone on a stable surface and point it over the area you want to shoot. Tap, select 3 seconds or 10 seconds, and tap the Take Photo button.
Screenshot. Press the Sleep / Wake and Home buttons at the same time. The screenshot is saved to the Recently Added album in Photos.
Editing. You can edit photos and crop videos directly on iPhone. See Editing photos and cropping videos.
HDR (High Dynamic Range) mode enables you to take great pictures in high-contrast environments. The best parts from three different shots taken at different exposures (long, normal, and short) are combined into one photo.
Using HDR mode.(ISight and FaceTime cameras on iPhone 5s or later) Tap the HDR button at the top of the screen. For a photo to work, neither the iPhone nor the subject must move. (V HDR mode flash turns off.)
On iPhone 5s or newer, you can select HDR Auto and the iPhone will use HDR when needed.
Save a photo with normal exposure in addition to the HDR version. Select Settings> Photos & Camera> Keep Original. In this case, both the original and the HDR version will be preserved in Photos. HDR versions of photos in albums are indicated by “HDR” in the corner of the photo.
View, export and print
Photos and videos are saved in Photos. Anything posted in the My Photo Stream album also appears in the Recently Added album in the Photos app. See My Photo Stream.
Viewing photos. Tap an image thumbnail, then swipe left or right to view recent photos. Tap All Photos to view all the photos saved in Photos.
Tap the screen to show or hide the controls.
Access to print and export options. Click. See Sharing from programs.
Camera settings
In Settings> Photos & Camera, you can adjust the following settings:
- My Photo Stream and Sharing;
- shooting series;
- Slide show
- net;
- Extended dynamic range
The volume of the shutter sound is controlled by the Ringer & Alerts volume setting in Settings> Sounds. Use the Ring / Silent switch to mute the sound. (In some countries, the shutter sound cannot be turned off.)
Smartphone camera Apple iPhone 6 good enough to replace a camera entry level but it can always be made better. There are several settings in the camera and in the Photos app that will improve the quality of your photos and videos and make your life easier.
Here are 10 key things to know. And by the way, most of them work in all more or less modern iPhones, not just in the iPhone 6.
1. Record video at 60 frames per second
By default, iPhone 6 records video at 30 frames per second, but the camera is capable of 60 frames per second. To enable 60 frames per second, go to Settings -> Photos & Camera -> Record Video at 60 FPS. If 60 fps is visible in the upper right corner when recording a video, then you did everything right. Why record video at 60 fps? If only because the human eye does not have any "frames per second" and for it the more of these frames in the video, the better. Someday we will live to see videos on YouTube from 150 fps ...
2. Recover previously deleted photos
If you (or someone else) mistakenly deleted photos and videos in the Photos app, they haven't really deleted - the iPhone waits a full 30 days before actually deleting the frames. Click on the Albums option at the bottom right of the screen and scroll down to Recently Deleted - this is where all the frames that have been "deleted" are hidden. They can either be restored, or actually deleted - now "with the ends".
3.Use the volume buttons of the headphone as a shutter button
You can release the virtual shutter in the iPhone camera by pressing the button on the screen, as well as the volume buttons. And for this purpose, you can use the buttons in the branded Apple EarPods. Ideal when you want to take a photo discreetly or just want to minimize the shaking of your smartphone in your hands at the time of shooting.
4. Search in Photos
In the Photos app, you can search - by date, by name if you've turned on face recognition, and by location if you've turned on the option to save shooting coordinates. Just in the album view mode, click on the search icon in the upper right corner - and search.
5. Turn on the grill
In the settings of the camera itself there is a very important function- lattice. You can find it in Settings -> Photos & Camera -> Grid. Turning it on splits the screen into six areas to help you shoot according to the "rule of thirds". Its essence, if in a nutshell, is that the main subject of the picture should be either strictly in the center, or at one of the intersections of the lines - then the compositional picture looks much better.
6. Enable manual exposure
The iPhone 6 camera allows you to use the "knobs" to adjust the shutter speed. Just tap the screen, a yellow square with a sun icon will appear. If you move the sun slider up or down, the photo will become lighter or darker. Useful when shooting in extremely low / high light conditions.
7. Share all the "Moments"
8. Choose the best photos in Burst mode
The iPhone 6 has a Burst mode option that allows the camera to shoot at 10 frames per second. After that, the camera analyzes each shot and selects the best one. She usually does it well, but you can do it better. To view all captured frames in person, click on "Select ...." at the bottom of the screen and, in fact, look at the footage yourself. The one that the iPhone chose itself will be marked with a gray dot, but no one bothers you to make your choice, simply by marking desired photo... Or "necessary photos" - you can save at least everything.
If you need to quickly find the photo you want, about which you only remember taking it this year, switch to the "Years" view in the Photos app. After that, just see the thumbnails with your finger, and they will grow in a funny way. This allows you to view very quickly a large number of photo - and find what you need.
Some sources claim that nowadays more than 60% of photographs are taken with mobile phones. Progress modern technologies got to the point that the camera mobile phone can compete with the camera. And given the fact that the phone modern man uses more often than any other device, a great responsibility is assigned to the phone camera.
iPhone is a great photography tool, which is always at hand. But having a good camera on an iPhone doesn't mean high quality photos and video, by properly adjusting the camera, you can significantly improve the quality of your photos. To improve the quality of your photography, you need to follow a few simple rules.
Keep your lens clean
The first thing to do before creating another photo masterpiece is to wipe the camera lens with a cloth, often there are fingerprints or some kind of debris from your pocket on it. A clean lens will definitely make your photo sharper, sharper and more vibrant.
Use manual exposure.
The iPhone camera allows you to manually adjust the shutter speed yourself, for this you need to hold your finger on the screen, a yellow square and the sun icon will appear yellow color, it must be moved up or down, so the photo will become darker or lighter... With this function, you can compensate for a lack of lighting, or vice versa, if the light is too bright.
Pay attention to the light
Good photos can only be taken under normal lighting conditions. Even as a beginner photographer knows that light should not hit the camera directly, but should illuminate the subject well. From this it follows that it is better to arrange photo sessions during daylight hours. But don't take pictures in the open sun.
Focus objects
In order for this or that object to be in the center of attention, it is enough to designate it by touching the phone screen, wait until the camera selects the object and take a photo. Thus, you can place accents on the photo, highlight the main thing and blur the secondary.
Don't use ZOOM
Using the smallest zoom possible (bringing the subject closer) will significantly degrade the image quality. Objects in the photo lose sharpness and clarity, the picture becomes blurry, and sometimes you can even see large pixels. To get closer to an object, it's best to just walk up to it. If this is not possible, then take a picture without zoom, and then cut out the desired area.
Use flash on rare occasions
Majority professional photographers don't use flash at all. The flash spoils the color reproduction, distorts colors, highlights unnecessary details. Moreover, it should be avoided when shooting portraits. All skin imperfections using flash will be in the spotlight.
Record video at 60 frames per second
By default, video in the iPhone is recorded at 30 frames per second, but the camera is capable of 60 frames.To activate this setting, you need to go to "settings", then "Camera and photo"... When recording a video, there should be 60fps recording in the upper right corner, which means the setup was successful. Now video recording will be of better quality.
Use burst shooting
After you press the shutter button on the iPhone, it starts shooting multiple frames for as long as you hold the button. Multi-burst allows you to capture the moment. Then you can choose the best one and delete the rest.
Use panoramic photography
Panorama shooting mode allows you to capture impressive shots in high resolution, subjects that cannot be contained in a regular photo. IPhone Dynamic Auto Exposure delivers stunning sharpness in large-scale shots.
When taking panoramic photos, you can use focus and exposure setting... Tap the screen to indicate the area that you want to be in focus. By clicking on the arrow, you can change the direction of the panorama.
To get a good result, it is important to keep the iPhone at the same level at all times and keep the arrow on the panorama line.
You can shoot on an iPhone not only horizontal panoramas that everyone is used to (they are comfortable for wide objects), but also vertical, very convenient to use for tall objects. To take a vertical panorama, just rotate the phone 90 degrees so that the shutter button is at right hand... In vertical panorama mode, shoot from the bottom up.
Use HDR mode
(high dynamic range)
Using this setting, you will be able to capture a significantly larger range of tones and colors, resulting in more high quality photos... The mode is perfect for contrasting objects on the picture. The phone in this mode automatically takes three photos with different exposures, then combines the best parts of the three photos into one.
Photo editors will fix bugs
A huge variety of specialized applications that will help correct the shortcomings of an already finished photograph can be downloaded at AppStore... There are all the same settings as the phone camera, only you can apply them already on the finished photo... Not a single hour can be spent processing a photo and experimenting with filters. The most popular apps are Snapseed
, VSCOCamPhones and tablets from Apple always have a great camera with which you can take fantastic pictures. On older models of devices, photos may not be quite clear by modern standards, but the ability to correctly configure the camera, enable or disable functions can save the situation and greatly improve the quality of the photo.
How to set up camera on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch
This section will describe, one by one, the settings that can be changed on the camera and the functions to help you improve the quality of your shooting.
What is HDR mode in iPhone and how to enable it
HDR mode expands the range of colors the camera can take when shooting. You can see the difference between a regular shot and a shot taken in HDR mode in the example below.
You can activate the mode in the "Camera" application itself. In the top bar, click on the HDR button and wait for the mode to activate.
But turning on the mode does not guarantee that the picture will be better, in some conditions it is not, therefore it is recommended to save not only the photo in HDR mode, but also without it. In order not to photograph everything twice, you can follow these steps:
How to enable the grid
The grid is a grid that is activated when taking videos and photos. It will not be visible in the taken picture, it is needed in order to align the photo: the main object should be in the central rectangle. It looks like this:
You can enable the "Grid" function in the "Photos and Camera" section of the phone settings.
Interval setting
The interval parameters are set in order to change the frequency between the creation of a new snapshot. For example, you can set three seconds, so that during automatic shooting, photos were created every three seconds. You can set the interval in the "Camera" application itself by clicking on the clock icon and selecting required parameter time.
How to use manual exposure
In addition to autofocusing the camera, you can use bulb exposure to sharpen your shots. Press and hold your finger on the center area for focusing. At the same time, you can increase or decrease the brightness by moving your finger up or down, respectively.
How to turn flash on and off
The flash has three modes: automatic, manual and one in which it is disabled. The first allows the phone to decide on its own whether to turn on the flash or not. In the second option, the flash will be used in any case, and in the third, vice versa. By clicking on the lightning in the Camera application, you can select one of the above operating modes.
Applying Filters
A wide range of filters allows you to make your photo more unique and picturesque. Find the filter that suits you best by clicking on the three circles icon.
How to make a quality video
Going to the "Photo and Camera" section in the device settings, you can select the resolution in which the videos will be recorded, as well as the number of frames per second. The higher the resolution, the better quality shooting.
Live photo
Live Photos is a technology that allows you to create three-second live photos. Live photo is a combination of a .jpeg file and a .MOV file consisting of 45 frames taken at 15 frames per second. You can activate this mode in the "Camera" application itself by clicking on the Live Off button. If the function is enabled, the button will simply turn into Live.
How to turn off the sound (click) of the camera shutter
If you take pictures often, the sound of the shutter can become very annoying. Also, this click can give you away when trying to photograph something unnoticed. But there are two ways that you can get rid of this annoying sound.
Silent mode
It is enough to lower the volume on the device to zero or switch the phone to silent mode for the shutter sound to disappear. The disadvantage of this method is that you have to do some manipulations with sound every time before you take a photo. To get rid of the shutter sound completely, use the second method.
Editing the file system
It is important that this method is only suitable for those devices whose firmware has been jailbroken. If this condition is met, then the following steps can be performed:
The camera on the iPhone is one of its main advantages. With the right skill, very high quality pictures can be taken. To achieve high results, you need to understand the camera settings and set the ones that suit you best. If you often take pictures, and you are tired of the shutter sound, then you can turn it off temporarily by putting the device into silent mode, or by changing the system files if Jailbreak is installed.
