Nowadays you won’t surprise anyone with cool iPhone photo shooting skills. Sometimes it seems that every third owner of an Apple gadget can take pictures no worse than a professional photographer, and the footage that Apple shows at its annual presentation completely shocks me. Friends, you and I can only comply with the new rules of good manners, because we don’t know about the basic iPhone camera settings, now it’s simply not permissible. Today I propose to discuss the most popular of them and learn how to take beautiful pictures on iPhone.
Features of the Camera application that will help you take cool pictures.
Recently, I have divided iPhone users into two categories: some are absolutely not worried about the quality of photos and display them in their original form, while others download 8 editors, because each of them has its own unique free feature. Today we will not touch on individual applications and will only talk about the most primitive, but very useful features that we use ourselves.
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How to take a photo?
How to take photos correctly
- Take photos in nature. ...
- The pose should be natural. ...
- Don't make a languid expression on your face! ...
- Try to take pictures
not from the front, but half-turned. ... - When photographing, what is closer to the lens looks larger, and what is further away looks smaller.
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Improving Frame Composition Using a Grid
A well-constructed frame is already half of a successful photograph. Often people do not pay attention to this important point and, when shooting, they incorrectly position the subject in the frame, and the entire photograph as a whole suffers from this.
Such errors can be easily avoided if you use the grid function, which is superimposed on the viewfinder and helps in determining the proportions of the frame and the correct composition. You can enable it in the system settings, in the Photo and Camera , the item is called Grid .
Your photos won't be perfect right away after you turn on the grid, and you'll need to practice before this happens, but you'll be much easier to achieve good results with the grid than without it.
Camera options
To see more controls, tap the up arrow at the top middle of the screen. From the panel at the bottom you can control the flash, night mode and Live Photos. Click the aspect ratio button to change the photo's aspect ratio to square, 4:3, or 16:9.
By pressing the +/- button, you can increase or decrease the camera's exposure by scrolling the dial. Press the timer button to set the timer to three or 10 seconds before taking images.
Tap a color icon to apply a filter to your photo, such as Vivid, Bright Warm, Cool Cool, Dramatic, Dramatic Warm, Dramatic Cool, Mono, Silver, and "Noir". The HDR button allows you to turn this feature on or off.
Add as much light as you need
Sometimes you have to take photos in poor lighting conditions. In this case, it is quite difficult to achieve good results, because the quality of the image directly depends on the amount of light entering the frame. But don't despair. If you need to take a photo at dusk or in a dimly lit room, you can use the exposure lock and autofocus function:
- point the camera at a dark area of the frame and tap and hold until the text Lock exposure/focus ;
- now the frame will noticeably brighten and you can take a more or less decent photo without flash;
Also, do not forget that this locking can be used to experiment with depth of focus, since in addition to exposure, autofocus is also locked.
In which application can you apply a grid to a photo?
To achieve this effect, we will use the Instagrid app, which is available on Android and iOS devices. This application will allow us to select the size of the grid we are interested in and then divide our picture into smaller fragments.
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Settings for photography and video
When taking a photo, you can make various adjustments before shooting, so sometimes you don't even need to edit it later.
Zoom
iPhone's optical or digital camera lets you zoom in or out on the object, person, or landscape you want to immortalize. Depending on what device you have and what lenses you have, there may be more or less. In any case, the way to use it is the same for everyone. You can "pinch" the screen by splitting or joining two fingers to zoom in or out respectively. However, you also have the option to press the bottom center button labeled "x1" to switch between different targets on your iPhone. If you also swipe on this button, you'll see a wheel-like interface that allows you to zoom more accurately. Last but not least, scaling is also included for videos.
Fashion portrait
This popular photo modality is present on the iPhone 7 Plus and later, but it is not the same on all devices. In the most recent ones you can find in the lower central part the so-called portrait lighting and these are the following types of light:
- Natural light
- Studio light
- Contour light
- Stage light
- Mono stage light
- Mono high key light
It should be noted that on some iPhones these modes are not enabled from the interface, but they can be accessed when editing a photo from the iPhone's native gallery.
In addition to this, you can also have the aforementioned depth controls that more or less blur the focus depending on what you need at the moment. All this by pressing the "f" key in the upper right corner.
The good thing about this feature on iPhone is that it gives you instructions to get the best results possible. Instructions such as moving the camera away from or closer to the subject. All this is displayed in the top center area in a small drawer. If you don't see this field, you can take a photo.
Focus and Brightness
All iPhones have automatic focusing for photos and videos. However, you may be the one to redirect the lenses to the main focus if they miss the target. How? Well, just click on the desired part, seeing at that moment a small yellow square.
It is this square that also allows you to select the brightness of the photo. Next to this is a sun icon that if you place your finger on it and swipe up or down, the brightness will go up (up) or less (down).
Filters
We previously mentioned the ability to take a photo with a filter already installed before pressing the capture button. They are activated for some iPhones by pressing the top center arrow and tapping the bottom icon where three circles appear. You can scroll through each filter to see which one best suits the desired result.
Use burst mode for fast-paced scenes
Burst mode appeared on the iPhone quite recently, but many have already appreciated its usefulness. When photographing moving objects, it is very difficult to take a successful photo without missing the event itself that you want to capture. In such cases, you should not neglect the burst mode. Simply press and hold the shutter button and your iPhone will take as many pictures per second as it can (up to 30 fps on the latest models).
So the next time you shoot a sporting event, children or animals, don't forget to use this tip.
Camera Specifications
The ultra-wide camera on iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max has a 13mm focal length, /2.4 aperture, and a 120° field of view. The wide-angle camera has a focal length of 26mm and an aperture of /1.6. The telephoto lens on the iPhone 12 has a focal length of 52mm and an aperture of /2.0, while the camera on the 12 Pro Max has a focal length of 65mm and an aperture of /2.2.
The iPhone 12 Pro has 2x optical zoom, 2x optical zoom, 2x optical zoom, 4x optical zoom range and up to 10x digital zoom, while the iPhone 12 Pro Max has 2.5x optical zoom, 2x optical zoom, 5x optical zoom range. and digital zoom up to 12x.
The wide-angle and telephoto lenses are equipped with dual optical image stabilization to compensate for shake during shooting. iPhone 12 Pro Max takes this to the next level with sensor-shift optical image stabilization for even better image quality.
Use filters to add emotion
Previously, you had to resort to third-party applications to use filters, but now there is no need for this. The iPhone camera does not contain such a rich set of filters as specialized applications, but in most cases they are sufficient. They are very easy to use:
- open the Camera and click on the icon with three circles to the right of the shutter button;
- Using the preview, select the filter you like.
There are 8 effects in total, including black and white photos and sepia, so in any case you will find something suitable for a specific event. Effects can also be applied after shooting; to do this, just click Edit and select the familiar button with circles.
Do you have any questions, comments or suggestions? Welcome to the comments - I'm always happy to chat and help. Stay tuned, there is still a lot of interesting things to come!
Camera formats
You can change the format your camera uses to capture images in Settings > Camera > Formats under Camera Capture. High Efficiency uses the HEIF format (aka HEIC), which is more versatile, uses less space, and offers more editing options. However, it is not as widely supported by third-party software, so selecting the Most Compatible option will capture in JPG format.
If you're using iOS 14.3 or higher, you can also choose Apple ProRAW, which saves your photos in RAW format to preserve their original quality, although it requires more storage space.
Get more landscape coverage with Panorama mode
An incredibly convenient feature that many people forget about or neglect to use when shooting landscapes and large open spaces. Here's how it works:
- open the Camera and swipe left, switching to Panorama (it’s at the very end);
- press the shutter button, then just slowly move the camera following the horizon line and wait for automatic detection.
Panorama mode on iPhone is incredibly simple, but there are two things that many people don't realize: you can change the shooting direction with a tap, and you can also use panorama mode in portrait orientation. This will help you photograph objects of any height and width, so they fit exactly in the frame.
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How to choose resolution?
The numbers 1080 and 720 in 1080p and 720p indicate the screen's vertical resolution or height in pixels. The more pixels in an image, the sharper it will be.
So a screen resolution of 1920x1080 (two million pixels when multiplied) will be twice as sharp as a resolution of 1280x720 (less than one million pixels).
Meanwhile, the “p” in 1080p and 720p stands for progressive scan (or progressive scan), a format for displaying, storing or transmitting moving images that has been used on computer screens since the early 21st century. This format can be contrasted with traditional interlaced.
4K is the highest video resolution on iPhone, but it will take up the most space: it will be about 4 times heavier than if recorded at 720p.
Turning the flash on or off
By default, the iPhone camera automatically uses the flash when needed. To manually adjust the flash before taking a photo, follow these steps:
On iPhone XS, iPhone XR and later. Tap to turn automatic flash on or off. Tap , then tap below the frame to select Auto, On. or "Off".
On iPhone X and earlier models. Tap , then select Auto, On. or "Off".
