Live photos on iPhone is one of the new software features that is available to users of the iOS operating system. It allows you to take animated photos on your phone. But in order to get high-quality photos, you need to know how to enable life photos on iPhone 6 and other models, how to edit images and other features of the function.
On which iPhone models can you take Life Photos?
It should be noted right away that this function is not available on all models. In particular, it is supported only by those equipped with 3D Touch technology. This is a new technological solution that Apple introduced starting with the iPhone 6s models. It is a special technology that is able to determine with what force the user presses the display of his smartphone.
Therefore, only the following models support this feature:
- 6s and 6s+;
- iPhone 7 and 7+;
- 8 and 8+;
- iPhone X
How to enable and view live photos on iPhone 7 on other models, we will consider below.
Portrait mode
The iPhone 10 takes portraits about the same as the iPhone 8 Plus. There is not much difference, except that the background is a little more blurred due to the larger aperture.
As for the software processing of the edges of the sharpness zone, it is not always ideal and sometimes makes mistakes. However, absolutely all smartphones are guilty of this now.
If there is a more or less uniform background behind the subject (for example, the sea), then the imitation of depth of field is almost perfect. If there are many objects and they are different (branches, pipes, lamps, wires, gratings, fences), then software processing errors may be visible.
Pay attention to the fingers on the left side of the frame and the guy’s neck on the right, it’s clear that the automation made a mistake here, as well as on black hair. And in this photo everything is almost perfect, despite the difficult conditions.
Conclusion: portraits on the iPhone X are good, but still not perfect. Probably worth waiting for the iPhone Y or X2.
How Live Photo works
The system creates some kind of animation for 3 seconds. Specifically, when the Live Photo function is enabled, after pressing the photo button, the phone first records 1.5 seconds, then takes a photo and subsequently records for another 1.5 seconds.
As a result, we get something like a mini-video lasting 3 seconds. In total, we get a photograph, as well as an additional 45 frames to it. Those. a combination of photos in the standard .JPG format and in addition to it a video file (MOV). The animation itself is subsequently activated when you click on the photo.
How to choose a title shot for Live Photos
New Live Photos have new features. Now you can select the title photo from the entire video sequence. Thus, there is no longer any need to take a series of photos, then select the most successful one, and then delete unused photos.
Simply take a live photo (make sure the photo says LIVE in the top left corner) and click the Edit button.
At the bottom of the display, move the slider on the timeline, selecting the most successful frame (after you release your finger, the message “Make photo main” will appear, click on it) and confirm your intention by pressing the “Done” button.
How to take a Life photo on iPhone 6?
We’ve figured out what Live Photos are, and now let’s look at how to take them.
Let's figure out how to enable life photos on iPhone 6 S, follow the following instructions:
- Open the standard camera application.
- In the top menu there is a Live Photos icon (looks like numerous circles).
- It must be turned on. It should light up yellow.
- Press the photo button or the sound button.
For those who do not know how to disable life photos on an iPhone, this is done using the same algorithm as enabling the function.
How to Use Motion Stills to Post Live Photos
Some smartphones, mainly iPhones, support the ability to create animated photos by default. But the result does not always live up to expectations: it turns out a little sharp, which does not always look nice. Developers from Google decided to fix this problem by making a convenient and practical Motion Stills application. It allows you to process a “live photo”, making it smoother.
Here is a short guide that describes the entire process:
- Record a Live Photo or select it from the gallery. The last option is only relevant for iPhone owners.
- We edit the material in every possible way using available tools. For example, you can change the speed of the video or make certain objects brighter and more saturated.
- At the end, when editing is already completed, click on the “Share” icon. We wait until the request is processed by the program.
- And in the window that appears, select where you want to post the result. Keep in mind that the "Feed" option is for publishing a photo in a post format, and the "Stories" option is for a story format.
We would like to note that after processing, all elements of the photograph actually move more smoothly. This is even noticeable to the naked eye.
Editing Life Photo (removing sound, cropping and effects)
Along with the release of a new feature, after the release of iOS 11, it additionally became possible to edit Live photos.
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There are many functions available to edit such photos. You can do this by following the following instructions:
- First you need to set the title photo, i.e. main frame. To do this, open the photo and click “Edit”.
- In the bottom menu we can see all the frames that make up the animation. Select the one you want, hold it down, release it, and then the “Make photo main” button appears.
- If you need to apply an effect, also click “Edit”, swipe the photo up, and an additional menu opens where you can apply the desired effect.
- It is also possible to crop the photo. To do this, you need to select the main frame, and remove the rest to the required number by moving the area of the photo.
- And the last option is to turn off the sound. To do this, there is a special speaker icon in the upper corner when changing the image. To turn it off, it must be crossed out.
What's added to iOS 11
The first innovation concerns the selection of a key shot . From the entire sequence of frames, you can specify the one that will be displayed as a preview when viewing the gallery.
Initially, the system itself selects a key image, but often it turns out blurry or not the most expressive of the entire series of photos.
Simply open the Live Photo you want, click Edit, select a keyframe, and click Done.
The second innovation is the presence of different effects . To choose the right animation, find the Live Photo you want, swipe it up, and choose one of four effects.
Available in iOS 11: Live, Loop, Pendulum and Long Exposure.
The first one reproduces the standard animation of the video shot before and after the photo. Loop loops the animation. The pendulum plays the video in reverse order. Long exposure simulates a long shutter speed when taking a photo.
Sending Live Photos to Old iPhone and MAC Models
Please note that due to the features of live photos, viewing them on older smartphones is impossible. Animation support is only available on iOS 9 and later updates.
Thus, if you send a photo to an older device, you will not be able to view the animation on it, but only see the JPG image. But in the case of sending even to an iPhone 5 with iOS 9 or higher, the animation will remain and can be viewed.
Can I take a Live Photo on the 5S, 6 and 6 Plus?
How to take live photos on iPhone 6 - this question is quite ambiguous. There is no standard function in the cameras of these models. Therefore, this cannot be done without the use of additional collateral.
But despite this, there are a number of third-party programs that help you take live photos on iPhone 5S, 6 and 6 plus.
How to take a Live Photo on older iPhone models?
Since there is no standard function, we cannot take live photos on the old model, like on the iPhone 7, but how to enable this feature? Let's look at the example of the 5S model.
You will need to install the Live Pictures app.
This application allows you to take Live photos, and you can customize it according to your preferences, in particular, take a photo at the beginning, middle or end, set the length of the animation up to 8 seconds, as well as the frame rate. Here you can immediately turn off sound recording.
There are also a number of other methods and applications for creating Life style photos.
How to Remove Sound, Crop, and Apply Effects to Live Photos on iPhone
With the release of iOS 11, Apple developers added Live Photo editing tools to the Photos app. We described in detail how to crop and apply effects in Live Photos directly on iPhone in this material.
Additionally, on macOS High Sierra and later versions of the Mac OS, the Photos app also includes tools for editing Live Photos (more details).
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Photos taken in Live Photos mode can now be used as “live wallpaper” when unlocking your iPhone. Don't believe me? Try it :)
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