Apple regularly releases updates to the Camera app on your iPhone, adding more and more features. Not surprisingly, after a while you may lose track of the older options.
Taking photos with your iPhone is truly a treat. The camera takes stunning pictures and does a lot automatically for you, such as image editing. The new iPhone 16, soon to be launched in the Netherlands, will no doubt also have an outstanding camera.
But with all these new features, it’s easy to forget what else the Camera app can do. Many older features that also work top notch quickly fade into oblivion.
Forgotten features in your iPhone’s Camera app
So we dove into the iPhone’s Camera app to track down a few of those forgotten features. Here they come.
#1 The action mode
Action mode, which you have had since iPhone 14, allows you to take sharp videos even at the most crowded times. As the name suggests, this mode is best for when you’re really in action. So if you’re just walking quietly, this might not be the best choice for your video.
To enable action mode, go to video mode in the Camera app and tap the icon of the person running in the upper-right corner of the screen.
Good time for action mode (Image: Unsplash)
#2 Don’t forget to use the flash
Now that night mode exists, some people forget the most important feature of the whole Camera app: the flash. The iPhone’s is especially good. Apple’s flash is getting brighter and more consistent almost every year due to new technology.
So instead of relying on night mode for action shots and group photos, turn on the flash. The photos will look nicer and it will save you a lot of time.
#3 Put your camera in the right mode
You would almost forget, but you can shoot a photo in different styles since the iPhone 13. It’s not a filter, but a way to make your photos more vibrant, cooler or warmer.
You can select the style before you take a photo by swiping up and tapping the frames at the bottom of the screen. Your choices include standard, portrait, food and landscape.
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#4 Slofies
Apple had hoped this feature would create a new craze, but the feature flopped and now hardly anyone knows it. Slofie is a combination of “slow motion” and “selfie. With slofies, you can film yourself in slow motion and create fun, funny effects.
It’s a fun way to capture yourself in a unique way and share it with others. Open the Camera app on your iPhone, put it in selfie mode and swipe to Slo-mo mode. Tap the red button to start recording.
#5 Swipe up on your iPhone
As new iPhone models get more tricks and features, Apple has found an easy way where you can find them all.
Swipe up to access different features, such as flash, night mode and photographic styles. So don’t forget to swipe up and try out all the features.
