A former Apple employee has disclosed one simple technique that all iPhone users can utilise to capture the perfect moment.
Tyler Morgan, an ex-Apple worker who now shares various tech tips on TikTok, informed his followers in a video that slightly altering how you press the camera shutter can make it simpler to obtain the exact photograph you desire.
He pointed out that when users launch the camera app, they can press and hold whilst swiping to the left to enable Burst mode.
This particular camera shutter mode permits compatible iPhones to snap numerous images in rapid succession.
Once a user releases their finger, they can browse through all the images Burst mode has captured and select which ones they wish to retain.
Speaking on TikTok, Tyler said: “If you slide left, it actually takes a bunch of photos. This is a burst shot, so that’s the number of photos it’s taking.
“When we go into it, you’ll see ‘burst’ and then you can choose which photo you want. You can also go into your camera settings, right there, you’ll see ‘volume up for Burst’.
“I think it’s ticked on by default, but if not, tick it on. It’ll do the same thing, a little bit slower though.”
When ‘Use Volume Up for Burst’ is activated, iPhone users don’t need to press the on-screen shutter button when wanting to capture a Burst photograph. Instead, they can press and hold their physical volume up button while in the app to trigger the same photo mode.
Instead, they can press and hold their physical volume up button whilst in the app to trigger the same photo mode.
How to activate Burst mode
Official guidance from Apple states: “Use Burst mode with your iPhone camera to capture photos of a moving subject, or when you want to take multiple high-speed photos so that you have a range of photos to choose from. You can take Burst photos with the rear and front-facing cameras.”
Guidance for Burst mode is available on a wide range of iPhones and iOS versions from iOS 14 and up, including the following:
- iPhone X
- iPhone Xs
- iPhone Xs Max
- iPhone XR
- iPhone 11 series
- iPhone SE (2nd generation)
- iPhone 12 series
- iPhone 13 series
- iPhone SE (3rd generation)
- iPhone 14 series
- iPhone 15 series
- iPhone 16 series (including the iPhone 16e)
Further guidance for each specific iOS version you might be running on your iPhone can be found through Apple here.