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iOS 13
Guide
Use HDR to Highlight Subjects
HDR on the iPhone combines
IPHONE 11 & 11 creased depth of color and detail
multiple exposures to capture in-
in high-contrast images. With the
iPhone 11 and 11 Pro, HDR now
takes in a wider range of color
and increases the detail, result-
PRO CAMERA ing in more professional-looking
pictures. This is great, except
HDR shots take up more storage.
You can control when you use
HDR manually by disabling Smart
HDR in your Camera settings. To
NEW LENSES & LOW-LIGHT do this, open the Camera menu
in Settings and toggle Smart
OPTIMIZATION HDR off. Now, in the Camera
app, you’ll see an HDR icon on
the top right of your viewfi nder
that you can toggle on or off at will.
Use Night Mode for Low-Light
Photography Take
The new Night Mode automati- Advantage
cally improves your low-light of the
photography. Next time you’re Ultra Wide
in a dimly lit room and open Camera
the Camera app, look for the The Ultra
moon icon on the top left of your Wide cam-
screen. You can also manually era on the
adjust Night Mode by tapping the iPhone 11
icon and using the slider above and 11 Pro
the shutter button to choose your takes in more of the scenery, allowing you to capture the im-
level of exposure. With Auto age outside your frame. To use the Ultra Wide camera, you’ll
exposure, your iPhone decides fi rst want to frame your subject. In the dark margins outside
how long to shoot. With Max your camera frame, you’ll see a wider image. Tap the .5x icon
exposure, your iPhone takes the to switch to Ultra Wide mode, and your frame will include that
longest Night Mode shot available wider image. Now, just tap the shutter button when you’re
for your lighting conditions. Be ready to take the shot.
sure to hold your camera steady!
Zoom without Losing
Changes to Video & Burst Resolution
Mode Thanks to the Ultra Wide cam-
On earlier iPhone models, you era in the iPhone 11 and 11 Pro,
could capture action shots by you can zoom in twice as close to
holding down the shutter button your subject without losing reso-
to enter Burst Mode. On the 11 lution. The 11 Pro’s zoom is even
and 11 Pro, holding down the better thanks to a third telephoto
shutter button starts taking a lens that allows for four times op-
video until you lift your fi nger. tical zoom. To zoom in, tap the 2x
To switch to Video Mode to take icon in your viewfi nder and then
a longer video, hold down the tap the shutter button to capture
Record button and drag it to the your image. To take advantage of
Lock icon to the right. To take a the Pro’s four times optical zoom,
burst photo instead, press the reverse pinch by moving two
shutter button, then drag your fi ngers away from each other on
fi nger to the left toward the the screen until the icon says 4x.
thumbnail of the last picture you I like to use the zoom feature in
took. You’ll see a counter in place Portrait Mode, as it allows me to
of the shutter icon, indicating the get closer to my subject without losing image quality.
number of shots you’ve taken using Burst Mode.
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