Take a Picture or Video

Take a screenshot edit a picture or video, use the front and rear camera, and switch between camera and video modes.

INSTRUCTIONS & INFO

To open the Camera: From the Lock screen, swipe left to access the Camera app. From the Home screen, select the Camera icon. From Control Center, select the Camera icon.
Note: When you open Camera from the Lock screen, you can view (and even edit) photos and videos by selecting the thumbnail at the lower-left corner of the screen. To share photos and videos, first unlock iPhone.
To choose a Camera mode, swipe the screen left or right to choose Time-lapse, Slo-Mo, Video, Photo, Square, or Pano.
To zoom, pinch with two fingers.
To change the flash setting, from the viewfinder select the Flash icon and then select the desired option.
To change the camera timer setting, from the viewfinder select the Timer icon and then select the desired option.
To switch between front and rear facing cameras select the Switch Camera icon.
To apply a filter to your photo, select the Filter icon.
To take a photo, choose Photo, then select the Shutter button or press either Volume button.
Note: To delete a picture, from photos, select the desired photo and select the delete icon. Select delete photo to confirm.If you are you having trouble taking pictures or video on iPhone, get help.
To shoot video, choose Video, then select the Shutter button to start and stop recording.
To snap a still while recording (iPhone 5 or later), select the Shutter button in the lower-left corner.
To view the photos and videos you've taken, select the Preview icon.
Note: You can also view taken photos and videos from the home screen, by selecting Photos. To take a screenshot, press and hold the Sleep/Wake button, then immediately press and release the Home button. The screen will flash when the screenshot is captured. You can find the screenshot in your Photos app.
This device has a 8MP rear-facing camera and a 1.2MP front-facing camera. The video recorder is 1080p at 30fps.
Note: To take a screenshot press the Home and Sleep/Wake buttons simultaneously. To access screenshots, from the homescreen, select Photos. Select Albums and select the Screenshots folder.