Many features are available in Apple iPhone cameras to assist you take better pictures, but nobody wants to change the settings each time they launch the Camera app. You’ve missed your shot by the time you zoom in, apply a filter, activate the flash, and switch off Live Photos. Here’s how to change the iPhone’s default camera settings if you’d rather not mess about with it when you could be snapping the photo of a lifetime.
Maintain Configurations
Go to Settings > Camera > Preserve Settings if you have a preferred camera mode, or lighting configuration, or wish to permanently delete Live Photos.
To set the most recently used mode as the new default, turn on Camera Mode. It will therefore default to video if that is how you like it to be seen.
To make any filters, aspect ratio, lighting, or depth settings you last used work the same way, enable Creative Controls (named Filters & Lighting on iPhone X and previous models).
To maintain those settings, turn on Night Mode (specific to iPhone 11 and higher), Exposure Adjustment, or Depth Control (for iPhone XS, XR, and up).
Dislike Real-Time Images? To make sure Live Photo doesn’t come back after you turn it off in the Camera app, turn it off.
Establish Defaults
After adjusting your preferences, launch the Camera app. The top buttons on the screen allow you to adjust the flash, activate or disable Live Photos, set a timer, add filters, and zoom in and out. On iPhone 11 and later, these buttons are buried under the down arrow and may be accessed through extra options.
You may also adjust the exposure, and aspect ratio, and handle Night Mode for low-light situations if your phone has those functions. You can adjust the depth of field and preset lighting if you’d like to make Portrait your default option.
This time, your selected settings will be remembered and you won’t have to change them back when you close the Camera app.
Modify the Video Resolution Parameters
To modify the default video resolution settings on your phone, navigate to Settings > Camera and select either Record Video or Record Slo-mo. Choose to record in 720p at 30 frames per second, 1080p at 30 or 60 frames per second, or 4K at 24, 30, or 60 frames per second. You may set 1080p slow-motion videos to either 120 or 240 frames per second.
Enable Grid from the Camera settings menu to enhance your photo composition by adding a grid to the viewfinder. If your phone has them, additional options include HDR, View Outside the Frame, Scene Detection, and Lens Correction.