Click photos without touching the display (3 ways):
The iPhone, like most other smartphones these days, does not have a dedicated physical shutter button.
And unlike most Android phones, it doesn’t even let you click pictures with a customizable trigger word such as “Cheese”.
But there are two ways you can take steadier stills without touching the screen. Instead of using the virtual, on-screen camera shutter button, you can press the volume keys on the side to snap a photo.
Alternatively, if you’re still hanging on to those wired Apple earphones, their in-line button can stand in as a shutter button.
We’d still prefer a trigger word as an option though.
Another (better) method is to set the timer on to 3 seconds or 10 seconds. Click on the downward pointing arrow at the top of the camera interface to pull up this option.
Click photos without touching the display in three ways:
- Set a timer
- Use the button on your wired Apple earphones to click pictures
- Press the volume key to snap a photo
Lock auto focus and exposure:
Launch the camera and long-press anywhere on the screen to lock the auto focus and exposure to what it is during that particular moment.
To set another point for focus and exposure, or to undo the locked AE/AF, tap anywhere on the screen again.
The icon saying AF/AE Lock will be displayed at the top for as long as you keep the lock on.