How To Turn Off Mirroring On iPhone Camera?‍

by John Sanderson
How To Turn Off Mirroring On iPhone Camera‍

You can try out the new camera features on your iPhone and iPad as soon as they’re released through software updates. However, not everyone likes every new feature. And it’s quite understandable to not like some of them. Some users may find this camera features annoying or distracting. For example, you may not want to use the new Depth Effect or Anamorphic Lens in Videos mode because it’s not what you are looking for when using the camera app. Or maybe you prefer a more simplified camera UI without any additional digital effects like Mono and Green Screen. So how do you turn off mirroring on the iPhone camera so that none of these features will show up again? Here’s how.

How to Turn Off Mirroring on iPhone Camera?

The camera mirroring feature may be disabled by default when you update your device to iOS 12, but it’s not a permanent setting. Mirroring will become enabled again once you update your Camera app. As such, whenever you want to disable mirroring on your iPhone camera, you’ll have to do it on a regular basis. You can do that by going to Settings > Camera and switching off “Mirroring”. This will disable the digital features on the iPhone camera such as Depth Effect, Anamorphic Lens, Mono, and Green Screen. It will also remove the camera grid and camera countdown timer from the screen.

Change Video Mode On iPhone

1. How to Choose Video Mode on iPhone

Selecting the right video mode is crucial for getting the best results. You can choose between different video modes such as Video, Photo, Square, and Panorama. The last one is not a standard video mode. It’s actually a rectangular image that you can use to create an image from your camera roll or from videos you take.

2. How to Change Video Mode on iPhone

To change the video mode on your iPhone, go to Settings > Camera and flip the switch next to the Video option. Switch it to any other available option. Once you change the mode, you will be prompted with a message asking if you want to use this new video format. Reply “Yes” and your iPhone camera will start using this new video format.

3. How to Change Video Resolution on iPhone

There are four video modes available in the camera app. The first one is Video, which is the default mode. And it’s the best option if you want to create a video from your iPhone camera roll. The second one is Photo, which is a good choice if you want to take photos and save them as videos. The third one is Square, which is a new video format that enables you to create square videos from your iPhone camera roll. And the last one is Panorama, which also enables you to create square videos from your camera roll.

4. How To Change Video Resolution on iPhone

To change the video resolution on your iPhone, go to Settings > Camera > Video Resolution and select any other available option for it besides “Auto” or “Auto (HD)”. Once you make this change, you will be prompted with a message asking if you want to use this new format with your video recordings or not. Reply “Yes” and your camera will start using this new setting with its videos.

5. How To Use Photo as Video on iPhone

If you want to take photos but convert them into videos in order to edit them later on, there are two options available in iOS 12: Auto (HD) and Auto (UHD). Both of these options will make the original photo appear normal while recording even if it has been taken at an angle or under dim lighting conditions

. The former option will use the same resolution as the original photo, while the latter one will use a higher resolution in order to create a better video.

6. How to Change Photo Resolution on iPhone

To change the photo resolution on your iPhone, go to Settings > Camera > Photo Resolution and select any other available option for it besides “Auto” or “Auto (HD)”. Once you make this change, you will be prompted with a message asking if you want to use this new format with your photos or not. Reply “Yes” and your camera will start using this new setting with its photos.

7. How To Use Video as Photo on iPhone

If you want to take videos but convert them into photos in order to edit them later on, there are two options available in iOS 12: Auto (HD) and Auto (UHD). Both of these options will make the original video appear normal while recording even if it has been taken at an angle or under dim lighting conditions. The former option will use the same resolution as the original video, while the latter one will use a higher resolution in order to create a better photo from it.

8. How To Use HDR Mode On iPhone

HDR stands for High Dynamic Range and is an advanced feature that enables your iPhone camera app to expose different light levels at different times of day for more realistic-looking photos and videos. It does this by capturing more light from different angles during different times of the day.

Disable Depth Effect in Camera

1. Go to Settings > Camera > Depth Effect and turn the toggle switch off.

2. You can also disable the Depth Effect in the camera app by swiping from the edge of the screen (in landscape mode) or from the bottom of the screen (in portrait mode) and tapping on Photo. Once you’re in photo mode, tap on the gear icon in the upper-right corner to select desired photo mode.

3. To turn Depth Effect back on, go to Settings > Camera > Depth Effect and turn the toggle switch to On.

4. If you are not a fan of these features then you can always go back to your previous settings by going to Settings > Camera > Photo Mode > Classic.

Conclusion

The Camera app on your iPhone brings new features with each update. While most of these new features are welcomed with open arms, some are not as popular and are disabled by default. In such cases, you can easily turn off mirroring on the iPhone camera to disable these features and use the app more as you did in the past. By simply going to Settings > Camera and switching off “Mirroring”, you can disable the following digital effects on your iPhone camera: Depth Effect, Anamorphic Lens, Mono, and Green Screen. 

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