Smartphone makers do a good job of making their camera apps work a lot like real cameras. Let’s take a look at the basic camera functions, and I should mention that I’m an iPhone guy but most phones will have buttons that are similar to what I will outline here.
I’ll touch on a couple of these features in future posts.
| Icon | Description |
| Shutter Button | Tap to take the photo or tap and hold for burst mode |
| Filters | Give your photos a creative look or make them black and white |
| Camera Switcher | Switches between front (selfie/video calling) and back camera (the main camera) |
| Self Timer | 3 modes: short timer, long timer and off |
| * Live Photos | This is an iPhone feature I’ll cover in a later issue |
| ** HDR | This will also be featured in a future issue |
| Flash Control | Turns the flash on, off or in Auto |
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