Can an iPhone 7 be reset to default to video on opening the camera?

deanfromkanab wrote:

Can an iPhone 7 be reset to default to video on opening the camera? I would like to start shooting a video as soon as the camera app opens.

Yes, first go to Settings/Camera/Preserve Settings and turn on Camera Mode. After that the camera will always open in the mode last used, so if you took a video, it will open to video the next time.

The camera app always opens with Photo. There isn’t currently a way to set it to video as default. Another app maybe able to do this for you?

BaronThompson wrote:

The camera app always opens with Photo. There isn’t currently a way to set it to video as default. Another app maybe able to do this for you?

See my post.

Good to know. Thanks.

One of the many obscure settings on an iPhone 😏