iPhone 12 Camera Night Mode.

Is there a way to force Night Mode to a shorter shutter speed than the Auto setting? I'd like to set it to 2 seconds, for Astrophotography, rather than the 5 seconds it defaults to.

iPhone 12 Pro Max, iOS 14

Posted on Mar 8, 2021 6:37 PM

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javaliga

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Mar 8, 2021 6:46 PM in response to JayManning

See step 2 in the 'Take low-light photos with Night mode' section of:

Take photos with your iPhone camera - Apple Support

JayManning Author

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Mar 9, 2021 6:15 AM in response to javaliga

Thanks. I read that before. I want to reduce the time, not extend it to Max. I guess one can't make it go lower that the Auto setting, set by the camera. Thanks.

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