How do I switch between cameras on an iPhone 12?

How do I switch between one camera and the other on the iPhone 12



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Posted on May 15, 2021 6:20 PM

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May 15, 2021 6:46 PM in response to B3man122

Hello B3man122,


On the iPhone 12 and 12 mini the camera selection is automatic. When taking a photo if you touch the 1x at the bottom it will switch to 0.05x which would use the top camera whereas 1x uses the bottom camera.


https://support.apple.com/kb/SP830?locale=en_US


Camera  

  • Dual 12MP camera system: Ultra Wide and Wide cameras
  • Ultra Wide: ƒ/2.4 aperture and 120° field of view
  • Wide: ƒ/1.6 aperture
  • 2x optical zoom out
  • Digital zoom up to 5x
  • Portrait mode with advanced bokeh and Depth Control
  • Portrait Lighting with six effects (Natural, Studio, Contour, Stage, Stage Mono, High-Key Mono)
  • Optical image stabilization (Wide)
  • Five‑element lens (Ultra Wide); seven‑element lens (Wide)
  • Brighter True Tone flash with Slow Sync
  • Panorama (up to 63MP)
  • Sapphire crystal lens cover
  • 100% Focus Pixels (Wide)
  • Night mode (Ultra Wide, Wide)
  • Deep Fusion (Ultra Wide, Wide)
  • Smart HDR 3
  • Wide color capture for photos and Live Photos
  • Lens correction (Ultra Wide)
  • Advanced red‑eye correction
  • Auto image stabilization
  • Burst mode
  • Photo geotagging
  • Image formats captured: HEIF and JPEG


I hope this was helpful,

  • Scott (he, him).



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