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Is there a way to focus the entire picture? The camera seems to only be able to focus on an object and blur the background or focus on the background and blur the object up close. I have tried tapping on both the object and the background and I cannot get it to focus. I don’t want anything blurred in some cases and want the entire thing in focus
iPhone 13 Pro
Hello, thank you for your response. However I am already in photo mode (not portrait mode). It blurs out the background when something is closer to the camera. I am wondering if I can stop that from happened.
Hello, thank you for your response. However I am already in photo mode (not portrait mode). It blurs out the background when something is closer to the camera. I am wondering if I can stop that from happened.
Hi there, sarzim24,
Thanks for visiting the Apple Support Communities. If we understand, you would sometimes like to take photos with everything in the frame in focus, instead of either the foreground or background being blurred. We are happy to help!
The blurring you describe sounds like a feature of the Portrait mode in the Camera app. Portrait mode is designed to center focus on your main subject, like a person, and use depth-of-field to blur the background. Likewise, you can use it to blur the foreground in order to focus on an object in the background.
While this is an excellent option for your pictures, we know it is not always wanted. For those times when you want the whole picture in focus, you can use the Photo mode setting in the Camera app. If you don't want to change which Camera mode you're using, you can continue using Portrait mode and adjust the depth-of-field until you get your desired focus.
To learn more about Portrait mode, and other Camera modes, as well as how to adjust the depth-of-field, check out the following Apple Support articles:
Use Portrait mode on your iPhone - Apple Support
Use camera modes on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support
Have a lovely day!
Thanks for clarifying what you mean, sarzim24,
Depending on how close to the camera the foreground subject is, as well as how far away to background subject(s) is, your camera may show slight blurring while in Photo mode. When this occurs, you can reduce the appearance of blurring by repositioning the foreground subject closer to the background and farther from the camera, or moving the camera farther away from both.
If you'd like to see specific changes to the Camera functionality in future iPhone releases, you can let the appropriate teams at Apple know here: Feedback - iPhone - Apple
Enjoy your weekend!
Auto focus iPhone 13 pro
