long exposure with iphone camera???

The default Camera app on the iPhone is not going to allow you to take long exposure photos. The shutter speed setting is limited in that app. If you are looking for shutter speeds as long as or longer than 1 minute, then you will have to consider third-party camera apps from the App Store. One such example is the 👉 Slow Shutter Cam. You will find several others in the App Store as well.

NOTE: When you use long shutter speeds, usually slower than 1/60th of second, then it is best to use a tripod for camera steadiness and avoiding motion blur.

Axel F.

You may want to do some reading on astrophotography. Taking a minute long exposure of stars, moon, etc. will render a very blurred picture.

A general rule of thumb is you never want to take a night sky picture over 15 seconds. Anything longer than that will cause the stars to blur as the earth rotates and will cause the stars to look streaked.

Hello samos3,

Thank you for reaching out in Apple Support Communities. The length of the exposure is automatic when using Night mode. Here is more detailed information:

The length of the exposure in Night mode is determined automatically, but you can experiment with the manual controls.

Night mode is available on the following iPhone models and cameras:

* iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPhone 13 Pro, and iPhone 13 Pro Max: Ultra Wide (0.5x) camera, Wide (1x) camera, Telephoto (3x) camera, and front camera

* iPhone 14 models, iPhone 13 models, and iPhone 12 models: Ultra Wide (0.5x) camera, Wide (1x) camera, and front camera

* iPhone 11 models: Wide (1x) camera

This information is outlined in this helpful article: Take Night mode photos with your iPhone camera - Apple Support

Kind regards.