Auto focus jumps in video

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Auto focus jumps in video

When recording a video of karaoke in low light with people’s heads bobbing in audience, filming from the back of the room and apparently it wasn’t too low of lighting because the auto focus was going crazy with boxes popping up on screen and I tried to double tap the subject and triple tapping… it would lock on subject for 3-10 seconds and go back to closer subject!!! the video is all screwed up out of focus!!! It looks like Apple has outdone it again. Can’t even find anything in the evolving complex plethora of settings to turn it off!!!??? HELP!!! (For next time)

iPhone 7 Plus

Posted on Aug 31, 2023 9:30 AM

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ASTRO24

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Sep 1, 2023 8:45 AM in response to pinnerhead

Hi pinnerhead,

Thanks for posting in Apple Support Communities.

You can lock the focus to a specific subject.

Before you take a photo, the iPhone camera automatically sets the focus and exposure, and face detection balances the exposure across many faces. If you want to manually adjust the focus and exposure, do the following:

1. Open Camera.

2. Tap the screen to show the automatic focus area and exposure setting.

3. Tap where you want to move the focus area.

4. Next to the focus area, drag up or down to adjust the exposure.

5. To lock your manual focus and exposure settings for upcoming shots, touch and hold the focus area until you see AE/AF Lock; tap the screen to unlock settings.

On iPhone 11 and later, you can precisely set and lock the exposure for upcoming shots. Tap , tap , then move the slider to adjust the exposure. The exposure locks until the next time you open Camera. To save the exposure control so it’s not reset when you open Camera, go to Settings > Camera > Preserve Settings, then turn on Exposure Adjustment.

Use iPhone camera tools to set up your shot - Apple Support

Regards.

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