{"id":99934,"date":"2018-03-17T07:12:54","date_gmt":"2018-03-17T12:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=99934"},"modified":"2018-03-17T07:12:54","modified_gmt":"2018-03-17T12:12:54","slug":"using-a-cell-phone-camera-to-take-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2018\/03\/17\/using-a-cell-phone-camera-to-take-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Using a cell phone camera to take photos"},"content":{"rendered":"

Often I have encountered a situation or scene that I wanted to capture, but didn\u2019t have my camera.\u00a0Back in the old days, I can still hear my wife say: \u201cTake a picture with your mind.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0Now, I remember that I have my phone and can make a permanent memory without having to worry about it fading with time.<\/p>\n

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An illustration of the various buttons on an iPhone.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With those thoughts in mind, I will start a series of articles on using the cell phone\u2019s camera in other ways than taking selfies.\u00a0Unfortunately, I will be writing about using the iPhone 8, but a Google search will aid you in how to use other makes and models. We\u2019ll start with how to trip the phone\u2019s shutter.<\/p>\n

Once you have turned the phone on and opened the camera mode, you\u2019ll notice the Home button turns white. Press it briefly to snap your picture. If you linger, it will take multiple pictures in a burst.\u00a0\u00a0If you are recording action, this feature may be just what you want, but not for static scenes.<\/p>\n

Another method to trip the shutter is to hold the phone with the volume buttons on top. If you position them on the bottom, the picture will be saved upside down.\u00a0\u00a0Either button will trip the shutter, but I\u2019d suggest you use the Up button and place your thumb under the phone being careful it\u2019s not on the Sleep\/Wake button. Try to close this \u201cC\u201d to trip the shutter and thereby reduce the chances for camera shake.<\/p>\n

A third method is to plug your Apple headphones into the headphone jack or power connector on the bottom edge of the phone.\u00a0\u00a0Use the + or \u2013 volume button on the headphone wire to trigger the shutter.\u00a0\u00a0This will reduce camera shake and people may not even notice that you are snapping pictures.<\/p>\n

A fourth way to snap a picture is with a remote Bluetooth shutter release.\u00a0These units range in price from $3.54 to $29.99 and can have a range of 30 feet.\u00a0Put your phone on a tripod and be part of a large group or to show a lot of background.<\/p>\n

The final method is to purchase a ProCamera app at the App Store.\u00a0There are several variations starting at $5.99. One of its functions is to allow you to tap anywhere on the screen to snap the picture.<\/p>\n

Next week will be on how to capture whatever shows on the screen of your phone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Often I have encountered a situation or scene that I wanted to capture, but didn\u2019t have my camera.\u00a0Back in the old days, I can still hear my wife say: \u201cTake a picture with your mind.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0Now, I remember that I have my phone and can make a permanent memory without having to worry about it fading […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[92],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-99934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cameraclub"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-31 11:01:15","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=99934"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99934\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=99934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=99934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}