{"id":1605,"date":"2016-07-11T14:00:45","date_gmt":"2016-07-11T18:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/?p=1605"},"modified":"2016-08-03T21:53:47","modified_gmt":"2016-08-04T01:53:47","slug":"change-camera-modes-easily-on-an-ios-device","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/change-camera-modes-easily-on-an-ios-device\/","title":{"rendered":"Change Camera Modes Easily on an iOS Device"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Camera app on the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch can take three kinds of video and three types of photos, and the interface suggests that you switch between them by tapping or swiping on the labels below the viewfinder. Unfortunately, those labels are small and can be difficult to swipe accurately. If you\u2019ve found it frustrating to move between modes, try swiping left or right on the entire viewfinder, which has the same effect as swiping on the labels but with a much larger swipe area. And, if your Camera app occasionally takes an unexpected type of photo, an errant swipe could explain it.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-721 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tcn.tidbits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Swipe-on-viewfinder.png\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/tcn.tidbits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Swipe-on-viewfinder.png 750x, https:\/\/tcn.tidbits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Swipe-on-viewfinder-150x150.png 150x, https:\/\/tcn.tidbits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Swipe-on-viewfinder-300x300.png 300x\" alt=\"Swipe-on-viewfinder\" width=\"234\" height=\"234\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 234px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 234\/234;\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Camera app on the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch can take three kinds of video and three types of photos, and the interface suggests that you switch between them by tapping or swiping on the labels below the viewfinder. Unfortunately, those labels are small and can be difficult to swipe accurately. If you\u2019ve found [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1606,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[39,48,54,52],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-ios","category-ipad-blog","category-iphone"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/iPhone-camera-1080x675.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6YLEm-pT","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":26441,"url":"http:\/\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/make-the-most-of-the-iphones-panorama-mode\/","url_meta":{"origin":1605,"position":0},"title":"Make the Most of the iPhone\u2019s Panorama Mode","author":"computeradv","date":"April 7, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Panoramas are great for capturing mountainous vistas and sunsets at sea, but did you know that you can use the iPhone\u2019s panorama mode right-to-left and for taking vertical panoramas as well?","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Blog&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Blog","link":"http:\/\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/category\/blog\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Panorama Tips for iPhone","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/panorama-tips-photo-1080x675.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/panorama-tips-photo-1080x675.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/panorama-tips-photo-1080x675.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/panorama-tips-photo-1080x675.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/panorama-tips-photo-1080x675.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":27209,"url":"http:\/\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/why-ios-11-is-the-most-important-version-yet-for-ipad-users-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":1605,"position":1},"title":"Why iOS 11 Is the Most Important Version Yet for iPad Users","author":"computeradv","date":"October 12, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Apple has long argued that you can use the iPad for productivity but hasn\u2019t backed that claim up with the necessary features in iOS. 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