The iPhone camera has long been capable of taking excellent photos in both automatic and manual modes. The latter is suitable for enthusiasts who want maximum control over the shooting process. Using the settings, you can customize the camera’s parameters. However, after exiting the app, all these settings are reset to their default values. In this article, we’ll explain how to teach the iPhone or iPad camera to remember your last set of user settings and revert to them the next time you open the app.
It’s easy to notice that the iPhone’s stock Camera app always defaults to the factory default mode for Photos. For example, if you record a video, the camera immediately restarts in Photo mode after exiting the app instead of saving the last used Video mode.
Similarly, taking photos using one of the built-in filters can be difficult, as the filter value will be set to “None” after exiting the Camera.
This app behavior can be annoying for photographers accustomed to a particular shooting mode. Fortunately, there’s nothing stopping you from setting your iPhone to save your last shooting settings. This way, they won’t reset every time you exit the Camera app.
How to save camera settings on iPhone?
1. Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
2. Scroll down the list, find and go to the ” Camera ” section.
3. Select the ” Save settings ” option there .
4. In this section, you can activate the switches for all those settings that you want to save when you exit, rather than reverting to the default settings every time you launch the Camera again.
The following options are available here. You can read about their exact functions in the function description in the Settings app.
- ” Camera mode ” (saves the last used mode: Photo, Video, Panorama, etc.)
- ” Creativity ” (filter, lighting parameter or depth of field settings are saved).
- ” Depth Control ” (the set depth of field settings are saved)
- ” Auto Macro ” (keeps the Auto Macro setting instead of automatically switching to the ultra-wide camera for macro photography).
- ” Exposure Correction ” (saving exposure settings).
- ” Night Mode ” (keeps the Night Mode settings rather than resetting them to “Auto”).
- ” Portrait Scale ” (keeps the Portrait mode scale rather than resetting to the default lens).
- ” Action Mode ” (saves the settings of this mode, instead of disabling them when exiting).
- ” ProRAW and Resolution Control ” (preserves Apple ProRAW mode settings instead of disabling them on exit).
- ” Apple ProRes ” (preserves Apple ProRes mode settings instead of disabling them on exit).
- ” Live Photo ” (saving Live Photo mode settings).
- ” Spatial video “.
The above settings are available on the iPhone 15 Pro Max. If you have an older iPhone model, the settings list will be shorter and lack some options. For example, the iPhone 11 will definitely not have the Apple Pro Res toggle. And the 6th-generation iPad Pro will have three options: Camera Mode, Depth Control, and Live Photo.
