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Five camera settings that change everything
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About this lesson
Most blurry, dull phone photos are not the phone's fault. Five settings fix most of them.
The five settings
- Clean the lens. Phones live in pockets and bags, and a greasy lens makes everything look hazy
- Turn on the grid. It helps you keep lines straight and place your subject well
- Tap to focus, then hold to lock focus and exposure so the phone stops guessing
- Slide exposure down slightly. A little darker is easy to fix, blown-out white is gone for good
- For video, choose 1080p or 4K at 30 frames per second, and use the main lens, not digital zoom
Tip: Walk closer instead of zooming. Digital zoom just crops and throws away detail.