How to Master the Camera App on iPhone 13 Pro & iPhone 13 Pro Max!

The iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max is the most capable iPhone to date. Here is how you can get the most from the native camera app including shortcut buttons, macro mode, Cinematic mode, RAW photos, & much more.

Chapters ➡
0:00 Intro
0:25 Volume Button Controls
1:17 Zooming in and out
2:15 Sponsor Time: Anker 511 Charger Nano Pro
4:01 Control Bar
5:22 Photographic Styles
6:40 Various Modes
6:57 Portrait Mode
7:40 Night Mode
8:22 Macro Mode
8:46 RAW Photos
9:42 Video

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[Vexstriker]

2 years later,
I've learned so much from this video for my iPhone 13 Pro Max,
Still using and rocking in 2024 and so forth.

[iSpike]

Brilliant, I’ve just updated my XS Max to the 13 Pro Max 1TB and waiting for it to arrive in two weeks from now. Tic Tic Tic.

[arcticbabe]

I’ve had the iPhone 6s since it came out and held on to it until just two months ago because it takes AMAZING pics! I was so impressed with it. Now I have the 13pro and I’m in awe. I’m one that just sees something, snaps a pic and most of the time it’s a pretty awesome result. I’m always looking to improve and I did buy a tripod hoping to enhance some skills. Thanks for the lessons! 📷

[davidmas]

In settings you can lock your camera. To not allow the change between the automatic.
Also you can enable the auto fps from 30 o 30-60 to 24 to improve light in your videos.

[MurraySevern_of_Australia]

Good info. Just looked around and noticed in the record video settings that there’s an option down the bottom for ‘Lock camera’ that when turned off will allow you to change lenses when zooming. Depending on how close the subject, the change of lenses is very noticeable and may be a bit off-putting…

[MiksteR_RdY]

As somone who gets an iPhone in over a decade (I had the 3Gs, 4, and 4S, then bailed, because Jobs died and the iPhone 5 already looked dumb as hell with no upgrades), I very much appreciate you showing this. Also the iPhone 13 Pro Max is finally an iPhone worth getting. An actually good battery(optimization), 6gb of ram finally, 120 Hz pro motion (as someone who's had 90/120/144 Hz in a phone I refuse to go back to 60, also am a 240hz PC gamer, I love me my fps), an even better camera, and many great iOS 15 features that Android has had for ages, and so on.

I'm beyond excited to finally be enjoying the Apple eco system/infrastructure again. When iCloud released bacm then, my God. That was amazing. And the whole iPad, iPhone, Apple TV infrastructure? That was mindblowing back in the day.

[bae]

I just got iPhone 13 pro max and I must say I’m amazed!! Regardless what others said in the comments, my selfies look way better. All my flaws are gone and also the background looks way nicer. 😍 Thank you for the tips.

[Rokia]

I have a question. How to I stop my phone from editing the picture? Before I snap the pic the quality is different from after

[Nindo_-]

Thank you so much sir, ever since I got the 13 pro max it was kinda glitchy and not quite focused, but now it’s great thank you very much.

[FredDavisNonduality]

Super! I've had trouble with zooming. Why read directions or watch a video to see how it's done, right! My precious ego knows that it SHOULD know how to do all of this. I get nowhere. In the first minute or two of the video, there's the stupidly EASY solution! Now I'm watching the rest. Now my ego thinks it's superior for FINALLY getting the help I should have availed myself of three years ago.
THANK YOU!

[jonastoftdalkonarski]

I just got a iPhone 13 Pro, and was kinda dissapointed by the camera. That was until I saw this video. Now I'm very impressed, thank you!

[JassmineD]

Thanks this video helped me a lot I’m a photographer student and I needed my camera on a particular setting you helped me figure that out

[Galgomite]

I’ve been finding that my pro 13’s images look very “processed” (oversharpened/ upscaled) compared to my iPhone X. This does not look realistic or flattering on humans. So far I have found no options, including RAW, that impact this. Any thoughts on the topic?

[DrewBricks]

me before clicking the video: i hope this helps so i can take good pics of my lego sets

me 2 seconds into the video: oh hell yeah

[jtjtjt]

Thankkkk you I learned more in the first 15 seconds of watching your video than in all the other YouTube videos I've watched thabj you for getting straight into it, subscribed!!

[digitalbreakthroughs]

Excellent! I had no idea I could also blur background of videos! Great instruction with no distracting music. Thank you!

[JackieHagge]

All awesome info that I didn’t know but how do I set my iPhone 13 Pro Max so all I have to do is pick it up click the volume to get photos of a person that must have candid photos taken due to being “pose” challenged

[itbewhatitbemyg]

my 128 gb arrives in 2-3 days can’t wait man

[Lynn-zwdr]

I left the 12 Pro Max for Pixel 6 Pro last year. Great Camera but buggy phone since May my 6 Pro. So I'm waiting for the 14 Pro Max now to drop, I think with its 48mp Camera this year, it'll be a great improvement. Can't wait now, cheers for this! 😊🇬🇧👌🏻

[benwhitney]

Such an awesome video even for using the iPhone 14 Pro Max