iOS 12

Use the camera settings on iPad

Learn how to use the focus, exposure, and other Camera settings on your iPad.

Adjust the focus and exposure

Before you take a photo, the iPad camera automatically sets the focus and exposure, and face detection balances the exposure across many faces. To manually adjust the focus and exposure follow these steps:

Tap the screen to reveal the automatic focus area and exposure setting.
Tap where you want to move the focus area.
Next to the focus area, drag up or down to adjust the exposure.
- To lock your manual focus and exposure settings for multiple shots, touch and hold the focus area until it pulses.
- Tap the screen to unlock—the camera’s automatic settings and face detection turns back on.

Align your shots

To display a grid on the camera screen that can help you straighten your shots, go to Settings > Camera, then turn on Grid.

Preserve camera settings

You can preserve the last camera mode you used so it’s not reset when you next open Camera.

Go to Settings > Camera > Preserve Settings
On supported models, you can also preserve Live Photos settings.

Adjust shutter-sound volume

Adjust the volume of the shutter sound using Ringer and Alerts settings.

Go to Settings > Sounds, then slide the Ringer and Alerts slider. Or, mute the sound using the volume down button or the Ring/Silent switch, if your iPad has one. (In some regions muting is disabled.)

Read a QR code

The camera automatically detects and highlights a QR code when it’s in the picture frame.

Open Camera, then point the screen at the QR code until the frame around the QR code is highlighted.
Tap the notification that appears on the screen to go to the relevant website or app.

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iPad User Guide