How to turn off Macro mode on iPhone Pro - ZDNet

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Apple's iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max person awesome camera setups that are incredibly amusive to use. The cinematic video mode, with its dynamic focus-panning, is capable to marque you consciousness similar a originative pro.

In summation to the fancy video mode, Apple besides added the enactment to instrumentality Macro photos -- that is, close-up shots of objects -- starting with the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max; it's a diagnostic that was carried guardant to the iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max.

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iPhone models that tin instrumentality macro photos person the diagnostic enabled by default. That means erstwhile you unfastened the camera app and commencement to framework your photo, the telephone automatically recognizes it's getting adjacent to an point and volition power to Macro mode without you doing a thing. It's a bully diagnostic to have, but it tin beryllium jarring and it mightiness not ever beryllium what you privation oregon however you privation to instrumentality the photo. 

Apple yet added a fastener (starting with iOS 15.1) that tin alteration oregon disable Macro mode connected demand, straight successful the Camera app. 

How to crook connected the Macro Control button

Before you find the caller setting, marque definite you've installed iOS 15.1 (or a newer version). You tin bash that by opening the Settings app and going to General > Software Update

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Make definite your bundle is up to day by going to settings, past general, and click connected the "software update" option. 

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After updating your iPhone (if needed), you request to crook connected the Macro Control button by going to Settings > Camera and scrolling to the precise bottommost of the page. Slide the power adjacent to Macro Control to the On position. 

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Turn disconnected Auto Macro to halt your camera from jumping each astir erstwhile trying to instrumentality a photo. 

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How to instrumentality a Macro photograph with the caller Macro Control button 

Now that your iPhone's camera volition nary longer automatically observe and power lenses to instrumentality a Macro photo, however bash you instrumentality 1 connected purpose? Glad you asked. 

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Open the camera app, marque definite it's successful Photo mode, and framework the changeable arsenic you usually would. In the viewfinder you'll spot a caller macro fastener (it looks similar a flower). When the fastener is yellow, Macro mode is turned connected and available. When it's not yellow, you're taking regular photos. 

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FAQ

What tin you expect from the results of a macro photo?

Macro shots let you to seizure subjects arsenic adjacent arsenic 2 centimeters away. Still macro photos, with capable lighting, tin seizure finer details similar the whiskers of your furry person to the droplets connected a angiosperm petal. 

For a small inspiration, cheque retired the finalists from Apple's Macro Shot connected iPhone Challenge.

Do the iPhone 13/iPhone 14 and iPhone 14/13 Pro person the aforesaid cameras?

While some the iPhone 13/14 and 13 Pro/14 Pro connection multi-camera setups, the quality successful the cameras lies successful their rear lenses. The iPhone 13 has a dual camera strategy -- including an ultra-wide and wide lens. 

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If you're looking to sprout from further distant oregon seizure much candid moments, the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro person an further telephoto lens and, of course, the capableness to sprout macro photography.

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