Despite being automatic, iOS 15 gives the option to deactivate it for a certain time.
The different modes of the mobile camera is something that Apple has internalized for years. There are several that any user can use perfectly for day to day, although undoubtedly one of the most popular is the Night mode, an aid to take photos in low light situations, one of the biggest problems for a mobile camera. Despite being an automatic mode on the iPhone, it turns out that iOS 15 has the option to disable Night mode temporarily.
We are going to explain what this mode consists of and how you can deactivate it for a while, because there are situations in which it will be better for you not to have it.
How Night mode works in iOS 15
With that name, the objective it has is not much of a mystery. It is a mode that entered the Apple ecosystem somewhat late, since the Android manufacturers have been implementing this feature for generations in the cameras of their mobiles. It is true that Apple terminals have not needed much either, but since the iPhone 11 this mode has been included in the device’s camera.
Night mode uses a long exposure shot to capture as much light from the stage as possible, calculating the time needed to take a good night photo. This makes the entire image as bright as possible, thus preventing the photo from coming out totally dark or with a lot of noise. Of course, you have to be careful with this mode, since the mobile must be kept firm and totally stillOtherwise the image will be blurred and shaky.
Why you should remove it (sometimes) from your iPhone’s camera
It is true that it is an automatic mode that serves as an aid to improve the photos and that it enters the scene only when necessary, that is, in darkness. Believe it or not, not having it activated is ideal for certain shots or photo shoots. And we will explain why.
In some photography sessions, it is better to deactivate it so as not to have an overexposure of the image. For example, him urban panorama of a city or when you want a specific point of light, while keeping the rest of the image dark. If there are several photos, instead of deactivating it in each shot, the secret in iOS 15 makes it easy to temporarily disable it, to activate it just when you want.
How to turn off Automatic Night mode
Although it is activated and deactivated autonomously, the Night mode has a couple of options that you can configure to your liking. As it is used to calculate the necessary exposure time, it has a timer whose duration varies depending on the light you capture for the photo. That timer you can set yourself, which can vary between 1 second and 10 seconds.
To customize it, just press the Night mode button to view a thin bar at the bottom of the interface. You can move that bar to adjust the exposure time, although you should have knowledge or try several shots. And it is that depending on the situation, more seconds of duration does not guarantee a higher quality in the photo, since it can cause an overexposure and burn some colors.
Until the arrival of iOS 15, you could only configure that aspect. However, with this version you can disable Night mode temporarily. Eye, because before it could also be disabled, but individually in each photo you took. The difference with this update is that you can do it for a period of time.
To achieve this, you just have to touch a couple of settings on your iPhone’s camera. As you have already guessed, the only requirement is that the mobile has the version of iOS 15 installed:
- Before going to the camera, open the Settings app on your iPhone.
- Enter the section of “Camera“.
- Tap on the option “Keep settings“.
- Activate the button “Night mode“.
- When you activate it, the screen shows the text explaining its function: “the night mode setting is preserved instead of automatically changing it to the automatic setting.”
In this way, the Night mode remains deactivated until you activate it again to make it automatic again. You will have to follow the same route as before, with the difference of uncheck that green button. It is a minor change, but those most in photography are going to positively value this optional activation in iOS 15.
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