Master your iPhone Camera - EPIC Tutorial & Full Guide

[@SiHorrocks]

►►GET MORE AS A MEMBER: www.patreon.com/SilentEye 📕Smartphone Video: Beginner to Advanced 📕Exploring the Film Look 📕Color Grading 📕Guide to Smartphone Gimbals 🎙Filmmaking Podcast 💬 Exclusive Chat on Discord 🕵🏽 Behind the Scenes Secrets 🎥 Movie: My Indie Filmmaking Documentary 🎥 Movies: all 5 Episodes of Silent Eye 00:00 Intro 00:40 iPhone Camera App 02:26 How to Delete or Restore Media 03:21 iPhone Cameras Explained 07:57 Stable Grip Technique 08:23 Camera App Basics 11:52 Dynamic Tone Mapping 13:32 How to Use the Exposure Slider 14:30 How to Rotate Media 15:22 How to Set Resolution & Frame Rate 16:21 How to Use Rule of 3rds Grid 17:08 Photo Mode Controls 18:22 Why is my Video Overexposed? 20:09 Best Camera Settings 25:27 Recording Slow Motion 28:24 How to Record Time-Lapse & Hyperlapse 31:24 Extra Shutter Button Features 33:25 Cinematic Mode 34:50 How to Shoot a Dolly Zoom Shot 35:21 Advantages of a 3rd Party Camera App 36:55 How to Get Smoother Looking Video 38:01 How to Use Photo Modes 39:54 How to Export Full Quality Videos & Photos

[@cleongionetactor]

I’m shooting a Concept Torch for a studio… using a iPhone 13 pro max + other attachments. I wanna take advantage of “cinematic mode with HDR”. Would this be a good idea? I start filming Tuesday. I did think about the 4K @ 24fps? But as you know.. this is not possible in cinematic mode. Any thoughts 💭 would be appreciated. Thanks. 👍🏻

[@Dar0.]

Hi. Which Movie making app do you recommend?. Filmic Pro or something else ?

[@boutthere3374]

I've had my 13Pmax since it came out and you really surprised me with how much I didn't know about my phone.Well done.

[@Karan-hs4by]

This is a great video. When it started off with explaining which is the camera app & where it is in the phone. I thought to myself if continuing will be worth it. But it really took off from the absolute basics to covering all the features really comprehensively & I had so much to note down & learn eventually. Thanks a ton.

[@RibeyeconAdventures]

thank you for making this video. Out of all the iphone tutorials out there, I find yours to be the best and most thorough.

[@SiHorrocks]

Glad it was helpful!

[@mariellesmith4526]

This is so awesome. Big help to someone like me who is a beginner.

[@The_Doc_Rocks]

Just discovered your channel, Simon, and already watched some of your videos, and made a couple of comments (and questions). Your presentation is superb - clear, precise, fluid, and covers everything no matter how small a detail it might be. You make no assumptions about what the viewer may or may not already know. Outstandingly good and useful videos. I've been into photography for decades, and video for a little less, but am just really getting into using my iPhone as well as my DSLR and action cameras. I have an iPhone 14 Pro Max on preorder, with 1TB of storage (hey, if you're going to spend that amount, may as well go the whole hog!!) ;) I'm so impressed with your channel - only discovered it last night - I've just signed up as a Patreon. So thank you for such excellent resources - looking forward to learning loads!!

[@SiHorrocks]

hi Pete, thank you and welcome!

[@alisonsturgess8601]

I found the video I just watched so helpful. I’ve had iPhones for many years, now on 14 pro max, I’ve really only used point and press. Although got some amazing photos want to learn how to improve. It’s going to be a new hobby and I’ll certainly be tuning in for more guidance. Thank you so much

[@cmooreHD]

Just got a iPhone 14 Pro.. over the holiday break.. and I wasn’t really like the camera/settings as much as i did on my older but with his video.. i feel confident again! Thank you!

[@elsuizocasual]

Amazing tutorial. Many paid stuff is far less complete. I have discovered a bunch of functions I didn't know about on my iphone 14. Many thanks for that!

[@SiHorrocks]

You're very welcome!

[@OuterEastLLC]

Great tip on how to hold the camera for more steady shots. Will use on my next project. Thanks for sharing.

[@johne1599]

Thank you for this outstanding, very thorough iPhone Camera Tutorial, Simon!!

[@carl.canter]

Excellent video that covers the basics while also touching on some of the more advanced. 👋Every iPhone user, new and old, can learn something here! Only suggestion perhaps would be to cover "Preserve Settings", "Scene Detection" and "Lens Correction" in a future video. 🤞

[@eateat08]

Very helpful!!!

[@TheFalanBlake]

Love it just finished film school

[@Albertoabrian]

Looking forward for iPhone 15 for my photography content Fantastic sir 🫡

[@auntieowlproductions]

This is super helpful.

[@donaldviner4825]

I think I'll have to watch this a few times. Great information. Thank you!

[@Mimosa3163]

Another great video Simon. You are the master of mobile video making and these videos have continued to improve over the last couple of years I've been following.

[@SiHorrocks]

Thanks Mike! 😁

[@livelifewithkaykay5050]

Thank you God bless you for this video and you also have a great speaking & teaching etiquette

[@RonaldBrown59]

Great tutorial on how to use your iPhone and get better video. Thanks for sharing.

[@chrish5794]

Excellent informative video, well done !!

[@NAMJEON_16]

I literally have my very 1st ip14 pro max so this will help me a lot

[@john8john]

Helpful, Complete, and Detailed. 🤞

[@RhythmsoftheWorld-1]

Awesome Simon! Do you your KZbin channel with the iPhone? What the best Lens for the iPhone?

[@jamiegreen180]

Great Video! I actually paused to take pics while watching to get the hang of it and feel like I finally understand my iPhone camera after having them for so long! Definitely EPIC! Thanks a million!🌹

[@SiHorrocks]

Great to hear 😊

[@themermaidhunter]

I thought I knew my iPhone 13 Pro Max. I didn't. Wonderfully educated in a calm, constructive manner. I'm a fan.

[@kaelsan3586]

Very detailed explanation mate.. bought 14PM and decided to learn how to use the camera to its max potential, your video helps a lot thanks 👍👍👍

[@SiHorrocks]

Great to hear! I just released a new video on the 14 Pro M too kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5TSZZ54j82mppo

[@kaelsan3586]

@@SiHorrocks thanks.. subscribed already 😁👍👍

[@dream.lifestyle]

Keep up the great work Simon

[@zw2237]

A+

[@pradeepmanojgoonetillake3345]

Excellent info . Thank you

[@MommaKnowsBestest]

This is so helpful for me.

[@MommaKnowsBestest]

Need to learn how to better use of technology

[@lauraoncescu8514]

Thank you for all info🙏

[@marcelpavlik7976]

As a formerly user of xs , it is lots of changes and new features for me

[@WillNewcomb]

Thank you. I’ve loved seeing shots of Ally Pally and Wood Green (where I lived for decades - now in China!) As expected such a clear and helpful video. I’ll be sending my sister a link since she’s an even more of a beginner than me. Blessings.

[@Millionaire-Paul]

Helpful video - thank you for this :)

[@iampeteranton]

Excellent instructional video. Do you shoot everything with an iPhone on KZbin? I have a 14 Pro iPhone.

[@SiHorrocks]

I shoot everything with smartphones, mainly iPhone and Samsung

[@mikeblakemore5132]

Several years ago I used to take amazing sunset portraits by locking the exposure on the sunset and then using the iphone's flash to fill and light my subject. Now with the latest IOS releases, when I try the same thing and use the flash, as soon as the flash goes off, it unlocks the exposure and everything is washed out. I live on a lake and miss taking these sunset shots. Any ideas on how to make this work again with an iPhone 13 pro max? I'm happy to send my past shots so you can see what I'm talking about. Thanks for any help you can give.

[@physiotherapyinsider6468]

This is amazing! I really learned a lot! 👍👍👍

[@Dunia_fotografi]

Great content😍👏👏

[@suvo225]

Need more such videos. Thank you sir.

[@alfreddaniels3817]

Fantastic, thank you very much.

[@SiHorrocks]

Glad you liked it!

[@stevengoossen6019]

What a thorough review, thank you. The time to videoed it and the time to edit it, wow. Thanks for giving me the time for this review.

[@MartaNowak-mf6vq]

amazing feachers

[@pepstaarrs]

Thank you very much for sharing this very useful video!!! :)

[@pawelczerniakiewicz]

Love the video. Thank You so much!!!

[@SrikumarRengaraj]

As usual.. Your video is awesome

[@tammorrison2343]

Brilliant tutorial. Thank you.

[@lynchy3562]

Hi Simon. Just wondered what your opinions on the S22 ultra are? If you've had experience, would you still choose the 13 Pro Max for photography & videography?

[@egoiisticprince7977]

For photography s22 but video is good on iphone

[@ive595]

Great video thank you

[@curtispazarjr4985]

Great review!!😮😅😊

[@Yogi_guitar]

Thank you for this amazing tutorial! One question, though: Are HDR and Dolby the same thing?

[@SiHorrocks]

HDR encompasses things like HDR10+ and Dolby Vision

[@wescleyoliveira9455]

I subscribed already.

[@photographybydaniellee]

So helpful! Thanks for sharing.

[@haxman777]

Please make a video on the new Black Magic Camera app for iphone. its a free app but have all the manual camera features.

[@LovingAtlanta]

👍🤩🙏💝I truly appreciate you and your videos.💝

[@stevenm6453]

Apple should offer some in person classes in a conference room at the store to teach people how to use all the features on the camera

[@TheZahidalishah]

Thanks, Nice tutorial 👍

[@MobileFilmmaking]

This was a good watch because as you know I'm new to the iPhone world. I think I want to shoot something with the standard camera app. 🤔

[@SiHorrocks]

native is good in brighter conditions for better dynamic range, I think

[@curtispazarjr4985]

Great video!!!😮😅😊

[@SiHorrocks]

Glad you liked it!!

[@Outex]

Great content Simon. I think you’d enjoy for your phone (or camera). Optical glass lens (not plastic/acrylic), universal compatibility with brands, models, and control over buttons and touchscreens in any environment. Let me know if you have questions. Keep up the great work.. 📸💪

[@jeromelegaspi1984]

5:44 that’s wil daso hahaha

[@Rod-N-Reel]

Hello there & watching from Canada! I have a question regarding my video recording using a 4K 24fps while i am in this video setting i find my slow mo shot having a whining noise while editing. What would be the slow mo setting using the video setting mentioned. Thank you!

[@comptetravail6216]

Merciiiiiiii❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@beachbum2490]

Thank u for this video. If u don’t have a newer model iPhone, r u just out of luck in taking good photos? I have an iPhone 11.and I have to take a lot of pics of clothing, for online selling. Good, detailed pics, with accurate color, are a big part of what sells items. All I have inside, where I have to take pics, is the ceiling light. I can’t seem to ever get the phone adjusted right, where the color of the item is accurate. The color is always off & my white background looks yellow & dull. Ugh, so frustrating… I can’t afford a newer iPhone with a better camera or an expensive lighting set up. Is it most likely due to having a camera on an older iPhone, the lack of my inside lighting, or an operator error, who don’t take good pics😏The color or correct shade of the item color, never comes out right. Any advice appreciated. Thanks so much!

[@AidanGU]

I don't think the 11 has that bad of a camera, it's pretty decent. Are you sure you don't have a weird setting on or True Tone or night mode is on? Those settings make the screen yellow.

[@masquerade7740]

You are a perfectly tester

[@llb365]

Great video as always Simon!!! Quick question. When you use Filmic Pro for outdoor recording, do you run into over heating issues? If so, any solutions that you use to mitigate? Thanks again for your content, it has been really helpful in my mobile filming journey!!!!

[@SiHorrocks]

My phones overheat when you push them too hard and it's hot (regardless of indoor or outdoor). Phones like other computers overheat. I had to put my Samsung in the fridge recently when we had the heatwave. Turn off other apps, turn down settings, bring an ice pack. Don't use Log

[@llb365]

@@SiHorrocks Thanks for the response Simon!!! It’s interesting that you said “Don’t use log” because I have been using it. It seems like the hit to performance is not worth the benefit using log. I’ll start weighing this myself going forward. Thanks again!!!

[@MiMetaverso]

Hu Simon, always providing good content, may I ask you a question? If you don't record on 25fps how do you avoid the flickering from the artificial lights? Thanks and keep going! 👍

[@SiHorrocks]

one option is to use Filmic Pro and switch to 50hz, then play with the shutter speed. Otherwise I will just try to avoid filming those lights. As well, some modern lights do not have the 50hz frequency, so you can't avoid the flicker anyway, even in 25fps

[@Wombats-1]

Does anyone remember the first iPhone only took pictures, and the max storage was 8 gigs? Crazy how far we’ve come in such a short period of time

[@anchoragedj]

They sold both the 4 and 8GB models in 2007 (iPhone #1;)) That’s not enough for the operating system now (4GB model). And yes, I agree with you about how far they have come in 15 years. Enough so that we have tens of thousands of KZbin videos going through and comparing with the best systems on the market - cameras that use glass that can cost a 1/4 million bucks or more (for a set of primes 24, 35, 50, 85, and 135mm @ T 1.2) and bodies that are of similar price. The fact that we can barely see the differences, certainly without a trained eye or ear (for the other 1/2 of the film, audio;)). As a B/C-Roll/CrashCam the iPhone is brilliant. Even for macro shooting… where each can be done with the Alexa/Zeiss combo, but not as easily (underwater shot preparation), efficiently or in many cases, effectively. And I’m an iPhone guy, there’s a little competition out there with the S23 & Pixel 7, etc. I think it’s a disservice to continue calling/referring to it as a phone or even smartphone lol. It’s pocket computer that’s incessantly connected to the entire world 24/7/365 with phenomenal performance, insane battery life and speed, and it’s your ‘everything’, literally. From your calendar and contacts, banking, taxes, documents, photos and videos, ‘camera’ and calculator, flashlight and internet browser, eReader and music/movie/magazine or book library - your games, references and/or hobbies. The smartphone is most folks’ holy of holies and should be treated as such, IMO. So much of our lives now live in our… phone? I think it’s high time we come up with a new name for our ‘smartphones’. What it is? Dunno - but I grew up with party lines and actually ‘dialing a number’. Tethered by the worst possible cords possibly invented in history… then, we had to dial seven digits and if you dialed 0, an operator would be able to help you. The phone/cellular radios are just a few of the dozen or more radios in your phone nowadays! From Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to NFC and Apple’s proprietary technology like Airplay, AirDrop, NFC and the different frequency bands for the 3 or 7 different (lol) cellular options. From Edge/3G to LTE to 5G and it’s crop of faster and fastest ways to drain your monthly data limits. Then all the telephony with video options via third party apps or proprietary services like FaceTime. That’s just the comms. These things are almost magical and impossible to have dreamt we’d ever see such a device much less nearly ubiquitously, own them. I’m with ya

[@LiveVicariouslyThroughMe]

3GS 🤣🤣🤣

[@joelarnol5134]

Bonjour Simon, merci pour cette excellente vidéo , j’ai a appris pas mal de choses 👍 . Heureusement qu’il y a la traduction sur KZbin. Ne parlant pas l’Anglais ce qui fait que je ne peux acheter les IBooks et m’inscrire au club. Ce que je regrette Hello Simon, thank you for this excellent video, I learned a lot of things 👍 . Luckily there is the translation on KZbin. Not speaking English which means that I cannot buy the iBooks and join the club. what i regret

[@abdus_shukur]

Hi…. I normally record using HDR…. Is this the best?

[@shavkatibragimov1732]

Thank you i am an experienced user BUT ae/af lock !!! FUCK i had no idea that was possible man !!!!!! THANK YOU SOOOOOOO MUCH

[@livingtx]

I'm a a complete loss as to how to capture great audio of a marching band in a football stadium. Here are challenges that I have faced: 1. Someone talking very loudly behind me in the recording deck and crowd noise. Right now, I use my iPhone 12 Pro with a Movo shotgun mic. I'm looking to get a better mic, and I'm wondering about how to reduce crowd noise from the stands and on the recording deck (behind the mic). Do you have any suggestions?

[@SiHorrocks]

to record the best sound get as close to the source as possible. If you can't get close, the use a professional shotgun mic (my Sennheiser cost £700). Some shotgun mics are designed to capture sound from distance. If you have one of those tiny shotguns, they're pretty useless

[@SuburbanGardening]

@@SiHorrocks the struggle is that the band directors want to see the marching from the press box. Any idea what I search for for long range mic? I should mention that hearing the band isn’t the big issue. It’s hearing the crowd between the camera and the field and loud people in the recording area behind the camera. I’ll definitely check out some long range mics.

[@SiHorrocks]

@@SuburbanGardening I have a Sennheiser 416. Another option is a wireless mic system. But why not record the audio separately? Get a small Zoom field recorder and place it near the band. Just leave it running and sync it with your video in post

[@SuburbanGardening]

@@SiHorrocks I’m afraid that having a mic close to the marching band will pick up more for the instruments closest to it making the marching band sound off balance

[@Rudel23]

Great video. A curiosity: at 36:08 (Unsane: behind the scenes) the (nice) actress is Claire Foy?

[@TheCryptic]

Good phone camera vs 4k 24 mp action camera? Which will be better ?

[@matinmonfared7897]

The 14 pro main lens is no longer a 26mm it is 24mm , which distorts the perspective a bit more. I prefer 26mm much better

[@snithereens]

In-depth video, excellent delivery! One question about gimbals and extension rods: if I unscrew one leg off of my K&F stand, the connection to my OM4 is just the mounting screw and I am afraid, that the connection will nbreak loose on the gimbals side. Do you know a way to provide a broader connection to the gimbal? Was this comprehendible at all? :-)

[@Grungedude007]

My 14 pro max captured and auto inhances the photo automatically and it always ruins the photo please help😭😭😭

[@BCE-111]

Hey Simon. :) Hope all's well. Just saw this quickly. I'll be back later to watch all of it. You, of course, create some of the very best mobile phone camera content around. I started following you when you only had a handful of subscribers and wondered why you didn't have more. Glad things finally kicked in. I'm sure there will be many more. I chuckled when I saw the opening frames as I have the exact mini tripod too. :-) Enjoy your day.

[@SiHorrocks]

Thanks for hanging around! 😁

[@BCE-111]

@@SiHorrocks Sure man. How wouldn't I stick around? You provide the greatest content. I saw that from the start. You should have 100's of thousands of followers and more. Growing though. We greatly appreciate all you do to create this wonderful content. 👍💯

[@randagiorosso]

could you recommend me manual filmmaking app except filmic pro for my Iphone SE3, please? i hate subscription purchase option :/

[@vaidasmiskunas2331]

What is that editing programe you show?

[@cryzzzone8905]

Hello, I wanted to ask if I would like to edit the vacation videos all together without any editing, just so that they are in one video, what is the best way to export them so that they are in the quality of the original video (recorded in hdr from the iPhone)? I tried using final cut for the compressor to set apple devices hevc10 bit dolby vision, but it seems to me that the result will lose some of the quality of the original video and other formats I tried had, for example, far more GB than the original video, thanks for the answer

[@GetWisdomTV]

Now, iPhone is for security and support.Adroid is for technological freedom.

[@KeithDaviesMusic]

Hi Simon, I am interested in your thoughts regarding the subscription element that Filmic Pro have introduced? What do you think this means going forward for Filmic Pro and are there any alternatives out there which are as good as Filmic Pro? Someone pointed me towards the Beastcam App but as far as I'm aware there is no Log mode on that app? Any info regarding your thoughts will be greatly appreciated.. Cheers, Keith.

[@tuxxedo6584]

I would like to learn how to take picture as beautiful like everyone. Can you guide me please? I am really suck at it. 😭

[@jonnabangles9474]

at this year iphone 14 @0:42 your still talking about camera app/photo app..???

[@TheWavys]

WOW i never knew about the “Keep Originals” setting. . I had a feeling it was compressing my image before airdrop. Do you know if airdropping using Filmic Pro’s built in share option does any compression?

[@SiHorrocks]

as far as I can tell, only if you get the "preparing" message. But you can easily test it - check the size of the file on your iphone, send it and check the size on your computer. If it's the same size, it's not compressing it

[@WillNewcomb]

I've recently started using Filmic Pro on my iPhone 12pm and want to improve the audio. Elsewhere several KZbinrs have recommended wireless Lavalier mikes so I bought one. (No named products given, but I note that they all look identical so I guess they're made by one firm and rebadged many times). I have to say I'm mightily disappointed, and carrying out my own tests, the iPhones built-in mikes do a FAR better job and seem to be free of distortion, but they are distance dependent. I'm not a big video person so I'm not wanting to spend big money, but do you have any recommendations? (I tried your link in the show notes for Lavalier mikes for an iPhone but the link didn't work). Blessings.

[@SiHorrocks]

hi Will. Thanks for letting me know about the broken link. I've fixed it: geni.us/lQZf It is still a budget mic so you won't get amazing quality. But it doesn't have the hum interference you get with the budget wireless

[@jasonhillone]

whats the small tripod at the start of the video thx jas

[@BCE-111]

Hi :) It's called the Sunpak - PocketPod Smartphone Tabletop Holder - Black/Blue. Available at Best Buy for $12.99.

[@jasonhillone]

@@BCE-111 okay thx

[@jasonhillone]

arh cant find a uk seller

[@BCE-111]

@@jasonhillone Yeah I looked on eBay's UK site and couldn't find it. If I see one available there I'll let you know.

[@jasonhillone]

@@BCE-111 ok ta

[@asmaasmazubair4484]

Photos outomatically enhanced..what is the …solution plss❤️…so sad

[@dorasmith7875]

How exactly do you disable dynamic tone mapping? First you tell us it's impossible on an iphone, then you show us on an iphone what it looks like when dynamic tone mapping is completely disabled, which suggests both that it can be disabled, and that sometimes one wants to disable it. But you don't tell us how to disable it. Never mind. It goes by pretty quickly, so one can easily miss the fact that that was on a Samsung.

[@SiHorrocks]

you cannot disable dynamic tone mapping, but with some 3rd party apps you can reduce the effect

[@vaidasmiskunas2331]

is zebras in iphone 14 pro?

[@tadhana1878]

Is that @Wil Dasovich?

[@GamingPIPI]

This is a boomer guide 😜

[@SiHorrocks]

lol you might be surprised to learn 54% of the viewers of this guide are under 34 years old

[@rubal9838]

Please, I want the camera of my dream. Please, it is true for me

[@zacharyantle7940]

15 years ago… there are people born in the late 2000s who are now teenagers. That’s just not right man 😂

[@goodgremlinmedia2757]

That’s not a 14pro. It’s a 12 pro. Wtf lol

[@kelvincacho]

beautiful wife 😊

[@vanomaden]

That was not very professional to simply rename you iPhone 13 video to iPhone 14, was it?

[@lwh7301]

Life is too short to be fussing with all this. You will end up feeling like you're not getting the best you can. It's like being an audiophile who is never satisfy and end up criticizing the gear ra†her than enjoying the music. If you want great looking pictures, take pictures of great looking objects. Sorry...the person in this video is not what I am talking about!

[@jaipandey5700]

Cheap copy of dr strange 😂