Apple introduced a new Macro Mode in the camera app with the iPhone 13 Pro. It uses an ultra-wide-angle camera to focus on close objects. While Macro Mode captures some nice perspective, it can be annoying. You see, iPhone automatically switches to macro mode whenever you take a close-up shot.
The iPhone’s macro mode is designed in such a way that it automatically switches to it as soon as you bring an object close to the camera. But in many cases, you may not want it to convert because of the ultra-wide camera as it degrades the image quality. If you’re also annoyed by the constant on/off of the lens, read on to learn how to prevent the iPhone camera from automatically going into macro mode.
Why does iPhone automatically go into Macro mode
Every camera has a minimum focus distance. This is the minimum distance from the camera at which the camera can lock focus on a subject. With the iPhone 13 Pro and even more with the iPhone 14 Pro, the sensor size has become larger due to the camera bezel. Simply put, the minimum focusing distance is higher than on older iPhones with smaller sensors.
Therefore, if you bring the subject too close to the camera, the subject will be blurred. To avoid this, the iPhone switched to the ultra-wide camera because the minimum focusing distance on that lens is much smaller. However, the image clicked by this camera is blurry and lacks detail. This is more emphasized in low-light situations.
So you may not want your iPhone camera to automatically switch to the macro lens in many cases. You can simply move away from your subject and get a sharp shot from the main lens.
iPhone compatible with Macro mode
Not all iPhone versions have macro capabilities. Here are all the iPhone devices that support macro mode:
- iPhone 14 Pro/iPhone 14 Pro Max
- iPhone 13 Pro/iPhone 13 Pro Max
Your iPhone also needs to be running iOS 15.1 or later to disable auto-enable macro mode.
How to prevent iPhone from switching to macro camera
Apple has provided an option called Macro Control in the iPhone’s Camera app settings. We will use this toggle in conjunction with the keep settings option to disable automatic macros on iPhone. Here’s how to do it.
Step 1: Open the Settings app on your iPhone (because it’s 2023 and Apple still hasn’t given you a camera setting in the camera app). Navigate to the Camera section.
Step 2: Scroll down to the bottom and turn on the switch for Macro Control.
Step 3: Next, scroll back up and select the Preserve Settings option.
Step 4: Turn on the switch next to Macro Control. Now whichever option you selected for Macro toggle will be applied every time you open the camera app.
Step 5: Open the Camera app on your iPhone.
Step 6: Bring the subject closer to the camera. Your iPhone will automatically enter macro mode. However, you will see a yellow button in the lower left corner of the app. Touch it and macro mode will be disabled.
You can now click images of close-up subjects without worrying about the iPhone camera switching to the macro lens. Even if you exit the Camera app and reopen it, the settings will be preserved.
Congratulations, you have finally disabled automatic macro mode on your iPhone by following six steps that are actually only two.
How to switch to the macro lens manually
When you want to click on the macro picture manually, you can tap the macro button to switch to the mode and then tap it again once done to turn it off.
This way, Macro mode will only be enabled when you want it to.
Click Sharper Photo
Macro mode is certainly useful in some cases. However, it comes at the cost of reduced image quality. So, before you click on a close-up subject, make sure that you prevent your iPhone from automatically switching to the macro camera to get a sharp and clear output.
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