New function to switch 'macro mode' with one tap in the camera app of iPhone 13 Pro / Pro Max



It turned out that the camera app of 'iOS 15.2 beta 2' released for engineers from November 9, 2021

has added a button that can switch macro mode on / off with a single tap. .. This greatly improves the problem of automatically switching to macro mode when you do not intend to take macro shots.

iOS 15.2 Beta 2 Adds Macro Mode Toggle in Camera App on iPhone 13 Pro --MacRumors
https://www.macrumors.com/2021/11/12/ios-15-2-adds-macro-camera-toggle/

iPhone 13 Pro gets Macro mode toggle in Camera app with iOS 15.2 beta 2 --9to5Mac
https://9to5mac.com/2021/11/12/iphone-gets-macro-mode-toggle-in-camera-app/

The iPhone 13 Pro series is equipped with a macro camera that is high enough to be used by ophthalmologists for medical examinations. However, by default, it automatically switches to macro mode when you get close to the subject, so there was a problem that macro mode suddenly started even though you did not intend to take macro shots.

The macro shooting performance of the 'iPhone 13 Pro Max' has reached the level used by ophthalmologists for medical examinations --GIGAZINE



Meanwhile, I discovered that the YouTube channel 'zollotech', which got iOS 15.2 beta 2 pre-released for engineers, has a button to switch the macro mode in the camera application.

You can see what the newly added button in the camera app of iOS 15.2 beta 2 looks like by playing the scene 5 minutes 49 seconds after the start of the following movie.

iOS 15.2 Beta 2 is Out! --What's New? --YouTube


Aaron Zollo of zollotech has an iPhone 13 Pro Max with iOS 15.2 beta 2 installed.



Launch the camera app.



When I brought the camera closer to the subject, an icon was displayed in the lower right corner.



You can switch the macro mode by tapping the icon. To use this function, it is necessary to turn off 'Automatic macro shooting' of the camera application from 'Settings'.



Other features in iOS 15.2 beta 2 include 'Legacy Contact,' which allows trusted people to take over iPhone data after their death, and ' Communication Safety, ' which allows children to exchange messages safely. Is newly included.

Added the ability for bereaved families to access your iPhone data after death in iOS 15.2 Beta 2-GIGAZINE


by Thibaud Saintin

in Mobile,   Hardware,   Video, Posted by log1l_ks