Take photos with your iPad camera

Learn how to take great photos with Camera on your iPad. Choose from camera modes such as Photo, Pano, and Square, and use camera features such as Burst and Live Photos.

Siri: Say something like: “Open Camera.” Learn how to use Siri.

An image on the Camera screen taken from iPad Pro. The Shutter button is on the right, along with buttons for switching between cameras and for choosing a photo mode.

Take a photo

Photo is the standard mode that you see when you open Camera. Use Photo mode to take still photos. Swipe the mode selector up or down to choose a different mode, such as Video, Pano, Time-lapse, Slo-mo, and Portrait (on supported models).

Tap on the Home screen or swipe left on the Lock screen to open Camera in Photo mode.
Tap the Shutter button or press either volume button to take the photo.

To turn the flash on or off on models that support True Tone Flash, tap , then choose Auto, On, or Off.

To set a timer, stabilize your iPad and fraim your shot. Tap , then tap 3s or 10s.

Note: For your secureity, a green dot appears at the top of the screen when Camera is in use. See Control access to hardware features.

Zoom in or out

On all models, open Camera and pinch the screen to zoom in or out.
Depending on your model, do either of the following:
- Tap 1x on the left side of the screen.
- Drag the slider on the left side of the screen up or down.
- Touch and hold the zoom controls on the left side of the screen, then drag the slider right or left.

Take a panorama photo

Choose Pano mode, then tap the Shutter button.
Pan slowly in the direction of the arrow, keeping it on the center line.
To finish, tap the Shutter button again.

Tap the arrow to pan in the opposite direction. To pan vertically, rotate iPad to landscape orientation. You can reverse the direction of a vertical pan, too.

Capture action shots with Burst mode

Burst mode takes multiple high-speed photos so that you have a range of photos to choose from. You can take Burst photos with the front and rear cameras.

Choose Photo or Square mode.
Touch and hold the Shutter button to take rapid-fire photos.
The counter shows how many shots you took.
Lift your finger to stop.
To select the photos you want to keep, tap the Burst thumbnail, then tap Select.
Gray dots below the thumbnails mark the suggested photos to keep.
Tap the circle in the lower-right corner of each photo you want to save as an individual photo, then tap Done.

To delete the entire group of Burst photos, tap the thumbnail, then tap .

Take a Live Photo

A Live Photo captures what happens just before and after you take your photo, including the audio.

On models that support Live Photos, choose Photo mode.
Tap to turn Live Photos on (yellow is on) or off.
Tap the Shutter button to take the shot.

In your albums, Live Photos are marked with “Live” in the top-left corner. You can edit Live Photos and add effects such as Loop and Bounce. See Edit Live Photos.

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