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-as of [5 AUGUST 2025]-
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-WORKS FOR BOTH [iPHONES / iPADS]-
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*iPAD* —>
“iPAD CLOSE ALL APPS”
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“SHOW OBS CAMERA”
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-FIRST YOU HAVE TO PLUG [iPHONE / iPAD] INTO [MACBOOK]-
-[LIGHTNING JACK] / [USB-C JACK]-
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*TOP ROW* —>
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*5 TABS* —>
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-LIGHT-
(TAP THIS BUTTON TO ALTERNATE BETWEEN “LENS PREVIEW” + “BLACK SCREEN”)
Screen Brightness:
Allows you to blank out the devices screen.
Useful if you want to reduce the power usage,
or prevent extra lighting in your scene
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-GRID LINES-
(the frame is [9:16] by default)
(you can use this button to display [16:9] horizontal border lines)
(you can use this button to display a [3 X 3] grid)
(for “rule of 3rds”)
Alignment Grid:
Display the alignment grid to create a better composition
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-[FRONT/REAR] VIEW-
Camera:
Quickly switch between the front and back camera
Camera Controls
Let’s move to the bottom of the screen dedicated to the camera settings.
When you are using a Dual / Triple cameras, iOS will switch to the best available camera lens for the current configuration.
Zooming in and out will automatically switch lens to the best suited for the current settings.
That’s why when using Dual / Triple cameras some of the settings are not available.
Each camera has different manual capabilities, which is why some of the manual controls change depending on the selected lens
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-THE APP OPENS TO THE [CAMERA LENS] YOU WERE LAST USING-
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-IF YOU SWITCH TO “REAR CAMERA”, TAP THE “LENS BUTTON” IN [BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER] TO CHOOSE A [LENS]* —>
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*3 OPTIONS* —>
-FRONT CAMERA-
-REAR [ULTRA WIDE] CAMERA-
-REAR [WIDE ANGLE] CAMERA-
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-THERE IS NO “FOCUS ADJUSTMENT” BUTTON FOR THE “ULTRA WIDE” REAR CAMERA-
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-AUDIO-
(USE THIS BUTTON TO [INCLUDE/EXCLUDE] [iPAD AUDIO] INTO [MACBOOK OBS])
Microphone:
Toggle the microphone ON or OFF
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“FLASH”
(THE “FLASH OPTION” IS “GRAYED OUT” WHEN “UNAVAILABLE”)
(THE “iPAD 9” DOES NOT HAVE A “FLASH”)
(THE “iPHONE 14” HAS A “FLASH”)
(IF YOU TURN ON “FLASH” IN “AUTO MODE”, YOUR “ISO” WILL DECREASE)
(BECAUSE THE “FLASH” GIVES YOU MORE LIGHT TO WORK WITH)
(FOR SOME REASON, THE “FLASH LIGHTNING ICON” IS CROSSED OUT WHEN THE “FLASH” IS ON + DISPLAYED WHEN THE “FLASH” IS OFF)
Torch:
Toggle the torch.
Useful if you need extra lighting for your scene
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*TOP CENTER* —>
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“AUTO EXPOSURE CONTROL”
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Auto:
The current camera mode, either Automatic or Manual.
In automatic mode iOS will try to get the best picture for the current conditions.
Manual is the opposite, and applies when you are overriding the camera settings
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*BOTTOM ROW* —>
(6 VARIABLES)
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-ZOOM-
-EV-
(“exposure value”)
-ISO-
(a [standards organization])
(responsible for measuring camera’s “sensitivity” to light)
-S-
(“shutter speed”)
-FOCUS-
-WB-
(“white balance”)
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*ZOOM* —>
-[1x] – [128.9x]-
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*tap “zoom button”* —>
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*WHEN A VARIABLE IS IN “EDIT MODE”, IT TURNS “YELLOW”* —>
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*TAP [PLUS BUTTON] TO ZOOM IN [0.1x]* —>
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*TAP [MINUS BUTTON] TO ZOOM OUT [0.1x]* —>
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*TAP [PLUS BUTTON] TWICE TO ZOOM IN [0.2x]* —>
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-TAPPING THE [PLUS BUTTON] WILL NOT ZOOM IN ANY FURTHER-
-YOU CAN ONLY USE THE [PLUS/MINUS BUTTONS] TO ZOOM IN DISCRETE “AMOUNTS”-
(HOLDING DOWN THE [BUTTON] WILL NOT CONTINUOUSLY ZOOM IN/OUT)
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-SWIPE THE “ZOOM WHEEL” [RIGHT —> LEFT] TO “ZOOM IN”-
-SWIPE THE “ZOOM WHEEL” [LEFT —> RIGHT] TO “ZOOM OUT”-
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-YOU CAN ALSO MANUALLY ADJUST [ZOOM LEVEL]-
-[PINCH OUT] TO [ZOOM IN]-
-[PINCH IN] TO [ZOOM OUT]-
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*WHEN A VARIABLE IS SET AT ITS “DEFAULT VALUE”, A “CIRCLE” IS DISPLAYED TO THE LEFT OF ITS NAME* —>
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*WHEN YOU CHANGE ITS VALUE, THE “DEFAULT CIRCLE” IS REPLACED WITH THIS SYMBOL* —>
(AND ITS BACKGROUND TURNS “LIGHT GRAY”)
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*PRESS/HOLD A “VARIABLE BUTTON” TO RESET IT BACK TO ITS “DEFAULT VALUE”* —>
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*DEFAULT EV* —>
-[0.00]-
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*TAP “EV BUTTON” TO MANUALLY ADJUST “EXPOSURE VALUE”* —>
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*EV RANGE* —>
[-8] – [+8]
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-16 STOPS-
(FROM [1/8x BASELINE EXPOSURE VALUE] TO [8x BASELINE EXPOSURE VALUE]-
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-ADJUST IN INCREMENTS OF [0.01]-
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-SWIPE [LEFT —> RIGHT] TO DECREASE [EV]-
(UNTIL IT IS “COMPLETELY DARK”)
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-SWIPE [RIGHT —> LEFT] TO INCREASE [EV]-
(UNTIL IT IS “COMPLETELY BRIGHT”)
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-TAP [MINUS/PLUS BUTTONS] TO ADJUST [EV] IN INCREMENTS OF [0.2]-
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-[PRESS/DRAG] UP TO INCREASE [EV]-
-[PRESS/DRAG] DOWN TO DECREASE [EV]-
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-AN [EV METER] APPEARS ON THE [RIGHT CENTER] OF YOUR [SCREEN]* —>
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-AS SOON AS YOU ADJUST [EV], YOUR “CAMERA MODE” CHANGES FROM “AUTO” TO “MANUAL”-
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-[PRESS/HOLD] THE [EV BUTTON] TO RESET [EV] TO [0] + RETURN TO “AUTO MODE”-
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Exposure Value (EV) is a way to combine shutter speed and aperture into a single value.
If you are wondering what exposure value to use for your scene we recommend the chart on wikipedia
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-ISO-
“UNIT-LESS”
-MEASURES THE CAMERA’S SENSITIVITY TO “LIGHT”-
-IN “AUTO MODE”, THE “ISO VALUE” CONSTANTLY ADJUSTS AS YOU MOVE LENS OR THE FRAME CHANGES-
-HIGHER “ISO” WILL IMPROVE “NIGHT VISION”-
(BUT WILL ALSO INCREASE “NOISE”)
-INTEGER SCALE-
-[20] – [1920]-
-TAP THE [MINUS/PLUS BUTTONS] TO ADJUST [ISO] IN INCREMENTS OF [10]-
As you increase your ISO number, your photos will grow progressively brighter
ISO can help you capture images in darker environments
Going to high in the ISO might create an image with noise
That’s why it is recommended to use the shutter speed first to brighten your photo
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*8 OPTIONS* —>
-1 SECOND-
-[1/2] SECOND-
-[1/4] SECOND-
-[1/8] SECOND-
-[1/15] SECOND-
-[1/30] SECOND-
(default)
-[1/50] SECOND-
-[1/100] SECOND-
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-A SHORTER [TIME DURATION] EQUATES TO A HIGHER [SHUTTER SPEED]-
-A HIGHER [SHUTTER SPEED] MEANS LESS [LIGHT]-
-BUT IT CAN ALSO CAPTURE [FAST-MOVING SUBJECTS] WITH MINIMAL “BLUR”-
S stands for Shutter Speed.
In photography, shutter speed is the length of time when the film or digital sensor inside the camera is exposed to light.
The amount of light that reaches the film or image sensor is proportional to the exposure time.
Shutter speed is responsible for 2 particular things:
changing the brightness of your photo
and creating dramatic effects by either freezing action or blurring motion
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-FOCUS-
-[0] – [1]-
-ADJUST IN INCREMENTS OF [0.01]-
-AT [0], THE NEAREST OBJECTS ARE IN FOCUS-
-AT [1], THE FARTHEST OBJECTS ARE IN FOCUS-
Changes the lens position to focus on a specific depth
You can enable focus peaking in the setting to get a visual preview of which areas of the image are sharpest
-YOU CANNOT ADJUST “FOCUS” FOR “ULTRA WIDE REAR CAMERA”-
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-WHITE BALANCE-
-[1839] – [8001]-
-INTEGER SCALE-
-KELVIN-
White Balance changes what the camera considers “white”.
In photography you adjust the which balance to make the image look more natural in difficult lighting situations.
A good way to get it right is to make sure an object which appears white in person is white in your photo.
A sheet of white A4 paper is a good test subject
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Button States
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Default:
This is the default state of the button when no modification has been applied and the value isn’t locked
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Selected:
When you select a parameter the button will turn yellow to indicate its selected
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Selected & Locked:
The parameter is selected and the value has been modified.
The value will not change in the future and will stay as set
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Unselected & Locked:
When the parameter is unselected and the value has been modified.
The value will not change in the future and will stay as set
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-AUTOFOCUS-
-when there is no crosshair iOS will automatically attempt to focus on what seems to be the point of interest in the scene-
(although it doesn’t show you where this point is on the screen)
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-tap anywhere on the screen to change the “focus point”-
-if you subsequently tap another point on the screen, it DOES NOT revert to “autofocus”-
-it just shifts the “focus point” to the spot where you executed the tap-
-to return to “autofocus”, [tap/hold] the “focus button” (in [bottom row]) until your “focus reticle” moves to center of your screen-
(it will disappear after a few seconds)
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*tapped reticle* —>
–when the default focus doesn’t give you the wanted result–
Tap the screen to indicate the specific area you want in focus
-you can [press/drag/release] the reticle to move to different parts of your frame-
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*[DOUBLE-TAP] THE [RETICLE] TO SEPARATE IT INTO “FOCUS RETICLE” + “EXPOSURE RETICLE”* —>
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-USE [FOCUS RETICLE] TO SET “FOCUS POINT”-
-USE [EXPOSURE RETICLE] TO SET “BASELINE EXPOSURE VALUE”-
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-TO UNITE THE [RETICLES] AT A SPECIFIC [POINT] ON [SCREEN], [DOUBLE-CLICK] THAT [POINT]-
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Focus with Exposure:
This is the crosshair allowing you to set a specific point in focus
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Exposure:
The exposure crosshair allows you to set the point of ideal exposure within your scene.
When you have a sharp difference of light within your scene you can set the reference point for the base exposure
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-LOCKED FOCUS-
-[long press] the [crosshair] to lock the [focus]-
-no matter what happens in the scene, the [focus] will be locked at this specific [value]-
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-TAP ANYWHERE ON SCREEN TO “UNLOCK FOCUS”-
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*bottom left corner* —>
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“tap for more” —>
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*tap [x button] to return to previous screen* —>
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*bottom right corner* —>
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*tap this button to save “current settings” for future use* —>
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*tap the [plus button]* —>
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-TAP “SAVE”-
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-TAP ANYWHERE TO RETURN TO “PREVIOUS SCREEN”-
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*WHEN YOU ARE WORKING FROM A “SAVED PROFILE”, THE “SAVE BUTTON” TURNS. YELLOW* —>
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*IT REVERTS TO “WHITE” WHEN THERE ARE “UNSAVED CHANGES”* —>
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*SETTINGS BUTTON*
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