If you thought that to control your remote iPhone camera you needed a Apple Watch, you were wrong. Apple has been offering very powerful functions within iOS that, however, many users do not know. In this article we explain how you can take photos without touching the iPhone, Only with your voice.
Along these lines, one of the most useful functions, especially to take group photos, is the possibility of shooting the camera Without touching the device and without buying any accessory.
How to take photos without touching the iPhone
The Apple Watch includes an app called Camera control (Remote Camera) that allows you to control the iPhone camera from the wrist. It is comfortable, accurate and perfect to make selfies without using your hands or photos more elaborate with the mobile in a tripod. Just open the app on the clock, frame the image from the iPhone and press the shot button on the Watch screen. By default, the photo is taken three seconds later, to give you time to place you.
Besides, you can change between the front and rear cameraactivate or deactivate the flash and choose whether you want to fuito or not. It is a function that demonstrates how well the iPhone and Apple Watch are understood, but It is not exclusive of those who have the clock.
The interesting thing comes when you discover that you can do practically the same only with your voice. Thanks to the voice control function From iOS, the iPhone can recognize commands such as “upload the volume” to shoot a photo, since the volume buttons also serve as a shutter in the camera app. It is a very little known trick that, once you try it, you can completely change your way of taking photos.
To activate it, you just have to go to Settings> Accessibility> Voice Control and activate the switch. You will see a blue icon at the top of the screen indicating that voice control is active. Then, open the camera app, place the iPhone in the tripod or wherever you prefer, frame the image well and, when you are ready, say: “Upload the volume.” The iPhone will interpret it as an order to press the volume button and take the photo immediately. When you finish, you can return to the adjustments to deactivate voice control and avoid accidental activations.
In fact, with the application of shortcuts you can create an automation so that when you say “take a photo” the phone simulates the pulsation of the assigne button (it must be to upload volume) and take the photo.
These types of functions show to what extent Apple has thought about the photographic experience of its users. Not everyone carries a Apple Watch, but practically we can access advanced remote firing functions without spending a euro. And while Apple Watch offers more control and comfort, tricks with voice or Siri are equally effective and surprisingly precise.
So the next time you go on an excursion, organize a family meal or simply want to take a more creative photo without being stuck to the iPhone, you know what to do.
