Since the iPhone 18 Pro (Max) and iPhone Duo, you can use the continuous focus function in the Camera app. This smart technology automatically adjusts to the subject, so that it always remains in focus. Thanks to the on-device AI and the powerful processor, the device automatically focuses on what is important, even if the subject temporarily disappears from view and returns later.
This offers significant advantages, especially in practice. With videos, moving subjects and fast actions, you need to make fewer adjustments because the iPhone itself holds focus and picks it up again when the subject reappears.
Subject remains in view
The smart continuous focus is intended for moments when your subject does not remain still. Think of a child walking through the room, a pet moving or someone briefly disappearing behind an object during a recording. In such situations, the iPhone actively maintains focus, without you having to adjust anything every time.
That makes the camera a lot more predictable in use. Especially with spontaneous photos or videos, it is nice that the iPhone thinks along and tries to keep the most important part of the image sharp.
Not just for video
This function is perhaps the most interesting for video. Images look calmer if the focus is not constantly lost, and that immediately gives a more professional impression. You have to correct less during filming, so you can pay more attention to the subject itself.
This also provides advantages for photography. If a subject disappears from view for a moment and then returns, or you move, the iPhone will automatically try to find the correct focus again. This reduces the chance that you will take a blurry photo at the wrong time.
How to use smart continuous focus
- Open the Camera app and point the iPhone at a subject
- Tap the subject in the camera view
- A yellow frame appears around the subject
- Now double-tap this frame to lock the smart continuous focus
You can then take photos while the camera app continues to track your subject. This is also the case when you start a video. This way you can select a new subject or tap the cross to stop continuous focusing.
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