Mac OS X Mountain Lion Camera and Photos
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Mac OS X Mountain Lion
Camera and Photos
Camera
The Camera app is your resource for taking photos with your mobile device, as well as HD videos that have high-quality picture and sound. It's designed to work closely with the Photos app, which lets you view, organize, and edit the media you've captured.
If you have one of the newer models, you can even take advantage of your device's front and back camera to photograph what's in front of you, or take a self portrait instead. The interface is similar across devices, so you should be able to learn your way around the app fairly quickly.
Click the arrows to view Camera on each device.
Camera is not available for the Mac. However, you can still take photos with your computer (front-facing only) using an app called Photo Booth. We'll take a closer look at Photo Booth on the last page of this lesson.
Have More Than One Apple Device?
Your device's camera is more of a utility than an app, so syncing doesn't really apply here. You can sync your photos and videos, however, using a feature called Photo Stream.
Getting to Know Camera
As you already know, the Camera app is different on each device—but there are many similarities when it comes to basic tools and features. Use the interactive below to learn how to perform several common tasks in the iPhoneversion.
Insider Tips
Once you know your way around the app, consider these tips for getting the most out of Camera.
Quick Access to Camera
On the iPhone and iPod Touch, you can access Camera even more quickly using the icon on your lock screen. Just drag the icon up, and the app will open instantly—there's no need to unlock your device first.
Quick access to CameraZooming In and Out
To zoom in or out in the Camera app, use the pinch gesture. This option is great for taking close-up photos when you can't get close enough to your subject (for example, in a crowd, at a public event, or when photographing wildlife).
Zoomed in
Zoomed out
You may want to use this feature sparingly if image quality is important to you. Because Apple devices don't have an actual zoom lens, the picture will start to appear grainy as you zoom in more and more.
Taking Screenshots
To take a screenshot on an Apple mobile device, all you have to do is press the Home button and the Sleep/Wakebutton at the same time. This will take a photo of what's on your screen—just like all the images you've seen throughout this tutorial.
