Two camera settings worth turning on
Turn on the grid that straightens a picture, and take the photograph with a button you can press without jogging the phone.
There are two switches, tucked away in Settings, that quietly improve every photograph you take from then on. Neither of them changes anything you have already taken.
Key points
- Turn on the grid, and use it to keep a horizon straight
- Use the volume button as the shutter, so the phone does not jog
- Say why poking the glass costs you sharpness
What to remember
- Camera settings do not live in the Camera. They live in Settings, under Camera.
- Squeeze a real button rather than poking the glass. It is the cheapest sharpness there is.
Try this
Turn the grid on in your own camera and take one photograph of something with a straight line in it — a windowsill, a horizon, a picture frame. Lining it up with the grid takes a second and it is the difference between a snap and a photograph.
Practice: Two camera settings worth turning on. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.