How Do I Stop My iPhone Camera From Flipping?

If you’ve tried to take a photo of a relatively nearby object with your iPhone 13 Pro series phone, you may have noticed a subtle switch or flip of the image you see onscreen before taking the photo. That flip is the iPhone automatically switching from standard to macro photo mode. Macro mode is a feature that takes better photos of objects very close to the iPhone camera. The iPhone detects how close the thing is and automatically switches to macro mode to take the best possible shot. However, you may prefer to have control over the macro mode.

How Do I Turn off Macro Mode on My iPhone?

Want to stop your iPhone from automatically switching to macro mode when an object is near your iPhone? It’s as easy as changing a setting. Just follow these steps:

Is There a Macro Setting on iPhone Camera?

You won’t find a macro setting or button labeled “macro” in the pre-installed iPhone Camera app. The only way to control whether the macro mode is automatically applied is to use the steps in the last section. But if there’s no macro button, does that mean that turning off the Auto Macro setting stops you from taking macro photos on the iPhone? Nope! There’s a manual way to do it.

How Do I Enable Macro Mode on My iPhone?

If you’ve disabled the Auto Macro feature of the iPhone Camera app but still want to get the high-quality, up-close detail offered by macro mode, follow these steps: