Use the camera on your iPhone to take great pictures, conveniently.
Learn how to quickly access your iPhone's built-in camera, how to take a photo, and use it as a background image. You'll also learn how to take a selfie, delete a photo, and how to edit a photo and send it to a friend.
Before you start, make sure the iPhone is switched on, and fully charged. Your operating software should also be up to date.
While the iPhone shows the Lock screen, swipe left to open the Camera app.
When the Camera app is open, the iPhone is ready to take a photo or video.
This requires the iPhone to be unlocked. If the Camera app is open, swipe up to return to the Lock screen and then unlock using your passcode.
From the Home screen, open the Camera app. Remember, you can also access the camera via the Camera icon in the Control Centre. Open the Control Centre by swiping down from the top right of the screen.
Open the Photos app from the Home screen. The Photos app presents photos in different ways, but the All Photos view shows all photos in a grid with the newest photos at the bottom.
Open the Photos app and choose a photo to edit. Icons for editing controls appear when you tap a photo and make it full screen.
You can send a photo directly to a friend using the Share menu, which appears when a photo is showing full screen in the Photos app. Tap the Share icon to open the Share menu.