The Enthusiast's Guide to iPhone Photography

11. CAPTURE ACTION WITH BURST MODE

SOMETIMES WHEN TRYING to get a photograph of fast moving subjects such as a dancer, an athlete, or your dog running crazy circles in the living room, it can be tricky to get the timing just right to capture the shot you want. To help you with such scenarios, the iPhone has a cool feature called Burst mode.

Activating Burst mode is as simple as pressing and holding the shutter button. You’ll see a number counter quickly flash on the screen telling you how many shots you’ve taken, and if you have the sound turned on, you’ll hear a fast “camera shutter” sound (Figure 11.1). If you keep your finger pressed down for ...