As pointed out by multiple viral posts on Twitter this week, the Apple Watch
has a nifty feature that allows it to serve as a viewfinder and remote for
your iPhone's camera. Here are the full details on how this works, plus one
alternative if you're looking for a third-party solution.
Apple Watch Camera Remote
This feature has actually been available on the <https://amzn.to/398uJVe>
Apple Watch since the device's release in 2015, but it's garnered more
attention than ever over the last week. Here's how it works:
1. Open the Camera Remote application on your Apple Watch by pressing
the side button and finding it among your other applications
2. Ensure the Camera app also opens on your iPhone
3. Use your Apple Watch to a frame the picture/video, set a timer,
manage camera flash settings, and switch between the front and rear cameras
You can use your <https://9to5mac.com/guides/apple-watch/> Apple Watch to
view the iPhone camera image and take the photo. You can also use your Apple
Watch to set a shutter timer. To switch to video mode, simply swipe to the
video option in the Camera app on the iPhone. To function as a camera
remote, your Apple Watch needs to be within normal Bluetooth range of your
iPhone (about 33 feet or 10 meters), Apple says.
Over the last week on Twitter, this feature has gone viral as users have
showcased their ingenious methods for taking advantage of this feature. For
example, Twitter user Jeff Roy showed off how he puts his iPhone into a
mounting arm, then places the Apple Watch around the iPhone to use the
viewfinder functionality.
Another option
While the Apple Watch supports its own Camera Remote functionality, you can
also try out FiLMiC Pro's implementation of the feature. For those
unfamiliar, FiLMiC Pro is a popular third-party video camera app on the App
Store. It costs $14.99 and offers a variety of other features in addition to
support for using your Apple Watch as a video preview screen.
Also on Twitter this week, YouTuber Patrick Tomasso actually showed off how
he uses the iPhone SE as a viewfinder for his iPhone's camera with
<https://apps.apple.com/us/app/filmic-pro-video-camera/id436577167> the
FiLMiC Pro app and its support for remote start/stop and live video preview.
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