Hello guys! I just want to know if there is any solution to make HDR stay on permanent in the iOS camera?
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Keep HDR ON in camera iOS11
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Nope, there is no setting there for Always on HDR. Wish there was. It’s a right royal PITA having to keep enabling it.
i set mine to on in the camera itself, force close, and the setting sticked fine.. did it 4 times
This setting should do it...if I’m not mistaken.
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Aahhh you’re on an iPhone 8? I’m on a 7 and don’t have Auto HDR option.
Still ridiculous there isn’t a simple always on option.
For iphone six on the latest ios at time of post, what I’m using,
- set hdr to automatic
- set flash to off
- set hdr to on
The flash is what actually designates things.
Flash : HDR
On Off
Off On
Auto Auto
Credit: https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/131871/how-can-i-set-the-camera-to-default-to-hdr-on
It will turn back to auto or off after a device restart FYI. Don’t think there’s a way to preserve the HDR setting.Will give it a try
It will stick for a bit. Apple tries to default it off because its generally more harmful to image quality in the vast majority of photos.
Since photos that benefit from HDR (no movement in the shot) isn't typically hyper time sensitive they likely figure you can turn it on manually for those shots.
The auto settings algorithms are actually pretty good although even then I'm usually deleting the HDR shot vs the original.
They go a step further and default saving the original image on too.
Since photos that benefit from HDR (no movement in the shot) isn't typically hyper time sensitive they likely figure you can turn it on manually for those shots.
The auto settings algorithms are actually pretty good although even then I'm usually deleting the HDR shot vs the original.
They go a step further and default saving the original image on too.
I agree, HDR is usually worse. However, sometimes it's better. And the algorithm isn't perfect. One time I decided to leave it on auto, and plenty of my photos had blown-out highlights. So now I always shoot with HDR on. And it's extremely frustrating to have to tap the little HDR icon before I take a shot.
Instead of going for the simplest solution - preserving last-used camera settings - Apple has made the decision to complicate the situation by creating a preference pane for preserving specific settings, but inexplicably this preference pane only contains some camera settings - not all.
This isn't an omission - Apple know what they're doing. I just can't understand what benefit any user gets from not being able to keep HDR on. You can always delete a HDR photo if it's no good, but you can never retroactively apply HDR to a non-HDR photo. So if your goal is to always get the best possible photo, HDR + Keep Normal Photo is a no-brainer.
iPhone 7? Maybe it depends on which device you have. I've had a 5 and 6s and neither of them will keep HDR on.
My guess is so people don’t always use it leaving a poor reputation for camera quality for reasons that aren’t obvious. For example if you always used the flash people looking at the photos would know why they are bad, not so much with HDR. And/or losing a once in a lifetime photo because it was left on.
With HDR on uses should be very limited (no motion, not brightening things you don’t want like underside of a car from a low angle, minimal vivid colors, etc) and premeditated.
[doublepost=1540309968][/doublepost]After I put the phone to sleep for a few seconds it reverts back to hdr off.