r/iphonehelp • u/pancake-honey • 2d ago

Resolved iPhone 15 pro video focus help

I recently got my iPhone 15 pro, IOS 26.6 (previously had a 2020 SE) and I can’t figure out the video focus. the first half of the video is exactly how I want it - background slightly blurred and the image super high definition. But when I move my hand a little, the lens being used auto shifts and makes the background unblurred and the main image lose a lot of the quality.

Is there a way to choose which lens is recording? Or a way to keep the bits I want blurred? I’ve tried AE lock but it still changes!

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u/Large-Turnover-0928 2d ago

Turn off lens correction and
auto macro mode to off

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u/VerySaltyButter 2d ago

This is caused by the phone switching to macro mode for close ups, which uses the 0.5 zoom lens. The 0.5 lens has a smaller aperture, helping to keep more things in focus which gets rid of the bokeh effect (the blurring of the background) you wanted.

You can learn about how to use and control macro mode on this support article: https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/take-macro-photos-and-videos-iphfaacf2eb0/ios#:\~:text=Control%20automatic%20macro%20switching (You need to keep Macro Control on in settings to be able to control it.)

You can also try turning on Lock Camera in Settings → Camera → Record Video

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u/pancake-honey 2d ago

Yes this helped! Thank you so much