How to stop your iphone’s portrait mode from making multiple files

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The iPhone 7 Plus’ Portrait Mode is really awesome. In the right circumstances, it makes it possible to take portraits that look like they were shot using a DSLR and a wide aperture lens just using your iPhone.

But when you use Portrait Mode, your iPhone saves two photos, not one: a photo with the depth effect applied, and another without it. If you’re trying to be careful about storage space, or just don’t want to clog up your camera roll, this can be annoying.

Let’s look at how to change things so your iPhone only saves the photo with the depth effect applied.

Go to Settings > Photos & Camera and scroll down to Portrait Mode.

Flip the Keep Normal Photo toggle to off.

Now the only photo saved will be the one with the depth effect applied.

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With Portrait mode, the camera creates a depth-of-field effect, which lets you capture photos with a sharp focus on the subject and a blurred background.

Before you get started, make sure that you have the latest version of iOS, and that you have an iPhone that supports Portrait mode.

Take photos in Portrait mode

1. Open the Camera app and swipe to Portrait mode.
2. Follow the tips on your screen. When Portrait mode is ready, the name of the lighting effect, such as Natural Light, turns yellow.
3. Tap the Shutter button .

The Camera app lets you know when you’re too close, too far away, or if the area is too dark. You can also use True Tone flash, set a timer, and apply filters. After you take a photo, you can use the built-in editing features to do things like crop and auto-enhance.

Some iPhone models have multiple options for Portrait mode, like 1x or 2x. Just tap the 1x or 2x icon to switch between the options. With iPhone XR and iPhone SE (2nd generation), the rear-facing camera must detect a person’s face to take a Portrait mode photo.

Add Portrait Lighting

On iPhone X and later, and iPhone 8 Plus, you can use the Portrait Lighting feature to apply studio-quality lighting effects to your Portrait mode images. Choose from Studio Light to brighten facial features, Contour Light for more dramatic directional lighting, Stage Light to isolate your subject in the spotlight, Stage Mono for stage light in a classic black and white, or High-Key Light Mono for a grayscale subject on a white background.

You can take a Portrait mode photo with a real-time preview of the lighting effect on your screen. With your Camera app in Portrait mode, swipe between the different lighting effects that appear in the bottom part of the viewfinder. The Portrait mode photo that you take has the lighting effect applied.

To change the Portrait Lighting effect of a Portrait mode photo that you’ve already taken:

1. Open the Photos app, then select the Portrait mode photo that you want to change.
2. Tap Edit. Lighting effects appear in the bottom part of the photo.
3. Swipe the lighting effects to choose the one you want.
4. Tap Done.

High-Key Light Mono is available using the front-facing and rear-facing cameras on iPhone XS and later, and using the front-facing camera on iPhone XR. The rear-facing iPhone XR camera supports only Natural Light, Studio Light, and Contour Light.

Take a selfie in Portrait mode

With an iPhone X and later, you can take selfies in Portrait mode. Here’s how:

1. Open the Camera app.
2. Swipe to Portrait mode and tap the front-facing camera button .
3. Hold your iPhone in front of your face.
4. Snap your selfie with one of the volume buttons.

You can also use Portrait Lighting effects on photos that you take in selfie mode. You need an iPhone X or later to take a selfie in Portrait mode.

Adjust Depth Control and Portrait Lighting

After you take a photo in Portrait mode, you can adjust the level of background blur and the intensity of Portrait Lighting effects. Here’s how:

1. Tap a Portrait mode photo in your library.
2. Tap Edit, then tap the Depth Control button at the top of the screen to adjust Depth Control or Portrait Lighting button to adjust Portrait Lighting. A slider appears below the photo.
3. Drag the slider left or right to adjust the effect. A gray dot above the slider marks the original value for the photo.
4. Tap Done.

Remove the Portrait mode effect

1. Select the photo that you want to change.
2. Tap Edit.
3. Tap Portrait at the top of your screen.
4. Tap Done.

If you change your mind and want to re-add the Portrait mode effect, go back to Edit and tap Portrait again.

These iPhone models support Portrait mode: iPhone 13, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone SE (2nd generation), iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone X, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone 7 Plus.

Apple

The iPhone 7 Plus has the ability to take pictures with a new feature called the depth-of-field effect. The depth-of-field effect is possible because of the iPhone 7 Plus’ dual cameras.

Here’s the official description from Apple’s announcement page:

iOS 10.1 brings Portrait mode to iPhone 7 Plus customers starting today, adding a beautiful new photo feature to the world’s most popular camera.

This new feature in the Camera app creates stunning photos and shows off the power of the dual-camera system in iPhone 7 Plus. Easily access Portrait mode from the Camera app, in between Photo and Square modes.

Using both 12-megapixel cameras on iPhone 7 Plus and advanced machine learning, Portrait mode applies a depth-of-field effect to make your foreground subject sharp while creating a beautifully blurred background. This effect, also known as “bokeh” and previously only capable on DSLR cameras, turns the camera you carry around with you everyday into an even more powerful photography tool.

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Unfortunately, one of the side effects of this new feature is that iOS 10.1 creates two versions of your picture. One version uses the depth-of-field effect, while the other does not. Apple has set it up this way so that you can opt to keep either version, and it’s good that it’s the default setting for the users that want two copies of each of their photos.

How to disable Portrait mode’s “Keep Normal Photo”

Some folks might not want the normal version of the photo, however. No worries, it’s easy to change the Portrait mode setting to disable keeping a normal version of your photo.

Here’s how you can do it:

1. Open the Settings app.

2. Tap on Photos & Camera.

3. Scroll down to Portrait mode.

4. Toggle the “Keep Normal Photo” switch to the off position.

And that’s it, that’s all you need to do to avoid having your iPhone 7 Plus keep unwanted duplicates of your photos when you use Portrait mode.

If you change your mind later and want to keep normal versions of your photos, you can just toggle “Keep Normal Photo” back to the on position.

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Is your iPhone saving two almost identical images of the same picture you click? This is due to the default camera setting that saves both the HDR and non-HDR versions of a picture. In this quick guide, let me show you how to stop iPhone HDR from saving two pictures in the Photos app.

Why is my iPhone saving multiple copies of the same photo?

iPhone camera from iPhone 4 to the latest iPhone 12 can shoot in HDR. HDR stands for High Dynamic Range that combines multiple exposures giving you a great final picture. When you are in a tricky light situation (like the bright sky with clouds, trees, houses, people, etc.), the iPhone camera takes three pictures in a fraction of a second and stitches them to create one HDR image with balanced contrast levels.

Now, your iPhone saves both copies to ensure that you can compare HDR and non-HDR versions of an image. Rarely, it may also happen that you prefer the non-HDR image. In such cases, having both versions of the same image is helpful.

But for most people, HDR image is what they like, and preventing your iPhone from saving two copies (HDR and non-HDR) can help save significant space. In this brief guide, let me show you how to prevent iPhone HDR from saving multiple copies.

How to stop HDR from saving two images in the iPhone Photos app

1. Open iPhone Settings.
2. Scroll down, and tap Camera.
3. Toggle off Keep Normal Photo.
4. Now, your iPhone will only save the HDR version and skip the non-HDR version.

Note: The steps above apply only to iPhone X and earlier. On iPhone XR, XS, and later you will not see this option. You only see the option to toggle on Smart HDR, which saves one HDR picture by default. It does not save the non-HDR version.

This is how you can stop your iPhone from saving two almost similar pictures. I hope this quick guide was helpful. To learn how to click the best shots at night using your iPhone, check out our guide.

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When the iPhone’s Portrait mode debuted on the iPhone 7 Plus, it was the first smartphone to mimic the effect of taking a portrait with shallow depth of field, like you can with a professional SLR camera.

Now, many iPhone models let you take portraits with this feature. Your iPhone needs at least two camera lenses since it’s taking two separate photos (one of the subject and another of the background) and combining them using artificial intelligence.

Which iPhones can use Portrait mode

You can find Portrait mode in the Camera app on many iPhones. Here is the list of compatible devices right now:

• iPhone 7 Plus
• iPhone 8 Plus
• iPhone X, iPhone XR, iPhone XS, and iPhone XS Max
• iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max
• iPhone SE (2nd generation, 2020)

If you have an iPhone X or later, you can also use Portrait mode to take a selfie.

How to use Portrait mode on iPhone

1. Start the Camera app and then tap or swipe in the menu at the bottom of the screen to choose “Portrait.”

2. Wait until the lighting mode turns yellow to indicate it’s ready for you to take the shot. The default lighting mode is Natural Light, though you can swipe through the other options. No matter which one you choose, wait for it to turn yellow.

3. If you have an iPhone X or later, you can switch to the front camera to take a selfie.

4. Tap the circular Shutter button to take the picture.

If you don’t have enough light, or there isn’t enough contrast between the subject and background, the Camera app might display a message at the top of the screen with advice on how to change your composition.

How to adjust the depth of field in a Portrait photo

The magic ingredient in a Portrait mode photo is the ability to have an out-of-focus background with a razor-sharp subject. With an SLR camera, you’d get this effect by using an aperture with a small f-number, like f2 or f4. The iPhone lets you adjust the aperture after the fact.

1. Start the Photos app and find the Portrait mode photo you want to edit.

2. Tap “Edit” in the upper right corner of the screen.

3. At the top left of the screen you should see the f-number associated with the photo. Tap it.

4. At the bottom of the photo, you should see a slider with all the available f-numbers for the photo. Swipe to the left or right and watch how the background changes. Smaller f-numbers will make the background blurrier, while larger numbers make it sharper.

5. When you’re satisfied, tap “Done.” You can return to this screen and change the depth of field at any time.

How to turn off Portrait mode in a photo

It’s easy to remove the portrait effect from a photo. In fact, you can toggle it on and off at any time.

1. Start the Photos app and find the Portrait mode photo you want to edit.

2. Tap “Edit” in the upper right corner of the screen.

3. At the top of the screen you should see the label “Portrait.” To turn off Portrait mode, tap it, and it will turn into white text on a black background. To turn Portrait mode for this photo back on, tap again and it should turn yellow.

By default, many printers are set to print in Portrait mode. Changing the paper setting to Landscape mode can be done in one of the two ways mentioned below.

This page is for printing from a computer and not from a smartphone or tablet device. For these devices, see: How to print using a smartphone or tablet.

Changing the print layout in the printer settings on your computer doesn’t change how to insert paper in your printer. If you are unsure of how to load the paper, please consult the printer manufacturer’s manual.

Change mode in Page Setup

In programs like Microsoft Word, Excel, Internet Explorer, notepad, or other programs you can print from, the page orientation can be changed in the Page Setup section of the program.

Microsoft Office 2007 and later programs

In the Ribbon menu bar, click the Layout or Page Layout tab. In the Page Setup section, click the Orientation option and select Landscape.

Microsoft Office 2003 and earlier programs, Internet browsers

Open the Page Setup or Preferences option after clicking Print and change the page layout to Landscape. Once changed, you can view the print preview to confirm if Landscape mode is used.

Internet Explorer

Click File in the menu bar, and select Page Setup (if you do not see the menu bar, press the Alt key to make it visible). In the Page Setup window, click the Landscape option.

Other programs

Look in the program’s file menu or settings menu for a Page Setup option. If you do not see a Page Setup option in any of the program’s menus, access the program’s print option and look for the Page Setup or orientation option.

Change mode in printer settings

You can also change between Landscape and Portrait mode in the printer settings. Access the printer settings by following the steps below.

and then the Devices and Printers option.
1. Find your printer in the Devices and Printers window and right-click the icon with your mouse.
2. In the menu that appears, select Printing Preferences and find the option for Orientation in the preferences window.
3. Change the option to Landscape to set the printer to Landscape mode as a default.

If you change the mode through printer settings, the printer uses the mode you choose as the default mode. In other words, if you change the printer to Landscape mode, all programs default to print in Landscape mode instead of Portrait mode.

Printer will not print in Landscape mode

If your printer still prints in Portrait mode even after setting it to Landscape mode, there are multiple possible reasons for the issue. Below are some of the more common reasons.

Printer settings overriding program settings

If you set Landscape mode in a program, the printer settings in Device Manager may be overriding the orientation for printing. Try changing the printer’s orientation to Landscape mode through the Control Panel if you have not done so already.

Large image or table of data

The document or web page you are printing has large images or tables of data that would be cut off on the bottom if printed in Landscape mode. The document or web page may be configured to prevent an image or table of data from spanning across multiple pages, forcing it to Portrait mode.

If it’s a document, you can reduce the size of the image or table to fit on a page printed in Landscape mode.

If it’s a web page, reduce the size of the web page printout by adjusting the zoom or scale settings to fit in a Landscape mode page. The zoom or scale settings are often found in the Print settings window.

Corrupted printer drivers

If the printer driver is corrupted, it can cause the printer to ignore user-defined settings or print incorrectly. To fix a corrupt printer driver, uninstall and reinstall the printer. Also, we recommend checking the printer manufacturer’s website for an updated printer driver.

Corrupt operating system files

If there are corrupt system files on your computer, it could cause problems with the printer. The corrupt system files can result in wrong or invalid commands sent to the printer, resulting in the printer not printing in Landscape mode.

To fix the issue, you can try restoring your computer to a previous date when the printer was printing correctly. If restoring to a previous date does not work or is not possible, you may need to repair or reinstall the operating system.

Virus or malware infection

A virus or malware infection can cause problems with software or the operating system, causing incorrect commands to be sent to a printer. The printer may receive wrong commands or invalid commands, causing it to print in portrait mode instead of landscape mode.

To fix the issue, make sure your computer has an up-to-date antivirus and anti-malware program, and run a virus and malware scan to remove any infections.

Defective printer

It’s possible that the printer is defective and not printing correctly due to the defect. You can try to get the printer fixed, but the cost of repairing the defect may be higher than the cost of buying a new printer. We recommend buying a new printer instead of getting it fixed.

Portrait mode uses the phone’s dual cameras and Apple’s software to mimic the quality you would get from a DSLR camera, which keeps the subject of the photo in focus and slightly blurs out the background.

These days, other smartphone makers like Samsung and Google have their own version of portrait mode, and even Instagram has added a similar feature to its app.

But Apple was the first to popularize portrait mode, and now offers it on the iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X.

Here’s how portrait mode works, how you can use it, and why it’s only available on some iPhones and not others:

Portrait mode is only available on recent "Plus" models of its iPhones — iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X — for a simple reason: Apple's version of portrait mode requires dual cameras.

Soon after Apple introduced portrait mode in 2016, the feature started popping up on other flagship phones like Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8 (called Live Focus) and the Google Pixel (called Lens Blur).

In the case of the Pixel and Pixel 2 phones, which only have one lens, Google relies on software to achieve a portrait-mode quality. Apple’s iPhones require two lenses to make it happen — at least for now.

So if you buy the iPhone 8, for instance, it will not have the ability to take portrait mode photos.

Apple's portrait mode requires two lenses because each lens is different: One is a 12-megapixel wide-angle lens, while the other is a 12-megapixel telephoto lens.

When taking a portrait mode photo, the two lenses serve different purposes.

The telephoto lens is what actually captures the image. While it’s doing that, the wide-angle lens is busy capturing data about how far away the subject is, which it then uses to create a nine-layer depth map.

That depth map created by the wide-angle lens is crucial to the end result, because it helps Apple's image signal processor figure out what should be sharp and what should be blurred.

The image above demonstrates what a standard iPhone photo looks like (left) and what a portrait mode photo looks like (right).

At a quick glance, the image on the right seems like it just has a totally blurry background, but this is where the depth map comes into play.

In order to make the photo look natural and as close to a real DSLR photo as possible, Apple’s image processor goes through the layers one by one and blurs them in varying amounts, an effect known as “bokeh.”

The layers closer to the subject will be slightly sharper than than the layers farthest away, and if you look closely at the above photo of my colleague Melia, you can tell: The stuff that’s close to her in the photo — like the long grass and the slab of wood on the ground — is a lot easier to make out than the cliff in the distance, which is just a dark, blurry form.

Portrait mode works best on people and still objects, and there are some limitations to the feature: the amount of light present, and your distance from the subject.

Portrait mode doesn’t work well, or sometimes at all, in low light. If it’s too dark for the feature to work, a message will appear within your camera app letting you know.

Portrait mode also won’t work if you’re too close to the subject you’re trying to capture, which your phone will alert you to as well. In order to take a portrait mode photo, you can’t be any closer than 19 inches away from your subject.

It’s also worth noting that portrait mode works best when there’s a lot of contrast between the subject and the background. If you’re shooting a white coffee cup on a white counter, for instance, the sensors may have trouble deciding what should be in focus and what should be blurred.

Apple wants to make it as easy as possible to use Portrait Mode — and that includes removing the effect from a photo if you don't like how it looks.

If you take a portrait mode photo but change your mind, you can remove the background blur after the fact. Just choose the photo, tap the edit button, and then tap “Portrait,” which will be at the top of your screen. The photo will then return to looking like a standard iPhone shot.

Portrait mode is currently available on iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X. The latter two phones also have Portrait Lighting, which artificially adjusts the lighting around your subject to add different effects.

And if you have an iPhone 6s Plus, you may be wondering whether you can take portrait mode photos too. The answer is, unfortunately, no — Apple didn’t add the dual lens camera to its “Plus” devices until the iPhone 7, so you’re out of luck.

When posting an album, Instagram requires that the images have the same aspect ratio. In this post, I’ll describe how you can post multiple photos or videos with different sizes by first resizing them to square.

On Instagram, it’s impossible to post an album — multiple photos or videos in one post that you swipe through — with multiple different aspect ratios. For example, if you want to post a landscape image and a portrait image at the same time, you need to crop one or the other (or you could crop both to square). Instagram requires that your photos have the same aspect ratio.

When posting multiple photos or videos, all are cropped to square

How to post multiple photos or videos with different sizes

To post multiple different photos or videos with different sizes on Instagram, you need to use a tool to resize them first. To avoid cropping out content, add a white background to make each photo or video in to a square. Then, you can post the album without cropping out or changing the size of your image. Here’s a step-by-step tutorial:

1. Upload your photos/videos to the Kapwing Studio.

Open the Kapwing Studio and, one at a time, upload the photos you want to post. Kapwing’s Studio is free to use and online, so you don’t need to download an app. It supports images, GIFs and videos.

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2. Add a white background behind each post

Choose 1:1 under "Output Size" for Instagram (Kapwing also supports 9:16 sizing for Stories and other formats) and select white for your background color. You can use Kapwing’s zoom and positioning tools to zoom in, crop, or add a border. Click Export Image once the preview matches what you want your post to look like!

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3. Download and post to Instagram

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After resizing your posts, you can download them and share them on Instagram as an album. Since each photo/video now has a 1:1 aspect ratio, you can publish them without cropping.

If you’re not signed into a Kapwing account, sign in or sign up using your Google or Facebook account – once you’ve signed into a Kapwing account, the watermark in the lower right corner will be removed from your final image.

For more ideas, tutorials, and features, check back in at the Kapwing Resources page or our YouTube channel! And remember to tag us @KapwingApp whenever you share your content on social media– we love to see what our creators are passionate about!

With iOS 13, Apple added a Picture in Picture Mode to the iPad, and with iOS 14, that Picture in Picture functionality is available for the iPhone too, letting users do things like watch videos and take FaceTime calls while doing other things on their device.

This guide covers everything that you need to know about using Picture in Picture on the ‌iPhone‌.

Using Picture in Picture With Apps

Picture in Picture works with apps that play video content, but when it comes to third-party apps, app developers have to implement support for the feature.

Exiting out of Picture in Picture Mode and returning to full screen mode with the app reopened can be done by tapping on the same icon in the upper right corner of the Picture in Picture window or double tapping with two fingers. Closing the Picture in Picture window and existing out of the app can be done by tapping on the X in the left corner.

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Picture in Picture mode controls for apps that play television and movie content include play/pause and an option to tap to skip 15 seconds forward and 15 seconds back.

Apple’s apps that work with Picture in Picture include anything with a video feed, such as Apple TV+ or video footage from HomeKit-enabled cameras in the Home app.

YouTube Picture in Picture

YouTube, unfortunately, has not implemented Picture in Picture support yet, so the YouTube app doesn’t work with the feature. There are some doubts that YouTube will ever support this feature, but YouTube has been testing it on the ‌iPad‌. Fortunately, there is a workaround for now, using YouTube on the web.

Using Picture in Picture on the Web

Picture in Picture with the Safari app works with almost any video and website developers don’t need to implement support. On a site with a video, tap to play the video and then tap the Picture in Picture icon or do a two finger double tap on the video. You can also swipe upwards from the bottom of the ‌iPhone‌ to activate Picture in Picture.

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There are some video types that don’t work, such as the videos that some sites embed in webpages, so there may need to be some tweaks to some websites before those kinds of videos can be used in Picture in Picture mode. It is compatible with videos from sites like YouTube and Vimeo, however, so websites that use these embeds will have content compatible with Picture in Picture.

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Note that to use Picture in Picture mode with Safari, if you want to continue browsing another website while a video plays, you need to open a new Safari tab.

Using Picture in Picture with FaceTime

Picture in Picture works with ‌FaceTime‌ in iOS 14, and that’s perhaps the most useful way to take advantage of it. In iOS 13, if you need to do something on your phone, you have to swipe out of the ‌FaceTime‌ window, which pauses your video for the person you’re speaking with.

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In iOS 14, if you swipe out of a ‌FaceTime‌ call it automatically minimizes into a Picture in Picture window that continues to be visible even while you access other apps so you and the other person you’re talking to can continue your conversation without the ‌iPhone‌ being otherwise unusable.

You can double tap on the ‌FaceTime‌ window to change its size from large to medium or small and then back again, and if you just single tap the Picture in Picture window expands back to the full size of the ‌iPhone‌’s display. You can also move the Picture in Picture window to the optimal spot on the screen.

Customizing Picture in Picture Window Size and Position

You can double tap on any Picture in Picture window or use pinch gestures to change the Picture in Picture window size. There are three sizes to choose from: small, medium, and large.

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The small window is about the size of two app icons, the medium is as wide as about three app icons and as tall as one and a half, while the largest window is the size of eight app icons.

All of the windows are shown in a landscape orientation on the ‌iPhone‌’s Home Screen with the exception of ‌FaceTime‌, which is shown in portrait mode.

Picture in Picture windows can be used with almost any app or while on the ‌Home Screen‌. The small and medium windows can be moved to any corner of the ‌iPhone‌’s display, while the large Picture in Picture window can be placed at the top or the bottom of the screen.

Moving the Picture in Picture Window Off Screen

You can pull a Picture in Picture window of any size over to the side of the ‌iPhone‌ with drag and drop gestures, moving it off of the screen.

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With the Picture in Picture window off screen, you will continue to hear the audio from the video or ‌FaceTime‌ call, but it won’t be visible on the ‌iPhone‌’s display.

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