How Do You Take a Time-Lapse Video on an iPhone?
The camera app does all the work, but you have to set it up correctly.
Heres how to take a time-lapse video with an iPhone:
fire up the camera app.
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Swipe right on the camera options to selectTIME-LAPSE.
Place the iPhone on a tripod.
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Tap and hold the area you want your video to focus on.
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Doing this locks the exposure and focus.
If you dont do this, the brightness and focus of your time-lapse video will change every frame.
When youre done, tap therecordbutton again.
How Do Time-Lapse Videos on iOS Work?
Can You Change Time-Lapse Speed on iPhone After Recording?
you’re able to’t change it afterward, but some apps provide more discrete control over time-lapse prefs.
you’re able to also time-lapse any footage after you’ve recorded it by editing it in iMovie.
How Do You Time-Lapse a Video on Your iPhone?
While you might time-lapse a video using iMovie, it can only double the speed of your video.
Heres how to time-lapse an existing video on iPhone:
Open iMovie.
Tap thevideoyou want to time-lapse to select it, then tapCreate Movie.
Tap thevideoin the timeline.
Tap theclockin the bottom left.
Tap and drag thespeed sliderto the right.
Wait for your video to export.
This process takes up a lot of space.
You may need toclear up space on your iPhoneto export the video.
The video will be available in your camera roll when it’s done.
They won’t go over 40 seconds no matter how long you record.
Time-lapse videos on iPhone typically take up 40-100megabytes, far less space than traditional videos.
Hyperlapse videos can be even smaller.
you could use thePhotos app’s video editing featuresto crop, enhance, and share your time-lapse videos.
you’re free to also use other video editing apps like iMovie.
