Check out these awesome quick-tips for shooting video on your iPhone 5. Full transcript and more detailed tips below the info graphic!
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Camera Specs:
- Weight: 112g (average is: 137g)
- 8 Megapixels
- Flash: LED
- Video: 1080p HD 30fps
- Battery Life (Talking) 8hrs (average is 11hrs)
- Capacity (Battery storage): 1440 mAh
- Noise cancelling Microphone
- Max Storage 64GB (About 60 after required software and updates)
- External Mic must be ‘Lightning’ connection compatible or with an adapter
- Removable Battery: No
- Removable Storage (Card): No
Shooting Tips (Extended)
- Steady your shot by bracing your elbows tight into your body and hold the phone in front of you with both hands or by resting your elbows on something sturdy
- Turn on ‘Airplane Mode’ to avoid interruptions from pesky Facebook friends while channeling your inner ‘Abrams’
- Avoid shooting with bright light on the edge of the frame or near the edges of your shot. iPhone 5 shutterbugs find this to be the most likely culprit of ‘purple haze’ and is just a good general film/shooting tip
- Tap a darkened area of your shot to balance the levels before shooting. iPhone auto-balances based on what you tap in the frame
- If you want to retain focus of a subject throughout a continuous shot, tap and hold the subject in the frame to auto-lock focus on that subject/item/person
The iPhone 5 has an excellent selection of third-party accessories to help you take your smartphone production level up a notch, or two! These include lenses, external power and audio etc.
Check out some of these manufacturers for high-quality video accessories:
Lenses: Olloclip
External Power: Mophie
External Audio (Mics): Apogee