Taking HDR (High Dynamic Range) Photos

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SCOTT KELBY

Your iPhone camera has a built-in HDR feature that works wonderfully well in tricky lighting situations (like when part of the photo is really bright and part is really dark, which usually wreaks havoc on photos). When you turn this on (in the Camera app, tap on the Options button at the top center, then tap the HDR Off button to turn it on), your camera automatically captures a wider range of exposure, which balances the light in the photo so it captures more detail. By default, when you take a photo with the HDR feature turned on, you take two photos: (1) the original photo, and (2) the HDR ...

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