How to Take a Live Photo Selfie on an iPhone

Open your iPhone's camera., Tap the Swap Cameras icon., Tap the Live button to On position., Tap the Capture button., View your Live photo in your Camera Roll.

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Open your iPhone's camera.

    Click the black-and-gray camera icon on your Home screen or on Control Center to open it. , This button looks like a camera icon with two revolving arrows in it.

    It's located in the lower-right corner of your screen.

    It will switch to your front-facing camera for a selfie., This button looks like a bullseye circle at the top of your screen between the HDR and Timer buttons.

    It will turn yellow when it's turned On., It looks like a large white circle at the bottom of your screen.

    It will snap a Live photo.

    Your Live photo will capture the moments just before and just after you snap your photo,, It will be a short, moving image rather than a still, freezing moment.
  2. Step 2: Tap the Swap Cameras icon.

  3. Step 3: Tap the Live button to On position.

  4. Step 4: Tap the Capture button.

  5. Step 5: View your Live photo in your Camera Roll.

Detailed Guide

Click the black-and-gray camera icon on your Home screen or on Control Center to open it. , This button looks like a camera icon with two revolving arrows in it.

It's located in the lower-right corner of your screen.

It will switch to your front-facing camera for a selfie., This button looks like a bullseye circle at the top of your screen between the HDR and Timer buttons.

It will turn yellow when it's turned On., It looks like a large white circle at the bottom of your screen.

It will snap a Live photo.

Your Live photo will capture the moments just before and just after you snap your photo,, It will be a short, moving image rather than a still, freezing moment.

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