Check All the Photos Your Phone Takes in Burst Mode to Get the Best Shot
If your iPhone’s burst mode automatically selects a blurry or overexposed image, don’t assume the rest of the burst should be worse. Instead, check out the episode to see if you can find anything better.
On Monday, I turned 38, which meant it was time for my annual birthday selfie – and I know I’m not particularly good at taking selfies, but assuming I took “another blurry” or “another too bright “,” I started looking through the queues. It turned out that the problem with my selfies was partly in the photos my phone was showing me ; When I started to rate each photo in the series myself, I found several better options.
Take a look at the two images below. The one on the left picked my phone: an overexposed face, a blurry torso. The one on the right is from the same series, with better lighting and better focus.
Here’s another example from last weekend. The photo on the left is the photo my iPhone picked as the best in the series. The photo on the right is the one I chose (and I’m not saying that none of these photos are great, it’s just that my phone didn’t detect the least blurry option).
So the next time you take a burst shot and are not happy with the results, take a few seconds to view all the burst images yourself. You may find that your phone is not the best choice for determining the best photo.
Also, the fastest way to improve my selfie game is to “stop taking pictures on the iPhone 6”. I’ve had this phone since 2015, and while it fits my wallet and is probably great for the environment, it might be time to get a new one.