34 Macworld • October 2019APPLE SPECIAL EVENTTo fix that issue, you do exactly what you’d
expect – open the image in the Photos app and
tap Edit, then select the Crop tool. You’ll discover
that there’s more image beyond the crop marks.
This is image data from the ultra wide camera that
has been seamlessly stitched into your photo
or video, and if you want to use it, you can just
change the crop to reveal more information. It’s
a very clever way to provide a safety net via the
ultra wide camera. Once you’ve tapped that Edit
button, that extra off‑camera information will
continue to be available for later tweaking – iOS
won’t throw it away.The mysteries of Night Mode
Ever since Google introduced its Night Mode,
a feature for Pixel phones that uses multiple
exposures, including long exposures, and a whole
lot of image processing to create vibrant, bright
scenes out of locations with very little light, Apple’s
grainy, realistic approach to shooting images in
dark locations has seemed out of step. With the
iPhone 11, Apple finally gets in the game.
In the Camera app, when you are attempting
to take a picture in a dark scene, a Night Mode
indicator will appear automatically – you don’t have
to do anything. The yellow Night Mode indicator will
display, next to a crescent‑moon icon, the amount
of time you’ll need to hold your phone still to get
a long exposure. That exposure time will also be
displayed down by the shutter icon. Tap and hold
the camera still, and the iPhone will collect not34 Macworld • October 2019
APPLE SPECIAL EVENT
To fix that issue, you do exactly what you’d
expect – open the image in the Photos app and
tap Edit, then select the Crop tool. You’ll discover
that there’s more image beyond the crop marks.
This is image data from the ultra wide camera that
has been seamlessly stitched into your photo
or video, and if you want to use it, you can just
change the crop to reveal more information. It’s
a very clever way to provide a safety net via the
ultrawidecamera.Onceyou’vetappedthatEdit
button,thatextraoff‑camera information will
continue to be available for later tweaking – iOS
won’t throw it away.The mysteries of Night Mode
Ever since Google introduced its Night Mode,
a feature for Pixel phones that uses multiple
exposures, including long exposures, and a whole
lot of image processing to create vibrant, bright
scenes out of locations with very little light, Apple’s
grainy, realistic approach to shooting images in
dark locations has seemed out of step. With the
iPhone 11, Apple finally gets in the game.
In the Camera app, when you are attempting
to take a picture in a dark scene, a Night Mode
indicator will appear automatically – you don’t have
todoanything.TheyellowNightModeindicatorwill
display,nexttoa crescent‑moon icon, the amount
of time you’ll need to hold your phone still to get
a long exposure. That exposure time will also be
displayed down by the shutter icon. Tap and hold
the camera still, and the iPhone will collect not