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iOSCENTRAL HOW TO USE THE iPHONE’S OVER-CAPTURE FEATUREinstantly. Rather, it fades in. Apple doesn’t
explain whether that’s an interface choice
or a hardware one, but I suspect given the
computational firepower built into the
camera’s processing system that the
gradual appearance is designed to avoid
distraction, instead of a requirement to
activate the second camera.
The image area outside the frame
won’t appear when it’s too dark for the
next-wider lens to function well: the ultra-
wide-angle lens captures substantially less
light than the wide-angle, so without at
least moderate amounts of light, it can’t
contribute. I’ve tested this in fairly dim
indoor environments, and still had the
out-of-frame image appear. I had to find an
area that was quite dark for it to drop out.
The over-capture also disappears when
you’re within several inches of an object.
You can take a picture as you normally
would with perhaps less worries about
perfect framing. There’s no extra step in
capture.HOW TO ADJUST A PHOTO
AFTER CAPTURE
You gain access to this additional
information in Photos after shooting.
Images that have outside-the-frame data
are marked with a special badge in the
upper-right corner, only when viewing the
image, not its preview. The badge is a
dash-bordered square with a star in its
upper-right corner. It’s easy to miss.
Tap the Edit button and then tap the
Crop button. In my testing, I’ve found that
sometimes images that are marked with
the over-capture badge don’t reveal extra
information in editing! This seems like aThe Camera app shows the area captured outside the frame as slightly faded detail.