In this tutorial, you will learn how to turn on the Camera Timer feature on your iPhone 17 and take hands-free photos with your device.
Here we will also show you how you can take advantage of your Apple Watch and trigger the timer on your iPhone.
So without any further delay, let’s get right into it.
Turn on Camera Timer
- Launch the Camera app.
- Tap on the menu button located in the top right corner. It’s the one with 6 dots.
- From the menu, tap on the Timer option.
- Next, you will get 3 options. This includes Off, 3 seconds, 5 seconds, and 10 seconds.
- Choose the option you want and then hit the shutter button.
Now, when you hit the shutter button, your iPhone will run a timer, and its flash will blink, after which the photo will be taken.
You can turn off the timer by following the same steps above and selecting the ‘Off’ option.
Trigger timer with Apple Watch
If you have placed your iPhone on a tripod, then you can take advantage of your Apple Watch to remotely trigger the camera timer.
Just launch the Camera Remote app on your Apple Watch. Preview the shot and hit the Shutter button from there.
You can follow these steps to turn on the camera timer on iPhone 17, iPhone Air, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max.
