How to take a selfie in night mode on iPhone 12

On Apple iPhone 12 devices, including iPhone 12 mini, ‌iPhone 12‌, ‌iPhone 12 Pro and ‌iPhone 12 Pro‌ Max, are equipped with the Night Mode photography feature. This feature is designed to help users take sharp photos in low-light conditions, such as at night.

How to take selfies in night mode on iPhone 12

Night Mode‌ was first introduced on the iPhone 11, but only supports the rear camera. On the iPhone 12, the apple house expanded the night shooting function, supporting both front and rear cameras.

Follow the steps below to take a selfie in night mode on iPhone 12:

Step 1: First, open the Camera app on your iPhone 12 device.

Step 2: Click on the button with 2 arrows to create a circle as shown below:

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Step 3: If you see a yellow Flash icon displayed in the top left corner of the screen, click to turn off Flash.

Step 4: Next, find the Night Mode icon in the top corner, the crescent moon-shaped icon as below. In low-light conditions, the Night Mode works automatically and the icon is yellow.

In the case if the Night Mode icon is not displayed, the surroundings are well lit.

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Step 5: Also, if you want you can fine-tune the ‌Night Mode settings manually using the slider right above the shutter button to adjust exposure time.

If the auto ‌Night Mode‌ is activated, the exposure time will be set automatically, you can click on the yellow moon icon to customize the value if you want.

Step 6: Finally, press the shutter button and hold the iPhone to wait for the exposure time to run. You should now be able to take pictures.

The above article has just shown you how to take selfies in night mode on iPhone 12. Hope the little trick above will help you get the sharpest photos.

David Pac

Update 20 April 2021