How to Use iPhone Headphones as a Camera Remote

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How to Use iPhone Headphones as a Camera Remote

Take pictures or shoot video using the iphone headphones

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Step 1 of 3
Plugin your headphones

Plugin your headphones

Step 2 of 3
Tap on the camera app

Tap on the camera app

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Now you can use the volume + button to take a picture. This is a great technique to take the sharpest pictures possible!!!

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35 Comments
Supplies

iPhone iPad or iPod touch

Apple headphones

Any headphones with mic and volume buttons

Jayson Brooks

Very cool! Thank you!

Jayson Brooks 5 months ago

Michael Mitchell

That's cool now what do I do with my headsets 😛

Michael Mitchell 5 months ago

Lubna Rifi

Great tip! Didn't know about it.

Lubna Rifi 9 months ago

Someshwar Bupelli

Amazing tip ! Thanks a lot !!

Someshwar Bupelli 10 months ago

Julia Murray

Thats amazing !!

Julia Murray 11 months ago

Gerry Cernicky

My headphones don't look like that- just wires, no what?

Gerry Cernicky 11 months ago

Sugih Sutjiono

Awesome tip!

Sugih Sutjiono 11 months ago

Qiang Wu

Cool!

Qiang Wu 11 months ago

Hazuki Wakabayashi

This's nice!

Hazuki Wakabayashi 11 months ago

Bo Peterson

brilliant

Bo Peterson 11 months ago

Karen Schweinfurth

Are you plugging in the head phone to the phone? It doesn't appear to be connected in your photo?

Karen Schweinfurth 11 months ago

Karen Schmidt

Such a great tip! Thanks do much, I always battle to get nice close up pics because I can't use both hands, so thanks!!!!

Karen Schmidt 11 months ago

Nathan Yiangsupapaanontr

Simple but creative. Thanks!

Nathan Yiangsupapaanontr 11 months ago

Mpresd D

Oh yeah! Thanks so much!

Mpresd D 11 months ago

Melisa Lopez

Good idea :)

Melisa Lopez last year

Barry Ward

If you need take to a completely hands-free photo you can press the volume button with your teeth. :)

Barry Ward last year

Chris Gould

Great tip!

Chris Gould last year

Kathi Palmer

Brilliant! Thanks...

Kathi Palmer last year

Boubina DR

You're welcome and thank you!

(author) last year

Jesse Howell

Interesting

Jesse Howell last year

Jade McDonald

Cool it's works PERFECTLY and AWESOMELY

Jade McDonald last year

Cima Mandelbaum

Why we never knew that?...tyyyy

Cima Mandelbaum last year

Merianne Jackson

This is pretty awesome , thanks.

Merianne Jackson last year

Sharon Stevens

Wow! Have already used it, like ten times! Awesome!

Sharon Stevens last year

Caroline Murphy

I tryd the side volume bottons and the heaf fone bottons but iys not working

Caroline Murphy last year

Maire Demosey

That is really useful, thanks!

Maire Demosey last year

Claire Meuter

Cool. The same can be done with an IPod touches side volume buttons. :)

Claire Meuter last year

Chris Ratnasingham

Thanks. I've had my iPhone for awhile and never knew that.

Chris Ratnasingham last year

Boubina DR

It has been part of of the os for awhile, I found out playing around with my iPhone which I do far too much 😃

(author) last year

Caroline Murphy

Howd u figure tht out

Caroline Murphy last year

Caroline Murphy

Tht is awsome

Caroline Murphy last year

Barry Ward

This'll work great with my little iPhone tripod. :)

Barry Ward last year

Feng Chan Chien

Cool, special skill~

Feng Chan Chien last year

kat Alvarez

thanks

kat Alvarez last year

Rev Car

Sometimes the best ideas are the simplest. Thx.

Rev Car last year

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