Print photos
Print to an AirPrint-enabled printer.
Print a single photo: Tap , then tap Print.
Print multiple photos: While viewing a photo album, tap Select, select the
photos, tap , then tap Print.
See AirPrint (on page) .
Import photos and videos
You can import photos and videos directly from a digital camera, from another
iOS device with a camera, or from an SD memory card. For iPad (4th
generation or later) or iPad mini, use the Lightning to SD Card Camera Reader
or the Lightning to USB Camera Adapter (both sold separately). For earlier iPad
models, use the iPad Camera Connection Kit (sold separately), which includes
both an SD card reader and a camera connector.
Import photos
1. Insert the SD card reader or camera connector into the iPad Lightning
connector or 30-pin dock connector.
Use an SD memory card: Insert the card in the slot on the SD card reader.
Don’t force the card into the slot; it fits only one way.
Connect a camera or iOS device: Use the USB cable that came with the
camera or iOS device, and connect it to the USB port on the camera
connector. If you’re using an iOS device, make sure it’s turned on and
unlocked. To connect a camera, make sure the camera is turned on and in
transfer mode. For more information, see the documentation that came
with the camera.
2. Unlock iPad.
3. The Photos app opens and displays the photos and videos available for
importing.
4. Select the photos and videos to import.
Import all items: Tap Import All.
Import just some items: Tap the items you want to import (a checkmark
appears for each), tap Import, then tap Import Selected.
5. After the photos are imported, keep or delete the photos and videos on the
card, camera, or iOS device.
6. Disconnect the SD card reader or camera connector.
A new event in the Last Import album contains all the photos you just
imported.
To transfer the photos to your computer, connect iPad to your computer and
import the images with a photo app such as iPhoto or Adobe Elements.
Photos settings
Settings for Photos are in Settings > Photos & Camera. These include:
iCloud Photo Library, My Photo Stream, iCloud Photo Sharing, and Upload
Burst Photos
Photos Tab
Slideshow
Camera Grid
HDR (High Dynamic Range)
Camera
Camera at a glance
Quick! Get the camera!
From the Lock screen, just swipe up. Or swipe up from the bottom
edge of the screen to open Control Center, then tap .
With iPad, you can take both still photos and videos using the front FaceTime
camera or the back camera.
Take photos and videos
Camera offers several modes, which let you shoot stills, square-format photos,
time-lapse, videos, and panoramas.
Choose a mode.
Drag up or down, or tap the camera mode labels to choose Time-Lapse, Video,
Photo, Square, or Pano.
Take a photo.
Choose Photo, then tap the white Take Picture button or press either volume
button.
Take Burst shots: (iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 4) Touch and hold the Take
Picture button to take rapid-fire photos in bursts (available while in Square or
Photo mode). The shutter sound is different, and the counter shows how
many shots you’ve taken, until you lift your finger. To see the suggested
shots and select the photos you want to keep, tap the thumbnail, then tap
Select. The gray dot(s) under the thumbnails mark the suggested photos. To
copy a photo from the burst as a separate photo in Photos, tap the circle in
the lower-right corner of the photo. To delete the burst of photos, tap it, then
tap .
Apply a filter: Tap to apply different color effects, such as Mono
or Chrome. To turn off a filter, tap , then tap None. You can also
apply a filter later, when you edit the photo. See Edit photos and trim videos
(on page) .
A rectangle briefly appears where the exposure is set. When you photograph
people, face detection (iPad 3rd generation or later) balances the exposure
across up to 10 faces. A rectangle appears for each face detected.
Exposure is automatic, but you can set the exposure manually for the next shot
by tapping an object or area on the screen. With an iSight camera, tapping the
screen sets the focus and the exposure, and face detection is temporarily
turned off. To lock the exposure and focus, touch and hold until the rectangle
pulses. The screen indicates when exposure and focus are locked. Take as
many photos as you want. When you tap the screen again, exposure and focus
unlock, and the automatic settings and face detection turn back on.
Adjust the exposure.
Tap to see next to the exposure rectangle, then slide up or down to
adjust the exposure.
Take a panorama photo.
(iSight camera) Choose Pano, tap the Take Picture button, then pan slowly in
the direction of the arrow. You can stop the panorama at any point by pressing
the Take Picture button again. To pan in the other direction, first tap the arrow.
To pan vertically, first rotate iPad to landscape orientation. You can reverse the
direction of a vertical pan, too.
Capture an experience with time-lapse.
Choose Time-Lapse, set up iPad where you want, then tap the Record TimeLapse Video button to start capturing a sunset, a flower opening, or other
experiences over a period of time. Tap the Record Time-Lapse Video button
again to stop. The time-lapse photos are compiled into a short video that you
can watch and share.
Zoom in or out.
(iSight camera) Pinch the image on the screen. With iPad Air (all models) and
iPad mini 2 and later, zooming works in video mode as well as photo mode.
If Location Services is turned on, photos and videos are tagged with location
data that can be used by apps and photo-sharing websites. See Privacy (on
page) .
Use the capture timer to put yourself in the shot.
Avoid “camera shake” or add yourself to a picture by using the capture timer. To
include yourself, first stabilize iPad and frame your shot. Tap , tap 3s
(seconds) or 10s, then tap the Take Picture button.
Want to capture what’s displayed on your screen?
Simultaneously press and release the Sleep/Wake and Home buttons. The
screenshot is added to the Photos tab in Photos and can also be viewed in the
Camera Roll album or All Photos album (if you’re using iCloud Photo Library).
Make it better.
You can edit photos and trim videos, right on iPad. See Edit photos and trim
videos (on page) .
Ask Siri Say something like:
“Open Camera”
“Take a picture”
Shoot some video
Make a video.
Choose Video, then tap the Record Video button or press either volume button
to start and stop recording. Video records at 30 fps (frames per second).
Take it slow.
(iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 4) Choose Slo-Mo to shoot slow motion video at 120
fps. You can set which section to play back in slow-motion when you edit the
video.
Set the slow-motion section of a video.
Tap the thumbnail, then tap Edit. Use the vertical bars beneath the frame
viewer to set the section you want to play back in slow motion.
HDR
HDR (High Dynamic Range) helps you get great shots in high-contrast
situations. iPad takes multiple photos in rapid succession, at different exposure
settings—and blends them together. The resulting photo has better detail in the
bright and mid-tone areas.
Use HDR.
(iSight camera on iPad 3rd generation or later) Tap HDR. For best results, keep
iPad steady and avoid subject motion.
Keep the normal photo and the HDR version.
Go to Settings > Photos & Camera > Keep Normal Photo. Both the normal and
HDR versions of the photo appear in Photos. HDR versions of photos in your
albums are marked with “HDR” in the corner.
View, share, and print
Photos and videos you take on iPad are saved in Photos. With iCloud Photo
Library enabled, all new photos and videos are automatically uploaded and
available in Photos on all your iOS 8.1 or later devices set up with iCloud Photo
Library. See iCloud Photo Library (on page) . When iCloud Photo Library is
turned off, you can still collect up to 1,000 of your most recent photos in the My