Orientation Lock

For some purposes, you may want to stop the automatic screen rotation and also lock a specific orientation of the camera. Once Orientation Lock is activated, the current orientation of the app interface is saved and the orientation of your captured photos and videos does not adjust when rotating your device (e.g. switching from landscape to portrait orientation).

Enabling the Orientation Lock button:

1. On the ProCamera Capture Screen, tap the Control Panel button.
2. Swipe left to access the second page of the Control Panel.
3. Tap the Orientation Lock option here to display the Orientation Lock button on your Capture Screen.

When the Orientation Lock feature is enabled in the Control Panel, you will find a round HUD button on the Capture Screen which allows you to quickly activate/deactivate the Orientation Lock function:

By default, automatic orientation detection is enabled, so the user interface rotates as you turn your iPhone. This also means that Orientation Lock is turned off (the lock icon on the Capture Screen is white). With automatic orientation detection enabled, ProCamera detects whether you are holding your iPhone in portrait or landscape orientation and saves photos and videos with the correct orientation.

Interface orientation

The interface orientation indicates the orientation in which the photo/video will be captured.

When Orientation Lock is enabled, all interface elements (buttons, etc.) will remain fixed in their orientation, even if the phone is tilted or rotated.

Orientation Lock use case

When photographing subjects with your iPhone pointing straight up or down (for example, a document on a table), the camera may have difficulty determining whether you want the photo saved in portrait or landscape orientation.

To avoid this, first hold your iPhone in the desired portrait or landscape orientation, then enable Orientation Lock. After that, tilt the iPhone so the camera points straight up or down. The selected orientation remains locked and will be used when saving the photo.