New to iOS will be the ability to use the volume up button on an iDevice to take a picture. Because of this, you’re also able to use the volume up button on your headphones to do the same thing.
Obviously, you’ll need a headset or pair of ear buds that support Apple’s volume-up/volume-down functionality (like Apple’s official ear buds) to get this to work.
Once it’s set up, though, this is just great additional functionality for those of us who take pictures with our iPhones using a tripod, or those of us who want to take really steady shots. Just plug in your headphones, line up your iPhone on a table, and use your headset to trigger the shutter, with no resulting wobble!
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11 responses to “Snap Pictures With Your iPhone’s Headset Using iOS 5 [Pro Tip]”
Actually this is available in the current version of iOS. An Apple employee informed me of the undocumented feature when I purchased my iPad 2 a few months ago.
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I wonder then if this would work with a bluetooth headset’s volume button.
You’re welcome, again
elegan head set thanks for ur info
Awesome! just tried it on my iPod Touch 4th Gen and it works GREAT!! Even for recording video. Though stopping the video is a bit tedious.