You can also add a Camera shortcut to Control Centre or the Lock Screen on recent iOS versions.
All questions / iPhone camera
How do I make the iPhone camera open in Video mode?
Short answerGo to Settings › Camera › Preserve Settings and turn on Camera Mode. The Camera app will then reopen in the last mode you used, such as Video.
Answered by Con, founder of Music Wide Selfie. Updated 22 October 2026. Where something depends on your iPhone or iOS version, we say so.
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