Zooming past the optical lenses becomes digital and loses detail. Moving closer is often better than zooming.
All questions / iPhone camera
How do I zoom while recording on iPhone?
Short answerPinch on the screen, or touch and hold the zoom number (like 1×) and slide to zoom smoothly. Tap the numbers to jump between lenses on iPhones with more than one back camera.
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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