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Use Camera Remote on Apple Watch

With the Camera Remote app, you can use your Apple Watch as a viewfinder for your iPhone camera and take photos and videos from a distance. You can even control the flash, set a shutter timer, and review your shots right on Apple Watch.

To function as a camera remote, your Apple Watch needs to be within normal Bluetooth range of your iPhone (about 33 feet or 10 meters).

The Apple Watch screen showing what’s in the iPhone camera’s view. The shutter button is at the bottom center. The More Options button is at the bottom right.

Take a photo using your iPhone camera

  1. Go to the Camera Remote app on your Apple Watch.

  2. Position your iPhone to frame the shot using your Apple Watch as a viewfinder.

    To zoom, turn the Digital Crown. To adjust exposure, tap the key area of the shot in the preview image.

  3. To take the shot, tap the Shutter button.

    By default, the shot is taken with a 3-second timer. Tap the More Options button to turn off the timer or change other settings.

The photo is saved in the Photos app on your iPhone, but you can review it on Apple Watch.

Review your shots on your Apple Watch

  • View a photo: Tap the thumbnail at the bottom left.

  • See more photos: Swipe left or right.

  • Zoom: Turn the Digital Crown.

  • Pan: Drag a zoomed photo.

  • Fill the screen: Double-tap the photo.

  • Show or hide the Close button and the shot count: Tap the screen.

When you’re finished, tap Close.

Record video using your iPhone camera

You can use the Camera Remote app on Apple Watch to record video using your iPhone.

  1. Go to the Camera Remote app on your Apple Watch.

  2. Position your iPhone to frame the shot using your Apple Watch as a viewfinder.

    To zoom, turn the Digital Crown.

  3. Touch and hold the Shutter button to start recording.

  4. Release the Shutter button to stop recording.

Switch the camera and adjust settings

  1. Go to the Camera Remote app on your Apple Watch.

  2. Tap the More Options button, then choose any of the following options:

    • 3-second timer (on or off)

    • Camera (front or rear)

    • Flash (auto, on, or off)

    • Live Photo (auto, on, or off)

      To see which iPhone models support Live Photos, see Take Live Photos with your iPhone camera in the iPhone User Guide.

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