Home > Articles > Hardware > Upgrading & Repairing

Working with Photos and Video on your iPod Touch

In this chapter, you’ll explore all the photo and video functionality that the iPod touch has to offer.
This chapter is from the book

Topics in this chapter include the following:

  • Taking photos with your iPod touch
  • Taking video on an iPod touch
  • Viewing, editing, and working with photos on an iPod touch
  • Viewing, editing, and working with video on an iPod touch
  • Moving photos and video from an iPod touch onto a computer

The iPod touch’s camera takes very good quality photos. Because you’ll likely have your iPod touch with you at all times, it’s handy to capture photos with it whenever and wherever you are. And, you can capture video just as easily.

Whether you’ve taken them on your iPod touch or moved them from a computer onto your iPod touch, you can view your photos individually and as slideshows. You can also do some basic editing of your photos. If you decide some of the photos you’ve taken on your iPod touch are worthy of adding to your photo collection, you can move them from your iPod touch onto your computer (if you are using Photo Stream, this part is automatic). You can view and edit video and move it to your computer just like you can with photos.

Taking Photos with Your iPod touch

Current iPod touches have two camera lenses: one is located on the back side in the upper-left corner, and the other is in the top center of the front side. You can use either to take photos. Using an iPod touch’s camera is easy.

Taking Photos with the Camera App

You can use the Camera app to capture your photos, like so:

  1. On the Home screen, tap Camera.

  2. To capture a photo in landscape mode, rotate iPod touch so that it’s horizontal; of course, you can use either orientation to take photos just as you can with any other camera.

  3. Ensure the Photo/Video switch is set to Photo.
  4. Tap the Lens Change button to switch the camera being used for the photo. When you change the lens, the image briefly freezes and then you start seeing through the other lens. The front-side lens has fewer features than the back-side lens. For example, you can’t zoom when using the front-side lens. When you are using the front-side lens, some of the details in these steps won’t apply, but the general process is the same.
  5. Tap Options. (If you are using the front-side lens, you have to switch to the back-side lens to change the options.)

  6. Set the Grid to ON to see an alignment grid over the image.
  7. Tap Done.

  8. Tap the screen where you want the image to be focused. The blue focus box appears where you tapped. This indicates where the focus and exposure will be set.
  9. Unpinch on the image to zoom in. The Zoom slider appears. (Reminder: you can’t use zoom when taking photos with the front-side camera.)

  10. Pinch or unpinch on the image or drag the slider toward the + to zoom in or toward the – to zoom out to change the level of zoom.
  11. Tap again where you want the focus and exposure to be set. The blue focus box indicates the current location on the image.
  12. Continue using the zoom and focus controls along with moving the camera until the photo is properly framed.
  13. Tap the Camera button or the upper (louder) Volume button on the side of the iPod touch. The iPod touch captures the photo, and the shutter closes briefly while the photo is re-corded. When the shutter opens again, you’re ready to take the next photo.
  14. To take more photos, repeat steps 4 through 13. To see the photo you most recently captured, tap the Thumbnail button. The photo appears on the screen with iPod touch’s photo-viewing controls.

  15. Use the photo-viewing tools to view the photo (see “Viewing, Editing, and Working with Photos on an iPod touch” later in this chapter for the details).
  16. To delete a photo, tap the Trashcan and then tap Delete Photo. The iPod touch deletes the photo, and you see the next photo in the Photo Roll album.
  17. Tap the Camera button. You move back into the Camera app, and you can take more photos.

Taking Photos Quickly

Because it is likely to be with you constantly, an iPod touch is a great camera of opportunity. You can use its Quick Access feature to take photos in a very short time when your iPod touch is asleep/locked. Here’s how:

  1. Press the Home button twice. The Lock screen appears (with the Camera icon, which you don’t see if you only tap the Home button once).
  2. Tap the camera icon. The Camera app opens.

  3. Use the iPod touch’s camera controls to frame and zoom the photo and set Options as needed; these work just like when you start with the Camera app as described in the previous steps.
  4. Press the Volume Up button on the side of the iPod touch or tap the Camera icon to take the photo.

Taking Video with an iPod touch

You can capture video as easily as you can still images. Here’s how.

  1. On the Home screen, tap Camera.

  2. To capture video in landscape mode, rotate iPod touch so that it’s horizontal; of course, you can use either orientation to take video just as you can with any other videocamera.
  3. Set the Photo/Video switch to Video.
  4. Choose which lens you want to use, and use focus controls to frame the starting image for the video, just like setting up a still image.
  5. To change the proportion of the video image to widescreen, double-tap the screen. Black bars appear at the top and bottom of the screen.

  6. To start recording, tap the Record button. The iPod touch starts capturing video; you see a counter on the screen showing how long you’ve been recording.

  7. To stop recording, tap the Record button again.
  8. To preview the video clip, tap the Thumbnail button.

  9. Use the video tools to view or edit the clip (see “Viewing, Editing, and Working with Video on an iPod touch” later in this chapter for the details).

InformIT Promotional Mailings & Special Offers

I would like to receive exclusive offers and hear about products from InformIT and its family of brands. I can unsubscribe at any time.

Overview


Pearson Education, Inc., 221 River Street, Hoboken, New Jersey 07030, (Pearson) presents this site to provide information about products and services that can be purchased through this site.

This privacy notice provides an overview of our commitment to privacy and describes how we collect, protect, use and share personal information collected through this site. Please note that other Pearson websites and online products and services have their own separate privacy policies.

Collection and Use of Information


To conduct business and deliver products and services, Pearson collects and uses personal information in several ways in connection with this site, including:

Questions and Inquiries

For inquiries and questions, we collect the inquiry or question, together with name, contact details (email address, phone number and mailing address) and any other additional information voluntarily submitted to us through a Contact Us form or an email. We use this information to address the inquiry and respond to the question.

Online Store

For orders and purchases placed through our online store on this site, we collect order details, name, institution name and address (if applicable), email address, phone number, shipping and billing addresses, credit/debit card information, shipping options and any instructions. We use this information to complete transactions, fulfill orders, communicate with individuals placing orders or visiting the online store, and for related purposes.

Surveys

Pearson may offer opportunities to provide feedback or participate in surveys, including surveys evaluating Pearson products, services or sites. Participation is voluntary. Pearson collects information requested in the survey questions and uses the information to evaluate, support, maintain and improve products, services or sites, develop new products and services, conduct educational research and for other purposes specified in the survey.

Contests and Drawings

Occasionally, we may sponsor a contest or drawing. Participation is optional. Pearson collects name, contact information and other information specified on the entry form for the contest or drawing to conduct the contest or drawing. Pearson may collect additional personal information from the winners of a contest or drawing in order to award the prize and for tax reporting purposes, as required by law.

Newsletters

If you have elected to receive email newsletters or promotional mailings and special offers but want to unsubscribe, simply email information@informit.com.

Service Announcements

On rare occasions it is necessary to send out a strictly service related announcement. For instance, if our service is temporarily suspended for maintenance we might send users an email. Generally, users may not opt-out of these communications, though they can deactivate their account information. However, these communications are not promotional in nature.

Customer Service

We communicate with users on a regular basis to provide requested services and in regard to issues relating to their account we reply via email or phone in accordance with the users' wishes when a user submits their information through our Contact Us form.

Other Collection and Use of Information


Application and System Logs

Pearson automatically collects log data to help ensure the delivery, availability and security of this site. Log data may include technical information about how a user or visitor connected to this site, such as browser type, type of computer/device, operating system, internet service provider and IP address. We use this information for support purposes and to monitor the health of the site, identify problems, improve service, detect unauthorized access and fraudulent activity, prevent and respond to security incidents and appropriately scale computing resources.

Web Analytics

Pearson may use third party web trend analytical services, including Google Analytics, to collect visitor information, such as IP addresses, browser types, referring pages, pages visited and time spent on a particular site. While these analytical services collect and report information on an anonymous basis, they may use cookies to gather web trend information. The information gathered may enable Pearson (but not the third party web trend services) to link information with application and system log data. Pearson uses this information for system administration and to identify problems, improve service, detect unauthorized access and fraudulent activity, prevent and respond to security incidents, appropriately scale computing resources and otherwise support and deliver this site and its services.

Cookies and Related Technologies

This site uses cookies and similar technologies to personalize content, measure traffic patterns, control security, track use and access of information on this site, and provide interest-based messages and advertising. Users can manage and block the use of cookies through their browser. Disabling or blocking certain cookies may limit the functionality of this site.

Do Not Track

This site currently does not respond to Do Not Track signals.

Security


Pearson uses appropriate physical, administrative and technical security measures to protect personal information from unauthorized access, use and disclosure.

Children


This site is not directed to children under the age of 13.

Marketing


Pearson may send or direct marketing communications to users, provided that

  • Pearson will not use personal information collected or processed as a K-12 school service provider for the purpose of directed or targeted advertising.
  • Such marketing is consistent with applicable law and Pearson's legal obligations.
  • Pearson will not knowingly direct or send marketing communications to an individual who has expressed a preference not to receive marketing.
  • Where required by applicable law, express or implied consent to marketing exists and has not been withdrawn.

Pearson may provide personal information to a third party service provider on a restricted basis to provide marketing solely on behalf of Pearson or an affiliate or customer for whom Pearson is a service provider. Marketing preferences may be changed at any time.

Correcting/Updating Personal Information


If a user's personally identifiable information changes (such as your postal address or email address), we provide a way to correct or update that user's personal data provided to us. This can be done on the Account page. If a user no longer desires our service and desires to delete his or her account, please contact us at customer-service@informit.com and we will process the deletion of a user's account.

Choice/Opt-out


Users can always make an informed choice as to whether they should proceed with certain services offered by InformIT. If you choose to remove yourself from our mailing list(s) simply visit the following page and uncheck any communication you no longer want to receive: www.informit.com/u.aspx.

Sale of Personal Information


Pearson does not rent or sell personal information in exchange for any payment of money.

While Pearson does not sell personal information, as defined in Nevada law, Nevada residents may email a request for no sale of their personal information to NevadaDesignatedRequest@pearson.com.

Supplemental Privacy Statement for California Residents


California residents should read our Supplemental privacy statement for California residents in conjunction with this Privacy Notice. The Supplemental privacy statement for California residents explains Pearson's commitment to comply with California law and applies to personal information of California residents collected in connection with this site and the Services.

Sharing and Disclosure


Pearson may disclose personal information, as follows:

  • As required by law.
  • With the consent of the individual (or their parent, if the individual is a minor)
  • In response to a subpoena, court order or legal process, to the extent permitted or required by law
  • To protect the security and safety of individuals, data, assets and systems, consistent with applicable law
  • In connection the sale, joint venture or other transfer of some or all of its company or assets, subject to the provisions of this Privacy Notice
  • To investigate or address actual or suspected fraud or other illegal activities
  • To exercise its legal rights, including enforcement of the Terms of Use for this site or another contract
  • To affiliated Pearson companies and other companies and organizations who perform work for Pearson and are obligated to protect the privacy of personal information consistent with this Privacy Notice
  • To a school, organization, company or government agency, where Pearson collects or processes the personal information in a school setting or on behalf of such organization, company or government agency.

Links


This web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects Personal Information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this web site.

Requests and Contact


Please contact us about this Privacy Notice or if you have any requests or questions relating to the privacy of your personal information.

Changes to this Privacy Notice


We may revise this Privacy Notice through an updated posting. We will identify the effective date of the revision in the posting. Often, updates are made to provide greater clarity or to comply with changes in regulatory requirements. If the updates involve material changes to the collection, protection, use or disclosure of Personal Information, Pearson will provide notice of the change through a conspicuous notice on this site or other appropriate way. Continued use of the site after the effective date of a posted revision evidences acceptance. Please contact us if you have questions or concerns about the Privacy Notice or any objection to any revisions.

Last Update: November 17, 2020