

Be sure to hold the iPhone in place and very still for at least 30 seconds (ideally 30 minutes or more) to capture an event. *Important Note: time-lapse is very sensitive.

For more great tips and tricks about how to use your Apple devices, be sure to sign up for our Tip of the Day newsletter! How to Use Time-Lapse Video Mode on the iPhone Time-lapse videos are popular, especially on social media, because they are brief and can often be humorous. Time-lapse is great for capturing scenes like a sunset, ocean tides, a plant leaf unfurling, or city traffic at rush hour-things that would take too long to watch at regular speed.

It’s a collection of still images taken every few seconds that gives the impression of a sped-up video. A time-lapse video is a compressed video of an event that happens gradually.
