Save camera settings on iPhone
You can save the last camera mode, filter, lighting, depth, and Live Photo settings you used so they’re not reset when you next open Camera .
Go to Settings
> Camera > Preserve Settings.
Turn on any of the following:
Camera Mode: Save the last camera mode you used, such as Video or Pano.
Creative Controls: Save the last settings you used for the filter, lighting option, or depth control.
See Take a photo with a filter, Adjust Portrait Lighting in Portrait mode, and Adjust Depth Control in Portrait mode.
Macro Control: Preserve the Auto Macro setting rather than automatically using the Ultra Wide camera to capture macro photos and videos (on iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max).
Exposure Adjustment: Save the exposure control setting (on iPhone 11 and later).
Night Mode: Save the Night mode setting rather than reset to Auto (on iPhone 12 models, iPhone 13 models, iPhone 14 models, and iPhone 15 models).
Portrait Zoom: Save the Portrait mode zoom rather than reset to the default lens (on iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max).
Action Mode: Keep the Action Mode setting turned on rather than reset to off (on iPhone 14 and later).
Apple ProRAW: Save the Apple ProRAW setting (on iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max).
Apple ProRes: Save the Apple ProRes setting (on iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max).
Live Photo: Save the Live Photo setting.