iPhone Tip: Screen Capture Videos for Social Media
If you're just taking pictures for the purposes of posting onto a social network, then shooting the footage in video and then taking a screen shot of the final copy might be a good way to get the prize winning shot. Why take the chance of missing the perfect shot.
Standard iPhone 6s Plus picture is 4032x3024 (1.9 MB), a screenshot on an iPhone 6s Plus is 2208x1242 (4.7 MB). Your image is still bigger than the recommended sizes on all the major social media sites:
Social Media Photo Size Recomendations
| Social Media | Photo Recomendation |
|---|---|
| 1200 x 628 | |
| 1,024 x 512 | |
| 735 x 1,102 | |
| 1,080 x 1,080 | |
| 700 x 400 | |
| Google+ | 800 x 1,200 |
Sample Video Photo
Screen capture of a video, while waiting for the Green Line in Boston
If you're taking an action shot, you can always increase the frame rate so that you don't have a blur effect on moving objects.
Screen Capture
To take a screen capture - Simply press and hold the 'Sleep/Wake' button and then press the 'Home' button.
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