What is Dual Capture on iPhone 17 Pro Max and how do I use it?

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Dual Capture lets you record video from both cameras simultaneously, showing your face and what you're looking at in the same video.

Who uses this:

Travel vloggers film amazing views while showing their reactions. Tutorial creators demonstrate while explaining. Reaction content shows you and what you're reacting to.

How to use it:

Open Camera app, go to Video mode, tap the icon with two overlapping cameras. Preview shows both feeds before recording.

Layout options:

Picture-in-picture: Your face in a small window, rear camera fills the main view. Tap the small window to swap. Drag it to any corner.

Split-screen: Swipe on preview to toggle. Both cameras get 50% of the frame.

The trade-offs:

Maxes out at 4K30. No 4K60 or slow motion. Running two camera streams takes serious processing power.

Low light suffers more than usual. The processor does double duty, so neither camera gets full computational photography treatment.

Battery drains faster with two cameras running.

Best conditions:

Good lighting. Subjects that are somewhat stationary. Planned framing.

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