How to instantly create a GIF from your iPhone camera

One of the many interesting features of using the Shortcuts app on iPhone is the ability to turn photos you take on your iPhone camera into GIF images in real time. In this article, we will show you how to set up a shortcut on iOS that allows you to easily create GIFs from your iPhone camera without resorting to third-party apps.

How to quickly create a GIF from the iPhone camera

Before creating a GIF from the iOS camera, you need to download the Shoot a GIF shortcut on your iPhone, which you can then use to record a GIF.

Step 1: Add the Capture GIF shortcut to your iPhone

1. Use this link to download the Capture GIF shortcut on your iPhone. Soon, the Take GIF shortcut will be loaded into the Shortcuts app on your iPhone.
   
2. On this screen, tap Add shortcut at the bottom to add it to your iPhone.
   
3. New shortcuts can now be accessed in the My Shortcuts tab of the Shortcuts app.
   
4. You can also add this shortcut to your iPhone's home screen as a widget by long-pressing on an empty area, tapping the icon, selecting the shortcut from the app list, and adding The widget for this shortcut.
   
5. After you add the "Take a GIF" widget to your home screen, it will look like this.
   

Step 2: Create a GIF using this shortcut

1. To create a GIF from the camera, tap "Capture GIF" on the Home screen widget or launch it from the Shortcuts app.
   
2. When you do this, the camera viewfinder will appear on the screen. By default, your rear camera will be available for photos with flash set to "Auto," but you can toggle any of these settings by tapping Settings on the screen. What cannot be changed on this screen is the number of photos that will be taken for the GIF, which is set to 11 photos. However, this number can be changed in the Shortcuts app, which we will explain in the next section.
   
3. If you're happy with your configuration, you can start taking photos for your GIF by clicking the shutter button in the bottom center.
   
4. You can then tap the shutter button to capture other objects or the same object in motion, however, you wish to create a GIF. As you keep taking more photos, the viewfinder will show you a count of the total number of photos you've clicked.
   
5. After you have taken all the photos, the viewfinder will be minimized and you will now see the Shoot a GIF shortcut for working with GIFs.
   
6. When your GIF is ready, it will appear as an image on your screen. To save this GIF, click the Share icon in the upper right corner.
   
7. In the iOS sharing sheet that appears, select Save Image to store and access this GIF in the Photos app.
   

Step 3 (optional): Modify the GIF to your desired settings

The "Shoot GIF" shortcut we used previously is via Capture 11 photos from the camera and loop at 0.25 seconds per photo to create a GIF image. If this setting doesn't suit your GIF making needs, you can follow the steps below to modify the shortcuts on your iPhone.

1. Open the Shortcuts app and tap the 3-dot icon in the "Shoot a GIF Shortcut" box.
   
2. When the shortcut loads on the next screen, tap the right arrow inside the "Take photos with rear camera" box to expand its options.
   
3. You can now customize the number of photos you want to capture for your GIF by tapping the "-" or " " icon next to the "Take Photo" option. More photos means you can show more content in the GIF, but you can reduce this number if you don't want to create a longer GIF.
   
4. Now you can click the right arrow inside the "Make GIF from Photos" box to expand its options.
   
5. When this section expands, click the "Seconds per photo" option to change the time from 0.25 seconds to another time. When you lower this value, the GIF you create will have faster-moving frames, but if you want to delay the time between frames, you can increase this time value. Here you can also turn on/off GIF looping and auto-resizing.
   
6. After modifying the shortcut settings, click the X icon in the upper right corner to save the changes.
   
7. You can then follow the instructions in the previous section to capture the GIF from the camera and set the new settings.

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