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OnePlus: Change What Holding the Shutter Button Does

Holding down the shutter button in the OnePlus Camera app instantly starts a video recording instead of taking a photo. If you actually want a quick burst of shots when you press and hold, the camera is simply set to the wrong long-press action.

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VersionAndroid 10 · Oxygenos 10

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Change Long-Press Shutter Action auf OnePlus

On OnePlus phones, a short tap on the shutter button always takes a photo or starts recording in whatever mode is active. Pressing and holding the same button triggers a separate, configurable action that runs regardless of the current camera mode.

By default this long-press action starts a video recording, which is why holding the shutter unexpectedly launches the camcorder instead of firing off several quick photos. This is useful if you want fast access to video without switching modes first, but it gets in the way if you actually want rapid-fire shots of a moving subject.

You can switch the long-press behavior to take a burst of photos instead. Open Camera appSettingsLong press shutter and choose between Record video or Take burst photos.

Once set to burst mode, holding the shutter fires off a rapid sequence of photos instead of starting a recording. Switch back to Record video whenever quick video capture matters more than burst shots for how you normally use the camera.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. A quick tap always performs the default action of the current camera mode, such as taking a single photo in Photo mode. Only pressing and holding triggers the alternate action you chose under Long press shutter.

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