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Dual Camera · Guide

How to record front and back camera at the same time on iPhone

To record the front and back camera at the same time on iPhone, open a dual camera app such as Dual Camera: Back and Front, pick a layout, and tap the shutter once: both cameras are captured together as one photo or video. If your iPhone can't use both cameras at once, the app's sequential mode shoots one side and then the other and combines them for you.

Apple's newest iPhones include a built-in dual capture mode. Dual Camera brings the same idea, two cameras in one shot, to other iPhones running iOS 15 or later.

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Steps

  1. Install Dual Camera. Download it from the App Store. It's free to download and needs iOS 15 or later.
  2. Choose photo or video. Photos can be 4:3, 16:9 or 1:1. Video can be 30 or 60 fps where your iPhone supports it.
  3. Pick a layout. Use picture-in-picture and drag, resize and style the small window with a shape and border, or split the screen 50:50, side by side or top and bottom.
  4. Tap once to capture both cameras. Use the shutter, a volume button or Camera Control.
  5. Review and share. Find the combined shot in the built-in gallery, along with the separate front and rear originals if you save them, and share it.

What to record with front and back cameras

  • Reaction videos at concerts: the stage on the back camera, your reaction on the front.
  • Kids' first steps: their steps and your face in the same video.
  • Travel: the view and you seeing it for the first time.
  • A goal at the match: the play and the celebration together.
  • Unboxings, tutorials and vlogs: stay on screen next to what you're showing, without a second phone.

Tip: picture-in-picture works well when one side is the main story, like a reaction. A 50:50 split works well when both sides matter equally.

FAQ

Can an iPhone record the front and back camera at the same time?

Yes. Apple's newest iPhones include a built-in dual capture mode, and on other iPhones you can use a dual camera app such as Dual Camera: Back and Front, which records both cameras at once as a photo or video in one tap.

Can I record both cameras on an older iPhone?

Dual Camera requires iOS 15 or later. On iPhones that support using both cameras at once, it captures the front and back simultaneously. On other models, its sequential mode shoots the two sides one after the other and combines them.

How do I make a reaction video with the front and back camera?

Choose video, pick picture-in-picture so your face sits in a small window over the scene, place and resize the window, then tap once to record both cameras together.

Can I keep the front and back videos as separate files?

Yes. Dual Camera saves the combined shot and can also save the separate front and rear originals.

Which layouts can I use?

Picture-in-picture, with a window you can drag and resize and a choice of shapes and borders, or split screen 50:50, side by side or top and bottom.

Is Dual Camera free?

Dual Camera is free to download, with optional in-app purchases.

More questions? Visit the Help Center.

Record both sides of the moment

Free to download, with optional in-app purchases.

Get Dual Camera on the App Store