ISO is the camera’s sensitivity to light, or in other words, the ability of the camera’s matrix to sense light. This parameter is automatically set by default in smartphones. But the automation doesn’t always work correctly, so you can set this parameter manually in settings. Choose the proper ISO in the cases when:

it’s too dark during a photoshoot;
it’s too light.

The higher the ISO is, the lighter your pic will be. But at the same time, the photo will be “grainier” and “noisy” (like in the right photo). The lower the ISO is, the darker but better in quality a photo will be. Therefore, it is advisable to take photos at the lowest ISO — the lower the ISO, the higher the pics’ quality will be.

Increase ISO manually (from 400 to 1,600, or more) in cases where you are taking a photo in low light conditions, in a dark room, for example. It will help you get a lighter pic. If you plan to take a light photo of scenery, conversely, make sure to decrease ISO to 100-200 and you’ll get a good image without overexposure.

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