How do I record a time-lapse video on my iPhone?

Open your iPhone camera (not Instagram, just the regular camera app). Swipe left on the bottom options until you reach ‘Time-Lapse’ mode. Press record, and the video will automatically be sped up. You can swipe up slightly to adjust the speed (0.5x, 1.5x, 2x, 3x, 4x, etc.). When you play it back in your library, it will already be fast. Alternatively, if you have an old video shot at normal speed, upload it to your editing app and use the speed tool to accelerate it (up to 10x in many apps). The speed you choose depends on the length of your video and how fast you want the final result.

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Asked by an artist learning to create time-lapse videos · Answered by Indra · art-marketing-101 · 2026-07-27