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The iPhone Camera app is still the camera most parents should use every day. Candid only exists for the awkward part: when the thing you wanted happened before you pressed record.
If you are taking a birthday photo, recording a bath-time clip, or asking everyone to look at the camera, use the iPhone Camera app. It is fast, familiar, and the quality is hard to beat.
The miss happens in a different situation. Your baby laughs at the dog, stands for two seconds, or gives you a face you have never seen before. You notice it, then you reach for the phone. Candid is for that gap. It is not a better general camera. It is a small tool for the moment you were too late to start recording.
| iPhone Camera | Candid | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Planned photos and videos | Moments you didn't see coming |
| Starts keeping video when | You tap record | You open the app — before anything happens |
| Can save what happened before you tapped? | No | Yes, if Candid was already open |
| Baby-specific help | No, it is a general camera | Looks for moments like smiles and laughs |
| Where footage lives | Photos app | On-device, no account or upload required |
Posed first-birthday photos. The Camera app is still the right choice — you know it's coming and can set the shot up.
A sudden laugh at the dog. By the time you'd have opened the Camera app, it's over. With Candid already open, you just tap Save.
A first step, out of nowhere. No warning, no time to hit record first — this is exactly the gap Candid fills.
That is the practical version of a rewind camera: keep Candid open during awake time, then save only the bits that turned out to matter.
You should, for normal photos and planned videos. Candid is for a narrower problem: your baby does something before you hit record, and you want to save the few seconds that just happened while Candid was already open.
No. The Camera app records from the moment you tap. Candid buffers while it is open, so tapping Save can still keep the few seconds that just happened.
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