swift AVCapturePhotoOutput capturePhoto hangs preview

Question

Showing preview in 1080 x 1440; getting photo with max resolution (3024 x 4032) and quality on iPhone 8 Plus with code:

capturePhotoOutput?.capturePhoto(with: configurePhotoSettings(), delegate: self)

with photo settings:

private func configurePhotoSettings() -> AVCapturePhotoSettings {
    let photoSettings = AVCapturePhotoSettings()
    photoSettings.isHighResolutionPhotoEnabled = true
    photoSettings.isAutoStillImageStabilizationEnabled = (capturePhotoOutput?.isStillImageStabilizationSupported)!
    photoSettings.isAutoDualCameraFusionEnabled = (capturePhotoOutput?.isDualCameraFusionSupported)!
        
    return photoSettings
}

Doing this one by one (like sequential shooting mode) and preview freezes each time for a short time even if I do nothing in didFinishProcessingPhoto.

Looking for solution to make capturing smooth, maybe in background thread, but currently I'm stuck..

@HuangJie please look at my answer bellow in this topic – Volodymyr Kulyk Dec 14 '20 at 15:45 — Volodymyr Kulyk, Dec 14 '20 at 15:45
got it, thanks for your answer. – krosshj Jan 21 '21 at 01:01 — krosshj, Jan 21 '21 at 01:01

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 15 '19 at 07:00

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The reason of preview hangs is feature called optical stabilization.

You just need to turn it off for smooth preview while capturing photo:

photoSettings.isAutoStillImageStabilizationEnabled = false

answered May 15 '19 at 07:00

Volodymyr Kulyk

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