According to this article, there is no way to turn off burst mode.
This can be quite handy for catching just the right shot. However, for those of you that had learned to stabilize your camera by holding down the shutter button instead of tapping it, this can result in a lot of unexpected pictures. This feature appears to be enabled full-time whether you want it or not, so we'll all need to simply learn to adapt. Or delete. A lot.
Here are a couple of alternatives:
- Tap the shutter button instead of pressing it for long
- Use third party camera apps
Short answer: No, you won't lose your photos.
Solution: For free and complete syncing, the only way to go is to turn off iCloud Photo Library and My Photo Stream and stick with manual wired or WiFi syncing. It's very important to remember to turn off My Photo Stream as well if you're choosing this option. Otherwise your photos will duplicate.
Details:
Turning off photo stream will not make you lose your photos. It will only disable the Photo Stream function, which is mostly comprised of the following:
- It sends optimized (device specific) versions of the photos you take to every Photo Stream enabled device.
- It includes the last 1000 photos you've taken, or the last 30 days of photos, which ever is greater.
- Data from Photo Stream is a one time push only, meaning it won't push again if you delete a photo from your Photo Stream.
- It does not take up iCloud photo space (contrary to most people's opinion). It is a separate and completely free service within the iOS/Mac ecosystem.
When you say iPhone 7, I'm assuming you're talking about iOS 7. In iOS 8.3 and above, iCloud Photo Library (if turned on) replaces the need for Photo Stream, although Photo Stream is still available.
Using iCloud Photo Library is great if you have tons of space in the cloud, since it syncs your albums, edits, share activity... pretty much everything. SERIOUSLY, it's sweet as sugar. BUT, realistically, you will only have that kind of storage space if you pay for it; most likely, you'll run out of your free 5GB allotment since it backs everything up.
If you don't mind paying, it's a great solution. But you want to go completely free, stay away from it like the plague.
Here's a great article that explains iCloud Photo Library in excellent and digestible detail: https://tidbits.com/article/15584
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