Wide selfies, explained
Get more in the frame.Keep the music on.
Honest, practical guides to wide selfies on iPhone: what 0.5 really means, why your front camera looks zoomed in, and how to film wide with your song still playing.
Guides
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How to take a 0.5 selfie on iPhone
What a 0.5 selfie is, why the iPhone front camera has no 0.5x button, and four ways to get a wider selfie today.
Why is my iPhone front camera so zoomed in?
The reasons the iPhone selfie camera can look cropped, from default framing to video stabilisation, and how to widen it.
Lost access to Snapchat? Keep filming wide, with your music on
If you used Snapchat for wide selfie videos with music and can’t use it any more, here are honest ways to keep filming, and why one founder built his own camera.
How to fit everyone into a group selfie
Practical tips for wide group selfies on iPhone: angle, distance, edges, light and timers.
How to record a wide selfie video with music playing
Step by step: get a wide front-camera view, keep your song playing, and record your voice cleanly on iPhone.
Front wide view vs rear 0.5x: which should you use?
Comparing the iPhone’s widened front camera with the rear Ultra Wide for selfies: width, quality, framing and ease.
Why do wide selfies stretch faces?
The simple reason wide-angle selfies distort faces near the edges and close to the lens, and five ways to avoid it.
Why this site exists
Built by someone who lost his wide camera.
The founder of Music Wide Selfie filmed every day with a wide front view and music on, until July 2026. This site shares what he learned while building his own.