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# photoSettings

Creates a photo settings object with default settings.

```
+ (instancetype) photoSettings;
```

## Return Value

A new photo settings object.

## Discussion

Capturing a photo with default settings delivers a single image in JPEG format.

Requesting capture in a processed format (such as JPEG) adds requirements for other photo settings: for details, see the [`format`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCapturePhotoSettings/format) property. The capture output validates these requirement when you call the [`capturePhoto(with:delegate:)`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCapturePhotoOutput/capturePhoto(with:delegate:)) method. If your settings and delegate don’t meet these requirement, that method raises an exception.

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