Capture outside frame not working?

I was finally able to get mine to work today. I have the ios 13.1.2 loaded. I then went in and turned off the 2 capture features (Photo & Video) then closed the settings app. opened the camera, then went back in and turned on the "capture outside of frame" toggle. It now works for the 1st time.

It does work. I had the same problem until I got to know how it works. Many of us think, it should work in all the conditions if its Turned On. Which is not true. This only works when there is a good lights. Because in this feature, the complete image is captured by two different cameras and then it gets merged as a single image. If the lighting is not good enough for iPhone to merge those two images, this feature will not work. please step outside or try taking a pic under good lights scene. Hope that helps. :)

The feature will only work in well lit conditions.

Why?

Because the additional picture information is captured by the ultra-wide lens and this lens performs very differently, especially in sub-optimal lighting conditions. Without a well lit scene, picture information captured by the ultra-wide will not balance well enough with the photo captured by the main lens, and therefore cannot be blended to the main photograph in edit mode.

Think about it. If the photo is taken in poor light, the excellent main lens will capture a well exposed image with plenty of detail, but the ultra-wide will capture a poorly exposed image with poor detail. These two photos cannot be combined.

Noticed the same thing. This feature seems to be only working in bright well lit conditions. Anything darker (overcast/indoor) will disable COF.

I also thought so but then I read further. The lighting and distance influence determine if it’s possible or not, e.g too dark scenes or too close scenes will not always capture outside the frame.

Hello Nick B73.

Welcome to Apple Support Communities. I understand that you’re unable to edit photos captured outside of the frame although it is enabled. I’m happy to help.

Apple has just released iOS 13.1.2. Please use the steps here to back up and update: Update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

Once you’ve completed these steps, please check to see if you’re able to edit photos Captured outside of the frame.

Take care.

Noticed that this feature works only if there is enough lighting... other words, if the night mode icon is active on the top left corner of the screen, chances are this feature will not work. Hope this helps!

Welcome back Nick B73.

Please reach out to Apple Support here: Apple - Support - Product Selection

Cheers.

I'm pretty sure that it is because of the lighting. Finally worked for me when I literally took a picture of my ceiling lights.

Outside the frame only works in bright light.

This afternoon, capture outside frame was successful for 1 of 20 photos. The photos were of the same landscape. Success appears to be random. Hope Apple fixes this feature so that it works as advertised.

I am having the same problem and my phone is updated to iOS 13.1.2

I just took a photo in bright daylight and it worked fine. Took another photo in the shade and it did not work.

It's incredibly frustrating and I've already updated twice within the last week and on 13.1.2. I've turned all options off and then on and nothing... Not only that, ever since updating to 13.1.2, I have been having migraines every time I use the phone for more than 10 min. I have 2 Pro Max's 512 Gb and both have a slight flickering and that bothers me. When I use my X or XR, it's fine. It's only the Pro Max that I have the headaches. Posted on twitter and everywhere else but no reply from Apple either. Kind of disappointed.

This is an absolute joke! This feature has never worked on my 11 Pro Max. Apple please get yourself together. Between this and all the other bugs with Mac OS Catalina you guys are the embarrassing yourselves. Please stop adding half baked features.