Why does my iPhone 12 Pro Max Photo auto adjust exposure of a photo taken with the Camera app?

I have tried turning off night mode. But unfortunately the photos are still brighter and over exposed. I went to apple store and they said that it is the expected behavior.

I am using moment app since then and I am very happy with the photo quality. In moment camera app, there is an option to disable deep fusion. (Because of deep fusion only the photos are brighter and over sharpened) I have disabled deep fusion and now the photos look very natural just like my iPhone XR photos used to look ♥️

Has anyone found solution? I have a iPhone SE 2nd gen on ios 15.1 and this issue wasnt there until now. Photos look too much exposed and more contrasty and this is annoyingly awful. I always take photos with my iphone and the exposure used to look exactly the same in the photos app as they were taken in the camera app.

Same thing. There is no official solution bc according to Apple there is no problem. This is how they are supposed to look, according to them. What I’ve done, and has worked:

Download the third part camera app Halide

i believe it’s $10

They have a settings option to turn off deep fusion. Photos look much better for me using this app.

I really wish they would fix this! If you are trying to take more artistic pics using shadows and light this completely destroys the ability to do so. These pictures with everything turned off and in raw are still way over processed!! Apply fix this garbage. IPhone 12 Pro Max.

I’m so happy I finally got to fix it. I downloaded and installed the new software 15.2.1. I then went to settings then camera then to formats and then turned on the apple pro raw option. I think this works for Pros only but now the pictures are gorgeous and they no longer change to those dark and dull ones due to deep fusion.

Mine is still doing it/ it’s awful and starting to hate this phone and thinking of leaving apple phones for this reason. And apple doesn’t care. Only way around is to us the Snapchat camera and save it. But what the processing does is awful! You can’t play with shadows or anything!

I have the same problem. The photos look so ugly after auto-adjustment. I want to turn it off

I have the same exact problem

same problem but I fixed by turning on PRO RAW. Keep everything the same - and try shooting with this open.

I’ve noticed on mine iPhone 12 pro max as well, and I can’t find any video on YouTube talking about this.

I have the same problem and I never turned on the Pro Raw option

I tried that and it still changes the picture. You’re so lucky that you were able to get it to work!

I have “creative controls” and “exposure adjustment” off, and it still changes the picture. :/

Happens to me too and i tried every method that I’ve seen here and still nothing

i really want to return my phone now

After multiple iphones with same issues! I switched to samsung s21 this time! And quite happy for it! I'm thinking this might be production issue!