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Ios15 iPhone 13 brightens every dark photo

I just got the new iPhone 13 Pro. When I take a photo of a person in dark light, it takes the photo and looks good… but as soon as I view it in photos it automatically changes it to a bright photo like it’s in good lighting.


I’ve already turned off night mode, exposure down, etc. My iPhone 11 Pro could take good dark photos, so this should be even better. There seems to be no way to stop this. I’ve preserved settings and turned everything off, yet still it brightens every photo - and I don’t mean a slight adjustment.. it’s taking a dark photo and making it bright.


Please tell me how to fix this. It happens on both front and facing cameras.


Andrew


iPhone 13 Pro, 15

Posted on Sep 24, 2021 12:20 PM

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Posted on Dec 8, 2021 3:51 AM

I’m having the same issues with my iPhone 13 and it’s sooo annoying , the picture looks all bright and perfect before I take it and after I take it, it gets darker and bad. Have you found a solution 😭

kindly let me know

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Nov 27, 2021 9:33 AM in response to ace1018

I have the same problem with my iphone 13 pro! I did it all but it still doesn't help and some effect is constantly appearing on the images, which actually ruins them. I have had an iphone XS so far, with XS the pictures are so much better and more natural than with the iphone 13 pro! apple fix it! it's just frustrating!

Nov 27, 2021 9:43 AM in response to livylivv

I totally agree with you! I also bought this iphone because of the camera. I’m used to the soft, warm and natural tones of the images with my iphone xs. And I expected the same with the iphone 13 pro. But this thing with the camera, adding effects and "correcting" the photo is a total disappointment !! I am thinking of going back to iphone xs.

Nov 27, 2021 10:17 AM in response to amcllelan

Same for me too. It's horrible all my pictures are ruined. Apple seems to boost the contrast and brilliance to maximum level every time there's a face in the picture, if I remove the person and take another photo, I get a normal photo. I also get big halos around people's silhouettes and there is no way to stop it or change back to original photo.

Dec 2, 2021 8:26 PM in response to amcllelan

The opposite happens to me on my 13 Pro and it’s incredibly frustrating. My photo will look well lit before hitting the capture button yet then once I capture the image, the phone auto processes it and makes it look darker/throws the coloring off. I’ve tried playing around with all the settings and nothing seems to work. Seems to mainly happen with the front camera on mine. Really hope they fix this soon. It doesn’t make the phone/camera fun to use,

Dec 21, 2021 3:53 PM in response to olubusola21

I found a workaround! To be fair, I'm on a 7+ and iOS 15.0.2 so it may not work for everyone, but...


If you do a time-lapse mode photo for barely even a second (note: it won't work in snapping/sending pics from a text) it undoes the photo adjustment feature and gives you an actual photo of how dark it actually is. If you don't want time lapse you can screenshot the photo.


Hope this helps! :)

Dec 22, 2021 9:20 PM in response to amcllelan

Here’s what i do: when I swipe to view my photos, for a split second I can see the darker version of the picture before it overbrightens. I take a screenshot of it before it overbrightens and so far I’m satisfied. If you find it is too fast for you to screenshot in time before the overbrightening, you can also make sure it’s a Live Photo and then you can hold down on it and then screenshot before the live ends. Let me know if it works:)


Ios15 iPhone 13 brightens every dark photo

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