iPhone 13 Pro camera not focusing on subject but on background

If you go to Settings -> Camera, scroll down to the bottom and turn off "Macro Control". Also turn off "Lens Correction". Final thing, go into "Formats" and switch to "Most Compatible". I made these changes and the camera works better than before.

I have found that when I removed my camera lens protection that the focusing problem was more or less eliminated.

I’m seeing such behavior if Zoom app runs in a background. It Makes camera app fully inoperable

No way. This is not a problem just she’s having. I have a 13 pro max and am having the same problem along with numerous other camera issues. Apple needs to do something — and fast. This is truly unacceptable.

I got my 13 Pro Max back from Repair a week ago. They swapped the whole camera unit after seing the glitches in Color and focus themselves.

IT DID NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE!

the camera is still unusable in telephoto mode and in video mode since the macro even with the control switch will continue to glitch its way into the video. And that is without being even close to a foot away from the objects!! The camera does NOT know what to focus on, when to focus and the Colors are completely bland when shooting with telephoto in any conditions that involve the low light feature.

UNBELIEVABLE!!

I have been having the same problem also. What bugs me the most is when I’m taking pictures of a kid every time the kid moves it refocuses but then is blurry and I can’t get a good pic. They need to fix this, I’m missing my iPhone 11 camera.

I tried my camera out for the first real time today at my son’s soccer game. I could barely get the thing to focus at all! I’d get the image I want and it was like it was focusing on the glass on the lens and if I tried to tap on my screen to focus on a subject it wouldn’t refocus. It’s like it was locked on what it wanted to focus on. Also noticed that if I moved my camera to follow the activity and shoot later it did the exact same thing. It would suddenly try focus on extreme close-up. I tried shutting off all the auto tools in the settings and closing and reopening the app but nothing helped. I upgraded to this phone for a better camera and feel totally cheated. I had iPhone XS before and it shot way better photos. I also can’t seem to not get a pixelated picture out of the wide angle no matter what. It’s like the ONLY good pictures are from the preset zooms, 0.5, 1, or 3.

My issue is with the 3x lens mostly. If I try taking a photo in the mirror, it focuses on the glass itself even if it's clean, it's never sharp or clear on me if im snapping a pic. If I adjust to 2.9x (the 1x lens) it becomes much sharper. I've had this issue since iPhone 12 and thought it was just my hardware, I've wiped the device, got a brand new device, and now a brand new iPhone 13 and it's the same.

I’ve posted here lately about having my camera module swapped but it didn’t do anything about the problem. So they gave me A NEW PHONE! And guess what: THE CAMERA IS STILL GLITCHING AND FAILING THE COLORS!!

so it’s is an iOS 15.X thing! I can’t believe they haven’t addressed this yet

I agree that it is well nigh impossible to get the iPhone 13 pro camera to focus properly. I having been trying to record videos of a professional skier travelling towards me and the subject looks like a fuzzy mess until you move from zoom (x3) to normal photo (x1). I’m well rehearsed with videos and normally use a Nikon DSLR but was hoping my new iPhone would save me carrying around such a heavy piece of kit on the mountain. Is Apple going to correct this issue as the main upgrade from the iPhone 12 was the camera?

Ditto everyone. The camera is struggling on a daily basis to take basic photos in everyday situations.

As someone who just upgraded from an iphone 8 to the nicest (and most expensive) iphone I've ever owned, and as a professional photographer, I was excited to finally have some really great camera options on my phone.

Extremely disappointed with how frequently this has ruined photos for me including moments like blowing out birthday candles and everyday moments with the kiddos. And there's no way to over ride it, make adjustments, or do anything other than tap at my phone until the moment is over and then just give up on whatever that particular scene is.

Would love to just disable the macro mode, or portrait mode, or whatever it is that's causing it to totally freak out on the focusing.

I have my iPhone 13promax for 7 days & had to return it today as taken photos with it was a DISASTER!

I have an iPhone 11 Pro Max & it’s far better for taking photos!

I have spent a lot of money on this phone & I just can’t believe that’s it’s such a disaster!

I use my camera every day to take photos of all my work that I do!

Apple needs to sort this URGENTLY!!!

Hi

I am just after returning my second new iPhone 13 pro max !

camera in both were rubbish & last one lost connection on Vodafone network & wouldn’t re-connect again!

I am waiting for my replacement to arrive!

If it’s not right I will change from apple for

good!

They are totally overrated!

Regards mg.

very disapointed!!

Apple is C***. I too can’t use my camera. It’s the main reason I bought it. Apple is rushing out garbage now. Their speech recognition is unusable too. It changes entire sentences at the end of the sentence. I sent my boss a message with a curse word because of this.

Trying to dictate a response while driving is dangerous. It takes several attempts, and if it completely changes what you’re trying to say , it takes your eyes off the road repeatedly.

Their cameras and speech recognition used to work. They’ve lowered their standards, rushed the camera and speech out to sell phones. Very annoying.

My next phone is an Android.