My iPhone 13 camera is not focusing properly. It doesn't focus when it is around 8-10 cm away from the object for a close up shot. Is everybody with an iPhone 13 experiencing this problem? I went to my local store which diagnosed my device and they said that there is no problem. But I am very suspicious. So does anybody else have this problem? Can anybody confirm this problem?
It has nothing to do with your point of view. It has EVERYTHING to do with what your iPhone 13 is capable of. And what you want and expect it to do, it can't. I didn't design the new cameras. I don't work for Apple. No one here works for Apple on this user to user only forum.
But I was well aware of the difference between iPhone 13 and 13 Pro cameras and I chose the Pro because its cameras are more advanced than iPhone 13. There should be advantages to paying more for a product. And this is one area the Pro's outperform the standard 13.
I understand you're hoping it's a software thing. I can assure you it's not. iPhone 12, 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max did not have Macro photography abilities. People complained and Apple added Macro to the 13 Pro models this year. It's just not going to come to a standard 13. Sorry.
See this link and compare the features between iPhone 13 and 13 Pro. You'll notice the 13 Pro specifically says Macro Photography, which the 13 does not --> https://www.apple.com/iphone/compare/
You're getting semantic, here. Whether you want to call it Macro or Close-up, an iPhone 13 can't focus clearly closer-in than about 6 inches from a subject. An iPhone 13 Pro can. You can say that's sad. It is what it is. And again, if close-up photography was an important consideration to you, the Pro Models would have been the better choice to buy. The more expensive phones have ALWAYS included features the standard phones don't.
Rosieviolet2021 wrote:
This doesn’t make sense, older models are capable of doing this simple task. This isn’t by design.
Yes, it is. And its why Apple designed the Pro Models with Macro Mode, which the 13 models don't have and can't have. What a previous model could or couldn't do has nothing to do with the current models.
No, it doesn't. It means they had a closer focal length than on iPhone 13. They also weren't the same camera, nor the same sensor and weren't engineered for the amazing clarity of the iPhone 13 phone camera systems. But, for iPhone 13, the focal length is not as close and they chose to add close-up or macro (either is much the same) in the 13 Pro models.
To show how good the close-up capability is in iPhone 13 Pro Max, I took the following two picture moments ago. One is from a distance and you can the white heart with the blue glitter. Then I took a close-up at very close range of the white heart.
Hi everyone who’s facing this issue , I’ve a fix . I own an iPhone 7 and 6s and was at Apple showroom comparing the 13 models . I tried exactly same thing - taking close up shots of labels and realised 13 Models just didn’t focus While iPhone 7 and iPhone 6s managed to get a closeup shot .
So I went to “Photo” mode in all iPhone 13 models and selected 0.5 x instead of the default 1x. And then I was able to capture close up shots just like iPhone 6s and 7!
I managed to find this trick at the store since I couldn’t believe a new phone would be less capable ! I really hope this resolves it for you iPhone 13 owners! Please keep me updated ! I’m yet to buy the 13 though
To be clear as possible, it is not a defect in the 13 or 13 Mini as it cannot focus as closely as 5-6 cm from a subject. Whether you want to call it Close-up or Macro makes no difference in relation to this discussion. iPhone 13 simply cannot focus as close as people expect it to and that is by design. Instead, they built in what is called "Macro Mode" to the 13 Pro models, which can capture in focus photos much closer than iPhone 13. There is a completely different camera in iPhone 13 versus iPhone 11 or earlier iPhones.
Previous iPhones did not advertised macro capabilities, but they were able to get closer to the subject than the 13s (non-pros). It’s not difficult to realize that people are not complaining about not being able to do what the Pros were advertised for, they’re complaining for not having something that they had before.
Also, as I said before, not even the pros can take good closeups that aren’t those 2cm macros. You get distorsion and the picture quality is worse compared to what you could get with previous iPhones main camera.
I understand what this conversation is about. And the fact is iPhone 13 is simply not capable of doing what iPhone 13 Pro can. Showing the difference between iPhone X and 13 Pro is not the issue. What a phone from a few generations ago does not compare.
This year, is the first year Apple chose to make such a major distinction between the pro and non-pro cameras. There is nothing to gain by comparing a previous generation phone to this years phone.
That's correct, because the cameras on iPhone 13 are not designed for close-up photography. Apple specifically engineered the Pro models for close-up photography.
I found this discussion because I also was very annoyed with the lack of up-close photos on my iPhone 13 mini. One app I've found useful for scanning documents is Adobe Scan, and it seems to work fine with the non-macro 13.
You "can't believe it," but focusing on objects close to the lens is, by definition, macro photography.
Various testers have found the wide lens on the 13 Pro Max can't focus much closer than six inches, which is why "Auto Macro" switches to the ultra wide lens.
It’s an optics issue.
All lenses have a minimum focus distance.
The lenses cannot focus closer than about 6 inches.
No amount of software can affect or fix that.
Apple never promised it would, and it doesn’t.
Be sure to let Samsung know their flagship phones are horrible as well, as the Galaxy S21 can’t do it either.
Again, it can't physically do it.
If you don't like it, return (if within 14 days of purchase) or sell your iPhone and purchase something else.
Note again that other premium smart phones from other vendors can't focus closely without switching to macro mode with a different lens, either.
Pidpod wrote:
Which part of "8-10 cm away" that you don't understand here? People are talking about a simple close up auto focus using main lens FROM REGULAR IPHONE 13 to scan documents for example at 8-10 cm distance, not a 2 cm macro shot ultrawide lens 0.5 from IPHONE 13 PRO/PRO MAX feature!
As for the addressed issue, I believed this has to do with the new big sensors in all iphone 13 line up. I do also believe even iphone 13 pro/pro max would still experience the same issue with main lens trying to auto focus for close up scanning documents
What part of your cameras CANNOT and will NOT focus that close do you NOT understand.
Jman4307 wrote:
I can't see why Apple would put out ANY newer phone that is less capable than comparable older model.
Because it’s less capable only in the area of
close focus, and Auto Macro on the Pro/Pro Max phones entirely solves the issue, one that competing phones like the Galaxy S21 also have.
Meanwhile the iPhone gets a sharper lens that is more sensitive to light due to its wider aperture, both wins.
It’s like asking why your new Ferrari gets worse gas mileage than your Toyota Camry got.
pinkocean66 wrote:
From what I find there is nothing that states it shouldn't be able to take generally up close photos. I only find things that say it cannot take macro photos.
There is nothing stating it will, either.
No minimum focus distance is claimed for the iPhone 13, and if no specification is explicitly stated, Apple is free to implement anything they like.
Likewise, if you're disappointed by the product, you have 14 days to return it and get a full refund.
Apple isn't responsible for the phone not meeting a restriction you placed on it.
Not a software issue, works as designed.
iPhone 13 camera not focusing when capturing a photo 8-10 cm away
