iPhone 13 camera not focusing when capturing a photo 8-10 cm away

You still don’t seem to understand what I mean and that’s just fine. I’m not referring to macro photography, I’m referring to taking a simple close up shot of a document and waiting for it to focus. Or something similar to this. Most phones can do this nowadays. It’s hard to believe that this is something you need to buy a pro version for. I fully understand what you’re saying and trying to tell me about the differences between the two phone and their camera capabilities.

Actually, no, that is not the definition of macro photography. Close up just means shooting at a short distance. Macro is a specific form of close up photography. Not all close up shots are considered macro.

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You do not understand the original question and now you are arguing semantics. Up close does not always mean macro and it's been clarified several times that they do NOT mean macro. You could at least try being a little nicer when responding to these questions. It IS disappointing that Apple has created an "upgrade" that falls short. The solution is not just buying another new phone.

Is it normal for my iPhone 7 S Plus to take superior photos over the iPhone 13? Because this is what I’m dealing with. 13 pro or not, these iPhone 13 photos are unacceptable and I’m incredibly disappointed.

I know, it’s completely unbelievable! But I read so many others are having this issue too.

if I want absolutely stellar photos, which model would you recommend? Am I safe with the 12? Or should I even go to an 11?

With all do respect.. Just to be clear, I also found out just by googling it, that the Pro and Pro Max versions have the same issue..

So there you go.. An issue is an issue whether you guys like it or not..

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Does it means that previous phones main lens are equipped with micro lens so that they can focus on very near objects (not the extend of macro lens) however the iPhone 13 it has to switch to the macro lens for taking pictures at that close distance?

Hello,

Thank you for suggesting a solution for this focusing issue on iPhone 13 (mini), BUT it does NOT do the trick.

Please try to make a picture - let's say - of the backside of your driving license. You will not be able to make a focused close-up of it by either setting...

I gotta tell you, my iPhone 7 took better, sharper, cleaner shots than my iPhone 13. I’m not a photographer by any means but I know the difference between a clear picture and a crappy picture. This iPhone 13 has been a huge letdown.

I don't personally see it as a downgrade in any sense of the word. The macro capability on the 13 pro is about as good as it gets and from a cell phone camera, remarkable. Far better than my iPhone X, 11 Pro Max or 12 Pro Max.

Again, the point is what can be done in a earlier generation phones cannot be done with the new. Not talking about Pro models here. If you know for a fact that that Apple chose to change the focal length of the camera so that it would not focus as the previous models, they chose wrong.

Since you seem to show extensive knowledge about Apple's technical decision-making process, do you also know the exact focal length of the iPhone 13 camera lens/es how that compare to the previous models ?

I don't like the phone at all. I have the 13 , my daughter the 13 pro. We tried to do self-timer photos and photos triggered from my watch for Christmas. There is nothing special about this phone. They are blurry. The photo app constantly freezes. The updated app's constantly just shut off. The iphoto videos from Christmas skip. I've been with Apple since the 5. I'm stuck with this.

I am in the same boat as you. Quite disappointed with Apple's latest iPhone release. One would expect to buy the cream of the cream. Unfortunately, the cream went sour...I will definetely have to rethink my next cell phone buy.

lobsterghost1 wrote:

That's not true. I'm getting the absolute sharpest macro photos from my 13 Pro Max than I've EVER gotten from ANY previous iPhone I've ever owned.

Same here; the macro photos from the 13 Pro Max rival those taken with the macro lens I have for my DSLR.

Of course I can come up with circumstances where that is not true as well, but again, most of the time it's simply incredible what's coming out of my phone.

I'm not telling you to deny that fact. But you should take into consideration that most people here are indeed comparing their current experience with what they had before. In that context, it's relevant to say that they should not expect to achieve the same results in this specific situation that is being discussed. That is if your intention is to help the ones posting here and not simply giving facts just because.