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iPhone 12 Pro Max take double pictures

When I take pictures at night from a far distance my camera seems to take a double picture of the object I’m photographing. This has been happening for awhile now. I previously had a camera lens cover over my phone but I removed it and still getting the same results. Does anyone know what is going on with my camera?

iPhone 12 Pro Max, iOS 15

Posted on Sep 11, 2022 9:00 AM

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Sep 12, 2022 10:55 AM in response to Dewan90

Hello Dewan90,


Welcome to Apple Support Communities!

If we understand your post correctly, your iPhone has been taking double pictures lately. We'd like to help!


See if any of the steps below help:


Adjust the camera’s focus and exposure
Before you take a photo, the iPhone camera automatically sets the focus and exposure, and face detection balances the exposure across many faces. If you want to manually adjust the focus and exposure, do the following:
Open Camera.
Tap the screen to show the automatic focus area and exposure setting.
Tap where you want to move the focus area.
Next to the focus area, drag the Adjust Exposure button up or down to adjust the exposure.
To lock your manual focus and exposure settings for upcoming shots, touch and hold the focus area until you see AE/AF Lock; tap the screen to unlock settings.
On iPhone 11 and later, you can precisely set and lock the exposure for upcoming shots. Tap the Camera Controls button, tap the Exposure button, then move the slider to adjust the exposure. The exposure locks until the next time you open Camera. To save the exposure control so it’s not reset when you open Camera, go to Settings  > Camera > Preserve Settings, then turn on Exposure Adjustment.
Turn the flash on or off
Your iPhone camera is set to automatically use the flash when needed. To manually control the flash before you take a photo, do the following:
On iPhone XS, iPhone XR, and later: Tap the Flash button to turn the automatic flash on or off. Tap the Camera Controls button, then tap the Flash button below the frame to choose Auto, On, or Off.
On iPhone X and earlier: Tap the Flash button, then choose Auto, On, or Off.
Take a photo with a filter
Use a filter to give your photo a color effect.
Open Camera, choose Photo or Portrait mode, then do one of the following:
On iPhone XS, iPhone XR, and later: Tap the Camera Controls button, then tap the Filters button.
On iPhone X and earlier: Tap the Filters button at the top of the screen.
Below the viewer, swipe the filters left or right to preview them; tap one to apply it.
You can remove or change a photo’s filter in Photos. See Revert an edited photo or video.
Use the timer
You can set a timer on your iPhone camera to give yourself time to get in the shot.
To set a timer, open Camera, then do one of the following:
On iPhone XS, iPhone XR, and later: Tap the Camera Controls button, tap the Timer button, choose 3s or 10s, then tap the Shutter button to start the timer.
On iPhone X and earlier: Tap the Timer button, choose 3s or 10s, then tap the Shutter button to start the timer.
Use a grid to straighten your shot
To display a grid on the camera screen that can help you straighten and compose your shot, go to Settings  > Camera, then turn on Grid.
After you take a photo, you can use the editing tools in the Photos app to further align shots and adjust horizontal and vertical perspective. See Straighten and adjust perspective.

Use iPhone camera tools to set up your shot


Let us know if you have any questions.

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Take care!


iPhone 12 Pro Max take double pictures

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