How to fix overexposure issues on iPhone 14 Pro Max Photos?

I ended up getting a replacement during Genius Bar appointment. They tried everything (ran many tests, reset a bunch of things, etc) and nothing showed there was a problem or improved things. I must have gotten a defective unit.

I just got my iphone 14 pro max yesterday and Im having the same problems. Im really disappointed. I upgraded from a iphone 12 pro max and at this point the pictures that my iphone 12 pro max took were better. Adjusting my settings did nothing to resolve the issue. I guess im going to schedule an appointment at a genius bar.

What I found really helpful was that after you take a Live Photo, you can click Edit, then click the Live button to select a different “Key Photo” and your photos won’t look overexposed. You have to do this every time after you take a picture though :(

I get you and I have been doing that but still it doesn’t give it that first look it has during capturing I think this new feature these phones have is a flop, a waste of time and money, imagine now we have to help the device to do it job properly

My phone , it does to my raw pictures too. I have to go to edit and press the auto enhance on and off to reveal the raw resolution. So def a software problem. They have to fix this. False advertisement lol never seen my lips that cracked up

My phone overheats with the new usbc charger . It’s telling me that the phone def not ready to take that much power as they say that it charges way faster . I’ve been using my regular chatger it’s fine now.

I went to apple store and the Genius rep said they haven’t gotten any information on such bug. These new pro phones advertised with the best camera ever is a lie. Do not purchase the new iPhones. At least until they fix this horrible auto enhancement/over exposure issue.

How can we make apple take notice of this issue? It is horrible. I upgraded my wife phone from an iPhone 11 because she was always bothering me to take pics with my iphone 12 pro max. I got her the 14 pro max and what an utter disappointment. Apple listen to us! Fix this issue!

I saw my 2 1/2 yr old granddaughter this week for the 1st time in 7 months.

The pictures of her are horrible. Her lips look as if they are cracked and bleeding.

I want a resolution, replacement, refund or something ASSP

I have the 13 Pro and the front camera does exactly the same. It looks fine when you take a picture for just a second but then applies a horrible filter that makes you extremely sharp and orange. I tried the 14 Pro camera as well at the shop but it also was horrible so I stayed away. It s a shame that Apple allowed this to happen😢

My exposure fluctuates wildly during a video. Even after manually setting the exposure it’ll jump back to over exposed a few seconds later. It makes the camera unusable for videos. The problem does not exist when using the Instagram or Snapchat camera - only the iOS native camera

I have tried every single tip they gave on this discussions, YouTube tutorials or reddit conversations and NOTHING solves this. The only thing that works is to snap photos in raw using third party apps. I personally find the Lightroom built in camera the best for taking photos in raw. It just hits perfectly. 

The only down side of this is that it takes a lot on storage, but after tweaking them you get a pristine picture. All the work is worth it in the end. Of course we just wanted a quick camera for point and shoot moments without having to worry about all of those things but, if Apple itself won’t do it, we have to work with all we’ve got as of this moment 🫠😞

I am so sick of this! Many months people complaining, and Apple just doesn't care about us! In my country these phones are super ultra-expensive! I got deal on Black Friday and got the iPhone 14, but still not cheap at all. I used to have the SE 2020 but got water damaged, so had to replace it, and I chose the latest model thinking I would have the best camera I could get. What a surprise when I took the first selfie! Super horrible over sharpening, looked great while taking it, but when you go check it out in Photos it does some crazy post and ruins everything! Apple what is wrong with you???!!!! I bet this can be solved with an update, just do it ASAP! Please! I feel ripped off! :c

To be honest, I don’t think it’s over exposure issue. It’s the poor hdr processing on your iPhone. iPhones are having this issue from a long time ago… which nobody mentions (strangely) in any reviews.

Possible solution: turn off smart HDR in camera settings.

You see, as I'm reading all of this, having also the same experience as everyone here o worst, I don't know if it is everyone that has this issue with the iPhone 14, but just think to myself: "Is Apple really purposedly turning a blind eye to this terrible mistake, and won't offer a solution ASAP with an update or something?". I mean, it is obviously software related, knowing that we can see a really good quality while taking the picture, but after we go check it out in Photos, we then see it get broken by some kind of after processing...