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

I purchased my IPhone 14 Pro Max today and it has an annoying over exposure that it does to all my photos. It look very different from what I'm seeing on the screen when I'm taking the photo. How do I fix this to get this automatic over exposure turned off?


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Posted on Sep 16, 2022 3:14 PM

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Posted on Mar 29, 2024 3:10 PM

If you are experiencing over or under exposure in either the Photo Mode or Portrait Mode, check your exposure compensation (EC) setting, icon below. There is a separate EC for photo mode and portrait mode. If you intentionally or accidentally set this off of zero, the offset will stay until you physically reset it to zero. Any offset will show up in the upper left of your screen with the mini histogram. Click on the histogram to open EXC and reset.


No guarantees, but this may solve your problem.

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Dec 15, 2022 7:36 AM in response to arriana1015

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

Dec 26, 2022 5:44 AM in response to kriscrummett

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...

Jan 15, 2023 11:06 AM in response to arriana1015

OMG

this happened to my iPhone 14 pro max which is only 3 day new ,but even the camera was like moving and blurry , when i record something i was asked to send the iPhone to technical support which i don't think it would help, my old iPhone XR has better way better selfie the picture too sharp ugly freaking ugly. camera not to mention the iphone screen warm tones which way too warm and annoying.


i really wanted to love this phone but it just did not i think i well return it and get the Iphone 13 pro max.


and to the other problem the big freaking problem that i did not see anyone talks about it which is when we take a selfie how far like the face is comparing to other iPhone .


I miss when iphone had the best camera

and no i dont have to go to edit the pic to get a good one i want to take a good pic as i used to.


Jan 15, 2023 10:07 PM in response to arriana1015

yes Exactly the pictures on the screen looks totally different than the picture taken, the selfie looks awful and as if there is a change in the facial features. That’s totally disturbing. What appears on the screen before taking the shot is a total different photo output. I am totally disappointed, is there something with the camera or a malfunction or setting needs to be changed. My old phone takes better pictures than this. It’s totally annoying and disturbing!!!

Jan 16, 2023 3:27 AM in response to arriana1015

Guys the figured out what went wrong it’s in the camera settings, if you prefer to capture selfies exactly as they appear in the Camera app preview, you can.

All you need to do is turn on the Mirror Front Camera option in the Composition section of the Camera app’s settings. With this option turned on, your selfies will look exactly as you see them in the preview.

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