iPhone 14 Pro Stock Camera takes Blurry Photos

I picked up a 256 on Saturday 7th and by yesterday (10th jan) I took it back for a refund. The lack of ability to keep focus on video was the main issue I didn’t trust. It should work straight out of the box, it was perfectly clean, without any lens obstructions etc.

I’ve never heard of that particular issue, but at least you got a refund and can choose something that works better for your use case.

Note that every device - even DSLR and mirrorless professional cameras - need software updates out of the box to work their best.

Agreed, which is why I bought it (and from apple) and updated before using it fully.

I hadn’t known about the blurry camera issues until I had the problem myself, then found others reported online.

I had seen some about issues while using certain apps but believed they’d been addressed and were with apps I don’t use anyway.

I’d consider buying one again but only once I know the blurry camera issues were sorted.

To be honest I’d prefer a smaller sized phone, perhaps with less squared edges as well, so might wait and see what they come up with next.

Back to the 2020 SE until whenever that is.

There are few “blurry camera” issues except for perhaps sample defects; most of the complaints here are from trying to use the normal lens to focus on objects closer than the minimum focus distance for the normal lens (about 8.7” away.)

You can focus on closer objects using the ultra-wide lens, if applicable.

These are physical limitations of the camera system and will not be “solved.”

In your case you stated video was blurry, and I’ve never seen/heard of that, so I am prone to believe you just had a sample defect with your phone.

Regardless, you found the right solution for you, and of course should you want to return to the iPhone you can always try one first at any Apple Store.

Mine as well ! And I did the exact same test, wondering if you had any further update on how to resolve it

I have the same issue, the pictures come out grainy and then in a few seconds it like readjusts itself and looks weird.

That’s why Apple has a 14 day return policy; no product is perfect for everyone.

I truly did want to love this phone as everything else is amazing. Do you think the camera problems may resolve in future updates?

A lot depends on the particular issue or issues you are most concerned with.

In general, processing issues may or may not change, but others may be just the way hardware and optics work.

Ahhh. I was outside my house. The sun was slowly coming up….so it wasn’t pitch black. I was standing still. And everything was blurry.

Broken record, broken record.

Facts regarding how camera systems actually function are by definition repetitive as they don't change.

Did you check out the new MKBHD video and the MacRumors article?

no they dont. i spend hours with them

they blsme is on software which is total BS