Blurry pics on iPhone 14 Pro Max (iOS 16.0.2)

I just got the new phone few days ago (for the better cameras compared to 13 Pro Max), and surprisingly the pics quality is blurry!

If I use the main camera when choosing 'vivid' mode, after the pic is taken , it takes 3-4 more seconds to do the post-processing! You can see the pic changing contrast, light etc in 2-3 times during that time interval of 3-4 seconds. The result at the end is not as good as I had with 13 Pro Max - which did the processing WHILE taking the pics and not after...


If I chose the 'standard' mode, the pics are better than in vivid mode, but still if you zoom just a little the details get lost! If you dont zoom, some areas of the pic seem clear and others blurry!


I did everything I could do from my side, cleaned the lens, updated to 16.0.2 as I mention in the title and I dont know what else to do :/


Any help on this please?

iPhone 14 Pro Max, iOS 16

Posted on Oct 7, 2022 12:37 AM

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Posted on Dec 18, 2022 10:31 AM

Having the same issue, called Apple support. They’re apparently aware of the issue and the software team is notified and “working on the issue”. They also said they’re unable to tell me how long the “fix” software release will be, could be 1 months. Could be 6 months…


also offered me a phone swap but my phone passed all hardware issues so swapping the phone won’t really solve the issue.


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Oct 24, 2022 9:36 AM in response to Gesi22

Man I have the same problem. I bought my iPhone 14 Pro max 20 days ago and noticed something off, the moment I started capturing pictures. The pictures were not sharp and once I zoomed in , the detail was gone. That is when I compared it to my mother's iPhone 13 today. With the pro raw( 48mp) , the details are better on the 14 pro max when zoomed in but when I switched to the front camera, the 13 is sharp as I can see my beard very sharply but the 14 is just garbage. I live in India so we don't even have official apple stores (hence no returns and stuff) . All I can do is hope that it is a SW issue and will be fixed. The phone is literally 1800$ here (iPhone 14 Pro Max -256gb). I just really feel sad and disappointed as this is my first iPhone and I had great expectations. Let's all hope that it gets fixed in IOS 16.1 .

Oct 24, 2022 12:25 PM in response to xboydwold

Oh please update us on any new "word" of any possible fix. By the way I did notice... it's just happening on when you point the camera to get a selfie photo... not as bad the other way...


I also experimented... I'm able to get a clear focused photo of a selfie if I turn my cell backwards but of course very difficult in aiming correctly because you can't see yourself. You're totally guessing... OMG they HAVE to fix this

But... I DID notice focusing issues one time trying to focus on something the other day too though and thank you again

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