Blurry pics on iPhone 14 Pro Max (iOS 16.0.2)

I'm so happy to hear they are "aware" lol- that is actually a step up from a few months ago. Here's hoping for less grainy photos!! I think Halide is a photo app. But having to take all the photos through an app to have them be usable is unacceptable for a phone with such a huge price tag (as we all know). I personally use the app snapseed to edit all my photos and smooth out the grain- it's the only way I can use them. I can't post on Instagram without editing all the photos first. Takes a lot of time!!

I've noticed the lack of focus is also while shooting video too- it will switch lenses and loose focus for huge amounts of time making the videos unusable too. For that, I just have to delete them. I've never had to delete so many photos and videos before. I'm losing so many moments I wanted to capture. It's actually really sad.

I’ve just got the iPhone 14 pro max and I cannot believe how rubbish the camera is. It wouldn’t even scan my debit card to add to one of my accounts!!! This is totally unacceptable considering how expensive this phone was. Six months ago according to this thread this issue was reported to Apple and they were ‘working’ to resolve it. Well 6 months is long enough. These phones should be sold as seconds as they are not up to the job. Well, mine phone is going back!

Feedback - iPhone - Apple

if we all keeping reporting about the photo quality- even if we’ve already done so, perhaps if all of us maybe finally Apple will make a software fix? I just updated to the new software yesterday and sadly the photos are as muddy and grainy as ever. Has anyone been able to successfully downgrade? I really want my iPhone 11 back.

Alright look at this. I took a photo of grapes in natural light. (Or I should say, attempted to) it came out terrible of course. So I said to my husband hey let me use your phone (he has an iPhone 7 lol) you won’t believe the differences in the photos. I will upload them- iPhone 14 Pro Max

iPhone 7 Plus

Here are the details side by side when I zoomed in (this photo was taken with my mother’s iPhone 12)

7 on the left, 14 on the right. The difference is crazy if you really zoom in. Also, this photo really highlights the “muddy” colors of the 14 pro max as well. My husbands iPhone 7 Plus photo shows the colors so much more true to life!

This really highlights the issue well (no pun intended) I’ve been doing the same comparing the same photos on my old iPhone 11 Pro Max which I gave to my mother and not only is the focus/detail better but like you said it picks up colors so much better as well. Everything is even more noticeably bad on the 14pm if ever you’re not in perfect natural light

Same here. IPhone 14 Pro. iOS 6.02. Terrible quality pictures. Very grainy.

Apple iPhone 14 Pro

Back Triple Camera — 13 mm ƒ2.2

4032 × 3024 1.6 MB

ISO 1000

21 mm

1/40 s

Any improvements with iOS 16.1.1?

I’m thinking of going back to iPhone 13 cos this is ridiculous!

Good call! I really do hope Apple brings attention to this. The more folks commenting, sharing, filing tickets and complaints the faster we can get this addressed.

I suggest checking the True Tone setting.

Check out the MKBHD video “What is happening with the iPhone Camera”. At least one big youtuber IS noticing it!

Yeah they changed the minimum focus distance by a few inches. It sucks. It makes any kind of closer shot straight up annoying.