how to improve camera on iphone 14 pro max

Hello vicfromwillingham,

Thanks for choosing the Apple Support Communities. We see you're having issues focusing your iPhone 14. Let's try these camera basics below to help.

iPhone camera basics - Apple Support

"iPhone camera basics

Learn how to take photos with Camera  on your iPhone. Choose from camera modes such as Photo, Video, Cinematic, Pano, and Portrait, and zoom in or out to frame your shot.

Open Camera

To open Camera, do any of the following:

• Tap Camera  on the iPhone Home Screen.
• Swipe left on the iPhone Lock Screen.
• Touch and hold  on the iPhone Lock Screen.
• Open Control Center, then tap .
• Siri: Say something like: “Open Camera.” Learn how to use Siri.

Note: For your security, a green dot appears in the top-right corner of the screen when Camera is in use. See Control access to hardware features.

Take a photo

Open Camera, then tap the Shutter button or press either volume button to take the shot.

Switch between camera modes

Photo is the standard mode that you see when you open Camera. Use Photo mode to take still photos and Live Photos. Swipe left or right on the camera screen to choose one of the following camera modes:

• Video: Record a video; see Record a video.
• Time-lapse: Create a time‑lapse video of motion over a period of time; see Record a time-lapse video.
• Slo-mo: Record a video with a slow-motion effect; see Record a slow-motion video.
• Pano: Capture a panoramic landscape or other scene; see Take a panoramic photo.
• Portrait: Apply a depth-of-field effect to your photos (on supported models); see Take a photo in Portrait mode.
• Cinematic: Apply a depth-of-field effect to your videos (on supported models); see Record Cinematic videos.
• Square: Take photos with a square ratio.
• On iPhone 11 and later, tap , then tap 4:3 to choose between square, 4:3, or 16:9 aspect ratios.

To save a mode other than Photo as the default mode when you open Camera, see Save camera settings on iPhone.

Zoom in or out

• On all models, open Camera and pinch the screen to zoom in or out.
• On iPhone models with Dual and Triple camera systems, toggle between 0.5x, 1x, 2x, 2.5x, and 3x to quickly zoom in or out (depending on your model). For a more precise zoom, touch and hold the zoom controls, then drag the slider right or left.

See also

Take Live Photos

Take a selfie

Take Portrait mode photos

Take videos"

Also, to ensure improvements and updates are applied, we suggest staying fully up to date. Here is how.

Update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

If you have feedback or feature requests, please follow the link below:

Feedback - iPhone - Apple

We hope this helps.

Cheers!