iPhone 13 Pro Max video / photos over processed

Hi. Most of the time I am happy with video and photos from my phone but sometimes the images look over-processed. This may be down to HDR, depth mapping or Dolby Vision. A few examples: a video shot of a swan on a lake where Dolby Vision seems to be turned up too high making the water “pop” to a ridiculous amount. The absolute maximum brightness in areas of the video makes the video unwatchable and unusable. Another example: sometimes a photo looks like each item has been depth mapped separately and ends up looking like it’s been stuck on the background with almost a distinct edge around it.

I know you can’t turn off HDR (crazy that Apple doesn’t give the control earlier phones had) but I can’t find any way of dialling down the Dolby Vision unnatural looking exaggeration in some videos. I guess the “stuck on” appearance is down to excessive processing or depth mapping.

The biggest disappointment is that the phone doesn’t show these problems as you record / take images so you only discover them after - often losing the shot. Out of a recent trip I had to delete 10+ files as just looking artificial.

Anyone else had this problem or found a workaround?

iPhone 13 Pro Max

Posted on Feb 26, 2023 8:44 AM

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Feb 28, 2023 11:12 AM in response to lgcebuk

Hello lgcebuk,


There are quite a few support articles that can help with making your iPhone photos & videos look the way you want. For example:



If the photos still don't look the way you want them to, you can certainly leave feedback on this functionality. No one is better qualified to provide feedback about Apple products and services than the people who use them. The following link will get you started: Product Feedback.


We hope this helps. Let us know if we can assist with anything else at all. Take care.

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