iPhone 14 pro max camera issues

I have found a solution!!!

Since Apple can’t fix the camera, I gave up & Iphone 14pro Max camera having a big problem with focussing & constantly changing between cameras.

Simply by covering that 0,5x (ultra wide) camera which causes the most of problems.. 😡🤢

As pictures show I just put a sticker on it.. & I don’t have to deal with that frustrating **** anymore.,, I just don't have ultra wide vision now, but it was a crap anyway.. I wouldn’t want to use it anyway.

Now camera uses only primary lens & doesn’t switch between while trying to focus.

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I've had this camera almost a year. The same problems you mention. I've talked with Apple at least 20 times about it. I've taken it into the local Apple store and they actually replaced the camera. Still doesn't focus consistently. The video has the right light in situations where the camera is too dark. I end up having to edit all of the photos and throw out many because they aren't focused. I do a lot of nature photography so close ups of flowers, birds etc. If the bird is sitting there and my camera won't focus... it's gone. They had me do a factory reset, etc. etc. etc. Still inconsistent focus. Now they want to do some other "repair" which would leave me with no phone for a week or more. Very frustrated. They said I could exchange it since I'm still under warranty, but apparently that would be a refurbished phone, and probably the same problems. I should have kept my 11.

IOS17 has virtually fixed it as far as I’m concerned. No more over processing and far better.

Same here. I had the iphone 11 pro max, it was fine, then the 12 pro max, fine again, then starting with 13 pro max it went sideways and now the 14 pro max is abysmal when it comes to the camera processing. I gave up taking photos with it because they're bad unless I am outside in bright sunlight. As soon as I go in shade, if it is cloudy, dusk,dawn or indoors, it's over! I am puzzled what kind of people work in the camera software division. S22,s23 series from Sammy blow the iphone away any time at camera quality and details.

I'm 6 months in with mine and must say it's produces the worst pictures I've ever seen from an Iphone. All of the above !!! It really struck me after a going to a concert and taking pictures on lighting. Every shot of sky is over blown and other shots are dark. I shouldn't really have to go into Snapseed to fix every image. Wished i'd left Apple and gone with Pixel Pro.

Hmmm that’s weird because I got my 14 pro plus max iPhone just as soon as they hit the market. This phone takes the best pictures of anything I have ever seen, even better than my video camera which I don’t use anymore. You probably have a faulty phone which is possible and yes I recommend you send it back and exchange it.

I am owner of iPhone 14 Pro Max. Basically quality of camera is great. But if it comes to low light conditions ( sky with stars, nature after sunset) the focusing problem appears in exactly same way as it was described by other users. focus jumps to macro mode and never goes back to infinity. Camera was replaced in apple store, but that didn't help. They offered to exchange phone and tried to explain that this problem is natural process ( lol). And new phone might have same issue, so I should not expect much ( again lol). I am very appreciated for quick support from apple, but if problem with camera persist in the replaced phone I am going to push them fix it in any other way. Exchange to different model, etc.. That is not normal when higher class model works worse than cheaper low class model.

I’m having the exact same issue… haven’t found any solution. I notice that my videos with the front camera turn out exactly how they looked, however the photos do not. Once they go into my camera roll, they change completely.

Loath my iPhone 14 ProMax. I had a 12 ProMax previously with no issues. Photos and videos are blurry constantly. I have went to the genius bar twice since march of this year. Each time they replaced the lenses but once home again the picture and video quality is rubbish.

I've had my 14 pro for almost a year. Very inconsistent focusing. Dozens of phone calls for support. Apple store had me go back to factory settings. They even replaced the camera. Same problems. Some great photos, but both the lighting and focusing is inconsistent. The store offers to take the phone apart, and I'd be without a phone for over a week.

Recently phone support (a wonderful woman) offered to replace it with another iphone 14 pro, which just came in the mail. But from all of the comments here I see no reason to trust that this will resolve the problem. Maybe the "replacement" will be someone else's problems that they exchanged.

What about a class action suit to get our money back???

I keep being told that they are "working" on the problem. I do a lot of wildlife photography and having to turn off the phone to get it to focus better kind of defeats the purpose of having a camera to do my photos.

Took my phone back to the Genius Bar the beginning of this month and they placed my screen in a new phone body. So basically the whole processing unit is new. Well it didn’t fix the problem. Still videos get blurry when I zoom in. But the color resolution seems have gotten better. My son races motocross and for him to continue with his sponsors I have to post on social media etc., well I can’t or won’t post a blurry video

It is soooo funny that I see this post. I am also wanting to go back to my XR as well. Wish I could still get a brand new one from somewhere. Or even a XS Max would be good right now. I am thinking about selling the 14 Pro Max and downgrading back to my iPhone 13. It actually did take much better photos than the 14.

I am having the same problem with my camera on the 14 Pro Max. When I am inside my house trying to take pictures my camera changes the resolution and starts like glitching. The photos are awful.

I thought it’s just my phone, now I know that it’s really the 14promax camera issue.🤨

I am having the same issue with the iPhone 14 Pro. It saves differently than the preview in camera, I go to make adjustments and the edits turn into something completely different in the gallery. I don't have any filters turned on. It's just the camera and manual edits. I wish apple would fix this. Tempted to ditch apple phones for good.