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Doesntmstter Author

Level 1

45 points

iPhone 15 Pro Max Camera Blurry and Out of Focus

Hi All,

It seems im not having a very good experience with the new iPhone 15 Pro Max. Coming from a 14 Pro Max the pictures were great. nice and sharp, never had issues with "blur" or "grainy" photo's.

This new iPhone seems to be a downgrade in the photo's it can produce. I'm constantly getting very grainy photo's even with the slightest bit of zoom after the photo has been taken.

I have tried all resolution's etc (12mp, 24mp, 48mp HEIF & Pro Raw.) this has affected th 1x and 5x camera.

My 14 won me a few awards for photo's and consider myself fairly knowledgeable on iPhone Photography. The 15 just isn't putting out good quality images.

All photo's are stored "on device" so there is no iCloud trickery happening.

The below is an example of what I am talking about.

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iPhone 15 Pro Max

Posted on Oct 2, 2023 8:01 PM

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muzna1997

Level 1

28 points

Posted on Oct 8, 2023 5:14 AM

I am soooo annoyed about this! I purchased the iPhone 15 pro for the camera and complete disappointment so far. All photos are blurry, grainy, and just remind me of the iPod touch. Apple please fix this! Can’t figure out if this is a software problem or a hardware one!

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@Carl

Level 1

9 points

Dec 14, 2023 9:13 PM in response to TimToolman2000

Zero improvement

Dec 15, 2023 7:10 AM in response to Doesntmstter

Wait; in the photo shown, the shoulder is in focus, background is blurry. This is a standard portrait technique.

Dec 17, 2023 10:41 PM in response to TimToolman2000

I am on 17.2. There is no fix and Apple do not plan to fix this.

Tarek307

Level 1

9 points

Dec 18, 2023 12:03 AM in response to brecloark257

I ended up switching back to the 13 pro- of course the cam is better on the 15 but it is probably too good thus complex for us to point & shoot without messing too much w the settings.

Tarek307

Level 1

9 points

Dec 19, 2023 10:36 AM in response to Doesntmstter

I ended up buying another 13 Pro, here is an example of what i was dealing with on the 15 pro, portrait mode . Again i'm sure the 15 pro cam must be much better but i guess you need to really learn how to set up the shot & settings in different lighting as opposed to the 13 pro which all i do is point & shoot without too many complicated know hows. Apple really needs to fix this.

Dogcow-Moof

Level 8

36,557 points

Dec 20, 2023 12:32 AM in response to Tarek307

I get that you want to just point and shoot, but the better the camera the more you need to take some user action to get the results you want.

The iPhone 15's photos are in no way inferior, in fact they are much, much better than anything possible with the iPhone 13 or anything earlier.

This is a more typical iPhone 15 PM photo:

It's trivial to tap somewhere on the screen to get more accurate focus and contrast in the latter case.

Dec 20, 2023 10:00 AM in response to Doesntmstter

I think it’s using ai to generate detail. That’s why it takes a minute to pop up in crappy inaccurate detail.

Dec 20, 2023 6:10 PM in response to Dogcow-Moof

Do you work for Apple? Just wondering where you get your information.

Dec 22, 2023 6:47 PM in response to Dogcow-Moof

I have tried the iPhone 15 Plus and Pixel 8 Pro for three weeks. Both are 48MP.

None of them have the issue we presented here. They took much better photos, with Pixel 8 Pro being the best.

Dec 26, 2023 11:17 PM in response to Doesntmstter

Disappointed too! I feel like my iPhone 11 Pro is better

Dec 27, 2023 8:05 AM in response to Doesntmstter

very bad camera in 15 pro max ☹️

Dec 27, 2023 8:08 AM in response to Doesntmstter

Has anyone tried returning defective iPhone 15 to Apple? Or vendor where purchased?

Dec 28, 2023 5:57 PM in response to mauricioglucas

Apple said it isn't an issue. Thus there won't be a fix. I have downgraded to 15 Plus.

Dogcow-Moof

Level 8

36,557 points

Dec 29, 2023 2:32 AM in response to Rocket_starPT

You chose the device that best suited your needs, as all customers should.

Naielgr

Level 1

8 points

Jan 1, 2024 3:28 AM in response to Doesntmstter

My new iPhone 15 is taking unsharp images and poor indoor pictures, I have enhance each one!

I compared the same shots taken with my old iPhone 13, which are far better quality.

iPhone 15 Pro Max Camera Blurry and Out of Focus