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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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Feb 8, 2024 12:42 PM in response to Doesntmstter

I am also facing the same issue, I have recently upgraded from iPhone 13 pro to 15 Pro Max & the camera quality is by far the worst compared to all the iPhones i had in the past. The image looks good until clicked ,after taking picture it will become very much grainy and distorted.I think apple should fix it as soon as possible.

sayadil

Level 1

8 points

Feb 9, 2024 12:05 PM in response to Radu BARAC

This does not address the issue.

some phones have camera hardware issues. You can improve that by getting the phones exchanged from Apple Store. Even if ur over the 14 day policy you can show them the grainy camera pictures and ask them to change it under warranty.

i was able to get it changed and new phone and it’s better than before though not perfect.

Apple has to address this issue

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sayadil

Level 1

8 points

Feb 9, 2024 11:02 AM in response to Radu BARAC

It’s not good for people to keep resetting and restoring the devices when the problem may lie with the phone itself. I was able to get this issue resolved by exchanging the phone and I’m willing to share actual exchange details with people through PM if anyone has doubts

Feb 9, 2024 4:51 PM in response to Doesntmstter

The 3 previous updates to my IPhone 13 pro effected my camera and how it operates. I can no longer use the wide angle lens, portrait mode is permanently stuck in x3 zoom, and after updating to the latest firmware, photos are now coming out grainy.

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Oct 13, 2023 2:01 PM in response to Doesntmstter

I have the same problem.

I’m shocked! No focus, blur, grainy..just awful camera. Or software..

I changed my 14 PM and I’m crying every time when I open a camera on 15 PM.

chelsi21

Level 1

8 points

Oct 18, 2023 6:26 AM in response to Doesntmstter

At first, my photos looked grainy too on selfie mode. When i turned off the “PORTRAITS IN PHOTO MODE” and “MACRO CONTROL”. Fixed the issue. No longer grainy and photos look more raw and realistic.