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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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RayW8503

Level 1

12 points

Nov 21, 2023 5:45 PM in response to Rocket_starPT

I assure you it's not just the pro max. I upgraded to 15 pro and the images are horrible. Not only that it doesn't focus at all

Nov 22, 2023 12:12 PM in response to ziem_as

Pls tell Apple directly. You can tell them through support I think. They don't seem to follow this, but I experience exactly what you are and I am on my second 15 Pro Max.

Nov 22, 2023 4:35 PM in response to alex_ccab

And does the second iPhone 15 Pro Max have the same issue?

Nov 23, 2023 2:36 AM in response to Rocket_starPT

Yes the same problems.

Nov 23, 2023 5:32 AM in response to Doesntmstter

Tap on the screen to focus it.

ziem_as

Level 1

11 points

Nov 24, 2023 2:29 AM in response to alex_ccab

The camera is faulty, no doubt about that. Has anyone here seen a perfectly sharp IP15 Pro camera? I haven't heard about anyone that replaced the phone with a good unit...

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Nov 23, 2023 10:02 AM in response to alex_ccab

And what did they tell you..?

ziem_as

Level 1

11 points

Nov 24, 2023 3:14 AM in response to Dogcow-Moof

yep, the smaller the thread, the lower attention it will draw..I think the only way will be to contact tech YouTubers to check it out.

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Dogcow-Moof

Level 8

36,557 points

Nov 24, 2023 8:00 AM in response to ziem_as

Ultimately, there will be no fix forthcoming for something that is normal.

Nov 26, 2023 11:15 PM in response to Beneyenet

this problem is only for some phones ! I saw many reviews on YouTube there camera is absolutely fine..

Nov 26, 2023 11:20 PM in response to Maheshmali

So those people are effed?

Dogcow-Moof

Level 8

36,557 points

Nov 28, 2023 6:24 AM in response to Rhudson1960

The optical zoom in the 15 Pro Max is absolutely beautiful as long as it's bright enough the phone didn't use digital zoom instead.

Nov 28, 2023 10:17 PM in response to Doesntmstter

Same here. I am using base 15. And photo looks good until I capture it. Once I captured it lost's it's quality. Is this ios version problem?

Dogcow-Moof

Level 8

36,557 points

Nov 28, 2023 11:55 PM in response to Shohanurr

It didn't necessarily lose quality, rather additional processing is done after you take the photo unless you are shooting using a third-party app in RAW mode.

RobSkid

Level 1

9 points

Dec 1, 2023 10:55 AM in response to TimToolman2000

I think you summed it up pretty well. And so we wait...

iPhone 15 Pro Max Camera Blurry and Out of Focus