iPhone 15 Pro Max Camera Blurry and Out of Focus

I am having an issue if I put my phone close to an object it does not focus at all. I tried various settings, even did a phone reset and nothing. I also tried using different lenses and it seemed to focus better on 2x. I was trying to use the QR Code Scanner at work because we actually scan a lot of those barcodes, and the camera is super blurry on the app. On the regular camera it's also blurry and takes a while to focus. IDK what to do.

I have Purchased 15 pro max last week and seriously its front camera is horrible.. before capturing photo looks good but after capturing it turns out as worst .. dark and too sharp that its look bad. Can anyone suggest how to make it better as i am regretting purchasing iphone this time .

Thanks

i quit writing comments and complaning about the problem because Nothing changed. Everybody can see the difference of the camera!! and guess what happened? I CANT USE MY BRAND NEW IPHONE AND LEAVE IT. I couldt refund or sell it. Thank you Apple. Please give some details. I still hope it will be fixed with an IOS update. I wish to capture selfies like the old ona taken with 12-13 pro series

I did! And am going to the Genius Bar. Clearly just posting here isn’t enough so I agree. Hope everyone is also calling the issue in. It’s all over YouTube as well but Apple management would need the wisdom to review everything online.

I am using a Speck Presidio Perfect-Clear ClickLock Case with MagSafe for Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max (with a Speck ClickLock Wallet for Apple iPhones with MagSafe). At the advice of the first Apple chat support specialist, I removed it to see if the photo quality improved. (It did not.) We were ruling out the possibility that the magnetic elements in the case might be affecting the focus/resolution. But, with or without this particular case, it doesn't appear to make a difference. Speck ClickLock Case

MummieYah wrote:

I hope apple will do something to fix this problem with IP 15 PM camera, It’s not satisfying making us feel that we just wasted our money

It looks like in this image your camera has front-focussed ie the focus point chosen by the camera is set close to the lens. I am getting excellent results from my 15P but experience hit and miss focus also

dazeydaze wrote:

I think it’s using ai to generate detail.

It's not using AI or "generating detail" but it is using calculations and revealing what is actually present.

How-To Geek: What Is Computational Photography?

That's because it's impossible to do what you suggest.

A larger sensor (for improved photographic quality) coupled with physically small lenses will result in blurring around the edge; this is common with all photographic lenses and all cameras.

The iPhone X had a much smaller, lower resolution sensor (1/3" 12 MP vs the 15 Pro/Pro Max's 1/1.28" 48 MP sensor.)

The bottom line is these are the limits of optics, so there's nothing for Apple to "fix."

If it bothers you, you can return your device within the Apple return period, but all other premium smartphones will exhibit the same issue.

It did not take better photos, but perhaps the 12 took photos more suited for your use case.

From resolution to detail the 15 Pro/Pro Max camera is demonstrably better, as shown in multiple independent reviews.

If you are using digital zoom at all… don't do that.

We tried. It's either the 14-day free return or Apple simply says it's working as intended. Some staff will say it's a software issue, thus you have to wait for a fix. However, there is no fix coming anytime soon.

It's not doing anything wrong, it's working as designed.

However, if you don't like the processing, you can take photos in ProRAW mode or use a third party app like Halide or Lightroom to shoot in true RAW mode and then apply your own processing afterwards.

• About Apple ProRAW - Apple Support
• Take Apple ProRAW photos with your iPhone camera - Apple Support

You may also make your thoughts known to Apple here:

Feedback - Camera - Apple

sayadil wrote:

It’s not good for people to keep resetting and restoring the devices when the problem may lie with the phone itself.

Resetting and restoring the phone causes no wear to the phone whatsoever, so it's incorrect to assert it's "not good."

Yes, it's a hassle, but it doesn't damage anything.

sayadil wrote:

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.

Like anything made by humans, some iPhones do have issues, which is why I keep repeating that if you feel yours has an issue, get it checked and Apple will make a determination.

We are here to exchange issues and give working solutions if we know or we should not be posting anything. Reseting will not fix the issue of grainy pictures as multiple people have reported already.

Only thing worthwhile is to head to apple genius bar and compare your phone to the phones there. Main camera should match the store phones. Selfie cameras dont match demo phones i have seen this myself with three phones at apple store at yorkdale Toronto. That is over processing issue with software itself and apple has to fix that bug in future updates. Last update did mention apple did fix some camera bugs as per zollotech but i did not notice anything with selfie quality.

Restoring phones with big data like mine takes few hours of someones precious time. Resolution should be complaint specific. Nothing personal here.

I’m starting to wonder if this isn’t more of a user problem than a phone problem. The vast majority of people simply haven’t encountered 48mp before; it’s quite unforgiving if your shooting technique is not exact. It tends to amplify the smallest mistakes, and it takes some time to get used to. People were saying the same thing when Nikon released the d800 (36mp) some years ago, and I experienced it myself at the time. IMHO that’s all this is.