How do I fix iPhone 15 Pro Max camera issues?

I spent 20/50 years as a portrait/commercial photographer/jewelry designer and bought the 15 pro max to use for my promotional photos. It was amazing when I tried it in the store so ordered one. I liked it at first then it just got bad. Fast. Over exposed CONSTANTLY. BLURRY soft detail. Horrible color capture. Landscapes are good but soft. Tried resetting and everything and nothing works good. What to do. Have had it about 6-7 months.


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iPhone 15 Pro Max, iOS 17

Posted on Aug 19, 2024 4:47 PM

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Fast. Over exposed CONSTANTLY. BLURRY soft detail. Horrible color capture. Landscapes are good but soft. Tried resetting and everything and nothing works good.
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Have you checked the Settings for the Camera, if you have accidentally enabled a photographic style? This can might be causing horrible colors.


Otherwise, this looks like a software problem, not the camera itself. The iPhone 15 Pro Max is using Deep Fusion to bring out color and detail, when it might improve the photo, but sometimes it is not appropriate and can cause blurry photos and very saturated colors.


On iOS 17 we can no longer turn off the smart HDR, or set the iPhone to keep the normal photos as well, like we could a few years ago. So we have to find other ways to prevent Photos from using automatic HDR. I am setting the iPhone to shoot RAW, when I do not want Deep Fusion.

Or use a different camera, that will not automatically fuse HDR images.




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