Blurry and very shaky photos on normal and zoom camera including portrait on iPhone 11 Pro

i have an iPhone 11 Pro with iOS 18.1.1 the camera is very blurry and starts shaking aggressively, it only happens in the regular 1x and when I zoom, the camera works on 0.5x. I have tried force restarting, updating to the latest software and restarting the iPhone 11 Pro. Nothing has worked so far.

iPhone 11 Pro, iOS 18

Posted on Nov 28, 2024 8:13 PM

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Posted on Nov 29, 2024 8:51 AM

No, I suspect the optical image stabilization is malfunctioning. Magnets disable the stabilization and should allow a sharp image except at slow shutter speeds. Slow shutter speeds can result from low light levels, disabling flash, and use of zoom beyond 3X to 5X.

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Nov 28, 2024 9:27 PM in response to Blue_The_Dog

Adjust the camera’s focus and exposure

Before you take a photo, the iPhone camera automatically sets the focus and exposure, and face detection balances the exposure across many faces. If you want to manually adjust the focus and exposure, do the following:

  1. Tap the screen to show the automatic focus area and exposure setting.
  2. Tap where you want to move the focus area.
  3. Next to the focus area, drag  up or down to adjust the exposure.
  4. To lock your manual focus and exposure settings for upcoming shots, touch and hold the focus area until you see AE/AF Lock; tap the screen to unlock settings.



If your Photos and Videos are stored in iCloud and you share it before downloading the original then it may appear blurry but it is not.


Your photos and videos are stored on your device in their original, high-resolution version. This means that they use a lot of space on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. With iCloud Photos, you can make more space available on your device and have your entire collection, everywhere you go.

Get started with iCloud Photos:

  1. Tap Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Photos.
  2. Turn on iCloud Photos.
  3. Select Optimize iPhone Storage to save space on your device.

With Optimize Storage, smaller, space-saving photos and videos are kept on your device while all of your original, full-resolution versions are stored in iCloud. And as long as you have enough space in iCloud, you can store as many photos and videos as you want.


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Blurry and very shaky photos on normal and zoom camera including portrait on iPhone 11 Pro

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