Photos don’t match preview

Hey everyone,


I’ve been noticing something with my camera when I’m framing a shot, the live preview looks great, but after I capture the photo, the final image doesn’t quite match up in terms of sharpness or overall quality. It’s not a lighting issue, and I’ve tried playing around with settings like RAW mode and exposure, but I still see a difference.




Has anyone else experienced this? Any tips or settings I should check to get the best results? Appreciate any insights!



iPhone 15 Pro Max, iOS 18

Posted on Feb 3, 2025 8:22 AM

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Feb 3, 2025 9:32 AM in response to iniyenvalavan

The sharpness of your display and image produced are two entirely different sizes. Your screen display Is not even 2 million pixels. iPhone cameras (.5X and 1X) are capable of almost 49 million pixels. The images will never match.


When the graphics/video cores (processors) compress 49 M to about 1.7 M a lot of color information is lost, not to mention resolution (sharpness).

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