IOS 26.0.1 camera are blurry on iPhone 17 Pro Max and older iPhones.

You might want to read this review for a more extensive review of iPhone 17 Pro models.

https://www.dxomark.com/apple-iphone-17-pro-camera-test/

I’ve stated several times throughout this thread that the iPhone fusion camera is not the best way to scan documents using an iPhone. The scans will come out sharper overall with little to no geometrical distortion if the scanning feature in Apple Notes app is used.

While the iPhone camera app can be used, it’s computational photography is designed more for three dimensional subjects Whereas the scanning function’s algorithm is designed more for 2D (flat field) copy work.

Here’s a short video released today by the fine folks at ReeFlex.

https://youtu.be/zWJ3GC1TtRc?si=P8fZivAD75fMNUFG

Same issue after the latest 26.0.1 update. Using iphone 15 pro. Camera has lost quality after the ios update 😑

Looks like the new phone has same problem, maybe the case with a mag safe ring is causing the issue? Going to switch to a ring less case see if that helps

I currently have available to test an iPhone 17 PM, 16 PM and 15 PM. Setup the experiment you want me to shoot. I need exact height and width of object in inches and exact distance from subject (exact point of focus) to camera.

I can’t comment on what an employee said in an Apple Store. Show me her pictures and we’ll talk.

The iPhone 15 PM is on iOS 18.6.2 and not iOS 26.X.X so now tell me exactly what to shoot. My 17 PM is on iOS 26. You set up the experiment and prove me wrong.

Are you a student or a teacher, just curious.

Why can’t DoF be turned off? Good question. The short answer is it involves several laws of physics and can’t be turned off. You The DoF formula I linked to is the mathematical proof of those laws of physics.

You can feel anything you want, but it’s actually you just guessing with nothing to back you up. In regard to the cost, it would matter what it costs. No software fix is going to produce what you want. Bottom line, your not a photographer, you have apparently little understanding of math or physics, have little or no desire to read and learn and feel because you spent a lot of money, a device should do anything you want. Well, it doesn’t. You didn’t do any research and you bought the wrong tool for the job.

Now, how about the samples you want to see? Here’s my 15 PM and 16 PM just waiting for your instructions. Put my writing to the test.

Please post a few examples. If you had read this thread, you’d see the discussion is about copying documents. Your statement that scenes at a wedding were soft, is a different matter entirely. Please post a few examples so we can see what is going on.

My overall experience to date is that .5X lens is very slightly improved in the corners and otherwise the same as the iPhone 16 PM. The improvement in the corners could just be individual differences in the same lens. The iPhone 17 PM 1X lens is virtually the same as my 16 PM. The 4X is much improved over the 5X and 8X displays much more detail than 10X. Overall, I’m very happy with the improvements in the iPhone 17 PM.

I had the iPhone 13pro. Great phone great pictures but it was time to upgrade to 17pro. I’m getting the same blurry/pixelated photos too. Very disappointing. Especially when I’m taking landscape photos. Everything is blurry when checking quality. Cropping or even the native 4x lens blurry. 8x almost embarrassed to share these photos. Leaves, blurry, trees blurry, anything I try and zoom in to check my photos, just not up to snuff. I’m pretty disappointed. IOS26.01.

dof hard to believe this nonsense

Hi, this is not Apple Support. Apple and Apple Support do not participate here. Everyone posting and commenting are fellow Apple users, just like you.

If there were an issue, as you suggest, don’t you think every tech YouTuber in the world would be reporting it? A few people have unrealistic expectations of what each new iPhone camera will produce. They are of the mindset that every aspect of the camera will improve and that’s not the case. I hear occasionally that my old iphone camera took better photos than my brand new iPhone and I spent all this money and the photos are worse. In specific types of photography this may be accurate. Look at the close-up/macro photos that started this discussion. Some of the earlier models, under specific circumstances, may produce sharper macro photos. Apple made design, cost and engineering decisions that affect the quality of close-ups. Astrophotography is the other area that Apple evidently feels they don’t need to concentrate on.

This is nothing unique among camera manufactures. Camera models change and some features are added, some change, some are even eliminated. It happens. The consumer needs to research the available models, prioritize the types of photography that are most important to them, and choose the camera best suited for their needs. Once the camera is delivered spend a week testing the camera, examining the photos, asking the opinions of other qualified photographers and then deciding if they’ll keep the camera or return it for a refund. But whatever you do get out of the mindset that a new model will excel in every aspect over an older model. I have several cameras from the 1960’s and ‘70’s that under certain conditions take better photos than a $5,000 camera currently on the market.

If you want camera reviews from experts, look at the DXO Mark website. They are highly regarded for their reviews and test interchangeable lens cameras and non-interchangeable lens cameras, including cellphones.

I got this problem too, my older iphone 11 pro is outperforming the new 17 pro and when i send pictures to apple support they claimed to be identical and both were good. Even a blind man with three sunglasses that isn’t even looking will spot the difference, Vertical is 17 pro and horizontal is 11 pro. did we just get a downgrade for 1550€?

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I have an iPhone 17 Pro. Before the iOS 26.1 update, I could take a picture of the moon and it was clear and focused. After the update, I only get a circle of light. This goes for planes and other lights in the sky.see pics. This sucks

I am sorry, the most common business use case for a traveling employee is submitting reports and receipts on work trips. My previous phone worked like a champ, an iPhone 14 Pro Max, upgrade to the 17 Pro Max, and I get worse image stabilization. Think receipts, business card sized documents.

For street, portrait, and landscape shots, yes, it excells, but I need this phone to work for capturing flat documents. I am only asking for this phone to work as my 3 year old phone did.

Apple, I really don't think it is asking too much.

I also have same problem with iPhone 17pro max. This is not a DOF problem who ever stated that. There's something severely wrong with the OIS or focusing. Nothing in this picture is in focus! I have > 60% of my pictures like this. I never had issues like this with iPhone 16 pro max. I regret trading it in.

There are multiple issues being discussed. If you want possible solutions it’s a best practice to create your own thread and include several examples of the issue you’re experiencing. Posting in long, multi page threads is not going to lead to individual solutions.

Apple, I really don't think it is asking too much.

This is a user to user forum, Apple isn't here.

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