Iphone 7 camera very slow to capture

The 7 is not as responsive to clicking the capture button, and there is a definite lag once you've pressed it. This is terrible terrible news for those of us that have honed our sense of timing to capture clear images. I used to get great low light shows on my 6 if I held camera reasonably still, because I could anticipate the moment the subject would be still and the capture was instant. Now the capture happens about 1/4 of a second after I press the button. Overall, a disappointing "improved" camera.

I have the the same problem Does anyone knothe solution?

I've had 4 different iPhone 7's since it was released, two A1778's and two A1660's, on various OS updates (including one beta).

All of them exhibited this exact same behavior, and as one user mentioned above, it's subtle so most people aren't going to notice it's a problem. But the fact of the matter is the shutter is slow to capture a moving target, and it doesn't help the photo at all. It does seem to be more in lower or mixed-light scenarios, but it's incredibly annoying and unlike any prior iPhone where the shutter was practically instant.

I also have given up on the 7. This wasn't the only reason, but it was a big one. I've gone back to my SE and it's reliable shooter, headphone jack, and great battery life. There is so much fanfare surrounding the iPhone 7/7+ cameras, I wish people would look at them without their rose colored glasses. I'm not convinced that the 7's camera is better than the 6S/SE's in general after having both for awhile...

Ya I agree with you this is a big issue and they say the iPhone 7 camera is amazing. I've tested it myself my iPhone 6s is way faster and better even with the photos. I also notice that when you are filing on the iPhone 7 when it is adjusting from low light to high light it is very glitchy it's not smooth. My iPhone 6s is very smooth. My iPhone 6s is amazing it's the best iPhone ever made. I'm not to happy with the iPhone 7 it's not what Apple says it is.

It looks great until you zoom in...

I have already contacted them twice and they say they haven't received many complaints in this regard to take any significant action. I request all users with this complaint to kindly revert back to them officially to generate more pressure.

My wife and I both upgraded to the new 7 plus when it released. We were extremely excited for the new camera since she gave birth to our new son. It's been a frustrating ride. The camera takes great photos, but we often miss him looking at the camera of flashing us a smile, since the phone takes long to take the picture. It's slow to photograph even if we pick the focus prior to snapping the picture. The problem is on both phones. Hopefully it's a software issue and Apple fixes this soon!

Did you ever figure this out? I'm on my 2nd 7plus and the lag is really bad. I'm thinking of going back to a 6sPlus.

This guy got a video capturing it to a certain extent, though I'll say that with any moving target, the lag is even worse:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylFREOphgyw

That was me who uploaded the video. Had an extensive discussion with support. They said their engineers will get to it once they confirm the issue.

I just now noticed you said "once they confirm the issue" - which gives me less hope... 😉

What's the best way to file that complaint?

Don't exactly know. But I did it twice on chat and once on phone.

It could be their image processing then about which they touted so much. Whatever the reason is it ain't behaving as it should.

Anybody willing to try out the 10.3 Beta 1 and see if this happens to be addressed? 😉