Washed out colors in Portrait mode on IOS12

I m facing the different issue after the update of iOS 12. I have updated my iPhone to iOS 12, and the phone now takes blurry pictures. I've tried a few things (cleaned the lens, restarted my phone, played with the camera settings), but nothing helped. is there anything else I can do to fix iPhone camera blurry after update? Or do anyone else having the same problem?

I just tried to capture the problem by taking two pictures and sharing them side by aide. The colora become fine when i change the focus to a nearby object. I guess others are also facing a similar issue.

Are the washed out photos similarly washed out when you view them in Photos, OR just in the camera app while you're taking the portrait picture?

I noticed the wash out in the camera app, but oddly, when I review the photos in Photos, the color seems fine?

Is it specifically in Camera, while in Portrait Mode (like me)? Or is the general display color wash out issue that's also going around? Some iPhone X users report major display color and contrast changes in iOS 12: Digital Photography Review

Oh my god me too! My iPhone X was taking some severely dull portrait photos. What’s weirder is that I would focus the camera to the side of the subject and the color of the image came back like magic. Total bug.

While people here may tell you it’s not supported nor recommended, I downgraded to iOS 11.4.1 and it fixed the issue.

I was able to reproduce the issue in a screen capture...

IMG_1840.TRIM on Vimeo

In the first part of the video, the camera is in regular "Photo" mode, zoomed in about as far as the "Portrait" mode does. Moving the camera on and off axis, shows the color rendition is consistent in "Photo" mode. As soon as I switch to "Portrait" mode and do the same thing, you can see the colors turn to garbage.

It might be related to the exposure metering due to the contrast in the black and white background, but if so, then why do "Photo" mode photos still look great?

I am having the exact same problem since I have updated to iOS 12. I infact recorded my screen to show that issue with the camera app.

Apple Support on twitter basically said it’s nothing.

And I am really ****** as I didn’t buy such a costly phone so that I cannot use it at all.

I face the same issue. I'm on iOS 12 and the display turns to a dull grey when I switch to portrait mode.

Anyone know how to fix this? The closest hack is to go to your photos and tap the wand to auto-enhance the picture

Hi, I too have the exact same issue on my X. The closest hack I’ve discovered to restoring the colours to normal is:

1. Focus on the Subject, just like you always do.

2. Now when the Exposure Slider appears, just drag it down a bit.

Tada!

Same issue. Went to Apple store and they gave me a new rear facing camera. Issue did not resolve. Went back and they gave me a new iphone X and still the issue has not resolved. Clearly has to be an ios bug at this point? I guess just have to wait for an update?

I’m also experiencing this problem with the washed out colors when setting my camera to portrait mode with my iPhone X. I’m guessing the “bug” found its way into the software right after the release of the XS to encourage more people to upgrade by making people think things like “Look how much better the photos look on the XS!”

Please fix this bug Apple.

After a bit of testing, I don't think this is a Portrait Mode bug per se. I think it's a software issue with the telephoto lens.

I've got an iPhone X running iOS 12.0.1, and I get the same washed out colors when using the telephoto (2x) lens in regular Photo Mode.

Some things I've found:

1) Bug appeared only after updating to iOS 12. This was never a problem in iOS 11.

2) Bug occurs in both Portrait Mode and 2x Photo Mode. (The reason you may not notice this bug in 2x Photo Mode is that the iPhone doesn't always use the telephoto lens when you switch to 2x zoom. If the lighting is low, the iPhone simply uses 2x digital zoom with its wide-angle lens.)

3) Bug is not limited to the iPhone's native Camera app. It occurs when using Portrait Mode and 2x Photo Mode in both the ProCam 6 and ProCamera apps, too.

I really hope this is fixed with iOS 12.1, because the camera is the main reason I got the iPhone X.

I've just done a quick test in low light, which is when the problem tends to exhibit itself, and it appears to be fixed in 12.1. I've yet to try it at night but by quick test was dark enough that it would have been problematic on iOS 12.

I experienced the same issue with my portrait mode camera on my iPhone 8 Plus after updating my phone to iOS 12. It was greyed out, extremely pixelated and would not take portrait photos.

I updated my phone to the iOS 12.1.1 yesterday evening and now it is working completely normal and as it should. If you have not already done this update, this should fix the problem. Hope this helps :)