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iPhone 16 Pro Max Camera problems: Blue smudges, lines, etc. [MERGED]
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corners being cut, either intentionally or indirectly (there are many possible reasons) .
But again, when you see their response towards warranty or complaints and they just dismiss us, it points to them knowingly doing this for profit, and then just plain telling us they won’t be doing anything different next year.
From now on I will always do a thorough inspection of any Apple product I buy before leaving the Apple store and if there is an issue I will immediately ask for a replacement or do a refund within the 14 day period.
How close does Even Longer “night mode” get to a proper native 30s night mode on the stock app?
I’m contemplating paying for the pro mode but it’s rather expensive (for me).
Assuming it’s free from the blue plague of course.
I’ve already paid for the app and just found out that even the “night mode” is a subscription thing 😳
Strange thing. I don't get blue smudge anymore on 30 seconds exposure table test. I am on iOS 18.1.1 and tested it right after it was released and I had blue haze. Tested it yesterday and today several times and I get pitch black pictures with some amount of white, blue and red hot pixels. The conditions were the same. I can't explain it. I don't believe Apple pushed any update without me knowing it. But the fact is I can't get blue haze pictures with long exposure table test anymore. Can anyone test it and confirm / disprove?
Still blue on mine, same as last week. I suspect you have accidentally used ultra wide angle camera.
It seems there is an update note in iOS 18.2 RC that might address this issue…
- Fixes an issue where Night mode photos in Camera could appear degraded when capturing long exposures (iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max)
Has anyone tested if 18.2 RC fixes/improves it? Zollotech mentioned something about Apple addressing this in their "Bug fixes".
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Hope Apple knows the 16Pro/16PM aren't the only phones with this issue. My 15PM has the issue too
It would seem Shayne's video matches Husky's observation above. There is now shades of red and blue but now it's become much more usable.
You can see the most bottom of the last pair of comparison near the end of video.
I too am very much looking forward to see getting 18.2 myself
Very disappointed with 18.2, as I never had this issue before, but now when doing the “face-down test” with 30 sec exposures, instead of pitch black I have either a red or a blue mess all over the place. I am thinking of going back to 18.1.1 while they still sign it.
I am seeing worse results in iOS 18.2?
People with no problems previously and now the problem is present?
Interesting.
People with no problems previously and now the problem is present?
Interesting.
Yes, sadly.
Now the thing is that I look into options to revert to 18.1.1 while having my apps and data untouched, but no luck so far finding a way straight forward.
Do you guys have any suggestions for any third-party PC apps that one can rely on (free or paid)? I have already tried with 3uTools - Easy Flash method, but the phone suddenly got stucked on Apple logo with the loading bar below, then force restarted in DFU mode - I was able to eventually revive it by updating 18.2 through Apple Devices app.
I now have a chance to test side by side with my wife’s iPhone 15 pro.
Previously the blue was a lot and now it is less generally.
But for really very dark scenes it is still unusable compared to the 15 Pro. I don't know about astrophotography yet because I rarely get the dark skies conditions where I live.
They have not fixed this completely yet, they have just maybe added a shade of usability to the 30s mode. You'd have to have some form of lighting.
If I had to do this and its dark, I will make sure to put it into raw mode.
Previously the blue was a lot and now it is less generally.
But for really very dark scenes it is still unusable compared to the 15 Pro. I don't know about astrophotography yet because I rarely get the dark skies conditions where I live.
They have not fixed this completely yet, they have just maybe added a shade of usability to the 30s mode. You'd have to have some form of lighting.
If I had to do this and its dark, I will make sure to put it into raw mode.