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iPhone 17 Pro Max Frustrated with Apple regarding iPhone Cameras
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Yeah.. I see that. Same as it ever was. Hopefully the camera optics will get a major overhaul next year. I get these reflections as well on my current iPhone, 17 pro max & I remove the reflections either in Lightroom or the camera app. Not much I can do with video though.
Yeah, iPhone camera optics badly need an upgrade. The cameras are awesome during the day, but struggle with imperfections at night. My solution, I’ll use my iPhone during the day, my Samsung S25 ultra at night. At least that way I’ll get 50mp or 200mp with it at night.
Yeah, the 18 is gonna have the same camera set up and they’re just gonna offer more colors and maybe some adjustments to the vapor chamber, etc. It’ll be an “S”upgrade. They’re hinting at colors of burgundy, brown and purple. I want a pink one!
What's especially mind boggling to me is that OP keeps taking/posting "bad" photos... I could actually use my DSLR and take/post lots of "bad" photos, no system is perfect, but I rather take photos with the tools I have and work around their limitations
Well actually, the iPhone takes consistently bad photos as soon as the lights go down, and I mean the majority of the time not just now and again.
Whenever there’s a light in the scene or a few lights, the whole photo or video gets ruined as proven again tonight.
And there’s no work around for this, maybe for some photos but for a lot of photos and especially video, there’s no workaround and it’s not just a limitation.
Well here is my take as a photographer. I do see a lot of lens flare and I also see that much of the scene is nearly two stops over exposed. The white stuffed animals & other white colors in the second image are very bright. It looks like These photos were taken without making any adjustments prior to pressing the shutter button.
Take in mind that any camera is just a tool, the person behind it has to know how to use & control it. If you lower the exposure (touch to focus then drag finger downward to decrease the exposure, or use the built in +/- 0.0 exposure slider. This is found in settings, camera, preserve settings, exposure adjustment. Turn that on, it will show at the top left of the camera screen. Just remember to return the slider to 0.0 after use because if you don’t, it will stay where you left it.)
These photos would look much better & with much richer color & contrast after adjustment. 1.5 stops lower in exposure (give or take, adjust as needed) will do well for these photos. Also the flaring will be largely reduced. The sensor in the camera is trying to evenly expose the scene which includes the dark shadow areas. When the highlights are over exposed, flaring visibility is increased and other artifacts show. A majority of the flares will go away when the exposure is reduced. Then you can lift shadows etc afterwords during photo editing.
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Great to see this today:
“We are referring to a post by popular tipster Ice Universe on Weibo. It is in Chinese, and machine translation to English suggests the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra's camera will have reduced lens flare.
Additionally, the Galaxy S26 Ultra will feature "enhanced lens and coating technology," and skin tones will no longer turn yellow in images”.
Lets hope Apple gets on this as well.
“We are referring to a post by popular tipster Ice Universe on Weibo. It is in Chinese, and machine translation to English suggests the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra's camera will have reduced lens flare.
Additionally, the Galaxy S26 Ultra will feature "enhanced lens and coating technology," and skin tones will no longer turn yellow in images”.
Lets hope Apple gets on this as well.
It's called 43mm focal length (reference to 35mm sensors):
The True Focal Length for Realistic Photography
Understanding focal length can change how you see the world through your camera. For many, the concept might sound a bit technical, but it's more about creating images that feel natural, like they could have been seen with your own eyes. Coming to you from James Popsys, this thoughtful video...