iPhone 16 Pro Max How can I stop blur in non portrait mode?

[C7 POWER]

I have the 16 Pro Max, and never recall this issue in prior years. I’m not in portrait mode but it’s auto blurring other images in my pic.

This example was on Saturday, I was trying to get the cup and my car in the pic but it blurs my car.

Nothing in the edit feature allows to fix it. Any ideas? Thanks!!

 

[dathomso]

You should be able to adjust "F" setting using Photos editing; it's probably f4-ish now, if you adjust to f8 or higher, the car will be in better focus. Other option is moving focus point...

 

[IJustWannaTalk]

It's not blurring anything, it's just picking either the foreground or background to focus on. You may have not noticed until the image became sharper with advancing camera tech.

Manual focus by adjusting the F settings should solve it.

 

[C7 POWER]

You should be able to adjust "F" setting using Photos editing; it's probably f4-ish now, if you adjust to f8 or higher, the car will be in better focus. Other option is moving focus point...

I do not get that option due to it was not taken in Portrait Mode sadly.

 

[C7 POWER]

It's not blurring anything, it's just picking either the foreground or background to focus on. You may have not noticed until the image became sharper with advancing camera tech.

Manual focus by adjusting the F settings should solve it.

On a non Portrait Mode pic, how do I get that option? I do not have that F Settings option like I would see in Portrait Mode pics

 

[IJustWannaTalk]

On a non Portrait Mode pic, how do I get that option? I do not have that F Settings option like I would see in Portrait Mode pics

Open camera app.
Hit that white top center "arrow" (chevron?) that points upward.
Should turn yellow, point down, and open up options on bottom of screen.
f-stop settings are fourth from left for me (lower-case f).

Adjust depth of field from there.

I click either of the things I want to focus on, then adjust settings to see which works "best" as the focus point.

 

[Cobalt Blizzard]

That’s physics and has nothing to do with software 😉

 

[gigatoaster]

I’m also confused and irritated by this, I really don’t understand when I focus on something the background is blurry. It’s a trend everywhere, even when watching TV in 4k HDR.

I’m sorry but this is not realistic. Here is an example from last Friday: I wanted to take a nice picture of the breakfast table and the beautiful sky. I couldn’t make a nice picture: the breakfast is blurry! Is there a way to post edit the picture?

 

[gigatoaster]

Another example that looks so fake, it ruined the picture. It was a bottle offered by the hotel for my birthday. I can’t send it to them to say thank you.

 

[DeltaMac]

Looks like a good composition - the important item, the champagne bottle, is in sharp focus, and the background is beyond the focus point (and un-focused, or, yes, blurry (as the background should be in this picture)) Not sure why you would refer to that as "fake". It's just a picture for someone to enjoy--who cares what else is in the picture? Everything else is outside the focus area.
The focus area, or depth of field, can be adjusted. As already mentioned, that's done with adjusting the f-stop/f-number. As the f-number changes, the focus field changes, which means that the focus can be made to sharpen the image, even if quite close to you, or far in the background. If you are using a camera that has no manual controls, such as an iPhone, then you get to use software settings to adjust what you can.
If you would like to discover more information about photography principles, and how to get that focus under control, just look up "principles of photography" as a beginning of new knowledge for you...

 

[IJustWannaTalk]

Another example that looks so fake, it ruined the picture. It was a bottle offered by the hotel for my birthday. I can’t send it to them to say thank you. View attachment 2506478

What's wrong with this image?

 

[IJustWannaTalk]

I’m also confused and irritated by this, I really don’t understand when I focus on something the background is blurry. It’s a trend everywhere, even when watching TV in 4k HDR.

I’m sorry but this is not realistic. Here is an example from last Friday: I wanted to take a nice picture of the breakfast table and the beautiful sky. I couldn’t make a nice picture: the breakfast is blurry! Is there a way to post edit the picture?View attachment 2506471View attachment 2506470

This is how camera lenses work, man. You choose a focus point and that's what it focuses on.
If you want both to be sharp, adjust the depth of field.