iPhone SE (2022) SE2022 photos rather poor?

[dj1891]

Got one of these this week. Took it out yesterday to test the camera. It turned out to be rather crap. Everything is like over sharpened and over saturated as you’ll see when looking at the Sky and Grass, the sky and grass were not them colours.

 

[JW5566]

I see what you mean about the green in the first shot. I've had no problems with my SE2 for photos, I think they look great (for a phone) and even use it for filming some YouTube content though with Filmic Pro and some accessories.

Maybe as it was a dull day the phone has over compensated by boosting the colour. Also you have areas of bright and dark so possibly some HDR thing is going on?

 

[staypuftforums]

Those pictures look great to me. Then again I don’t personally care at all about cameras on phones.

 

[dj1891]

I see what you mean about the green in the first shot. I've had no problems with my SE2 for photos, I think they look great (for a phone) and even use it for filming some YouTube content though with Filmic Pro and some accessories.

Maybe as it was a dull day the phone has over compensated by boosting the colour. Also you have areas of bright and dark so possibly some HDR thing is going on?

Yes, I think its some issue with the HDR.

 

[Slartibart]

you can turn off Auto HDR and disable Apple Pro RAW - but full control you will achieve only using a third party app like Hallide Mark II.

 

[arkitect]

you can turn off Auto HDR and disable Apple Pro RAW - but full control you will achieve only using a third party app like Hallide Mark II.

Unfortunately you cannot turn HDR off with iPhones 13 or the SE 2022.
For some bizarre reason Apple in their wisdom think 13 onwards need it turned on… *sigh*.

The automatic HDR messes with a lot of photos… see "watercolour / oil painting effect".

Yes, you need a 3rd party App such as ProCamera. or Halide to regain full control. 🤷🏻‍♂️

 

[Sheepish-Lord]

What did you expect? It's the cheapest phone and has a single lens, looks good for what it is honestly.

 

[dj1891]

What did you expect? It's the cheapest phone and has a single lens, looks good for what it is honestly.

I got better results from a cheap £150 android phone hence my surprise at this from a £420 apple phone.

 

[arkitect]

I got better results from a cheap £150 android phone hence my surprise at this from a £420 apple phone.

Well if it is any consolation, be glad you didn't buy a 13 Pro…

Read this thread.
Really bad photos with iPhone 13 Pro (+Max) Merged

But yes, the autoHDR Apple has enabled is causing you problems. As I noted above, there is no way to turn this off on iPhones 13. At all. Unless you use a 3rd party app such as ProCamera. by Cocologics or Halide etc.

 

[Sheepish-Lord]

I got better results from a cheap £150 android phone hence my surprise at this from a £420 apple phone.

I hear ya but there’s more to a phone than the camera.

 

[snipr125]

I got better results from a cheap £150 android phone hence my surprise at this from a £420 apple phone.

Dj honestly dont just judge the camera on your SE3 just on these pics, judge it over a whole range of pictures in different lighting scenarios and i reckon you will find the camera to be on par with some android flagships.

 

[Slartibart]

Dj honestly dont just judge the camera on your SE3 just on these pics, judge it over a whole range of pictures in different lighting scenarios and i reckon you will find the camera to be on par with some android flagships.

This. And even if you do not want to invest in a third-party solution you can switch to shoot RAW and develop your photos using the free SnapSeed.

 

[arkitect]

This. And even if you do not want to invest in a third-party solution you can switch to shoot RAW and develop your photos using the free SnapSeed.

Another vote for Snapseed. 👍

However to shoot RAW on the SE and other non-Pro iPhones, you do need a 3rd party app. Unfortunately.

 

[jav6454]

Got one of these this week. Took it out yesterday to test the camera. It turned out to be rather crap. Everything is like over sharpened and over saturated as you’ll see when looking at the Sky and Grass, the sky and grass were not them colours.

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The pictures look good for what the SE can provide.