iPhone 14 Pro Seriously Apple, what’s up with the awful quality of macro pictures on 14 Pro?

[cub4bearin]

I’m past the return policy window but now I wish I did keep my 13 Pro. The macro photography on the 14 Pro is awful. I have the macro enabled so the proper lens can be picked and every single picture looks washed out and blurry. I have never had this issues with 13 pro. Now I’m now wondering why Apple brushed off the macro portion of their introduction to iPhone 14 pro, because they knew they *ucked up.
Disappointing on so many levels.

 

[ant the ninja]

Weird. Mine has been exceptional, same if not better than my 13 Pro was.

 

[Mac7]

I’ve also had no issues with macro photos

 

[Shirasaki]

I don’t enable “macro mode”, but my limited play time of apple demo iPhone 14 pro max shows the image quality on close objects doesn’t really fare much better compared to iPhone 12, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 mini and iPhone 14. The detail has no noticeable Visual Improvements and the color isn’t quite what object color should be. Also the photo indeed feels a bit washed out.

Overall I’m extremely skeptical on iPhone 14 pro max camera, seeing it as a major factor for me to upgrade. Now I’m not sure if I’ll do upgrade or keep iPhone XS Max for another year.

 

[cannono]

The two reviews I saw comparing it seemed to feel it is better than last model so not sure…

 

[ToddH]

Mine is awesome… not sure what your photography skill level is at, but macro photography is complex and requires a steady hand. I’m sure you know this… by the way I have a 1TB 13 pro max for sale!

 

[sparksd]

Mine is awesome… not sure what your photography skill level is at, but macro photography is complex and requires a steady hand. I’m sure you know this… by the way I have a 1TB 13 pro max for sale!

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Agree - real steady hand or a tripod. Even with my stabilized macro DSLR lenses, I rarely do macro without a tripod. Nice shot.

 

[Fred Zed]

I’m past the return policy window but now I wish I did keep my 13 Pro. The macro photography on the 14 Pro is awful. I have the macro enabled so the proper lens can be picked and every single picture looks washed out and blurry. I have never had this issues with 13 pro. Now I’m now wondering why Apple brushed off the macro portion of their introduction to iPhone 14 pro, because they knew they *ucked up.
Disappointing on so many levels.

User error.

 

[cub4bearin]

User error.

Must be.
iPhone 13 Pro 99% of the pics.

The last picture of spired is the only one that came from iPhone 14 pro that I’m ok with

 

[symphony]

Must be.
iPhone 13 Pro 99% of the pics.

The last picture of spired is the only one that came from iPhone 14 pro that I’m ok with

Ew, I hate bugs

 

[Fat_Guy]

I came from a 12PM-14PM so can’t compare it to the 13Pro/PM, but I was pleasantly surprised!

 

[MobiusTech]

Must be.
iPhone 13 Pro 99% of the pics.

The last picture of spired is the only one that came from iPhone 14 pro that I’m ok with

Nice stock photos

 

[RUQRU]

I just to a quick hand held shot of my keyboard. Looks fine to me.

 

[MathersMahmood]

It is worse than last years. It has been bothering me for a while and i notice a massive decrease in colour and sharpness when it switches. Looks blurry too compared to last years. There's plenty of reddit posts about it and on other sites.

 

[Torty]

Complaining and not able to show us samples.

 

[ToddH]

Consider this when shooting macro… the cameras on the 13 and 14 pro/max focus close and it can be difficult to hold still. At this close range focus can be an issue. I use Halide sometimes and use the manual focus mode with focus peeking turned on. If you aren’t used to taking macro, it can be a challenge. Even in the default camera app, you’ll have to touch the screen where you want the camera to focus and get spot meter exposure. You may also have to adjust the exposure compensation to lighten or darken the photo you are about to take. I get that most of iPhone users just get the camera close and hope for a great macro shot. Well, unfortunately it doesn’t work well that way. Making the focus and exposure adjustments is the only way you’ll get the best outcome. You get out what you put in. No different from using a DSLR, macro takes time and effort to get an awesome shot. For the most part, it’s not the camera delivering bad shots, it’s the end user… the camera is a tool, no matter how expensive. High end cameras are more than capable of delivering bad shots if the user doesn’t know to control the camera to deliver the best results.

Default camera failed on focusing on thin weed branch:

Halide with manual focus and focus peeking turned on, exposure adjusted.

Not the best example, but a real world example.

 

[ToddH]

Halide example:
Manual focus and focus peeking. iPhone 14 pro max. Final edit in Lightroom mobile.