iPhone 17 Pro Wow...how disappointing the camera on 17Pro

[Rob JJ]

I have had my and my wife's 17 Pros for several months now, and thought the camera seemed pretty nice...until last night. We were at the Willie Nelson concert at the St. Augustine Amphitheater and, of course, wanted to get some pics. Would have been nice to have been closer and not needed the zoom so much, but still, felt like given the reduced lighting, distance and stage lights, I didn't really expect super great shots. And I pretty much got what I expected...but THEN...I noticed several people around me, with non-iPhones, getting super great pictures at even greater zooming. I mean, there was minimal graininess, the image was damn close to crystal clear. So, how is it that with all that Apple has at its disposal, can they so greatly fail in comparison to their competition. So, before I say "this is the last iPhone I'll ever buy" (not too likely since I've been with iPhones since iPhone 5...still have my iPhone 6 and use it on occasion), might there be some settings or other things I might try to improve on this in the future.

 

[Pug72]

What case you using? Some cases affect photos if the lens and/flash/lidar are surrounded closely. Also lens protectors will negatively effect quality.

Not saying this is your issue but an easy fix if it is.