Iphone 14 Pro Camera - Poor Quality

Why does my iPhone 14 pro camera take worse pictures than my Iphone 11. Under saturated, grainy, over contrasted and requires so much editing afterwards. I spent a lot of money on this and im disappointed.


Also does some weird auto-processing thing is showing me the picture I want for like 1 second then auto changes it to something worse that the preveiw.


Anyone else having this problem? maybe I have the wrong setting.

iPhone 14 Pro

Posted on May 9, 2023 01:17 AM

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Posted on May 15, 2023 10:04 PM

I am having the same issues with my 14 pro.


Image and video quality have degraded significantly within the past few months, but even more so in the last few weeks. I’ve never really been impressed with the 14 pro camera in comparison to my 11 pro or 13 pro.


Images are over sharpened, highlights blown out, poor focus despite selecting focal point and camera is super sluggish. 2x, 3x and pinch to zoom perform worse than 1x and wide angle.


Cinematic mode used to be so beautiful on the 13 pro. Now it is extremely blurry and won’t focus on the subject, has bad panning that is really choppy and has the same camera quality issues as photos.


Want to take a picture of something in sunlight? Forget about it. It all looks like garbage.


I really regret upgrading to a 14 pro.

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May 15, 2023 10:04 PM in response to Overseer_Online

I am having the same issues with my 14 pro.


Image and video quality have degraded significantly within the past few months, but even more so in the last few weeks. I’ve never really been impressed with the 14 pro camera in comparison to my 11 pro or 13 pro.


Images are over sharpened, highlights blown out, poor focus despite selecting focal point and camera is super sluggish. 2x, 3x and pinch to zoom perform worse than 1x and wide angle.


Cinematic mode used to be so beautiful on the 13 pro. Now it is extremely blurry and won’t focus on the subject, has bad panning that is really choppy and has the same camera quality issues as photos.


Want to take a picture of something in sunlight? Forget about it. It all looks like garbage.


I really regret upgrading to a 14 pro.

Aug 21, 2023 10:20 AM in response to Nishreddie

No solution 😒 - I found other problems as well you can’t hold something in your hand and take a photo of something with a back ground it alway try’s to make the background out of focus or make the thing in you hand of out focus, unless you are in wide angle camera then it warps the photo! Useless!! Why make a camera worse than other iPhone models!

May 9, 2023 02:37 AM in response to Overseer_Online

Learn how to take photos with the Camera on your iPhone. Choose from camera modes such as Photo, Video, Cinematic, Pano, and Portrait, and zoom in or out to frame your shot.

Learn iPhone camera basics - Apple Support



Learn about Photographic Styles, QuickTake, Action mode, the Ultra Wide camera, and other camera features on your iPhone.

Understand About the Camera features on your iPhone - Apple Support (IN)



By default, iPhone takes photos in HDR (for the rear camera and the front camera) when it’s most effective. iPhone 12 models, iPhone 13 models, and iPhone 14 models, record video in HDR to capture true-to-life colour and contrast.

Take appropriate action to Adjust HDR camera settings on iPhone - Apple Support (IN)



The camera modes built into your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch help you take the ideal photo or video. Swipe left or right on the camera screen to switch to a different mode. You can choose from photo, video, time-lapse, slo-mo, square, Portrait, and pano modes.

For this, you may Use camera modes on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch



With the Camera on models that support Portrait mode, you can apply a depth-of-field effect that keeps your subject—people, pets, objects, and more—sharp while creating a beautifully blurred foreground and background. You can apply and adjust different lighting effects to your Portrait mode photos, and on iPhone X and later, you can even take a selfie in Portrait mode.

Learn how to --> Take Portrait mode photos with your iPhone camera



Learn about advanced Camera features that let you capture photos faster, apply tailored and enhanced looks to your photos, and view content outside the camera frame.

Try to Change advanced camera settings on iPhone - Apple Support



Use the Camera to record videos and QuickTake videos on your iPhone. Learn how to change modes to take Cinematic, slow-motion, and time-lapse videos.

Here you can see an Apple Article with all video recording options --> Record videos with your iPhone camera - Apple Support



Taking tips from here may also help you. --> Tutorials | iPhone Photography School



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