iphone 16 pro max ultra wide camera gives a yellowish tint

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iphone 16 pro max ultra wide camera gives a yellowish tint

I recently upgraded from Xs Max to 16 pro max. The ultra wide camera on my new iPhone has some specks of dust in it from factory and gives a yellowish tint which you can see it goes from Fusion Camera to macro camera. Also the ultra wide camera has very poor quality in my opinion ( I don’t have other iPhones available at hand to compare to but it’s quite grainy). I did compare it to a 15 pro max which didn’t give the yellowish tint. I am sorry if my english was bad or if I used any wrong terminologies. Kindly help out a friend

iPhone 16 Pro Max, iOS 18

Posted on Jan 18, 2025 04:14 AM

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Not-Elden-Lord Author

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Jan 18, 2025 04:38 AM in response to Jhumi333

I do Understand your concerns but I have my settings on default and compared in bright day light. Do look at these pictures to understand more clearly what I mean. Hope you can see the difference. One of them is from main camera and one is from ultrawide. Thanks for the reply <3

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Jeff Donald

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Jan 18, 2025 06:55 AM in response to Not-Elden-Lord

What happening is iPhones only have Auto White Balance (AWB) and do not have the ability to set WB before making a photo.

The size of the hand in each image is influencing the WB sensor and therefore color temperature and tint of each photo. If you reshoot the ultra wide camera shot so the size of the hands are closer in size, I suspect the colors will be closer.

It could be a firmware/software issue that Apple may adjust in future updates. Each camera is a separate unit and has separate AWB sensors.

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Jan 18, 2025 07:09 AM in response to Jeff Donald

I have tested in many lighting situations and in video too. The difference in quality is just too much. The ultra wide camera literally has specks of dust in it. I am not that big of an ultra wide guy but for $1900 iPhone I was expecting a little better. Hope they fix the color issue. Thank you very much for your time. Peace.

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Jeff Donald

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Jan 18, 2025 07:25 AM in response to Not-Elden-Lord

If users don’t report their experiences with the products, Apple will never know. I’d suggest discussing with Apple Support and opening a support ticket so the issue gets escalated to engineering. You can also leave feedback for Apple at the link below.

Product Feedback - Apple

Dust on the sensor is a manufacturing defect. Have you considered getting the camera module replaced?

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Jeff Donald

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Jan 18, 2025 06:11 AM in response to Not-Elden-Lord

Can you please post a screen shot show each photos information? Something like this,

Please note the information about the image at the bottom. If you display the images in Apple Photos app and then tap I (information) it will display relevant metadata. Once displayed take a screenshot and post. Thank you.

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Jeff Donald

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Jan 18, 2025 08:15 AM in response to Not-Elden-Lord

You’re welcome and I hope you have a great weekend!

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Jan 18, 2025 07:46 AM in response to Jeff Donald

I just downloaded the apple support app. I just want to make them aware of the issue. I am literally stuck with this phone as I have bought it abroad and my country has no official apple store. I can’t return the product even if I wanted to. Thank you once again for sparing some of your precious time to help out a friend <3

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