Then maybe there’s something defective with your camera, because I have the iPhone 14 pro max and never had an issue with the camera, and all my pictures are crystal clear and very good quality!

Probably not, since someone I know also has the iPhone 14 and they’re identical in every aspect including the quality and since we bought it from different places, I doubt both us got scammed but thanks for your concern anyways and in case I do visit the store, i will make sure to get it checked for authenticity. Also i bought apple care+ which indicates my device being genuine on the official checkcoverage website.

Oh please, don’t spread bullshit like this. The iPhone 14 series has a terrible camera, this is common knowledge.

I wouldn’t trust it even if you verified it! You probably got scammed, and it’s a fake iPhone (you can tell if it is from the cameras) if I were you, I would visit an Apple store and get it checked!

Ngl, the performance on this phone is too good to buy a new phone. Guess I’ll just wait for apple to hopefully fix it in the upcoming updates or at least give us an option to turn off processing cause you’re right about the 3rd party applications being extremely infuriating to use since half of them require us to pay for an app which aren’t the best anyways.

That's just new iPhone. Sucks to suck

Nope, but bought it from an official well reputed seller. Also verified it on the first day i bought it using the serial number

Unfortunately, Apple really screwed up (in a lot of customers’ eyes) with their AI processing. When using the phone like normal, like an average everyday user, their idea was that you take a picture and it comes out looking “professional” using their post processing. Honestly, this has done alright on their previous model iPhones, but the iPhone 14s just didn’t adapt well for some reason. I too noticed this right off the bat when I took my first photos on my iPhone 14 Pro Max. They actually didn’t even look too bad, but then I went to Walgreens to print some of those photos, and my God were they horrid.

To remove the artificial post-processing, you will need to take photos in “ProRAW”, as this is the setting designed more for the professional photographers. The photos are taken in an uncompressed format (so the file size will be significantly larger), but there is no automatic post-processing applied to ProRAW photos (unless you are using “Night Mode”). ProRAW is designed to capture the photo without any tweaks being done by the software, this way the photographer can apply their own custom edits as necessary without AI interfering.

Now again, while ProRAW will utilize the camera without the AI post-processing, the file sizes will be significantly larger. As an example, I took two photos of the exact same item. One is in normal format, the other in ProRAW. I forced the camera to take both photos using the 12MP lens:

Photo #1 (Normal Format): 12MP @ 910 KB

Photo #2 (ProRAW Format): 12MP @ 17.3 MB

That means Photo #2 takes up approximately 20 times more storage than Photo #1

Now, if you’re not using an iPhone Pro, then the highest resolution photo you can take is 12MP. As you probably know, the “Pro” models have a 48MP camera. When taking a photo in the normal format, the highest resolution will still be 12MP, but in ProRAW format, the resolution will be 48MP on the Main Camera. Again, to compare the two formats:

Photo #1 (Normal Format): 12MP @ 1.1 MB

Photo #2 (ProRAW Format): 48MP @ 61.6 MB

That means Photo #2 takes up approximate 60 times more storage than Photo #1

While it would take a while to really put a dent in your storage with uncompressed photos alone, there is still a way to take the photos in ProRAW (so you can avoid the post-processing) while having the photo only take up as much storage as the normal format.

I personally use an app called “JPEG to PNG” which lets you convert your ProRAW photos into .jpeg or .png files, at the same time, it compresses the ProRAW photo down to the file size of the normal format. The app is completely free, and you can do unlimited conversions. This is the best free app I was able to find that didn’t make you buy a subscription after your first few conversions. I highly recommend it.

Also, luckily, we don’t have the same issue with post-processing when recording videos, but I did want to mention another app called “MovP4” in case you ever come up with a need for it. It literally does the same thing as “JPEG to PNG”, but for videos instead. Meaning, you can take the ridiculously large, uncompressed ProRes videos and convert to a .mp4 file (which greatly reduces the file size). For example, I converted a 40 second ProRes video from 3.87 GB down to a 128.1 MB .mp4 file. Again, this app is also completely free, and doesn’t make you buy a subscription after a few conversions.

I have attached screenshots of both apps within the App Store so you know which apps I’m referring to. Neither of these apps are anything fancy, they don’t convert to every file format under the sun. However, they do convert to the most commonly used image and video formats easily, quickly, and for free. So, there’s no reason to complain!

https://preview.redd.it/pzk4k7zugqoa1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=9667f1f9662cf46d74c8171803da2670e54bd15b

Sorry for the extremely long answer, however, I really hope it helps!

Did you buy your iPhone from an Apple store?

I use ProCamera and turn off all processing. And when I do care about the photo I photograph in RAW and not ProRAW. But native iPhone photos suck hard, the newer model the worse.

I have the 13 and the camera is probably the exact same, my pictures are also very mediocre.

Thanks

Honestly very dissatisfied with my 14 + camera. Great at big open scenes but stuff up close looks washed out. I think my xr took better photos tbh.

Ikea has a wireless charger that goes through 2cm of desk

Yes but its fine

Welcome to 2023 iPhones, this is just how it is now 🙃

You can't turn any of the processing off anymore, at least not in the main camera app. You can use a third party app that won't have the post processing, but it's a pain since you can't set them as your default camera app.

You can either get used to it, get another phone or send feedback to Apple and hope that they eventually make it better or allow for third party apps to be set as default.

Here's a great video about that whole situation if you're interested :)

Does it charge slower than without the case though?

Qi is limited to 7.5w vs MagSafe’s 15w, so the difference between those two could make a bigger impact than between MagSafe and a 20W wired option (assuming MagSafe is running at peak speed)

In your wife’s scenario, if it doesn’t work through her case it probably doesn’t make sense for her. But for OP, MagSafe sounds like a better option over Qi, and they probably don’t have an issue with worrying about removing a case

Yeah. But the 5w difference isn’t that big of a deal compared to having to take it out of the case. And if we actually need speed we’re plugging in the 20w lightning.

The issue is that only a MagSafe compatible charger is capable of charging at the maximum 15w speed, so if that speed is a priority there’s only one choice

FWIW the Tozo 4” charger pads on Amazon charge better through stuff. The Apple MagSafe won’t charge through my wife’s case but the Tozo does great.

Ooo i heard of that one and I love their wallpapers

Thanks for all your suggestion guys! Ended up using Artstation :)

Thank you! So it should work :)

Yes that’s true, I pre drilled a hole under my desk in case it works, I just wanted to be sure before buying it.