The exact reason why I want a 15 pro in a mini form factor. I love the raw but hate the weight.

This app you’re recommending, does it keep Apple’s SmartHDR effect?

I honestly don’t understand why Apple’s developers couldn’t have coded a simple “On/Off” toggle switch that disables all AI Processing. They also could develop the ability to select different “levels” or “intensities” of AI Processing (Full Enhancement, Partial Enhancement, No Enhancement). Apple has complete control over how their software and chip process photos - that’s the benefit of Apple developing their own software and hardware, they literally have complete control over how their products interact with each other.

Unfortunately, Apple has managed to keep themselves convinced (probably through their shitty Focus Groups) that their AI Processing is the bees knees, and that everyone loves it. Yet, how many complaints do we see daily just in this subreddit alone complaining about their AI Processing? Surely they are aware of the displeasure so many of their users feel towards the cameras doing almost all of the thinking for us.

Not to mention, Apple is really doing a disservice to their amazing camera sensors by allowing the software to all but ruin a good chunk of photos. I would like to add, it does appear that the AI Processing is much more noticeable when taking 12MP photos, not nearly as bad when taking 48MP photos. This is my personal experience anyway.

I mean, it is my device. I just made a stupid mistake in not anticipating the 2 Factor and should have waited before erasing the old phone. Just wanted some help very sorry.

If it were truly your device you´d be able to unlock it

I know and fair enough, it was a mistake on my part. I was just wondering if there was any other way of helping this situation, verifying yourself perhaps in a store or through a gmail account etc, surely this can’t be that uncommon.

If there were a quicker and easier way to get around it, then what is the point in having it?

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Can you tell me how to make the shortcut?

Some people have reporter that they’ve really tuned back the ”watercolour” look and oversharpening in 16.4, anyone here to confirm?

As long as it’s the apple brand yes.

Download Lightroom and shoot in RAW. It’s free except for certain, non-essential editing features. As long as you don’t mind spending time editing photos it’s better. As far as editing goes, Snapseed does a pretty good job with RAW images and it’s completely free.

When you say “AI Enhancement”, can you describe a little more what type of enhancements you’re noticing while shooting in ProRAW?

I think this started with iPhone 13. I use iPhone 11, and the camera is OK. But when I see photos taken with 13, they look so unnatural, like Android cameras years before. That’s really disappointing.

Thank you

Software mixing with hardware is sometimes the worse combo- especially when the software is doing way more than the hardware.

That’s what’s happening here. The computations far exceed what the camera is capable of doing and so you get disgusting digital artifacts

Their post AI processing was horrendous on the 13 as well, I don't know about earlier models as I came straight from an 8... I am really unhappy with it, and Halide is not helping for some reason,.

Indeed. I reckon that people are complaining about the standard photos, but the trick is to shoot at 48MP Proraw and then using a shortcut to convert to HEIF and delete the original. It's not perfect, but the quality is amazing.

Although I myself rarely see the processing issues. Reports from tech YouTubers and zollotech have shown major improvements have been made. https://youtu.be/D5bD6Bo6rTQ go to the 12:43 mark.

Is there a source to this? I really hope that they do something. iPhones are stuck 3 years ago with processing.

It's honestly embarrassing. I've never been satisfied with the photos my iPhone takes. And my Pops' 14 PM isn't a whole lot better. I got a Pixel 7 in December and it's made the pictures my iPhone takes look even worse

IMO this began with the step from XS to 11. I am very disappointed, aswell.

My 13's camera is noticeably worse than my previous phone, the pixel 3 xl. very unfortunate. it gets the job done obviously, but i can tell it's lacking in a few places that i know my pixel would've crushed it in.

I went from a 12 mini to a 14 Pro Max. The standard 12mp images aren’t much better but the 48mp Raw images are amazing. If you have the space for 100MB images try it out.

The amount of confidence apple has is actually quite surprising