Defective iPhone 14 camera?

Submitted by WorldTraveller101 t3_zyapba in iphone

Is my iPhone 14 Pro camera defective?

https://imgur.com/a/dPTloMW

The photo taken by my iPhone 14 Pro looks over-sharpened mess and compared to the one taken with Sony A7III with 24-105 F4 lens. (FYI, 24-105 F4 isn't Sony's flagship lens or anything like that). I have have been hearing how smartphone cameras can now rival dedicated camera in good lighting conditions. It doesn't look the case to me.

I just switched from a 6 year old Android phone, I expected much more from Apple, so disappointed. :(

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TWYFAN97 t1_j24q16n wrote

Nothing defective about it if you don’t like the way the photo was processed play with photographic styles or create your own. The other option is to shoot in ProRaw which is also how you can activate the 48MP images. But never compare any smartphone camera to a dedicated cam or DSLR.

For day to day pics 14 Pro takes some of the best pics I’ve seen on a phone using the photographic styles and 12MP binned images and even better with ProRaw, but again don’t try comparing to a dedicated camera setup with larger lenses.

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WorldTraveller101 OP t1_j24rbkh wrote

I will try ProRaw, have hearing a lot of good things about it. Will post my finding here.

And the reason I got myself an iPhone was because I read many "reviews" saying that iPhone photos can easily match photos taken on DSLR in most of the cases.

Anyways do you know if the iPhone photos' sharpness can be toned down or turned off somewhere in the settings?

Thanks!

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TWYFAN97 t1_j24rsl0 wrote

People who compare an iPhone to DSLR don’t know cameras. An iPhone will never replace DSLR’s and for a smartphone it takes excellent pics but has its limitations whereas a high end dedicated DSLR doesn’t. You can reduce sharpness when you edit the photo after it’s taken. Or play around with the various photographic styles and you can edit your own. ProRaw will get you more comparable results to a DSLR especially if you set it to 48MP.

You can also look at third party camera apps if you wish to tweak things even more.

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Mapleess t1_j24vd3t wrote

It's getting closer, but I don't think it'll every replace the DSLR or mirrorless camera like the Sony A7.

The second image looks like an extreme version of the pictures I've taken. Definitely give ProRAW a shot to see. I think there's just too much going on for the 12 MP version to handle.

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Simon_787 t1_j25p1jj wrote

This isn't the first time people have complained about oversharpening on iPhone cameras, especially with trees and bushes.

It's why I lose trust in reviewers when they claim they have amazing cameras each year. You have to look for reviewers that actually point out flaws in phone cameras nowadays.

Btw, the solution is to shoot ProRAW. It's not RAW, but still has way less oversharpening.

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