iPhone 15 Pro Iphone 15 pro blurry corner in photo

[Pokolasko]

Hello

I'm a photographer, so I understand technical things about sensor size, depth of field at different apertures, etc.

Problem is most likely the decentered lens on the main camera 24mm. This is also confirmed by the fact that when I switch to 28/35mm mode, the problem disappears, it crop unsharp part. One of the corners is blurry and it seems to me that the left side of the photos is too.

I want to ask if you met this on your iPhone 15 pro/max as well? I'm not sure if it's worth solving it and playing the lottery for the ideal lens if my iPhone happens to be replaced.

Blurry is photo number 3. It is best seen on FA letters.

The last 2 photos are the left and right parts

 

[schnitzel-pretzel]

I'm confused. You're saying that entire blurry corner is due to (in your opinion) a physical defect leading to the lens being off-center? Which means that all of your 1x photos will have a blurry corner like that?

Of course I'd replace the phone if I thought that. It is not acceptable for such a high end phone (or even a low end phone tbh) where the camera upgrades are one of the main selling points

 

[Pokolasko]

I'm confused. You're saying that entire blurry corner is due to (in your opinion) a physical defect leading to the lens being off-center? Which means that all of your 1x photos will have a blurry corner like that?

Of course I'd replace the phone if I thought that. It is not acceptable for such a high end phone (or even a low end phone tbh) where the camera upgrades are one of the main selling points

Yes, I would exchange it if I was sure I would get a perfect copy. I was in the store today and tried to compare it with another iphone 15 pro. The corner that is fine on my iPhone was bad on the other one.

1. My iphone
2. Iphone in the store

 

[schnitzel-pretzel]

Are these crops?

I'm surprised, I have not noticed this with any iPhone (and I do tend to pixel peep).

To be honest, I would demonstrate the issue at the Apple Store and say I want a replacement and would be replacing it again if it has the same issue. I may even do the setup in store.

 

[Pokolasko]

Are these crops?

I'm surprised, I have not noticed this with any iPhone (and I do tend to pixel peep).

To be honest, I would demonstrate the issue at the Apple Store and say I want a replacement and would be replacing it again if it has the same issue. I may even do the setup in store.

Yes, they are all crops. it seems to me that it is a lottery. Do you own an iPhone 15 pro?

Well, I can try, but since I have the Natural titanium 1TB version, I'm not sure if any will be available for exchange, and we don't have an official applestore in my country.

 

[schnitzel-pretzel]

I have an iPhone X but my entire family has iPhone 14 Pro models. I have tested their cameras thoroughly

 

[Pokolasko]

I have an iPhone X but my entire family has iPhone 14 Pro models. I have tested their cameras thoroughly

So all the corners were the same on the iPhone 14 pro?

 

[Singulaffect]

I have this issue on my current (2nd) iPhone 15 Pro with the upper- and lower-right corners of photos being consistently blurry/out-of-focus when taken in landscape. My 1st 15 Pro had even worse camera problems.

Been following issues with the 15 Pro main camera for the last 2 months, and it seems they're widespread enough that I'm not confident I'd get another replacement that's not afflicted by one of these issues I've seen reported:

• hazy photos with major loss of detail, which my first 15 Pro had; see this MR Forums thread
• blurry photos with a distinct circular ring that's out-of-focus (termed "donut blur"), which my first 15 Pro also had; see this Reddit thread
• in-focus photos with blurry corners, which you have and my current 15 Pro have; also reported in this MR Forums thread

Genuinely curious how many people's iPhone 15 Pro/Pro Max main 48MP lens exhibit one of these issues, or if they even notice since the blurry corners on my photos are hard to spot just on the phone's small screen.

 

[Ketsurui]

In-focus photos with blurry corners - I have the same problem, 15PM bought on launch day.

But I'm not sure if it's a problem with the sensor, the lower left and right corners of the photo are always blurry. Even if the phone is placed upside down or sideways, the bottom 2 corners are always blurred.

 

[Zapdoc]

In-focus photos with blurry corners - I have the same problem, 15PM bought on launch day.

But I'm not sure if it's a problem with the sensor, the lower left and right corners of the photo are always blurry. Even if the phone is placed upside down or sideways, the bottom 2 corners are always blurred.

Could portrait mode be on and aperture wide ?

 

[Pokolasko]

Could portrait mode be on and aperture wide ?

The iPhone has a constant f/1.78 aperture
This has nothing to do with portrait mode. It's a hardware thing, it often happens in the photography world that the lenses are decentered and it seems that Apple has quite a lot of variability from piece to piece - somewhere there are perfect pieces, but that's why I asked others if they've encountered this because I don't want to play the search lottery ideal piece if it is often.

As I wrote and attached the photos above, I tried another iPhone in the store and it had a bad corner, which was fine on my iPhone.

I also had a blurry corner like this on my old Iphone 7. On my previous Iphone 12 pro, all the corners were equally sharp.

 

[Pokolasko]

In-focus photos with blurry corners - I have the same problem, 15PM bought on launch day.

But I'm not sure if it's a problem with the sensor, the lower left and right corners of the photo are always blurry. Even if the phone is placed upside down or sideways, the bottom 2 corners are always blurred.

I have seen that problem on some forums. The problem with all the blurred corners seemed to me to be a misunderstanding of the combination of a large sensor and a relatively large f/1.78 aperture.

This is a test from the photography world - when you take 4 photos and focus on a specific corner in all four photos. All corners should be relatively equally sharp, in my case one corner is always out of focus, which indicates a lens error.

 

[Pokolasko]

I have this issue on my current iPhone 15 Pro (a newer one that replaced another with even worse camera problems), with the upper- and lower-right corners of photos being consistently blurry/out-of-focus when taken in landscape.

Been following issues with the 15 Pro main camera for the last 2 months, and it seems they're widespread enough that I'm not confident I'd get another replacement that's not afflicted by one of these issues I've seen reported:

• hazy photos with major loss of detail, which my first 15 Pro had; see this MR Forums thread
• blurry photos with a distinct circular ring that's out-of-focus (termed "donut blur"), which my first 15 Pro also had; see this Reddit thread
• in-focus photos with blurry corners, which you have and my current 15 Pro have; also reported in this MR Forums thread

Genuinely curious how many people's iPhone 15 Pro/Pro Max main 48MP lens exhibit one of these issues, or if they even notice since the blurry corners on my photos are hard to spot just on the phone's small screen.

So, in short, you exchanged your iPhone for another iPhone and it had an even worse problem? What did they tell you at the store?

 

[Singulaffect]

So, in short, you exchanged your iPhone for another iPhone and it had an even worse problem? What did they tell you at the store?

No, my first 15 Pro had worse main camera issues (hazy photos with major loss of detail + "donut blur"). My replacement (current) device has the less severe issue of blurry corners in photos. Keeping this one for now, which is disappointing, as it's probably as good as it'll get for now.

I exchanged my 15 Pro through AppleCare+'s Express Replacement Service. They didn't seem doubtful that it was a real problem, but also I didn't get the impression that it's a known issue with Apple.

 

[Pokolasko]

No, my first 15 Pro had worse main camera issues (hazy photos with major loss of detail + "donut blur"). My replacement (current) device has the less severe issue of blurry corners in photos. Keeping this one for now, which is disappointing, as it's probably as good as it'll get for now.

I exchanged my 15 Pro through AppleCare+'s Express Replacement Service. They didn't seem doubtful that it was a real problem, but also I didn't get the impression that it's a known issue with Apple.

Hello

Sorry for the late reply. Have you solved your phone somehow since then ?

I left it as it is for now and I don't know how or whether to solve it in the future.

 

[Singulaffect]

Hello

Sorry for the late reply. Have you solved your phone somehow since then ?

I left it as it is for now and I don't know how or whether to solve it in the future.

I'm in the same boat. I'm keeping the replacement 15 Pro for now, which produces the blurry corners in images, and learning to live with it.

As a result, I'm taking more pictures and framing my compositions in the 1.2x/28mm mode, which crops out the edges of the sensor with most severe issues, so there's less blur in the corners of my images.

 

[Noor Khan]

I have this issue on my current (2nd) iPhone 15 Pro with the upper- and lower-right corners of photos being consistently blurry/out-of-focus when taken in landscape. My 1st 15 Pro had even worse camera problems.

Been following issues with the 15 Pro main camera for the last 2 months, and it seems they're widespread enough that I'm not confident I'd get another replacement that's not afflicted by one of these issues I've seen reported:

• hazy photos with major loss of detail, which my first 15 Pro had; see this MR Forums thread
• blurry photos with a distinct circular ring that's out-of-focus (termed "donut blur"), which my first 15 Pro also had; see this Reddit thread
• in-focus photos with blurry corners, which you have and my current 15 Pro have; also reported in this MR Forums thread

Genuinely curious how many people's iPhone 15 Pro/Pro Max main 48MP lens exhibit one of these issues, or if they even notice since the blurry corners on my photos are hard to spot just on the phone's small screen.

As you mentioned "Blurry photos with a distinct circular ring that's out-of-focus"
I have this exact same issue. Only the central part of the photo is clear, and rest of the area, in every direction, on the edges of the photo are definitely blurry.

I pointed that out, and with the help of Apple customer care executive, I was directed to service center. Who after physical inspection, got the Camera set replaced. BUT, BUT, BUT, the problem was still there even after camera replacement!
Yes.
I was so surprised, because I thought my set's camera might have been faulty. But now I believe it is a bigger problem. It might be the design issue itself. And after that, I checked with two of my friends who have iPhone 15 pro max, and guess what, in both phones the same issue already exist. What more, I went into an Apple store in Hyderabad city, and the display model there, yes, even that set have the same problem. If this is true, I would say 'what a fall from grace for apple', in their most premium high end phone, have Apple fd up this bad?

Attaching a photo here: (also attached portions of same photo, side my side, for better understanding)

 

[Noor Khan]

I'm in the same boat. I'm keeping the replacement 15 Pro for now, which produces the blurry corners in images, and learning to live with it.

As a result, I'm taking more pictures and framing my compositions in the 1.2x/28mm mode, which crops out the edges of the sensor with most severe issues, so there's less blur in the corners of my images.

I cannot think of learning to live with it. This is the most premium iPhone, the most high end iPhone. We should force Apple to solve it. I refused to collect my phone from service center without the problem being resolved.
Also I request you to attach few photos here which shows the problem.

 

[Noor Khan]

In-focus photos with blurry corners - I have the same problem, 15PM bought on launch day.

But I'm not sure if it's a problem with the sensor, the lower left and right corners of the photo are always blurry. Even if the phone is placed upside down or sideways, the bottom 2 corners are always blurred.

I request you to attach few photos here which shows the problem.

 

[Noor Khan]

Hello

Sorry for the late reply. Have you solved your phone somehow since then ?

I left it as it is for now and I don't know how or whether to solve it in the future.

I don't want to leave it just like that.
Have you got the issue resolved? I know I have joined the thread quite late, but still I'm thankful that you created this thread.
This is the most premium iPhone, the most high end iPhone. We should force Apple to solve it. I refused to collect my phone from service center without the problem being resolved.