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jamezr

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Good morning from the AZ desert!


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redbeard331

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Okay, now did you take such a clear photo of the moon? I tried to earlier at 4 this morning and it came out looking like this, lol.

It’s not easy as for whatever reason Apple won’t let us manually focus, and the iPhone cannot focus on the moon, maybe people are using a third party app that allows manual focus.

Also you have to underexpose the moon as it’s so bright, remember it’s reflecting sunlight so it’s very bright.
 
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ToddH

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Okay, now did you take such a clear photo of the moon? I tried to earlier at 4 this morning and it came out looking like this, lol.
You’ll have to lower the exposure way down to reduce the brightness. I’m not sure if the default camera app can do that, you may have to use a third party app to where you can manually adjust the shutter speed and iso to get the right exposure. It requires a low iso and high shutter speed to capture the moon in detail.
 

Macalicious2011

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May 15, 2011
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Any comparisons or thoughts on trading 3x optical to 5x optical yet? Trying to decide which is better to have based on every day use and if the 5x zoom is only good to use when you want to heavily zoom in on specific shots. I like 5x for traveling landscapes and concerts. I was wondering how much the iPhone 15PM 3x zoom quality is affected vs 15P. And if it’s hard to get the proper distance from an object in 5x zoom when doing portrait type photos. Thanks for the help.
Did you find the answer? It feels great to have a Pro phone with telephoto. Makes me ponder whether I should have purchased a Max. However, I’m also curious about how usable the 5x mode is when shooting people in day to day situations rather than landscape objects.
 

ToddH

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My 15 Pro Max titanium blue will be out for delivery soon. Apparently getting it today. Too bad there’s a full moon otherwise I would try and go out and get a Milky Way photo. Night mode is supposed to be 2 1/2 times better and low light over the 14 pro Max. I will start sharing photos when I start using mine.
 
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Apple_Glen_UK

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My 15 Pro Max titanium blue will be out for delivery soon. Apparently getting it today. Too bad there’s a full moon otherwise I would try and go out and get a Milky Way photo. Night mode is supposed to be 2 1/2 times better and low light over the 14 pro Max. I will start sharing photos when I start using mine.

I would be interested to see photos produced using Halide or, even more so, with NOMO RAW after your interesting posts in other threads using that app.
 

ToddH

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I would be interested to see photos produced using Halide or, even more so, with NOMO RAW after your interesting posts in other threads using that app.
OK. I can test using those two third-party apps for you and post some examples later on this afternoon. I’ll still be at work when it arrives. Hopefully I’ll be in the area for lunch and I can stop by and get it up quickly. Stay tuned…
 
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