Thank you for the kind words. I hope I can eventually return to my 12 mini but I have to admit I’m really enjoying the Xr more than I expected. The display has definitely less harsh backlighting than my previous XR did. The camera is better than I remembered. I think I can settle quite happily on this phone for a long time.Hi GrumpyMom, sorry to hear that this year’s iPhone has not work out for you.
Been following your post and many contributions on this forum for years.
Glad your new iPhone XR is treating your eyes well.
Hopefully with time your eyes might be able to adjust back to your purple 12 mini.
About the camera.
Am wondering if the iPhone Pros(12 and 13) would be better equipped to focus on distance objects rather than what is in the foreground if the LiDAR sensor was covered.
If it could be somehow “tricked” to work without LiDAR. Might be a temporary work around.
Exactly the issues that my wife and I experience with 13 Pro.1.7 X zoom. Terrible. 2nd pic
Hilarious...how this get past any test just blows my mind. Apple spent 20+ billion this year on research and development...and 100 bucks on QA.1.7 X zoom. Terrible. 2nd pic Cropped to show detail.
It’s funny you say this as I agree to a certain point. But these relative unknown YouTubers had mentioned it right towards the end of the video.Hilarious...how this get past any test just blows my mind. Apple spent 20+ billion this year on research and development...and 100 bucks on QA.
What settings were used ?More stuff:
Second one is amazing. Is like a multi layer Photoshop file created by a toddler.
#1190
#1199
View attachment 1899661
View attachment 1899662
It’s further away ?
At first blush, not bad. If you zoom in at the lower-right side of the door where the shadow is cast, it looks really strange going up from the bottom of the door to approximately 1/3 of the way up the door. It looks like the darker brown on the door where the shadow is, was 'painted' on. A very unnatural look. zoomed out looks fine, zoomed in, looks really strange. It's gotta be some of apples over-processing.View attachment 1899898iPhone 13 pro max 15.0.2 what do you think?
100% user error - you're generating a 6 megapixel image by zooming in like that. Just use the camera as a 13mm/26mm/77mm. No in between, it's not a zoom lens, it's three separate cameras.1.7 X zoom. Terrible. 2nd pic View attachment 1899216
View attachment 1899217Cropped to show detail.
Thanks. Figured it would be something like that.100% user error - you're generating a 6 megapixel image by zooming in like that. Just use the camera as a 13mm/26mm/77mm. No in between, it's not a zoom lens, it's three separate cameras.
Thanks. Figured it would be something like that.
For some reason I thought for example if the optical zoom was 3X , I could go in between 1 and 3 x zoom optically. LolI personally dislike how Apple allows the in-between zoom levels - it's a recipe for a bad photo, at least until we start seeing bigger megapixels crammed into sensors of this size without losing performance in other aspects. 12MP simply isn't enough to crop into. If you walked a little closer shot the same frame with the standard 26mm 1x it'd probably look nice and crisp.
Mostly Apple's fault for marketing it that way IMO. Same goes for going to 3x in anything but ideal lighting - most of the time it's not even going to let you use the real telephoto camera but instead will crop a staggering 3x into the 12mp wide camera. During the day if you go outside and hit 3X you'll see the live preview go from a bit blurry to crystal clear as the phone decides to allow the 3x camera to be used. Always wait for that switchover when you want to shoot zoomed, or use Halide which will never lie to you about which lens you've got active.For some reason I thought for example if the optical zoom was 3X , I could go in between 1 and 3 x zoom optically. Lol
I actually NEVER zoom in. I just take the picture. Crop later if needed. Everyone who zooms beyond what they camera settings are probably looking for trouble. At least that was the advice for years with digital zooms.Mostly Apple's fault for marketing it that way IMO. Same goes for going to 3x in anything but ideal lighting - most of the time it's not even going to let you use the real telephoto camera but instead will crop a staggering 3x into the 12mp wide camera. During the day if you go outside and hit 3X you'll see the live preview go from a bit blurry to crystal clear as the phone decides to allow the 3x camera to be used. Always wait for that switchover when you want to shoot zoomed, or use Halide which will never lie to you about which lens you've got active.
Every single one of Apple's promo photos and videos are shot at exactly 0.5, 1x, or 3x.