Apple switched off the best camera settings on your iPhone. On purpose. You paid $1,200 for a camera you've never…

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Apple disables six powerful camera settings by default on iPhones, making photos look worse than they could. Enable lens correction off, switch to 48MP resolution, lower exposure manually, turn on ProRAW, lock focus before shooting, and mirror front camera selfies to dramatically improve photo quality.

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Apple switched off the best camera settings on your iPhone. On purpose. You paid $1,200 for a camera you've never actually used. Six settings are off by default, and they're the ones that make photos look dramatically better. Fix these 6:👇
#2
1. Turn Off Lens Correction Settings > Camera > Turn off Lens Correction. Apple auto-corrects distortion which can soften edges, especially in low light. Turn it off. Compare a selfie and an ultra-wide shot before and after. Decide which look you prefer.
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2.⁠ ⁠Switch to 48MP Settings > Camera > Formats. Set the format at the top to High Efficiency. Then turn on ProRAW & Resolution Control. Open the Camera app. Tap the resolution button at the top of the screen and switch it to 48MP. Your phone has a 48MP sensor. Apple ships it saving at 24MP by default. Works on the main camera at 1x, on iPhone 14 Pro and newer. One catch. 48MP files are several times larger, so shoot at 48 when the shot matters and leave it on 24 the rest of the time.
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3. Lower Your Exposure When taking a photo, tap your subject. A sun icon appears. Drag it down. iPhones overexpose almost every photo by default. Faces look washed out. Skies look white. Pulling exposure down slightly makes colours richer, skies bluer, and skin tones more natural. This is the number one trick professional photographers use on iPhone.
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4. Turn On ProRAW (Pro Models) Settings > Camera > Formats > Turn on ProRAW & Resolution Control. Standard photos are compressed the moment you take them. ProRAW keeps all the data. Shadows, colours, and highlights become fully editable after the shot. Use it for shots you actually care about.
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5. Lock Your Focus Tap and hold your subject until AE/AF LOCK appears at the top. Without this, your iPhone refocuses constantly while you're framing the shot. That's why people and pets come out blurry. Lock it first. Shoot second.
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6. Fix Your Selfies Settings > Camera > Turn on Mirror Front Camera. Your selfies are flipped by default. That's why your face looks wrong in photos but normal in the mirror. One toggle fixes it.