The levels of sharpening, noise reduction, saturation and brightening which are applied to generate JPEGs on devices of the 13 and 14 series are sometimes insane. Upcoming plain iPhone series will likely not support controlling how JPEGs are generated. But the "Pro" models will eventually have to allow users turning down over-processing. When will we be able to do so? How much extra money will it cost?
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BlueberryBoom t1_iy5cgmt wrote
Uhh… you can already adjust those things
nbpf-_- OP t1_iy5fvpp wrote
Not according to my understanding but I would be happy to stand corrected!
TWYFAN97 t1_iy5g4h4 wrote
Choose a different photographic style or tone down what you don’t like after the photo is taken. In my experience the 14 Pro Max I have is far more consistent at taking photos than even the 13 Pro which was never as bad as what you describe. Very few photos I took were ever ‘over processed’. I’ve been very impressed so far.
BlueberryBoom t1_iy5g6gm wrote
Top right corner of your picture (or video) you can click Edit, giving you a number of settings to adjust- including the few you mentioned
nbpf-_- OP t1_iy5hwbp wrote
How would you provide feedback? Given the current demand for the so-called Pro models, I very much doubt that Apple cares about feedback.
Have you tried Vistax? According to https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4625641 it allows one to switch off some over processing.
oVerboostUK t1_iy5iipc wrote
Use Halide, you can then shoot with sharpening turned off etc.
nbpf-_- OP t1_iy5mbwv wrote
You have misunderstood my post: what you are suggesting is editing an already existing JPEG file. Instead, I want to control the way that JPEG file is generated.
For example, I want to control the amount of sharpening that is applied to the raw data when the JPEG file is created. Smoothing the file after it has been generated is going to make things even worse!
BlueberryBoom t1_iy5musr wrote
I thought you might have meant that but it wasn’t directly specified so I guessed and have picked the wrong one.
You can still mess with some settings by swiping up on your camera before taking any picture or video, but there aren’t as many options as you have with editing afterwards.
nbpf-_- OP t1_iy5nwx1 wrote
Thanks, I have tried Halide: I am mainly interested in B&W photography and Halide does not support B&W previewing and generating B&W JPEG files, unfortunately.
There are third-party apps that support B&W photography and allow some control on the amounts of sharpening, noise reduction, saturation and brightening which are applied to generate JPEG files.
But I believe that the "Pro" models should allow users turning down over-processing, otherwise the "Pro" attribute would be a mockery.
nbpf-_- OP t1_iy7acyl wrote
Thanks but I am not interested in post processing, I want to be able to control how they are developed in the first place.
Perhaps you are right and the processing is often acceptable. I will only be able to test the 14 Pro in one month, when it becomes available again. For the time being I have to rely on what I see on
https://lux.camera/iphone-14-pro-camera-review-a-small-step-a-huge-leap/
https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4625641
https://9to5mac.com/2022/10/07/iphone-14-pro-48mp/
https://www.tomsguide.com/news/i-just-tried-the-iphone-14-pros-48mp-camera-at-it-blew-me-away
and this is not very inspiring: there is far too much brightening and sharpening in the default processing, see for example the times square baby pictures of the last (tom's guide) link.
TL24SS t1_iy5c667 wrote
Provide feedback, that’s the only way Apple will even think of toning it down.
I HATE how much sharpening is applied to photos when I’m not shooting ProRAW 48mp on my 14 Pro. I also hate how bad smart HDR is at time, it’ll just blow things out and shadows will be crushed.