
Comments say “I tried everything and there no way to avoid this”, or “At least give us the option to turn off Smart HDR.”
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The top comment on the post reads, “I don't know why modern smartphone cameras are prefering (sic) the oil painting look rather than having some noise on the picture but retaining some details.”Īnother thread on the MacRumors forum is titled “Really bad photos with iPhone 13 Pro (+Max) Merged”, where users decry the inability to turn off this processing. The iPhone 13 Pro (Image credit: TechRadar)

One Reddit post with thousands of upvotes complains about the “oil painting” effect on the iPhone 13 Pro’s photographs, comparing side by side with more “natural” iPhone 11 Pro camera snaps. Since the iPhone 13 has launched, a number of users have taken to forum threads to express their discontent with the photos taken by the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max – largely around processing that smoothes out the picture and loses important detail. However, there may be something of a divide between Apple’s intentions and the way users are experiencing them. The original Instagram logo was based off a Polaroid camera, while popular photography app Dispo enables users to take photos that don’t ‘develop’ until the day after.

The potential to capture a more analogue, old-timey feel for modern, digital photography is certainly intriguing – and there’s certainly some demand for it. These led to the features we’ve added to the iPhone over the years, which balance these timeless principles in a way that’s accessible and more intuitive.”Īlan Dye, VP of human interface design at Apple, adds that “It feels much more human and there’s more of a connection to it, even though it’s an artefact of analogue photography.” What's the problem? "The insights we got were about the importance of the focus on the eyes, the treatment of the background and lighting.
