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DunderMifflin-ThisIs t1_j645260 wrote

Reply to comment by cereal-kills-me in 14 plus cannot take photos close up? Expected similar quality to XS max but at same distance (5”) photos insanely blurry… super frustrated, should/can I exchange from att for the pro max? :/ by PyxisNoir

Autofocus doesn't have anything to do with this, it's because of the focal length of the lens.

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didiboy t1_j64e7mr wrote

The Pro models can take photos of objects that are extremely close, because they switch to a “macro mode” where they use the ultrawide camera, which has autofocus. The normal models don’t have an ultrawide with autofocus, so they can’t do this.

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kermityfrog t1_j64zxhz wrote

Even on the 14Pro/PM it sucks when you are not using the default camera app (e.g you are using another app to scan a QR code). The other app may not default to the ultrawide lens, and thus the QR code is impossible to get into focus.

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cereal-kills-me t1_j645cm2 wrote

In future iterations, can they reduce the focal length on such a lens?

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didiboy t1_j64egid wrote

Why would they move backwards with the main (wide) lens? The best way to fix this would be adding autofocus to the ultrawide camera so the macro mode works for the non Pro iPhones too. I bet it’s going to happen in a couple more iterations.

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