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I just recently passed from android to Iphone 15 Pro and while it’s effectively better under all aspects, it really leaves much to be desired on the moon pictures, with results being vastly inferior to my old Honor 20 Pro from 2018. All of this seems to be due to the apparent lack of focus and exposure control. Now, I understand that Apple phones are not for “Pro” photography but… can’t the AI in the phone really see that that’s the moon and it should focus at infinity? Also, what’s with the huge light flares that I always see when imaging bright lights?

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[–] Monkeyman42001@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Gotta enable pro raw in the settings

[–] mark_greene@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago
[–] AndersonIvanovich@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] White_Rabbit0000@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

You don’t really need to go to video mode for that

[–] Shhowtime@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago
[–] White_Rabbit0000@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Tap and hold you’ll then be able to set your exposure. You should get a slider shoe up in the middle of the screen.

[–] hkfcjkmrt@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago
[–] beanie_0@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Fun fact: most modern day android phones aren’t actually taking a picture of the moon either. The software approximates the picture and fills in the gaps using stock images.

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[–] kanyesbestfriend@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

There’s an app, that is pretty good called “Moontake”

[–] plaguedeliveryguy@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

There is exposure control when you tap the screen to focus and then swipe up or down to set the exposure

[–] SpaceWrangler593@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Step 1: Buy a Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

[–] Any_Cause6337@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I can't agree more. IPhone hates moon. I tried so many times on 15 pro max. Lack of focus and exposure control on camera app probably cause it. Also, you may notice it keeps on changing lenses while you try to focus on the moon.

https://preview.redd.it/wpeoqgrv1f2c1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d0517d9bbd6558375024431a183ade412587954e

[–] mulsimin@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

How would the moon feel embarrassed?

[–] sliding_rb26@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago
[–] whoyou04@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

My 15PM doesn't focus when I'm zoomed in on the moon, anything that can help with this? There should be manual controls for focus distance especially when the hardware is so capable🤷‍♂️

[–] RosstheBoss421@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

https://preview.redd.it/dx0l3558tf2c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c4fd93c5e848545840eda8eb677dffc1138e9fce

Taken tonight on my 14 pro max with focus lock, and lower exposure and only slightly corrected the color a bit using the stock photos app. As someone with poor vision, this is better than my own eyes can see without my glasses 😂

[–] GastarbayterB@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago
[–] thinkscotty@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I’m going to be the jerk and just say “use a real camera”.

Don’t get me wrong, I love the iPhone, and even as a photographer I use it more than anything else. But moon pictures require a zoom lens. Otherwise you’re just not going to get it right. 200mm focal length plus, and the iPhone 15 pro max’s 5x zoom is only 120mm.

That, and a larger sensor for better low light performance.

[–] DepartmentBroad9930@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago
[–] scaffelpike@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Step 1: get an actual camera

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