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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I took this using LightRoom. It allows you to choose the ISO and shutter speed. This photo was with 1/800s shutter speed, 100 ISO, and f/2.8 aperture.
One I took on my old 13 pro max…I have 2 others but photo reply won’t let me post all 3 in one comment.
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.
I just focus on the moon and turn down the exposure all the way
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.
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.
iPhone’s, and probably some other Android phones too don’t do that. Just look how bad quality most of the pictures on this thread are. If they were computer generated, they wouldn’t look that noisy. I know Samsung does that thing you’re talking about because there’s a setting.
I took this way back when from my iPhone OG 👌🏻
Use a DSLR
