Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2022/09/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for the tip Frank I just adjusted my settings. Jasse On Thu, Sep 29, 2022 at 2:03 PM Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > The fix= use a real camera to take real photos. Use the phone to take > garbage photos for Facebook etc. For the, the format doesn?t matter. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > photo at frozenlight.eu > > http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.frozenlight.eu > > ????? ???????! ?????? ?????! > > > > > > > > On 29 Sep 2022, at 21:23, Frank Filippone via LUG <lug at > > leica-users.org> > wrote: > > > > Apple has again changed something in some pretty recent update to iOS. > Past times they snuck in ways to get access to your phone, changed the > security features, added features for the 11-16 year olds, or otherwise > change settings that you spent hours to find and get right. It was up to > you to find these sneaky changes and fix them. > > > > ----------------------------------------- > > > > But back to square one.... and the fact that the pictures from the > iPhone had suddenly gotten horrible..... > > > > --------------------------------------- > > > > THIS complaint is about the use of your phone as a camera. In the past, > the camera took jpg images. With some recent iOS update, Apple decide that > you did not want nor need that anymore.... that their new and improved > HEIC format is what you want.... so they set that in settings as the > default. > > > > They even have the nerve to state that the images are just as good as > jpg images..... BIG LIE!!! > > > > Let me assure you, the HEIC images are horrid. Too heavily compressed. > Probably OK if you want to just see them on your phone, but absolutely > wrong if you want to use the images to make prints, blow up images, or > otherwise actually USE the images. > > > > The fix? > > > > Settings > Camera > Formats > Set to Most Compatible. Done. > > > > Now you are back to where you started..... after spending time to wonder > WHY your images are so blocky, terrible (over compressed), and otherwise > POC. ( Pieces of !@#$). > > > > Thanks Apple....... Does it really take that much effort for you to > LEAVE OUR SETTINGS ALONE when you update iOS?????? > > > > -- > > Frank Filippone > > BMWRed735i at Gmail.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Jasse Chan jassechan at gmail.com