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Subject: [Leica] Warning to iPhone users..... Thanks Apple......
From: jassechan at gmail.com (Jasse Chan)
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 14:17:11 -0600
References: <fe714629-a6ee-ae56-53b8-0922ca402c6f@gmail.com> <D11FB989-764A-4E81-BA04-EC8950389144@frozenlight.eu>

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
> >
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-- 
Jasse Chan

jassechan at gmail.com


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