[Leica] Warning to iPhone users..... Thanks Apple......

[Adam Bridge]

I’m going to have to disagree here. I’m finding the HEIC files to be quite usable. I normally shoot with ProRAW though although I’ve been using Halide and saving both RAW and HEIC files.

I’m just not seeing what Frank is seeing. In my use-case these files are just fine.

I’m using an iPhone 14 Pro Max now and it’s RAW files are very nice.

I do have a quibble with some of the emphasis Apple applies in their internal pipeline processing - but I can also adjust some of that.

As always - it’s a personal call but for me the HEIC is fine.

Adam Bridge


> On Sep 29, 2022, at 12:23 PM, 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.
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> But back to square one.... and the fact that the pictures from the iPhone had suddenly gotten horrible.....
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> 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.
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> They even have the nerve to state that the images are just as good as jpg images..... BIG LIE!!!
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> 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.
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> The fix?
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> Settings > Camera > Formats > Set to Most Compatible.     Done.
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> 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??????
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> Frank Filippone
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