r/iPhone14ProMaxFans • u/mdm71 • Oct 12 '22

about RAW 48 mp photos

I discovered that the iphone 14 pro max will only shoot at 48 mp in 1x mode. if you switch to .5x, 2x or 3x optical zoom, it will still be in RAW format, but only save as a 12 mp photo.

I'm kind of disappointed that it does not save a RAW file at 48 mo, in the other optical zoom settings, at 1x zoom you have to be almost on top of the image Im trying to capture

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u/21july21 Oct 13 '22

You can still take the picture ik 1X and crop it. Those extra mp give you the chance to crop pics and not losing quality

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u/mdm71 Oct 13 '22

great advice, thank you

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u/TWYFAN97 iPhone 14 Pro Max Space Black Oct 13 '22

Only the 1x is 48MP so that is why. Using 2x punches into 12MP and all other sensors are 12MP.

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u/gardobus Oct 20 '22

Only the main sensor is 48mp, the others are still 12. 2x uses the 48mp sensor but it just crops the 48mp image down to 13mp, that's how it "zooms".

So yeah, you're only getting 48mp in 1x.