Each of us has experienced disappointment at least once from a blurry or too dark photo on an iPhone. It would seem that modern smartphone cameras work wonders, but sometimes the perfect shot still eludes us. The good news is that your photos have much more potential than meets the eye.
You don't need to be a professional photographer to make your photos shine in a new way. The secret lies not only in the moment of shooting, but also in the tools that are already built into your iPhone. It's a whole set of simple but powerful techniques available right in the Photos app.
Let's figure out together how to turn good shots into amazing ones. We'll look at how to correct exposure, make colors more vivid, and add sharpness to a photo without resorting to complex editors. These little tricks will help you unlock the full power of the camera you always have at your fingertips.
A good photo on an iPhone is not only about the camera, but also about how you use it. Even without additional apps and settings, you can significantly improve the quality of your photos: just hold your phone steady, pay attention to the lighting, and clean the lens. Bright light, especially daylight, makes the image clearer and more vivid, while a steady hand or support helps to avoid blurring. Sometimes a small adjustment right in the gallery — brightness, contrast, or cropping — can turn an ordinary photo into a decent one. The main thing is not to be afraid to shoot and pay a little attention to the details.
Method 1: Standard tools
Each iPhone model comes with several tools for changing the quality of photos for better or worse. First of all, you will need to edit the internal settings of the device's camera in a certain way and, if desired, try the standard image editor.
Option 1: Camera settings
Although you cannot initially select the resolution for future photos on the iPhone, which could greatly affect the quality, you can choose the format and the associated compression algorithm at your discretion. In this case, the number of available options directly depends on the novelty of the device, since the most advanced formats only appear in newer models or on current versions of iOS.
- Expand the system application “Settings” and in the section with standard programs, select “Camera”. On the page that opens, go to the “Formats”.
- Category. Once on the specified page, check the box next to “Most compatible”. This will result in the use of the JPEG format, which guarantees more natural color reproduction, but has virtually no effect on compression, which will significantly increase the consumption of the smartphone's internal memory.
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Guarantee noticeable changes after that can only be achieved under certain circumstances, and this will certainly not be enough to fix most problems. However, in combination with other methods and camera settings from the shooting mode, the result may be sufficient for a start.
Option 2: Continuous shooting
Another partial solution to the problem of poor photo quality is to use continuous shooting and then save individual, well-exposed frames to the device's media library. To create such photos on models with Touch ID, simply hold down the shutter button, while on frameless iPhones, you also need to slide the shutter button to the left side of the screen.
Once you have determined the optimal size for the swap file, you can proceed to enable the feature:
The main alternative to both of the above actions is to press and hold the volume buttons, which perform a similar task when shooting. Once you're done, all you have to do is open the resulting photo in “Select”, tap the desired item and save it, as we described separately.
Option 3: Editing the photo
The last thing that can be suggested to improve photo quality on the iPhone is a standard image editor that contains a variety of tools for changing color rendering. Of course, the main effect will only be noticeable on those graphic files whose quality directly depends on poor colors rather than a lack or excess of sharpness.
- Open the standard app “Photo”, go to the desired album and select the image you want to improve. After that, on the right side of the top panel, use the link “Edit” and tap the icon with the image of a magic wand.
- In automatic adjustment mode, use the right or left gestures on the marked bar. If you are not satisfied with one of the individual parameters, you can fix it by switching to the corresponding tab and adjusting the value manually.
- Within the editor, you can also manually change colors, sharpness, and blur. We will not dwell on each point in detail, as in all cases the settings are changed in the same way, and only the result differs.
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When the desired result is achieved, tap “Done” to save the photo with automatic replacement of the original. Unfortunately, it is not possible to save the image as a new photo—this must be done in advance.
Method 2: Changing the resolution
The final quality of photos is directly related to the resolution, and increasing it correctly can significantly affect the content. In this case, the best solution is to use separate quick commands in the branded application of the same name, which we described in another instruction.
More details: Changing the resolution of photos on iPhone
In addition to quick commands, you can increase the resolution using third-party graphics editors and online services. And although we will consider both options further in the instructions, the means and methods of obtaining the result are usually very different.
Method 3: Third-party applications
The most versatile solution to this task is third-party applications that provide settings and tools that significantly affect image quality. As you might guess, there are many programs for this purpose, differing in distribution methods and functions, of which we will consider only a couple of options as examples.
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The Remini application is limited in terms of tools to only improving quality, although it does offer a choice of processing principles. The advantages of this tool include the absence of a paid subscription and advertising, as well as the very high quality of the algorithms, despite the lack of additional settings.
“Update and Security”
- Install the app from the store page using the link provided and open it using the corresponding button. After that, you need to press " Grant access to photos" guarantee noticeable changes after that can only be achieved under certain circumstances, and this will certainly not be enough to fix most problems. However, in combination with other methods and camera settings from the shooting mode, the result may be sufficient for a start. Category. Once on the specified page, check the box next to “settings”
- On the main tab of the application, within the block “All photos” have you encountered a blue screen or error message 0xc000009a when trying to launch your favorite game or program? This is unpleasant, but don't panic. This error is usually associated with a lack of system resources to load the application. Most often, it is not the program itself that is to blame, but the condition of your computer. “Enhance” or “Enhance+”, although you cannot initially select the resolution for future photos on the iPhone, which could greatly affect the quality, you can choose the format and the associated compression algorithm at your discretion. In this case, the number of available options directly depends on the novelty of the device, since the most advanced formats only appear in newer models or on current versions of iOS.
- Once the download and processing are complete, during which the editor can be minimized, the result will be displayed on the screen with the option to quickly compare it with the original. If you selected the option “Improve+”, the top bar will also show additional processing examples.
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To save the new photo, tap the button with the downward arrow in the upper right corner of the screen on the desired tab and wait for the process to complete. After that, you can find the image as a new photo in your device's media library or publish it on social networks.
Option 2: Prisma
Unlike the previous option, Prisma is an editor that focuses on filters and effects, affecting quality only when used correctly. Here, as in most analogues, the main drawbacks boil down to the presence of paid features that can only be used after purchasing a renewable subscription.
Download Prisma from the App Store
- Once the installation is complete and the application is open, skip the initial screen with screensavers and sign up for a trial subscription if you wish. Once you are on the main page, click the «+», tap the desired photo in the gallery and use the link “Add”.
- The editor itself does not provide a single magic slider for improvement, instead offering settings in a separate marked category. Using the available options, you can change the color rendering to your liking, thereby improving the quality of the photo.
- The main feature of the editor is its numerous filters, many of which can have a much greater impact on quality. Unfortunately, it is impossible to give specific recommendations on which ones to choose, as it all depends on the requirements for the result and the original photo.
This will result in the use of the JPEG format, which guarantees more natural color reproduction, but has virtually no effect on compression, which will significantly increase the consumption of the smartphone's internal memory. “Intensity”, on the page that opens, go to the
And in the section with standard programs, select “Select”, “formats”
As you can see, improving photos on an iPhone is a perfectly achievable task. The main thing is not to just click on everything in a row, but to understand what tools are at your disposal right in your phone.
Start with the basics: make sure your lens is clean and the lighting is good. Then feel free to experiment with editing. Adjust the light, add contrast, or play with colors—often a few simple slider movements can work wonders.
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