I just recently passed from android to Iphone 15 Pro and while it’s effectively better under all aspects, it really leaves much to be desired on the moon pictures, with results being vastly inferior to my old Honor 20 Pro from 2018. All of this seems to be due to the apparent lack of focus and exposure control. Now, I understand that Apple phones are not for “Pro” photography but… can’t the AI in the phone really see that that’s the moon and it should focus at infinity? Also, what’s with the huge light flares that I always see when imaging bright lights?

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[–] [B] 2 points 2 years ago

https://preview.redd.it/nm4qhyi2cc2c1.jpeg?width=605&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=756684f1190c0026924b1fbc978b0b39b04f411c

I took this using LightRoom. It allows you to choose the ISO and shutter speed. This photo was with 1/800s shutter speed, 100 ISO, and f/2.8 aperture.

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  • [–] [B] 2 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    Doesn’t Samsung just overlay moon.jpg when it detects you’re framing the moon irl?

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    [–] [B] 2 points 2 years ago

    https://preview.redd.it/crl0fxvalc2c1.png?width=1953&format=png&auto=webp&s=7147f794619e3df27d16c55227c2bd751750955f

    My best shot EVER on my 14pro max. Literally had to stand there for 20 mins and eventually I got a decent pic! I don’t think it gets any better than this lmao most of the time when I try to photograph the moon it’s just a white blob.

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

    You can try going into video, zooming all the way in, start recording and tap and slide down the exposure and use that button in the bottom right to take individual pictures

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

    Saw this advice once from u/seoulitude and kept it as a screenshot. Haven’t had a chance to try it yet:

    “set the video to 4k60fps > click the telephoto lens and zoom in > tap your subject and lock the focus > lower the exposure / drag the sun dial down > take a video > take the photo”

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Honestly I'll stick to my samsung galaxy with the whole ass camera built into it

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    [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    Use a camera, not your phone. Probably not the answer you were looking for, but it’s the truth. You need a physically much larger sensor to get high resolution at long distances.

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  • [–] [S, B] 1 point 2 years ago

    I have a 10 inch dobsonian telescope actually, but I just was curious about how to get a decent snap with the camera too whenever I see something interesting on the go (e.g. the moon pops out of a forest or something)

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago (7 children)
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    [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

    Close your eyes

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

    I watched an IG post the other day that said you should focus your camera on the furthest thing away from you that you can, then use the focus lock and then adjust the exposure if you need too.

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

    Just get a photo of a moon and place it over the one in your photo *cough*

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    [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

    Who cares about moon shots? I never got that

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    maybe dont put the iso over 9000

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

    I'm not an iPhone user at all, but I've heard around that just try to experiment with exposure and brightness and what not. I think the 15 Pros camera is a step up but I'm not sure about astrophotography. Just try to experiment with a couple settings, don't worry if the moon looks dark when you are taking the photo as you can edit it later! Hope this helped any 🌚

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

    Put your pants back on

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    [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Fun fact: most modern day android phones aren’t actually taking a picture of the moon either. The software approximates the picture and fills in the gaps using stock images.

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

    iPhone’s, and probably some other Android phones too don’t do that. Just look how bad quality most of the pictures on this thread are. If they were computer generated, they wouldn’t look that noisy. I know Samsung does that thing you’re talking about because there’s a setting.

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    There are some good videos on this with just the standard camera app. And in handy during a lunar eclipse

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

    There’s an app, that is pretty good called “Moontake”

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    [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

    Step 1: Buy a Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

    I can't agree more. IPhone hates moon. I tried so many times on 15 pro max. Lack of focus and exposure control on camera app probably cause it. Also, you may notice it keeps on changing lenses while you try to focus on the moon.

    https://preview.redd.it/wpeoqgrv1f2c1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d0517d9bbd6558375024431a183ade412587954e

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