User level: Level 1 (4 points)I am using iphone 16e. It's a good device but its camera unnecessarily smoothens the pictures of people even when taken in 48mp mode. Can it be resolved through an update?
Posted on Oct 7, 2026 7:36 PM
User level: Level 7 (25,466 points)Oct 8, 2026 8:51 AM in response to Umarbinilyas
You may get different kinds of smoothing with alternative apps. Hallide is popular.
You're really asking for information that just isn't there, so something has to be made up. If this were film, it would be a similar story, except that the light would be spilling onto different grains rather than adjacent pixels. With Digital, at least, you can try the edit tools in Photos, adjusting "Sharpness," and "Definition." "Noise Reduction" is just more smoothing. Other camera and editing apps may give you more choices but, again, it's just making things up.
User level: Level 7 (25,466 points)Oct 8, 2026 7:12 AM in response to Umarbinilyas
The 16e has only one camera lens. It "zooms" by cutting out pixels and smoothing the resulting smaller data--this is called digital zooming. If you're zooming in, you're probably getting the best it can do.
I think that you can't use ProRAW on a 16e. People who want more control often find other apps that offer alternatives. But really, without optical zoom or other lenses, you have to rely on the computer to help out with less information.
User level: Level 10 (169,253 points)Oct 8, 2026 9:24 AM in response to Umarbinilyas
What have you already tried? The lens correction smoothing setting? Or the 48 MP setting?
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User level: Level 1 (4 points)Oct 8, 2026 8:30 AM in response to Richard.Taylor
So there is no solution for extra smoothening? By the way, thank you for your reponse it helps with the confusion.
User level: Level 1 (4 points)Oct 8, 2026 10:07 AM in response to MrHoffman
I have tried every setting but still the colors are not good
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256372246