One of the biggest updates to the iPhone 14 Pro’s camera system is the increase of the main lens to 48 MP with what Apple calls an “advanced quad-pixel sensor”. However, the camera captures 12MP images by default. Read on to find out how to use the 48MP iPhone 14 Pro camera.
Shooting with the 48MP full-resolution primary camera on the iPhone 14 Pro isn’t something you’ll want to do all the time with a single image ranging from 75-100MB +.
But when you want to capture as much detail as possible, allowing for impressive cropping, using the full power of the iPhone 14 Pro’s main camera is essential.
Offering 8064 x 6048 pixels, it’s 4 times the resolution compared to 12MP shots. And Apple says, “With a new machine learning model designed specifically for the quad-pixel sensor, iPhone now shoots ProRAW at 48MP in unprecedented detail, enabling new creative workflows for professional users.”
How to use iPhone 14 Pro 48MP camera
Note: 48MP image size ranges from 75-100MB + each
- If it’s not already enabled, active Apple ProRAW
- Open the App settings on your iPhone 14 Pro or Pro Max
- Scroll down and Tap Camera
- Now choose Formats on the top
- press the active next to Apple ProRAW – the default resolution for Apple ProRAW should be 48 MP
- Now open the Camera app, make sure RAW is displayed in the top right or bottom right corner and is not crossed out – shoot!
You can also choose to keep the ProRAW setting enabled in the camera app instead of resetting it to available but disabled when you open the default camera: Settings> Camera> Keep settings> Apple ProRAW.
Here’s what it looks like on the iPhone 14 Pro:
With Apple ProRAW enabled, you should see 48MP as the default resolution for iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max (this is optional – tap to switch back to 12MP for ProRAW).
Now, when taking a photo with the default Camera app, make sure RAW is not crossed out:
If you press the information “i” button after taking a photo, you can confirm that you are shooting at the full resolution of 48 MP 8064 x 6048. This image, for example, is 83.9 MB.
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