How to Fix Photo Quality on iPhone

TechSavvy.Life explores an iPhone Camera app setting called Prioritize Faster Shooting, which allows quick, successive photography, specifically for iPhone models XS/XR or later running on iOS 14 and above. However, enabling this feature reduces photo quality due to shorter image processing time. Users can personalize this setting in their iPhone settings.

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RAYMOND OGLESBY @RaymondOglesby2
January 16, 2024

This is for the iPhone XS/XR or later running iOS 14 or higher. Screenshots are from iPhone 14 Pro running iOS 17+

The iPhone is a great camera out of the box. Just set the phone up and start taking photos and recording videos without worrying about advanced settings. However, if you do want to take your photo skills to the next level, all sorts of iPhone photo tricks can help you improve your game. The iPhone’s Camera app holds settings that can also enhance the pictures and clips coming out of your iPhone.

One of those image settings can come in handy when you do not want to miss a shot. But it can also ruin photo quality, as the iPhone might devote less time to processing the image.

Called Prioritize Faster Shooting, the setting is straightforward. It does what it says; it enables faster shooting, especially if you take lots of burst photos. The setting lets the iPhone capture more shots per unit of time, which can be useful if you are following certain events and want to capture everything. But it might not be worth taking so many shots if the quality of the resulting images has to suffer.

The setting comes enabled by default. To disable this feature, head to:

Settings > Camera > Prioritize Faster Shooting

and toggle to the OFF position. Reger to the below image:

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To disable, turn the option to OFF

To enable, set the toggle to the ON position.

If you do not find the setting, you probably use an older iPhone or iOS. You must either update the software or get a new iPhone to take advantage of Prioritize Faster Shooting.

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I am Raymond Oglesby, an Information Technology (IT) specialist with 30 years in the field. I have taught Microsoft Applications and troubleshot computers in 15 countries and many States. My career was focused on mainframes and desktops from application development to implementation. I have written hundreds of programs for various architectures. I decided to start a blog to share my knowledge and experiences with you. I plan on updating this blog at least twice a week about smart phone apps to Windows. Please feel free to leave a Comment or Tweet. I would love to hear from you. Do you have a computer tech question? I will do my best to answer your inquiry. Please mention the app and version that you are using. To help me out, you can send screenshots of your data related to your question.

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